The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-29
MOLINE. Ill.

oeen pieaseu Win our launt, we certainly
did not admire its effects upon our system
as no one could have been more unwel
Than were we that night. A very useless
lpIece Of information. perhaps, but then w
just mention it that our farmer friends, vii
not be surprised TO see an Agent INSTEAD
Of ourself, call upon them. To digress fur
Their, we commend the Agent 10 their knt
attention and hope, as he is fluent with the
pen, he may not have such report L
make as the one we published last week
from N. Carolina paper.
| or Moline we have much to say in small
compass. The town is still improving
bu, not with that celebrity which character
lied it few wears since. The saw mills
foundry, pillow mandatory, etc, are all il
busy motion and, we trust, enriching the
proprieiors and their employees.
We only visited one OF the saw mills, The
one owned BY Mr.. S. II. White. He runs
four or five saws, one upright and the 9th.
ers rotary. His saw for laihs is the most
complete of anv that we have seen. Hi.
arrangements for receiving logs and ship
ping lumber are excellent, two men being
sotficient to attend to this department.
His whole expenses, he Informed US, are
SIT per day, while his lath machine
when actively employed, will saw ten thou
sand laihs during the same time, which at
$3.50 per thousand amount to S25, leav-
ing him clear profit Of $500 per day.
He only averages. however, from seven ID
eight thousand la,hs per day, which is SUI.
icient to pay all expenses.
In connection with his saw mill he Is
putting up in the basement q machine fol
making sash and blinds. Ii is very in
genious affair and will turn out those ,rou-
blesome jobs ready to put together. An
other machine for making doors, be con-
templates soon having in operation. AT
tached TO this mill is also planning ma
chine, which, however, was not in opera
ton during our visit.
The foundry OF Messrs. Fergus &. Buford
was. as usual, in full blast, and we were
pleased to see that many Of the castings
were intended for this place. Some for the
Foundry and others for steam establish
ment shortly 10 be put into operation by
two Of our enterprising citizens.
The Plow mandatory Of Messrs. Deere,
Tate 4 Gould is turning on, large num-
Der OF these necessary agricultural implc-
ments and, what is better, they find ready
sale for all they manufacture.
We called upon our old friend and fel-
low citizen, Rev. A. B. Hitchcock Pass,
ed a half hour agreeably in examining bis
cabinet of minerals. Visited with him the
Meeting House being erected By the Con
sregationalists, which is neat frame and
i remember Alright, 40 by 60 fee. in d.
mansions.
We took dinner at the Moline House
where we found an obliging host and ex
cellent accommodations. We take pleas
IRE in recommending the House TO our
! friends. We met here four gentlemen il
search Of water power to establish manu-
| factories. Two wished to erect chair man
ufactories and the other couple paper
mill. Our object in visiting the House
was 10 meet these latter gentlemen. We
learned from them that they were betteI
pleased with Moline than with any loca
ton in the West that they had yet seen, tha
it suited them precisely, but that there wa.
one insurmouniable obstacle to prevent
their establishing themselves there Thst
obstacle is one which hangg around Moline
ike milestone, has retarded her growth
and will yet, if not removed, drag her down
They could rent or lease, but could no
purchase water power. sour machinery
will be expensive" they said, sand if W,
cree, il we wish it at our own disposal
So long as this course is pursued the cit
zens of Moline canno, expect their toya t,
progress.
SPEEDY WoRK.--Nine weeks precisely
including a two days detention by snow
storm, from the commencement Of Mr.
Towards saw mill in this place he had i
10 full operation. We give this as an evi
dence ofwhat Is done by cur citizens in The
way Of building.
WERE it not for our friends, the kind Of
ficers Of the steamers that ply in this trade
furnishing US with late ST. Louis papers
we would be entirely without news for our
readers. We are under obligations to the
officers Of the following boats for late pa
Pers, supplied during The pas, week.