The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-08-05
Letter from Illinois.
Correspondence of the Democratic Advocate.
SrRrAToR, ILL.,, July 10Th, 1882.

STREAToR, ILL.,, July 29th, 1882.
MEssRs. EDlToRs Enclosed find $500,
payment for the ADVOCATE to July 9th, 1888.
am like that other western fellow, cannot
very well keep house without it.
Allow me, through the courtesy of its col
umns. to tell my friends in Carroll county
what we are doing. Since my letter of last
July we were declared city by actual vote,
gained about 1000 inhabitants and now num-
Der almost 10000. We are but fourteen years
old, and flatter ourselves in having done well
for our age. The Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
four fifth rail road) is completed this far
west. 1t will connect Plymouth, Indiana, on
the Chicago and Fort Wayne, with keithsburg,
Illinois, on the Mississippi, and put US on
direct line between New York and Omaha
"a grand trunk line from the west to the At
lantic seaboard.
The paper mill commenced work IN April
and now runs IA hours per week, manufac
lures about six tons of brown wrapping paper
every "a hours and furnishes work for forty
hands. Two shifts of men are employed, al
ternating every week between day and night
work. Wheat, rye or oats straw Is used, and
the farmer gets from 81 90 to $500 per ton,
delivered at the mill One ton will make, ac-
cording to quality, from ! 600 to l,200pounds
of paper. The sum ofSl0, 900 or 5 ~, 2O0is an
nually expended for straw, when here's sore II
was generally left on the fields to rot. on as
burned. Our soil is so rich and productive
that little attentions given to making manure.
The window-glass factory was entirely con-
sumed by fire in April, but has been rebuilt
aud viii soon commence work again. The
bottle company employs 20 men and manu-
features about l, 100 gross per month. Their
beers, sodas and TASKS are shipped to all the
leading points in the West, and give satisfac-
ton.
A prairie country needs a great deal OF
thing, and in consequence of this our factory
Is running almost constantly, and turns out
about 5000 tiles per day.
Our third bank tthe Streator National
commenced business in May with a capital OF
$50. 900.
The prospect for corn is unpromising, bit
oats, hay, potatoes and other vegetables viii
exceed an average yield.
Alter careful investigator find that 500,
coo tons of coal we're mined in 1881. The
average cost of mining this was 81 cents per
ton. which would make 1895, coo paid 10 our
miners. Nearly 81, COCO was directly ex-
pended in the mining Interests of Streaior last
year, afer counting what was paid on, for
wages Of supcrintendence, inside and outside
labor. dead work and ali manner of supplies
furnished AZ home. There are 200 acres Of
coal nov worked ont IN this field, aud 1t j
estimated that We have l3 son acres remain.
ing. The vein runs from to o feet ia
depth. aud Il Is computed that Il vii yield :, 200
tons 10 the acre. No. has been in operation
since 1871, aud probably has as large an out
put as any other soft coal shaft IN the world
It's average being about .200 tons per day.
Several wears ago, on test Of speed, II raised
l 500 tons in 10 hours. but this Is considera-
bly, above what Il could do on regular ran.
We are soon TO have a coke factory. IL The
coal proves a success for that purpose. Il Is
undergoing 4 test now A large portion 81
the mining 10 Nos. aud shafts Is done with
what is known as the Iron Nan, which does
the work Of SIX men. i Is managed By two
hands and propelled by compressed mir, forced
from an engine abcye groaud. aud this =
sometimes a. far rs q mile Sad n half distant
from vherc the work i being done.
The artesiAn we'll. abqat which | made laen-
ton one vear ago. has sSarss been completed,
and j. 2 40 feet dcep-aue II the deepest IA
the L nited States. The Eow j. les gallons
per minuis. aud tests sho~ that the waisr
rises in ssbe forsy-ivr fee. above the snE-
face uf the earth.
Ssreasor i the headquarters 1t the SuyFenac
Temple uf L. .. A. r. of the L. \. and not
withdrawing al this ne bare 90 saloons that
| can voagh foF thcsc 6gSres ns an eng
treasurer and Feceip, to the boys" As thes
enirr the ring.
We have two weekly and tuo daily news.
papeFs--And tel yoa there IS Ssasie and the
appearance of bleed IN the editorial dePaTs.
1nsrst--tzo % them ase after the domination
for = AT ofIirr We have excellent pabsie
schools. Chiczgo ranks arss 10 this respect.
Dccasar Second nnd Ssrrasor shira IN shs
stA.s. Streatog has nzfnFzl advantages that
viii evidently make II lArge eiss.
We insise entsrpFisiaE hasincss men Whu
esntensplase change II locAiion 70 come aad
sce rs Call for ne Il the bank and ! Nlil
take pleasure IL showing ypa oar cig in ths
woods nad ia nsaay advantages Y A. O..
son Of Hdn. Henry Cali, 81 yOar e'iass;y. =
with onr larxrst dry roo-is hoasc aud gives
god sssisfacfioo Rrusher GenEge X. y as
sistinx in she Western Union telegraph osser.
Respectfully yoars. J I, kVnxs.