The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-09-05
Ghe GAerttt.
ALFRED SANDERS, ED,roR.
DAVENPORT:
THURSDAY MORNING, sgPTEnBg2 5, 1850.
DAVENPORT. IOWA.

tinueo nov Of emigration ~ WAS Psees "es
mos. blinded Us TO the fact that there may DO
thoss in the distance desirous Of seeking home
in our beeutitul and fertile State. who are yet
unaequain,sd with the superior advantage pre-
ssnted by this portion Of Iowa. That they may
not be entirely ignorant Of the siss Of this place
and the attractions i, presents to those desiring
: home in the West, aud that capitalists may OBJ
serve the inducements il offers to profitable IN
ves,men,, We epi,omize i,s prosperity and advan-
tagcs.
In considering the sise and business Of this
mace il must be borne n mind that our town 10
yet 10 us infancy, and many years the junior o.
oil other river towns Of size in this or the oppo-
site State. They were growing towns while
this was hu. ths site of few Indian tents, pitch
I'd with TIA, sagacity Of selection which taught
the children Of the forest to choose for their viii
lagos those sites best adapted for cities.
Originality the town was laid out in what now
constitutes the lower part Of Davenport. The
public square was selected there and the Cours
House erected. But with that peculiarly which
distinguishes oil river towns, its increase has
constantly tended sp stream. In this case the
site up the river has been the moss favorable for
a town. The present season latge fraction Of
what has hitherto constituted pasture ground
has been laid out in blocks, subdivided into lois
and thrown into market; all Of which have been
disposed Of and are rapidly being covered by
buildings.
The creates, drawback experienced in the adj
vsneement Of the place, has been in the difficult
~ encountered in obtaining houses, especially
a. places Of business. Although number have
been erected the present season, the demand is
80 far from being satisfied that as handsome an
inyestmen, a. one could now make, would be in
abe erection Of buildings adapted to business or
intended az residences.
Among the additions to the place this season
il the enlargement Of the Is Claire House to
double its former dimensions. The ground floor
OF this addition has been divided into store rooms
which although Of small size and inconvenient,
have been readily rented at $50 per annum.
the house We occupy in part for printing Of
flee, purchased few years since, with the ad-
joining ground, Tor $500, now rents for S2.2
per annum. These are examples Of high rent,
but We could enumerate many others that might
IN the same connection, be termed exorbitant.
The latter are exceptions, the first will serve to
prove our assertion, that money invested in
houses TO rent is as proftably, as oil will admit
tito he, safely applied. Citizens observing this
fact are investing their surplus means in this
manner and, Judging from their repetition TO
build, we are safe in pronouLciDg it money we'll
applied.
or the number Of houses erected in Davenport
the present season we have not satisfied ourself
by actual enumeration, but we have heard no
one rate it at less than one hundred. About the
same number were built last season, but those
Of the present year are = better class Of houses,
generally being Of brick, though : large num-
her Of frames have been erected in that portion
Of the town occupied BY the Germans From
the low price Of lots and, we presume, the de-
sire TO be together, this portion Of our foreign
population have all located in the same neigh
borhood-ihe lower part of town. They are an
industrious and useful class Of pc pie and very
praisewor.hily devoted the means which they
brought with them from the old country in pur-
chasing lots and Citing up for their families
homes-ihat which they came TO the new world
10 seek and have found. Those that we have
in oor mids, stopped no, in the cities Of the east
to contract the vices Of those cities and import
them to the prairie land, but direct from Germa-
nv, they brought with them the industrious hab.
its and stern integrity which characterize that
people.
Among The Improvements, mostly made to our
town within the las, two years, We may notice
two large grst mills, two saw mile, one of which
when completed will be among the most exten.
sise in this portion of The West, q Medical Col
iege, fhe Iowa College, addition to the LIE Claire
House, numerous brick business houses, etc. etc.
Some eight or ten new stores have come into the
place this season bringing with them large sup
plies Of goods Of all descriptions 90 that there is
nothing which the citizen or farmer may need
but which he will find here, and at such prices
- will justify the latter in bringing his produce
from distance.
We know not what she, esnsua max es US, bu.
with the additional population since the frs, Of
June, our town must contain in round numbers
1000 souls. Pennsylvani and Oao, perhaps,
have contributed larger TO our population in pro-
portion than any other two States, still there are
large number from New York, while all Of the
eastern and middle States have their represen.
tatires.
Davenport contains eight or nins organized
churches, most Of whom meet every Sunday ip
neat ediices Of their own. With schools the
town IL sbundantly supplied, besides the Iowa
College, having at iess, SIX private schools, mos,
of which are taught by Iadies Dpr;ng ,ba min,
Ter there are male ard female public schools in
each OF the three districts OF the town
Briefly Is We have hurried over hi. deserip-
ton We come now to what is giving US an i'm
Portance IN the eyes OF others and mus. eyentu-
ate IN building up our town till it shall rank in
importance and size with the first in the West.
We alude to its situation. with regard to Rail-
roads, and especialls in connection with the Ma
tional Railway, which must sooner or later span