Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-23
EDITORS OBSER HA7IONS
Concluded from last weekly


controlled by foreigners, principally
Germans. It is city of more then
10000 people and there are over
2oo saloons. 1t has nice broad
street and fine public buildings.
There are about 500 colored people
here. They own two churches; Rev.
Christy has charge of the A. NJ. Z.
church and Rev. Burton of the Bap-
tist; there ars two colored restaru-
ants. Mr.. Hill operates one and
Mr. Anderson the other. Mrs. E.
Green operates hand laundry.
There are also two saloons; Mr..
Lynsy Pitts runs one. Mr.. B. III.
Berry conducts a tonsorial shop;
also Mr.. B. G.. Warrick. They
seem to be doing we'll. Mr.. Jas.
Flounory is a calciminer and plaster
and is doing we'll. Mr.. A. d. Cor
bin is a carpet cleaner and calci-
miner. Mr.. John +. Mabry, an
enterprising and induatrious young
man, is City Scavenger. He sue
ceeded the late J. E. Roberts. Mr..
Mabry is much interested in secret
orders and is secretary of the Odd
Fellows society of Iowa. He had
the misfortune of loosing two of his
horses. Mr.. McGaw, Mrs. Potter
field, Alex. Roberts and the Buseys
are some of the pioneers of Daven-
port.
An Muscatine, known in fame as
watermelon section. Here you can
see loads and loads of melons, acres
upon acres in those large sandy bot
TOMS. Being here only four hours
I could secure but little information
Of interest to the public. There are
more colored gardeners or farmers
here then any part of Iowa l have
yet been. can only name a few,
nearly all of them are doing well.
Mr.. Martin Lee, who lives in the
sSuth part Of Muscatine, has 90
acres Of garden farm. He has
recently bought another SO acres
just across the Mississippi river in
Illinois. He has a branch road
running to his house and ships his
melons direct to the eastern markets.
Mr. Seay is a successful gardener
and owns valuable farm. Mr..
Nelson Carr, Joseph Carr and l. r.
Johnson are successful gardeners.
Mr.. Greenway owns a first-class
barber shop and a nice farm, Mr..
Richard Haney sprinkles the streets.
DR.. Tombly is still hustling along.
there are two barber shops.
We were soon off to the Twin
cities of the North, arriving there
the next morning. had travelled
through four states; Iowa, Illinois,
Wisconsin and Minnesota; reaching
St. Paul first, 80 minuets later l
stopped at the large Union depot in
Minneapolis, where hundreds of
trains pass through each day. The
first real large building that attract
ed me was the West Hotel, covering
half block, 10 stories high, and
gorgeously built. The next sight
was the Guaranty Building, cover
ing a quarter block, IL stories high,
227 feet high when in the tower. 1t
is the home of 1900 tenants. Six
passengers elevators carrying daily
from II to IS thousand people.
The Lumber Exchange eclipse them
all. 1t is large beautiful busy
metropolitan city. There are four
church-A. NJ. E., Baptist, Episco.
nal and Catholic Mission. Mr..
L. Neal is very successful in rea
estate and has first class Office II
the Guaranty Building. Mr.. Morris
is practing law. Mr.. Henry Rob
erts is clerk in the drug store at the
West Hotel. He has very beauti
full and valuable home with an inter
esting wife and two bright boys
Mr.. !. E. Reid, the editor of tn
American Advance, which is no
running at present, is very afhabl'
and genial gentleman to meet. Ih'