The History of Marshall County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Marshall County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc . ast years business. In bootsand shoes and hi clothing, twenty or more great firms from the east haveplaced here th^ir distributing agents or their factories; and in groceries THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 93 C
The History of Marshall County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Marshall County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc . ast years business. In bootsand shoes and hi clothing, twenty or more great firms from the east haveplaced here th^ir distributing agents or their factories; and in groceries THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 93 Chicago supplies the entire Northwest at rates presenting advantagesover New York. Chicago has stepped in between New York and the rural banks as afinancial center, and scarcely a banking institution in the grain or cattleregions but keeps its reserve funds in the vaults of our commercial insti-tutions. Accumulating here throughout the spring and summer months,they are summoned hoipe at pleasure to move the products of theprairies. This process greatly strengthens the northwest in its financialoperations, leaving home capital to supplement local operations onbehalf of home interests. It is impossible to forecast tlip destiny of this grand and growingsection of the Union. Figures and predictions made at this date mightseem ten years hence so ludicrously small as to excite only
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