The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-01-20

FIRST STEAM MILL IN DAVENPORT!
Last Saturday was busy aud n hnpp.
day Tor Davenport from which ma,
b dated new era in The history Of our
thriving town! Upon that day was frs,
heard in Davenport the welcome notes ii
stenm ns applied to manufacturing. Ful.
tons steam mill wns put in operation aud
found 10 succeed in every departments
Fire months and trrnty.t uo days since. III,
foundation was dug 10 the mill, mud two
weeks later, the carpenters work was rom.
menced, Al that time the bricks were ,ei
unmsde. the timber growing in the fnres,
and the stone reposiny ia the quarry
Although absent n portion of The time. aud
under contract 10 finish The extensive brick
mill Of Messrs. Burrows s. Prc,t, n,nn, al.
joining, yet with an energy, worthy dc
scendant "f Robert Fulton, Mr.. A. G.. Fol.
ton has, within less than six mouths irnm
ito commencement, got his mill in success.
fal operation.
The building il GO BY 81 feet; 4 Stories
high, and built throughput in tho nn,st sui
s,aniial manner. The boiler house is so
by 81 feet.
Much credit is Cue the men who .,..r. a
% assiduously with Mr. Falinn ia hasten.
ing the completion Ut the mill The mill.
wrigh, work was exc, utcd under the dircc-
tioa Of Mr. J. w. Arncr, Of 81. Louis; the
engine and boilers pm, up BY Mr.. Abner p.
Cuff; and the stones dressed and put il
operation by Mr.. A. Nrgr"i, miller Of The
establishment. The machinery aud cas-,
ings were made Ut the Eaglc Foundry 81
Messrs. Garrison e. Brother, of 81. Lmiis
add the Mill Stones by g. 4; G. Todd, ot
d. Louis.
In honor to the enterprise exhibited By
Mr.. A. G. Fulton and the cxcr,ions III his
men, the citizens determined On Saturday
morning to give them public dinner, aud
With . CELEBRITY scarcely cxccl!ed in the
speedy completion II tho mill, by 3 .'clrk
had every Wand To temp, the palate nrrang.
Cd on temporary table in the second sto-
y Of the mill. Turkics, chickens, hams,
tongues, ETC., and pies, cakes, and biscuit.
made from the new -four, grnced the table
Ia abundance. Mr.. Fulton and his work.
men took their place Mt the tablc, when
three cheers were given the farmcr. Mr..
F. followed in brief address stating the
embarrnssments under which he had labor.
ID. s0d over which he Ind ,rid,nphcd; nli,,-
ding particularly 10 the immense barrier to
the prosperity Of Davcnpor, presented BY
the Lower Rapids, hoping tina, all would
white their excrtions to have the impcdi-
ment removed.
So som 40 he had concluded the citizens
wese requested to tuko their plnces ut Ia.
Bile, when the work Of mas,icsiion begun.
Chickens disappeared as rapidly from the
we'll stored table as though Herr Alexn ndcr
presided, and turkies galvanized into new
life walked of BY piecemenI, while cakes,
csackess, and biscuits, imbibing the cleo
1ricsl spirit, agnin passed quickly through
~ erinders! i WINS . JOYOUS time aud
afiss beswsen 200 and 300 persona had
6issd. moss than ''sevcn baskets fulI' were
IA.
Judge Grant being called upon, gave q
shost speech. He stated TINT he had jus.
arrived from Iowa City-previous 10 leav.
Ing Tint City charscr Ind heen granted
l6s the consssDcsion Il = railroad from this
pint 20 Cosscil Bluff. Three cheers
Ueeea6 III soseseeseasai. ~. n. Rsiee