, 1876-08-28

rreatcst lenos,faries. md in 1863 d coal.s',aft
Was sunk md oncrations commenced. The two
@ separoted ''' bv an mimi imannsry inc Ths zinc and
Per s' y wers dFs .o ar IN On m ws
Since the paaic Of 1873 tho business Of tnese
two cities hss steadily Increased Smelling estat
new I enternrises have started np; and The lead.
I'M industry in both places tMinlng Conl) s car
ried Of, more extensively than ever. fnvcstigat-
ing tho advantages Of the part oI our saatc s
then, WHO tdd Tint the great Lnsnllc
Coal.Dasin. has deposit ,'nc4,laled
In the Northwest, and possessing. great
advantages for tho succcssIul prosecution Of
great manufac:,r!.g enterGriscs; "for here Ne;
From her beds Of workable eoal fuel can be
lad for steam, smelling, coke, forge, gas, and
domestic uses. Ihe great staple, Cotton, can
10 landed in warehouses d!rect from the pro.
in abundance.
day bo the centre Of q great Iron interest. The
tbo rccss orsbsds Ia te a'Ss %ora
Lake Superior on t!ae norm, ana lron Mountain
and Pilot Knob On tho southland tic ores
eogl9 10 9r.oHsnt, .ns II, e,tneF @ " fail or water,
ana e dt o. AZ Tho niHsss
toward the establishment of Furnaces and Rolf
inT.N,l's ~ & ae,a ~ ai,o ia1as,e I,iiatc
Farthcr unwn Tue llilnnls RiVer fs tho third
great dfash'MafKet OF iile ssNte. Ihle city,
,, fEon1A:
viii eo2n contain au,u9 lnllabhants. It 10 .
great ra!iway-ecttrc, aud docs large amount Of
Wnoiesalo Duslness' Ing pane nad very little
innlGnco ,51n. g. there; Peoria + 1as GGeu growing
r9s13afRanle su3l, ,' saSs Alexander q. Tyng, for
pam, usGaul 1ul1aings without mortgages on
t%ncn. % -, lnt larEest interests n teDrla are
IRAN, Elovhtors, Olstll!efles, aud Pork.facktng.
q;. aot iargs, g thoSsgh doing . healthy business.
Tue aia;hne:,shops aro large. and every
There 9ro tlne opportunities Il, thls c!ty
lor r, any largs miasnnnlaesory a. Labor fs plenty;
and ot good quality. It u said that the agents
o. commercial agencies Fcpurt that Peoria has
given t1em lesa M trouDlc nas.ness is1n being more
SOUND, @ sincc tho ctisls Of 1878, than any other
A low miles nearer the mouth Of the Illinois
Is ~un ,,n- -, nur,.
xhere large fortunes haye been made in manu-
4s SH 70 f9 fn
Plcmcnt. establishments, tllo business Of each
having Increased slneo 1873 Since that time
ai. p9t one factory has gone anuef, ana tint rum
ml9,anagcmc1lt: mis-, e. Ierc ts ~ but
70 not In fskln vacant building suitable tor
manufacturing purposes; but, for ali that, tic
et3zsna ~ are on TUG Lookout 1or ncw factories,
nssist with their mcans any legitimate enter
prize:
Extra pains arc tnkcn to show the present
condition Of cur statg Capital in manufactur.
inG point 81 view. me pressure of political
Ss 'tS on ' aisi pro ss y ffsss III esy
aome ,rcadcrs may not have been uppriscd OF
..,,,..,., srn1Nor1SID s';! -, ,
~ msanafasctnrag eiIy One !ron Comnany
Invested IN mill for making Railroa1-lton, md
at this time employs. az average Of $50 men.
this Company to build since the panic, nm ndili-
$4,000 This Western Company is daily COM
Hctlng for and obtaining large contracts al over
tile country. Tho H6blcn Mills Of Springfield
s5S Se Of the oldsst cn1tsrprfsss Of the kind II
urge Spice Min was built tic % year % after tho n
fast. =
Ono hundred md tfty persons arc employed
Il this city making Baby Carriages. A Woodcn-
nrs'ng"e!ta t aas s, ga.hca national reputation,
Sus Is ~ ,, prGsent tno oniy enterprise feeling
noe Iru as aaaI. ~ Ienlmu ,9l Ine ilass o1
aoous J.. maKes: reope NY Drcau: aug " Melntt,tng
Ths , usual % number L Of smaller opc,atora ID Va.
5,o1s TIC Grad,cs. IT,, los supplying 4ocai demands, can
he rtn ioaaa S nere. &c.,. :. III, -
t.s,.o to "nosT "s1l W sGeu tnst tnf iac-
% HeSo1, one Of % the y sadIyg bsRs 11ss
i sith sInse @
y. eoanen M WI. ,ha inose o. o!her !ocaltics telt
sno cMges u sae expressing etate OF tra1c Which
ss snce tberss ~ HE @ ot