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CHAS, E, RISSER & BROS,
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LARGEST STORE IN DES MOINES,
Occupying Three Large Storerooms and Basement,
515, 517 6 519 E. LOCUST.
Mail Orders Promptly Filled.
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nicultural and mineral resources, together with increased facil, ities in transportation, manufacturing and general business in it cities and towns, has led to a large increase in its population . which is now estimated at about 60,000. The surface of the .country is gently undulating, and is beautifully' diversified with timbered streams and open prairies. The Des Moines and Rac- coon Rivers are the principal water courses, and the alternation of forest and prairie, hill and tale, presents beautiful scen- ery in various portions of the country. : The principal .va- rieties of timber are dak, walnut, maple, elm, hickory, linn and wild cherry | Detached groves are located here and there. throughout the country, which relieve and beautify the prairie. The soll is a rich black loam, unsurpassed in fertility in any part of the country, producing abundantiharvests to reward the labor of the farmer. The atmosphere is dry and invigorating, and the climate is salubrious, and well adapted to the growth of fruits, both large and small, which are produced in abundance. The mineral resources are rich, and both limestone and sandstone, as well as mineral. paint are found! Potter's clay is found in abundance, also fire clay, and excellent clay suitable for the man- ufacture of the finer grades of brick and terra cotta. : Bitumin- ous coal of excellent quality exists in inexhaustible quantities, there being thirty mines now operated in the county. Tracts of unimproved land can yet be purchased upon reasonable terms, and the country is rapidly becoming populated by an enterpris- ing class of farmers.
Never had a city fairer location or finer promise, and Des Moines claims for herself indisputable pre-eminence among the cities of Iowa, This claim, however warmly contested in the past by other cities, is now conceded by all, having been unquestiona- bly decided in her favor by the census of1880, and since then Des Moines has advanced at least ten thousand ahead of any other city, and is becoming more and more the center of Iowa life. Our central location, and out unrivalled railroad, system, have contributed largely to this growth and prosperity.
A STRANGER'S INQUIRY.
The importance and rank of Des Moines as a railroad center is beginning to attract national attention. Below is a letter from Columbus, Ohio, makinglinquiries as to the facts, which shows how manufacturers and wholesale dealers are being at- tracted to Des Moines as a superior point for distribution and comparing it with Indianapolis, Ind. We do not give the name of the writer as he requests that no 'publicity be given to his identity, and any one can see good reasons for this, until he has
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Geo. WHITE & Co. WHOLESALE NOTIONS,
217 COURT AVENUE
DES MOINES,
IOWA.
Standard Coal
Mining Co.
-MINERS .AND SHIPPERS OFF
BEST IOWA COAL.
Special facilities for making Superior Quality of Nut, Chestnut and Slack Coal with Steam Revolving Screon.
Mines on Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. TELEPHONE No. 199. -
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definitely decided on his plans. He gives a good outline of Des Moines and its advantages, and shows that he has been in- quiring into the city's merits pretty closely ::
"Ed. State Register, Des Moines. I see it stated on the au- thority of the Register that Des Moines has eleven, railroads-, or eleven railroads with tracks of their own running into the city, and two other roads reaching the city over the tracks of other lines, This is an astonishing showing for so young a city as Des Moines, and I wish you would give the particulars and the names of the roads. If you have such a railroad center as" that in such a State as Iowa -- which is one of the best half dozen States in the Union as a buyer of goods and machinery -- you should let the world know more about it. For, with the loca- tion of roads, Des Moines, in so rich a State, and with so many railroads to distribute products, I know of no point which could be superior to it as a manufacturing and wholesaling center. Akid to these things the other great fact, which I Have learned from a mining paper printed at New York, that Des Moines has such an abundance of coal of its own, that manufacturers hardly take fuel for motive power into account as an expense, and your city does not itself know the great future it has before it. I know of no city, outside of the large ones, to equal' it. For, if you have eleven and practically thirteen |railroads, you have as many ns Indianapolis, while Iowa, as a State, is so much richer than Indiana, with so much more enterprising people, that Des Moines has far better backing in its State than Indian- apolis has: {. Besides, Indianapolis is near to Cincinnati and Chicago, while Des Moines is practically in a field of its own. Outside attention was first called to Des Moines conspicuously by the fact shown by the Federal census, that it jumped be- tween 1870 and 1880 from the fifth city in the State to the first. This showed at once the rapid development of Iowa, the indi- cation of its future commercial' and financial center as a State, and the superiorty of its location for a city. We have learned since that Des Moines has Improved even faster in population and manufacturing and general business since 1880 than before . it! and now we hear many people, and notably many manufac- turers, talking of going there to engage in business. I was told a few days ago by a (traveling man,' who knows Indiana like a book, that he knew of half a dozen large manufacturing es- tablishments' in Indiana which have either gone to Des Moines
or are making ready to go. We have quite a notion of estab- lishing a branch of our factor; there, with the intention of finally 1 moving all our interests if it proves a good field,
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E. H. COLLINS & SON,
Contractors for-
Steam Heating AND VENTILATING APPARATUS. Agents for-
Crane Bros. M'fg. Co's Steam Pumps, The J. H. McGowen Co. Riral Steam Pumps, the Blakeslee Steam Jet Pump, the Detroit Lubricator, the Champion Shallow and Deep Well Pump, the Haxtun Base Burning Boiler.
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-DEALERS AND JOBBERS IN THE- Heuermann Exhaust Injector, HANCOCK INSPIRATOR, Cowing & Gleason Cistern, Well > Force Pumps of all Kinds.
Cast and Malleable Fittings for Steam, Water and Gas, 1-8 to 6 inches. Brass Goods, Engine Trimmings, Babbitt Metal, Hemp, Rubber, Soapstone and Plumbago, Cotton Waste, Rubber Hose, Etc., Etc.
All Kinds of PLUMBER, GAS and STEAM FITTERS' SUPPLIES.
112 and 114 W. COURT AVENUE,
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Moines, and much oblige several of us who are talking of fu- ture Iowa investments. We like the character of the Iowa people, their temperance notions, their rank in educational mat- ters, their energy and enterprise, It must be a good place to mise a family " *
IMPROVEMENTS AND GENERAL PROSPERITY.
The last United States Census in which Des Moines' was .. shown to have advanced between the years 1870 and 1880, from the fifth to the first city in Iowa, indicated the rapid de- velopment of her resources and the superiority of her location for the metropolis as well as the capital of our great common- wealth. This attracted general attention, and contributed much toward mer rapid growth and general prosperity. The city has to day more railroads than any city in the Northwest except Chicago, and five other roads are already projected with good prospects of early completion. Its' location at so great a distance from Chicago and St. Louis, and other com- peting cities for the trade of the Northwest, is advantageous, and Des Moines is destined 'soon to become the greatest com- mercial and manufacturing center west of Chicago, east of San Francisco, as there is no location presenting greater advantages for manufacturing and wholesale business, and no city has im- proved so rapidly in this direction, as well as in transportation, . facilities. | All parts of the city have been prosperous during the last few months, as there have been many fine new resi- dences and a number of handsome, substantial and commodi- ous business blocks erected. The city improvements, new city buildings, street paving and sewerage, are also a matter of pride to our citizens. With its beautiful scenery, fine business blocks and handsome residences, Des Moines is becoming the most beautiful, as it is one of the most healthful cities in the west. Many are now looking to Des Moines as their tu- ture business, location and permanent home, as the city pre- sents not only commercial advantages, but a most desirable place of residence, having cultured and refined society and ex- cellent moral and educational advantages. Inquiries are often received from different portions of the country by the Secretary of our Board of Trade in regard to the advantages for manu- facturing and various branches of business. We learn from our architects, and contractors and builders that the prospect is good for the erection of more new factories,t business blocks and residences in 1884 than in any previous year, so that the indications forthe year to come are most encouraging.
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a careful canvass, will enable the reader to form an idea of the improvements made during the year 1888.
Seventy-three business houses and factories $1,678,650
Twelve hundred and thirty-seven residences. 1,982,685
Colleges, churches and public schools. 85,250 Public buildings. . 275,000
City improvements, sewerage, paving, sidewalks, etc. "531,557
'Railroads, bridges, depots, round-houses, tracks, etc. 135,250
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$4,488,392
RARROADS.
The growth and development of our city is to a great ex- tent, due to its commanding position as the center of a grand system of railroads, and by means of these highways of com- merce we reach the trade of a vast country, naturally tributary, and it is to our railroads more than to any other single agency that we are indebted for the growth and prosperity we have enjoyed, as they afford cheap and rapid transportation to and from the city in all directions. With constantly increasing transportation facilities and the competition which must neces- sarily arise, it is not strange that Des Moines is able to hold out her proud position as the metropolis and commercial cen- 1. ter.of Iowa!
August 29, 1866, the first train entered Des Moines over the . Des Moines Malley road, now the Keokuk -and Des Moines branch of the Rock Island. Since that time, the development ·of the railroad system has been rapid, placing all points in . the State in almost direct communication with this city. A glance at the map shows a network of roads extending in all directions, indicating our city as the railroad center of lowa. These lines are developing some of the richest agricultural regions of the State, and] gather into Des Moines an immense and growing traffic. The facilities this system gives to the wholesale inter- ests, manufacturing, coal mining, lumber, stock and grain ship- ments cannot now be fully estimated. With the increase of railway facilities, the cost of transportation has been greatly lessened, as a result of competition between the various lines. The hearty welcome that has been given in Iowa, to the move- ment for the establishment of more railroads, shows that our people are fully alive to the benefits to be derived from such a system, which as Des Moines roads connect with the many lines extending through the State in every direction, has been favor- able to the business interests of the city. |If the relief from the
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J. J. TOWN, Pres't. W. W. LYons, Vice-Pres't. W. D. Lucas, Cashier. Valley National Bank,
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DIRECTORS:
J. J. Town, W. W. Lyons,, Win: D. Lucas, "Bankers; S. B. Tuttle, Tile ani Artificial Stone Manufacturer; J. A. Ankeney, Ankeney Bros., Oil Mills; E. W. Stanton, Vice Pres. Union Bank, Ames; F. II. Riseley, Riseley & Vail, "Aborn House"; Chas. Weitz, Contractor and Builder Jacob Stark, Comparet & Stark, Hardware.
Capital, $150,000. Surplus, $36,000.
Correspondents:
Chemical National Bank, New York; First National Bank, Chicago; Bank of Commerce, St. Louis.
JOS. LEDWICH,
DEALER IN Corn, Oats, Bran, Shorts, Flour, CORN MEAL, OIL MEAL;
Chopped Feed
Baled Hay and Straw.
Promptly delivered in any part of the city.
710 West Locust Street, Des Moines.
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high rates of transportation is to be eqpected from theº adquisi- tion of new railroads, Des Moines' prospects in this regard is certainly flattering. We reognize the fact, that the railway posseses an almost unlimited power for usefullness, and noth- ing has contributed more rapidly to our wealth and prosperity. With fourteen lines of railway, and others looking in this direc- tion, there is every reason to believe that Des Moines will con- tinue to attract capital and enterprise, as our transportation - facilities are unsurpassed by any city of the same population in the west.
Des Moines is pre-eminently a city of railroads, and during the past two years has made such an advance in this direction as has never been known in the history of an Iowa city, and un- der the impetus given by the building of several new roads into the capital, our city experienced a growth in population, wealth, manufacturing enterprises and general prosperity hitherto un -? known. Thus it is seen that our railroad facilities are superior to those of any other city in the State, our trade is being ex- tended hundreds of miles in every direction, and that the roads are opening to us many new and rich portions of the country, all tributary to the trade and commerce of our city.
With the extensive network of railroads centering in our city, together with our many natural resources, the advantages for the growth and prosperity of Des Moines are almost unlimited. The main lines of road in our State, nearly all of which .touch Des Moines, are among the best equipped, the most secure road- beds and the finest; rolling stock in the United States, and the management rests with gentlemen of honor and experience in their business. Des Moines being characteristically a railroad center, it is expedient to include here, the following specific in- formation regarding the roads entering the city.
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC .-- This road entered Des Moines in September, 1867. and is one of the great trunk lines extending across Iowa, and connecting at Council Bluffs with the Union Pacific. The growth of business and commer- 1. cial interests in the west, has made this road to rank among the first in the country. Their business during the past year, shows a remarkable increase, which has been advantageous not only to Des Moines but to the entire State. . They have made many improvements during the past year, in their road bed, in relay- ing the track with steel rails, and in the extension of their road, in various branches through the State. The road is equipped with all those essentials which pertain to first-glass accommoda- tions, and the management gives evidence of the Highest ability. . ; ,
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D. R. EWING.
GEO. A. JEWETT.
ED. S. CHANDLER.
EWING, JEWETT & CHANDLER,
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SCREEN DOORS Building Paper, Corrugated Ceiling,
SOUTHERN Flooring, Poplar Box Boards, And HARDWOOD.
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KEOKUK AND DES MOINES .- This is one of the important north and south lines of the State, and was the first road built , to De's Moines, entering the city in August, 1866, being then known as the Des Moines Valley road. It is now one of the ' principal branches of the C., R. I. & P. R. R., has been put in the best condition, and is a road of much importance to Des Moines.
DES MOINES, INDIANOLA AND MISSOURI .-- This is a branch of the Rock Island; extending south from Des Moines, and is an important feeder to that road. It is probable that this line will be extended southward at no' distant day, as important towns in northern Missouri are looking to a connection with Des Moines via this route.
DES MOINES, WINTERSET AND SOUTHWESTERN .- This is also a branch of the C., R. I. & P. R. R., and active measures are now in progress for the speedy extension of this road south- ward to a connection with the railway system of Missouri. Its" business during the past year has been great for the extent of the line, and its advantage to Des Moines is highly appreciated. by our citizens.|
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CHICAGO, BURLINGTON ANI QUINCY .- This was' the first road which crossed the Mississippi river at Burlington, and is- one of the great trunk lines of Iowa, as well as one of the wealth- jest corporations in the west, and to-day it is unexcelled by any railroad in the world for general excellence, quantity and qual- ity of equipment, and everything necessary for the comfort and convenience of its patrons. | The line is a popular one and will always be a competing road with any and all lines entering Des Moines, giving us direct communication with St. Louis as "well as Chicago. 1 - 1.CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN. - Des Moines is fortunate in this addition to her railway facil ties, and this road is an active and powerful competitor for eastern and western bound passen- - `ger and freight business. It was the first of the three great trunk lines to extend its road across the State, and to connect with the Union Pacific at Council Bluffs. This is one of the great corporations of the country, and its lines extend not only where trade and commerce will at present justify, but it also acts as a pioneer in developing new territory. It has contrib uted also to the reduction of freights, giving our merchants the advantage of another competing eastern route. It is noted for the speed and comfort which it secures to its patrons, is under able and energetic management, and is constantly extending its field of operation! 11.
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M. RIEGELMAN &
CO.,
Wholesale
MILLINERY
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Special Attention Paid to Mail Orders.
419 Walnut Street, 1 DES MOINES IOWA. 1.
Union Loan Association, 1. . 220 WEST, FIFTH STREET, DES MOINES, IOWA. MONEY LOANED ON FARMS, AND IMPROVED CITY PROPERTY IN DES MOINES.
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CHARLES F. KIRBY.
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Office Eaglo Block, 409 West Walnut St., Des Moines, Iowa.
Designs, Plans, Specifications, etc., furnished for Buildings of every description, Monu- mente, Furniture, etc., etc. Charge moderate and in proportion to services rendered!
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DES MOINES AND FT. DODGE.+This is one of the most im- portant north and south lines in the State, and the business of the past vear shows the great advantage of the road, not only to Des Moines, but to the entire State, as it connects with the lines running dast and west. This road has been of practical benefit to our city, and our citizens and business men appreciate it. The company proposes an extension of the road north, which will open trade with the pineries, and also furnish a mar- ket for the immense coal mines of Des Moines and Central Iowa
WABASH, ST. LOUIS AND PACIFIC, - Only those persons who have given the subject careful study, can realize the importance of this road to Des Moines, not only giving us a shorter and cheaper outlet to the sea-board for our products, but also another direct and through line to St. Louis, New York land Chicago. This new outlet of transportation opens to our trade. a new field of operation for our manufacturers and business men.
DES MOINES NORTHWESTERN .- This is a part of the great Wabash system, extending from Des Moines into the rich agri- cultural region northwest of this point through the counties; of northwestern Iowa, where it is cordially welcomed as a valuable accessory to the development of that portion of the State. | It is being rapidly extended into the great wheat-growing regions of Minnesota and Dakota.
ST. LOUIS DES MOINES AND NORTHERN! This is another . branch of the Wabash line, extending north to Boone, and it is proposed to extend this line through northern Iowa and Min- nesota to St. Paul. | This will give a direct line from St. Louis to St. Paul via Des Moines, by means of the Wabash.
DES MOINES, OSCEOLA AND SOUTHERN + +This road opens to us a field of jich territory and adds largely to the aggregate" value of network of railways. It is anticipated that this line will extend southwest to St. Joseph and Kansas City, giving us another important southwestern connection. The road is un- der good management and ere long will be made broad guage `which will add largely to our tranportation facilities. 1 THE WISCONSIN IOWA AND NEBRASKAHas just been built into ourcity. This gives direct communication between Des Moines and the north-eastern portion of lowal and we under- stand it is the intention of the 'company to build a line from this city .south-west to St. Joseph and Kansal City giving us an- other important line south-west as well as north-west. | "The Diagonal is making connections with the I wa Central at Mar-
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GOLDEN EAGLE
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Clothiers and Merchant Tailor's GOLDMAN & HYMAN.
Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats Caps,
Trunks, Valises, Etc.
409 WALNUT STREET, DES MOINES.
ALLEN & CO.
SHIRT MANUFACTURERS,
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shalltown, for the purpose of securing a Chicago connection for through business, and will soon be ready to take through freight at living figures. It is not improbable that in this way Des Moines is to be given its cheap Chicago freight.
Inthe: Diagonal would put in the link from Newton to the nearest point that comes to that place, - which would only take four of five miles, - it could then have through the Central branch to Newton, one of the best of lines from Des Moines to Chicago, and it is not improbable that this may: be done, and the Central of Iowa thus . be brought to Des Moines."_State Register.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL. - This company, which we believe should have built their main line into Des Moines before this date, changed their route running north of this city, directly. west, between the C., R. I. & P. R. R. and C. &. N. W. R. R; but we have been informed that they intend to build a branch into Des Moines at an early date. At present their trains come into the city over over the track of another com- bany. From the importance to this road, of connection with the network of roads in this city, and of securing a southwest- Cern outlet, we feel reasonably sure of this road, the present year, and we hope it may be' built. This connection with the markets.df Milwaukee and St. Paul is of great benefit to Des Moines.
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS !! This is another road con- necting Central Iowa with ' Minneapolis and St. Paul, and the lumber regions of the north. One of the principal objects in the building of this road, was to reach the-rich coal fields in this ection, and to build a road from Minneapolis, through Minne- jota and Iowa, to both St. Louis and Kansas City. The line louth has not yet been definitely located. The trains of this bad come into the city, at present, over the line of another. pompany.
RAILWAYS IN PROSPECT.
" A glance at our railway map indicates another new line from the northeast, to be known as the ----
LA CROSSE, IOWA AND' SOUTHWESTERN,-The State Regis- ter in a lite issue published the following: "THE CANADIAN [ROAD .-- Dr. J. Seaton Kelso, of Ackley, one of the first project- ors of the La Crosse, Iowa & Southwestern Road, and one of its present directors, was in the city yesterday. We learn from him that the prospects of the road are good, and that the line has been definitely located from La Crosse as far Southwest as
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