RAILROADS

Galva is the railroad town of the county, and if not now, it will in a few years be one of the wealthiest communities in a county that is rapidly accumulating great wealth. Three of the four railroads that traverse Henry County come into or pass through Galva,—the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, the Galva & Keithsburg and the Peoria & Rock Island, all first-class roads and radiating from the town like the spokes of a wheel, and traversing in every direction the richest and most populous portions of Illi nois ; and no matter where you may want to ship your goods or go yourself, if you get to Galva, there is a direct way to your point of destination.

It is a great shipping point, and in this respect there is no doubt but that the future will develop another remarkable growth. It has a population of 3,000 souls. It is surrounded by the finest grain-growing and grazing country of the State, as well as being situated in the heart of one of the richest coal-fields in America. It is distant only one mile from the north line of Stark County

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