Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-20
Greater Io,ca 81 Years Ago
II L. rus,isA.a in 1854 BY N Home Par.erl

visible At every other point along the
Mississippi border Of Lows, the spec
tator IL naturally led to infer that :
general exodus IL taking place In the
eastern states Of the union, az well %
In those that. but q few years ago
were dominated the west"
The editor Of the Keokuk Wing
thus speaks, under the announcement
of "still They Come" by Railways
and steamers, the flood of ilnmiCra-
ton continues pouring into the great
west. The lake shore roads are crowd
ed to their utmost capacity. Single
trains OF fourteen and fifteen cars, all
full OF men. women, and large sprink-
ling Of children. are almost daily arr
irving at Chicago. The Ohio river
steamers are crowded in the same way.
On Friday last, two steamers brought
into st. Louis some 900 passengers;
most Of whom. being destined for the
northwest, have already passed thru
this place. And still they come from
other states. until by the side of this
exodus. that OF the Israelites becomes
an insignificant item, and the greater
migrations OF later times are scarcely
to be mentioned. Whether the older
states are suffering by this rapid de-
pletion. or how long they can endure
1t. Is their own lookout Certain 1t 10
that Iowa in particular. and the other
western and northwestern states gem
orally are rapidly filling up with q
hardy. Industrious and wealth. produc-
ing population. Let them come! Here
is room. and to spare! Here il q thea
ter for human operations on the grand
est scale!! Here is the place for the
young man. just starting out in life.
for the old man. seeking to provide for
his children for all sorts Of men, in
search Of fortune, fame, or wealth: for
any one. also. who has an eye and q
soul for nature in her grandest forms
OF lavish profusion and splendid mag
nificence.
The editor OF the Keokuk Dispatch,
after returning from two-weekG
furlough, says: mo one can travel up
and down the Mississippi without be-
ing astonished at the immigration con-
stantly pouring into Iowa from all
parts Of the country: but especially
from Indiana and Ohio. Two gentle-
men from Richmond county. Ohio. told
us that from that county alone 1000
persons were coming to Iowa this fall;
at every ferry on the river crowds are
waiting to cross; and the land offices
all over the state are unable to meet
the demands upon them by those who
are eager to enter lands. Our journey
led US into Jackson and Jones counties.
wiere we met, in all directions, indica-
tions of rapid settlement, thrift and en-
ergy. We spent some days in Jones
county, on the prairie watered by Min
eral creek, and learned that but year
ago there were 100000 acres OF unen-5
tered land, while there IL not now as
much as amounts to q section to be
had. Altho the prairie 10 but q few
miles in extent there are already for
~ Indications upon It. We left the
river at Bellevue-the seat OF jack
son county. It Is beautifully situated.
and ought to be q considerable town.
I Jackson county numbers about 1000
In population. Maquoketa Is thriv-
ing place. and Sabula means to do .
large business when the Air Line rail-
road crosses at that point. When we
take into account the central position
Of Iowa in our confederAcy and the
fact OF the rapid development Of her
resources, we can easily believe that
she Is destined to become. at no dis
tant day. all that the most sanguine
hope for. Her salubrious climate. the
abundance OF water. and the favorable
| distribution OF timber, all contribute to
give Iowa pre-eninence among the
western states in the minds OF those
! who are exchanging residence In tho
east for one in the west"
We could occupy pages more In CIV
ing like extracts from the press In var.
| ious parts OF the state: but the forego-
ing will suffice.