Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-29

r CIlares, lows. Oct. =. 1855.
b. DAIlY 0A3srrR:
Aware Of the in.
forest taken il Clinton. b yourself and
your ,sseSers, l - here today making Oh.
sssvasisss lbr nyssle ga hssswisA give
you : asss Of ~ rsssls ofsny iaesstgation.s
Foss lsslrs1s and lxsy lots hsve bees
sold sisss the M Of Aeeest. 1t prices asss.
aging oseo per lot. The purchasers Of
come Of these have been offered IN advance
Of 100 per cent upon the original purchase
and declined tho efer. While al the prep
srsy in second Aspds he's iacseased 10 value.
and = held At dosbls and treble the original
prices. the propsistors. shaxs not advanced
the price Of lets one; iota--sioes they were
first offered. Ns'
Since the 7th Of August. IS buildings have
been erected, besidss the hotel. which il
substantial three-story brick building, 100
feet ON Let st. by 100 on Ath avenue. On
Lat ct. are some stores in lower door, all
rented in advance. This entire building
will be occupied about Let December.
A building for Free Church and School
House has been commenced. and contract
Cd 10 be completed BY lst January. The
want Of good carpenters has much retarded
the growth of the place. Asssrs. Granger
and Purdy, Of Mansfield, Ohio. with some
msehinists of Cincinnati, have purchased
one hundred acres next above the town
plat, and are making arrangements for the
erection Of large st cam. dour and saw mill
Judge Rexnor, and three individuals have
purchased the steam ferry boat Commodore,
which will be in the trade between Fulton
City and Clinton, % soon - the cars run
into the former place. This boat 10 said to
be larger than either of those plying on the
river between Davenport and Rock Island.
II has 2 engines. 5 feet stroke, about 70
horse power each. The boat 10 waiting At
Cincinnati to bring up the mill machinery.
and will be here within two weeks, probss
bly,. l understand the "Sarah' will con.
tinue in her present trade between Fulton
City and Lyons, but that it is probable the
greater portion of travel will be through
Clinton, a. roads have been located and
graded from Clinton to De Witt and lows
City, which places Citation miles nearer
these points than Lyons.
A hotel is Iept 1t Clinton. which accom-
modates from IS to 80 regular boarders, and
an average OF fifteen transient bcsrders per
day. The building is temporary one, but
the fare very good. The landlord, Mr.. Nc
Clay, deserves and receives an extensive
patronage. Grading on the streets will be
continued until frost prevents.
Recently several wealthy men. Of high
standing in the east, have invested in and
are helping to push forward both the town
and the Railroad. The new Board Of Di-.
rectors chosen at the annual election, held
last Saturday consists Of the following nam
ed gentlemen:
Mr.. Turner. Of Chicago. (Pres. C. & G. Air
Line r. r
Walker, do.
Tucker, do.
Croker. Of Oswego, N. Y.
Davis, Syracuse.
Judge Baldwin.
Mr.. Forbes,
Judge Rcznor, Cincinnati, o.
Mr.. Butterield, Utica, N. Y.
:" Dunn, Boston, Mass.
" Chandler, New York.
(" Walker, Fort Des Moin.s, Iowa.
+" Arnold, Of Clinton, lows.
The we'll known. character and energy Of
the individuals comprising this Board is SUI.
hcient guaranty that the road will be push
ed forward to an early completion.
The Messrs. Pierce, former owners Of the
land upon which the town 10 Iocated, are
erecting two brick store buildings, three
stories high, above basement. This shows
their confidence in the enterprise.
Yours, N. HIP.