Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-06
LOCAL MATTERS.

HI
a. in the matter Of equalizing prices
mos, of,he Eastern States especially i
,,hern Ohio, the apple crop is one of ex
binary abundance. In the Western
..s,ve the best winter apples can be pur
|h.,ed,on the trees at from forty to fit!
~, barrel, and the best qualities vii
.h,le,s be sold at from seventy Eve cent
dollar including the price Of the barrel
.eems to US that this would give
,,,n for their profitable transp or tatiol
hi, section of country. We do no
,ow exactly what the freight charges
nd be from those points Of the apple
n,,rv which can be reached by Railroad
we do not think they would be large
Iooch to hinder good winter fruit being
\, here al very handsome profit. AT al
anti. we think the subject worthy the
Iteration OF some Of our citizens whose
.;,e.s i. in that line, and we think they
s,nre il OFT SO as to show balance on
,;,b, aide. It 10 evident that the most
06, would be made by buying the fruit d.
civ at the orchards, instead OF getting
en- 4, second or third hand and paying two
three profits ut Chicago and other places.
!, are confident that. any one who would
This means get from first hands good
Ooy Of lirst.rate winter fruit, would have
subsequent cause to regret the specula-
Cer.,nly. the tran saction would be
Of much less risk than that Of importing
cbes from the South at - per bushel,
We commend il to the attention of those
have been engaged in that operation.
any thing like reasonable rate, the
sumption Of winter apples us an article
primary food woulI be large, and both
the convenience of house-keepers and
profits Of sellers, we wish there may be
ppIy Of this desirable article, at fair
tes, that will fully supply the demand.
are pleased to learn that James
kIey. the youth who had a fall in the
tlare building, last Monday afternoon,
less seriously injure ! tn IN was at first
rehended. There does not appear, as
understand, to have been any internal
nv, and from present appearances ne
be able 10 be GU, again in a day or two.
have received the Eleventh An
Announcement OF the Eclectic Med
Institute OF Cincinnati. Judging from
pamphlet, the InstitL,e would appear
ina sery prosperous condition. There
b thif,y.two graduates at the spring
ipn OF / $50 am lls whom were four fe-
-To@s OF FARsAM. by the advertise
y Of the public sale OF lots: a, the town
imam, 10 which we direct the attention
b. readers, il Will be seen that the en-
Et.ns proprietors Of that town are de-
ned 10 spare no effor, and no expense
axe Farnam a desirable place for new
ers, and the prosperous and prospecting
eus of the rich agricultural country
ch surrounds 1t. The gentlemen inter-
in the growth have taken hold OF the
Der with that kind Of will which is
erbial Tor making a way. In addition
e Improvements which are specified in
Advertisement, we are assured that the
fact has been closed for the manufac-
Of $4,000 to $40 900 worth of reap
m,chines, and that a h,uring-mill for
purchase Of wheat and FOR ding custom
merchant work will b. immedia tely
Ped These things would seem to in :
e that F4rnam is bound to 60 ahead.
are by no means envious of its pro-
Rive prosperity; but while we think
il and similar towns the natural
III Of the rich country by which they
be supported, we also think that some
The rich men Of Davenport" should
themselves a little IN )re in the multi
hs of those kind ofinstitutions on which
value of their own property depends,
want more Touring mills. more mach ne
s, more foundrcs, and more factories o.
kinds which we have not nov. One
le greatest benefits to our city that ought
esnl, from the Railroad, should be thai
Ill transport to all the country west o
Ftcles Of Davenport manufacture. u
Is not the case, we do not see how
enport will be so immensely benefited
be road. Property rules at high rates
and people pay high prices for it, be
pc they draw on the future. But if
number towns at every eligible poin
'he interior, build up manufactures o
pous descriptions, sufficient and more
sntficientto supply all their own wants
Davenport in the mean time does bn
ar'tiyely little, it needs but a SIN al
Ion of,he prophetic spirit to foretell thu
ph' describing any consideration o
hc spritedness. simple self-in.erest die
that in order to enhance the price o
perty, or even t. keep it at its presen
We, some portion oft should be expende,
Inc benefit Of the remainder. We thin
great want Of our city now is the cree
OF manufactures Of every description
'hnk that our capitalists would be tn