The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-13
ouR PROSPECTS.

The psospects of the progress Of Davcns
port wsrs never soflat,cring ~ !, present.
C,n,raess ale Icing made for thc erection
q sboildings iosesefy portion q nyr goodly
young city. Additions are 10 be made,
streets extended, lots thrown into market,
machine shops and manufactures establish.
ed, and 81 the paraphernalis Of city IN
troduccd. Property, in anticipation, i
changing hands nj increased prices. With,
10 . iorlnigh, a lot on From, street, 90 feet
front, sold for Sl500 cash; another on Sec
ond street, "a hs $50 feet, for $1,000; an.
other on The bluff, 4 acres, :, $3.50 per
acre and another below to~n Of nine acrcs'
including = good frrmc house, or $1,000.
The latter WAS wha, is generally known as
the Green property.
These lots were mostly purchased By the
Hungarian exiles who hive settled among
az. They anticipate heavy addition 70
their number in tho spring. Judging by
the intelligence, business qualifications and
general go-ahead-i,iyeness Of the few among
US, they bid fair 10 be a most useful class Of
people and while they largely nssis, 70 push
on our youthfu. city - that proud emi,
nencc which il is destined to occupy, the,
advance their cwn pecuniary interests.
RAilRoAD MAP.-We have not examined the map
ofthc Railroad from La Sale to Rock leland thence TO
Advertiser, but II the city Of Rock Isand Is omitted
regret Il full ~ much as Il were our own city. y
Rock isiand, the drafting Of the map.
The ctixens Of Davenport have no jeaonsy Whatever
eftheir nsghbos and Il they had would not resort to
circulases through both places and he who
seeks TO iDjurs one does the dstrmen other.
True, the interests OF the two places are iden-
teal No ungenerons rivalry should exist be-
tween them. But this does not &C cunt for botch'
lag the map ofihe D. & G. Bluff Road, which to
say the least Of il, was treating our little city
stability. However, we must take the Gosette al
its word, and believe our neigLbprs have no jeal-
ousy towards Rock leland, until their actions con-
vince us otherwise.
The Gaseite is mistaken in snpposing Mr.. o.
BORN ofthis place drafted the map. The first one
he ever saw was shown him BY onrse.f, and he at
the time expressed his surprise at the manner in
which il was drawn.-R. l. I'D, erii,er.
We had al!usion to the Map issued East,
in connection with Mr.. Morgan's report Of
the survey from I.ssale 10 Rock Island.
The Advertiser refeH 10 the ono published
10 the Iowa City Reporter. We may mol
be correct in the surmise that our friend
Osborn saw the Map before it was publish
ed, as We merely judged SO from the fac,
Q! him being Eas, at the time, but We do
know that not single citizen Of Davenport
ever saw the Map issued in Iowa City un
I'll after il was published IN the Reporter
Il was drafted and engraved by Mr.. T.
Sanroy and presented 10 the Reporter
newspaper for publication.
Don't lay the sin Of omission at our doors.
neighbor, there is TO, MN in Davenpor,
who will confess TO connivance at such
litileness. The above will accoun, for the
"bo,ching Of the Map" but We believe il
to have been done altogether through over
sight and not from any jealousy whatever
upon the part OF its originator
K. !. g. l.. s. Railroad To-day the
notes given on The frs, ins,aimeni to the
Rock Island and LasaIls Railroad become
due. in another column will be found the
act which recently passed the Legislature
Of Illinois extending the Road to Chicago.
II is liberal in its features and all that its
friends can desire. In view Of these facts
and Of the desire TO see the Road speedily
commenced, we hope there will be gen
eraI rush this week to the Office Of Cook g.
Sargent TO cancel those notes.