Year: 1878

The Sound OF the Hammer and the Saw
Predominates During these Busy Days
civilization is Filling the Waste Places
and Gary's Future Is a Promising One.


GARY, D. T., Aug. IA, 1873.
Editors Press & Dnkotaian:


1t affords the writer unspeakable pleasure
to be enabled to report progress at Gary. 1t
cannot be said Of the building up of this
frontier city in embryo as was said of an
ancient piece of workmanship, "that there is
no sound of the hammer or any tool of iron
heard" The sound of the cannon that ac-
companied the festivities on independence
day, had scarcely died away when the noise
of the hammer and saw again filled the air.
For the past week nearly every day has Civ
en- birth to new building. We have now
two stores Of general merchandise, one gro.
Gerry, two flour and feed, and one hardware
store, three hotels, one restaurant, two land
Offices, four lumber yards, and livery
stable already in active operation, and
three buildings in process of compile.
ton, one of which is intended for q
ware house for the reception Of the grain
that will be marketed here from the sur
rounding country. We understand that the
same firm building the warehouse will build
an ample elevator next season.


A newspaper man is here examining the
field for the establishment of newspaper
and it is anticipated that Gary will, before
many days, communicate with her neighbors
and the outside world through that now in
dispensable agency Of progressive civiliza-
tion-thc press.


The physical welfare Of the people Of the
village and vicinity is carefully guarded by
the skilled eye Of a resident physician, and
now and then stray shepherd of Israel
happens along and reminds US that We have
a spiritual welfare to look after.


Last evening reverend gentleman from
kenosha, Wisconsin, favored us with little
scriptural exhortation in the open air. The
scene was calculated to remind one of prim.
tive time. The minister stood not on Brus.
sells carpet, behind costly pulpit, in 8
richly furnished church surrounded by a
rich and proud congregation Of modern
christians, but on the green carpet Of nat re
that covers our fertile prairies, and unde,
the boundless canopy Of heaven.


Meanwhile, although the rush of business
is we'll nigh all-engrossing, the affairs o
national and territorial importance are moi
entirely lost sight Of. A caucus called for th,
purpose of selecting delegate to represen
the county in the congressional convention
to be held at your city on the 22d Of thi
month, and for the appointment Of count,
committee, was largely attended.


Meetings have been held by the busines
men, and committees appointed to investi
gate and report the most direct and availa
ble'route for the laying out Of roads, build
ing Of bridges and other ways aud means 10
the securing Of the trade naturally tributar!
to and Of right belonging to Gary.


One particularly noticeable and truly en-
couraging feature Of the avalanche like i'm
migration that has swept and is still sweep
ing over this country, is the apparently sub
stantal business character of the class q
people who make up the immigration. The
seem. generally, to be people who have com
to stay. Not with an eye to little tempo
rary speculation, but to make homes 70
themselves and families, and help develo
the dormant resources of this great territory


SouArTER.