The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-11-17
ORT. SCOTT CO., IOWA; THURSDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1858

ago. He has seen them all and still is a
hale and vigorous man, bidding fair to live
many years longer. We should ike to be
with him upon the entrance 3f the first To-
connective into his State. We hope we shall
] It viii be proud day Tor all Iowa, but es-
pecialiy 50 for him. Tat locomotive lciN
JeQr his name, and he liAsan.ents Of his cum
. te1aa,sce aoia BE iadeliJly Impressed upon 1t.
.7drDace In Real Estate-sQies and oskiag prices
| ProsPeetire Lum6er aaafaetures-j jmmi-
| gretioa-East Darsaport-Reeagfta!sfasa and pre-
| dtetioa.
| DAVENPORT, Iowa, Oct 20.
The forward state of the Chicago and r.
Island Railroad, and the commencement,
under highly hattering auspices, Of the Mis-.
sissippi and Missouri Road, have produced a
very decided change in the prospects Of this
city, and greatly enhanced the value Of prop
erty. Indeed, throughout the whole region
| of which Rock Island is the centre, that ly-
ling within striking distance" of this impor-
tant line of road, the same remark is true
II hear Of many large transactions in real
estate-some Of them not very far behind
those so common in Chicago for the last
year or two. Parties from abroad, Impress
! ed with the future Importance OF this vicin-
Iity have made large investments. A well
known gentleman from st LOUIS has purchas-
ed property in this city, in Rock Island, in
Moline and the adjacent country, to the ex-
tent Of seventy thousand dollars. | doubt not
| the wisdom Which dictated his course-he
will certainly reap handsome profit from it.
| may state more specifically. that within 4
short time sales have been made in this city
and vicinity as follows A farm Of 10 acres.
nearly mile from the river, and perhaps
+ one and a half miles from the business por-
ton Of the city, was sold by Col. E4Ds, the
owner, for $4,000. For smaller lot of
ground anioining tire above, but nearer the
city, Sl50 per acre was refused. 4 ten acre
lot adjoining the above brought $500 cash
On the east side Of the city, fronting the riY-
er, Mr. LIE Claire sold to the Mississippi and
Missouri Railroad Company eleven acres for
depot grounds, engine house, &c, for l5,-
600. In the business part OF the city, unim-
proved lots, $50 feet deep can be had at
from 20 to so per foot. Lots for residen-
ces can be obtained at IS to s5l2 per foot
Lands adjoining the city limits are held at
$500 to 900 per acre--within mile o. the
city limits, at so to 200 per acre-within
FIVE miles at $40 to a35 for improved lands J,
and at 81 to ;sI5 for unimproyed-within ten
miles uninproved lands So to 81, aud from
ten to twenty miles at s52l, to So.
- This city is destined to become an impor-
tant lumber mart The Mississippi and
Missouri railroad viii pass through country
in which timber is not very abundant, and
large quantities Of boards. lath and shingles
viii be wanted in improving It for settle
ment The pneries ofthe Upper Mississippi
will furnish the requisite supply, and here
must be the point of trans-shipment, and
much of it must be manufactured here also.
At present there are bat two saw mills in op-
Grafton. One Of them is owned by S. Bur-
nell, and, in addition TO saving, the business
of planning, turning, and the manufacture Of
various kinds Of machinery is carried or in
it, giving employment to forty men. The
other is owned by Ranwick and Jordan and
| furnishes labor for twenty men. Both estab-
lishments are operated to the tnll extent q
!, their capacity and turn ont large amount ot
work. Messrs. Cotes g. Davies have an
extensive establishment for planning and the
manufacture of doors, sash. frames, &C.
one OF the best establishments of the kind
+ know of. Thirty laborers are employed in it.
There will soon be a call for large addition
to ,he capital employed in these branches 0!
business for reasons which have more than
once stated in the course Of these letters.
! find but three other manufacturing cs-
adjustments in operation II the city. The
i Iron and Brass Foundry and Machine Shop
4 Of Messrs. lie Claire, Davenport & Co. is an
extensive and we'll appointed establishment
working twenty-five men. It has Just been
rebuilt, having been almost entirely destroy
) ed by fire but few weeks age. Becltel,
Knsey & Co. have an establishment for the
manufacture of steel-clipper plows, Of which
they make very superior article. Twelve
laborers are employed in it, and plows to the
value Of 81 900 are annually turned out
Messrs. Burrows & Prettyman do an extern
sive, and | imagine, profitable business in
the manufacture of -four. Their mill con-
sists of four run of burrs aud has capacity
for turning out from l75 to 200 bbls. every
twenty-four hours. Twenty-Five men are
Iemployed about the mills. Al the forego-
ling establishments are operated by steam,
W ood is worth from s., 80 to $500 per cord,
and coal 1915 to l5 cents per bushal. The
saw and planning mills are supplied with fuel
! from the refuse and shagings Of the estab-
! lshments.
There is no reason why various other
manufactures might not be successfully and
I nrULldpiN lulTpuuCcu uc wants VI
| the country, if | mistake not, already re-
quire more, and in no State Of the Union are
those wants more rapidly multiplying than
| in Iowa. The food of immigration, now
| flowing into the western States, sets with
stronger current towards Iowa than TO any Of
her sisters. The accession of her popula-
I ten from this source is almost incredible.
! Figures which have recently seen, lead me
to estimate the entries of public lands in
this State, during the cure ut year, at about
TWO and a half millions Of acres the most Of
which has been purchased fer occupancy =
What an impetus such an accession to the
wealth aud industry of iowa, will give to bu-
sncss of every description! And especially
will its effects be felt in the towns upon the
west bank OF the Mississippi which areI
about to connect themselves with the interi-
OF by railroad. Commerce in its passage
from the west 70 the east, halts as i strikes
the great water courses of the country, and!
wherever this occurs, there, of necessity
springs into existence an important business
centre. 1t is well to be prepared to take
the greatest possible advantage of those un-
errinr and inyariable laws by which the al
fairs of the world are regulated. Asrespects
fuel or the production of steam power, this
citv is favorabIv situated, The western rim
ne thn Illinois coal basin IS but few miles