Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-08
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
TO tkc Senate and Hbuse sof ReDge-

were then people numbering only
3UUO,OOO. Now we number more than
4O,OOOO0O. Then Industries were COM
fined almost exclusively to the tillage
of the soil. Now manufacturers ~.
o., i:1.A1. VI we iaDor OF the people.
hondsm.n horo haa. 1e nan the
erv wn hora t.ao un tlceu rom slaV-
rasnar+ - ~. .,.a posscsseu OF tne
c;y;l;.od ,a.: WY IlenushlP, OF all
hean ~rao. - III OUT progress mas
conn,,orna aa..a ua1 afts IN science,
ohan;ns as lsauon INNING, me-
erai odr 1 not,,,. ueulcine, &C. In gem
,r;aa e,.a u"..ol. tue progress IS ike
hayo h aoos,,s uurtnlrteen states
Ta,o.a on.s M. .aiI.y-eignt, lnciudlng
To hecome " Sta.. ga a ns tre Steps
rias ;nnima 4 S.a .s,, anu eigh1 Ierrlto-
and Aiesra e., 'ile LII amlian territory
msi,;nm 'a ,a "mu eAciuulng colorado,
tha &. ,sel'v,y eStenalng from
sn,,.k va ~ ne 5acinc; on the
o 20 Nv. w nase eAtenuea 10 the Gulf
W;.s;sa;r anu -. ~ m 1ne Mest, from the
5raJ s.aa,. " .ne Iae1c one nun
ctasss; so 1ny So5ton.gn, the
s,.o,,h .ne allroau, the Iele-
gap, oemns, anu Modern PRINTING
.;nsn ac , anu numerous otner lnven-
h hr.;s VI scarcely less vaiue to their
nnknown " pp"css were en'lreiy
""'""' Etfa
MANUFACTURES.
In l776, manufactures scarcely .ex.
listed. Now, in all this vast territory
in 1870, more than 2. OOO. 600 Of ,,erso1e
were employed in manufactnrino
producing more than 81, loo. 600 600 81
products, an amount annually nearly
equal to our national debt. From
nearly the whole of the population Of
l776 being engaged in one occupation.
that of agriculture, in 1870 so numer-
GUS and diversified had become the
occupations of our people, that less
than 100000 out of more than lO,-
OWOOO, were so engaged. The extra
ordinary effect produced in our coun-
try by a resort to such occupations
has built up a market for the products
OF the fertile lands distant from the
seaboard and the markets Of the world
The American system of working va
rious and extensive manufactures.
next to the ploW and the pasture. and
adding connecting RAILROAD and steam
boat lines, has produced in cur dis
tant inland country a result not
e es ~ me inteiilgent people Of
sE;il Of nnnr;. o,, ,,o,hns;a.h anu
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hnn,aa. ,Is mas pee y
a nannar raas. aa..a, .,.a ao'o.u ~
nr;de Rnt for tho ay..aaIa " .i'uii
Mus and ability Of onr n,nehami:s H.
achievema,,ts ~ omr I am,;a',atn,,; ane
manufactures and ,rnns,,a,..ans
thronohnnt the oonnt., ,,n,,aa
been imnoss;hlo of at.o moa.u MY ny
nroorcss If tha m;nar haa III. ne
p.reat IN cnal n,,r ,,rna,a a'so peeil
small Nav n,om,. p,;Ii:a,,a VI vas Mas
arn n,;ued onnua1l,: e. ~ 49, =. sois
formed scarca,r = : n S"n au,' tllcn :
orr nrodmctS = ca,,,,,r p, asa " VI
nrndnce n,nro than ~, ~ no"
snmaa ~ tho l,om;sn;. e Moliu con-
nj ey;stnnca Tead n;ssa =. 10y. oa' na.'
from hein0 mn art;eia ~ ;,nnont ps,'
NAV now exnnct Il ha ,oraa r W.
nf nthn ,,sar t f, - ' me- tets
mont ~ ooIi M a,iuor ,,,,n nv ue.s,ope-
ont the Statcs md Tcrr;tnr; s ha. ~ !,
only been remarkable, but has had a
large influence upon the business Of
all commercial nations.
OUR rRoenrss.
Oar mo,oh.,.s = .h.,
vasrs have ' h.J y VIC 'as. huDnfea
fshi,sha.s n r,n.. .ss.es ss anu nave es-
= y. ON rsas pusa. ~. 'ur eM,erprise,
.n.r.s:.sP IT," - snu sh.s9I'y, nnr
to-. ws s.o Psup'o ~ oiuer hA.
cnnf;nod :. .ha;. a nano no.
IN avery sa. .ni - $500 ~. -. "'s , ons
nn,, :, -. ~, 800. -" ~ N.Y. ussy poi. Whe,e
90 n.n no,r. ' o. Wnn eIuai prlae
,nsrnn5 nr . :. u' PtokIess ~ the
shnn, - or.e. ~, o,,r ~ aaa W. arg now
MAJ cnmn MAJ. ~ W" ~. s ..ns esh.en-
na,inn - - wal9 !" u aoa ,Ah han,, ~ =
the n.s, .na e.nan , a u ,n,,, u in.
nr e ss "', ~, s' .1,s wnM VIII nes.
rrss.nsss %" r.a., s IVA oul Iuenre
S;s fr.r.1.a..ion =. vac ~. iss' =. Aaam, LOT
M rstins. ~. ~ ,no po.ont my,
ns,,orsI 49,. o -. soa a. .eu i.uns
hsnn;r.as W. .hnu,t u ~, .na
dsrrs-s thr...oa1 .na ~ ~ aau
for ,ham - ~. IT, ~" !. 'no romcay
rnuc.r,os
W. 80 . ~.,nh,,. ,.ha..,
1. a. onnd - .n "e " AZ. ue :, " 10
linda smch . Scrn, &c ',.orsra o nv" !.
Il 81 the oros,ast imnnr,.nca thst oil
shon,a ~ ,nsss... y. ~ s 49, .SS "a
intaiiicanca ornnrh :. )" = :. an.a n a
: riuht nnSsrst.rd;r" 80 10 W., ra..n MN
4 isr~a sssoc,.tann =. = ;oro o a naan
csnna, for s 80 ~ s - s na .aoa
onmaSa ~ .ny c"n w, peIiou
tpr.nnv - onnrss.,na i1 Msnn, az - "a =
ro.taa "a p 4 ,s,,..,,s '.H .n1 ea'
an;ascanno - ~ s,;,, - 1.en nc
a rhe.her s; ~ ~ WI ~ 'a aug,
~ " -, ,.-,as.n."s. $500 ~ sne =, a. aa..sf
- * o s..a. nenoe s' ~ ea aIcs
oa.s s 80 81. .o sa.ns =. o ns. ne
s.ss,.;ynn -, nm m moss. n.h =. oaa ~
49, hons.,. in1y al1 worn paeserS
lus ~. ns.s Ia .nei nsse secured .he'
ssn $3.50 - ~ oa , - ~. sle".es. plopoa
rn o :, VIC pop -. ssn,a ~ any urn VI
eo "vO.n. ~ 80. uovlsea. All u'he ].
;oa.. " gosssn.Msn. applo1cn -
. 1ae. ~ paopoa.lon - ..e genelal aInM-
- v. .h - 0su osa ~, "au inaepe,u.nce
" y, s s..ve sSs .xu su.." ~ .nc prlna-
- s,1r s.'1ao.oIo ~ n"I auvauce,nen.,
ths IN "a. . ..n Ne. .n ons ~
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