Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-23
SIOUX CITY


SIOUX CITY, Iowa, October is
70 Hs Editor Of he Re ser,
sIg:-Y1ur correspondent, after u pleas
ant TRIO through Ohio. Iadiaua, Illinois
and Iowa has safely orsived in the Corn
Palace Cily' of the Wet. We had Iead
aod h,ari something # its wonderful
erow ald prosperity curing the las TWO
yesrs; bat "the half las not yet bsen
b.d, " aud sm not abl, to tell 10. In
Iss0 lls uty contained q population Of
1900 now 10 exceed 10000, a marvellous
grov b ia that period. The city has .
different s-gec f5ou any Western town l
have visited; 10 has ra her a romantic sp-
peara1cc. It seems 20 rise up from The
ba-as ~ lie Missouri ss C.'y OF hills On
kLo #, Colt o- tlr ss Che eye caa see by
lovely ID .ellngs, snt she scenery i5 grauc-
~ pictu.esqus. Thsse are g. present
thirty Eve passenger trsius arriving AID
ispsrtlu. dsiy
The u-lecipsl streets srs pavsd with
sedan bl b. which uale Faiy nice solid
road ana lo- as rui-y as stone OF blrk.
The bust.css houses compare isyoTably
vita Wheeling or S-su6elyill, msay 81
thrrn immense rui0lrgs %, i've aud s.X
stories. T-lle axe three nf5--ciass MOTEL
lie Glrrets0n, tbs Gordon and the
B-oge-w.ll q score or mofs OF ordinary
hu.els a1d restaurants.
Three large packing houses with s
daily olpaciiy Tor packing ~, 900 hcgs anc
600 hsevas Here is located tine largest
ttps .eei oil mill la thu world; and
there are dour mills, iouuaries, machine
shop. sosp woEks, candy factories, brick
ana uls ~o-Es, etc. Sioux City has 8
masu'hcsnt railroad bridge across the
Missouri uy1r Hhici cu-t two million
dollars ald q pont01n bridge for wagon
ans loot travel, over which che Iowa pro-
hibi iou.s. pass ia,o y bgasla 70 &c, taeir
beer.
Tier ara thirteen backs DO The city and
0se or tF1 rufe ir couCse Ot construction.
Sioux cts 5oasis of for.y-thfee churches,
embua1g shines. every denomination.
TIE h-ss, churches sge the Methodist,
Luther.n 0nj Bspti.,; but tbs Congrega-
uoraists Ire building g. magnidcen, st0le
.dItce, which VIII eclipse them at, and
..ili bs sue Glel' church Wss- OF Chc0go.
The citizens have iusl cause fer PRIDE IN
Old .r eoOl Buildings, l0riy-one OF which
o.. Oh bacs1 I'm yle city limits, aud boasts
uf me ia-s Ocera house Ia the west The
ci-T hes % C0mp,ete ys'eu OF water works,
with a1 unlimited sup.'y OF pare wcter
There era t1i,t-eu newsp pers printed d.
tre Guy, including four daiies. Street
cato fraverse t5e city in all directions, ana /
l-e .r.ck oi regeril miles for the cable /
ears vt.ch seen % give entire satisisc- /
uc.. ana Do .0 De extended q number OF /
miles iu chs scar foturc, gs grading on an I
"A lersise sslle is being Gone
"blcruirg Side, 20 one 60 Gre suburos OF
Sioux ClT Is lovely p.3.elu three miles /
from the city proper, although embraced /.
ia Gee city 'imi.s, With 40 least hundred /
,ev lesii lnces, some Of which are modern /
"a aces, lgh'ed WITH electric lights and .
lav.ng every convenience. Notable is
nat Of a. s. GsftIsou, cashier O. the /
Sioux Nlti1na. BsaS formerly BuckeSe
ecF, WHO came here fourteen years sac,
when Sock CITY '.ss IN It's infancy. There .
'sa motor IUGnirg hourly irom Morn
,re s. - tD cr ci... r-akug it convenient +.
Your cores .on1enr visited lhs renowned I
Corn Palace. ana admits that 10 tlr eU- .
c-eis an nav prsconc-iv-d ideas az its /
greatness. Il. ls ca immense buluin2, .
Iha c.ntrs 1l which Is zen stories, l26O &c .
b gr, ID frame Is Of wood. ehich is ca .
ID, iy covered with corn, the ears being
sp,t Dol ice een.re, end iug5u-
ously mailed on IN squares /
oi The different Co'ors aud variety, /
.tco4n raised ga Gle $ ste. there are thou /
sands OF bushels OF corn used. TIE inte- |
,ior was decorated by 25O ladies, who de- /
serve g.ei. credit for the planning aud /
tx cution of Tia work, which is marvellous /
no.n In variety 'ud extent consisting Of /
corn i'm every msgrabie siyle snd the /
rrlius a4d grasses i2diEsuOus 20 the sur /
.onldug cooniry j ascend 10 the tenth /
story AMI the vicv il indesCrihlble. One /
can see the Missouri from shore % shore, 4
one railroad bridge and the ponto0n bridge, /
beside the city Ia al its loveiiness for /
miiss around I met nr Woodc3ck, .
bro.herciS W0odcock, Of Bridgeport, who .
engaged Ia the grocery business here, .
and has been lere number OF yesrs; be .
masks s1thu-i lst'cally Of the growth o. /
Use cts. aud ssys it is an a fallacy about .
iuiur'ug It, The class OF per I
-ns wEo leil m consequence, cleft tor the /
citys good.
Tbs weather is delightful OF present. I
co.l= tley raise beautiful potatoes, tur- +
ups and cahhagrs, but fruit is not raised .
a7 yet to any great extent In this part of .
thc STATE, bui thsre IS 10 scarcity, as 10 is /
aI.ugl. irou other parts. No, wishing 70 4
urc ycur rtaders, VIII close. Yours,
E.E. /