Jackson County IL Archives News.....Letter to Editor - 1873 October 16, 1923
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Murphysboro Daily Independent October 16, 1923

Grand Tower, October 22, 1873
Editor Independent:

    Times in our town are very dull right now.  The financial depression is
weighing heavily on our businessmen even yet.  On every corner you can hear the
inquiry "when will they pay?"  Trade in all its branches is very dull; farmers
bring little to town from the fact that there is but little or no demand, there
being no money in the town and no regular pay-day by the different companies and
the citizens are becoming quite economical.  The furnaces that are running are
doing good work, the lower furnace turning out 405 tons of good iron per week. 
Mr. Luke SMITH, the Superintendent and "founder," is a practical man in the
right place.  There is but one of the upper furnaces running which is turning
out a good quality of iron, the exact amount we do not know.

    Boating in the river is rather dull and not so many boats land as in former
days.

    Mr. H. V. OLIPHANT, the gentlemanly superintendent of the Carbondale Grand
Tower R. R. can be seen at his post, with his usual attentive and business like
manner.  We are expecting a new time-table on this road soon.  Men are busy in
laying down new rails, and when completed the road will be much improved.

    Health is very good.

Dodger



Additional Comments:

The October 16, 1923 edition of the paper was a Golden Anniversary edition,
which included published articles on the history of Murphysboro as well as
articles on current events of the day. 

Transcribed by Mary Riseling from her grandfather C. E. RISELING's collection of
old newspapers.


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