Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-07-12

Ii CLAIRR, IowA.-Situated on the
west tsnk II the Mississippi river, At tn,
heed q abe upDer rapids and In Sect Co,
IL one Of the most plesssat ssd snts prisins
towns 10 b. Ssaad N lows. Its peculiar ro-
sitios, the eslespsiss svincs6 BY its citizens,
and he fertile trset Of country north, west
and sesth a II, nsrks L. Claire ont as a
plsee Of considerable present and reat fu.
turs importance. The ground OF which
the city stands w. originally csded 10 our
worthy fellow citizen, Antoine lie Ciairs,
y The Saes and Poses, - . token of their
high consideration Of his fidelity ard intcs-
rity - On interpreter between themselves
and the whites. The present population is
about 1900 has some twenty stores, one
steam saw mill, two Touring ms lone
Ba mixing House, Eve hotels, FIVE churches
and three schools. There - steam ferry
running between this city and Port byron,
TO which place will soon Be completed
raih Dad, connecting with the Chisiso and
Rock Island X. R., thus afordinX All easy
outlet to the greatly increasing trade Of
these two places. Besides possessing great
local advantages, there is . rich me Of
wealth underlying the whole bluG and il
in rear Of The town, IN the extensive q lar-
ries Of sand stone, which for oil purpo..s
10 inferior 10 none in the Western States -
When first qnarried il 10 easily wrought,
but on exposure becomes - solid and i'm
pervioas AZ granite. Thouss nds VI per-iies
have been shipped from these sparriss 10
i'dsrsh. parts Of The country.
Dfi, the past year accompany Las BEEN
formed, consisting VI some u the mos,
wealthy men Of the city, for the purpose
OF bu,lin9 Marine Railway AMI BOA
Yard All preliminary STEPS have te.u'a-
kes, asd the work 10 going GA rapid, un
der tue supervision Of Thomas King, E-q.
gentleman Of great experien &C IN lie u
sness, and IN whose hands The enterprise
will undoubtedly prove goo; invest IN. at
There has long been felt tY Loa'Intn
great necessity for boat yard on he Mia
lssiPpi above the upper rsp,ds; Were .,
only repairing could be done, tut where
boats Can be built and fitted f.r the river, as
well as III st. Louis OF PiI,sburg. Til. *.
penditure necessary TO he carrying oct -
this enterprise vii. be $40, 900, all Of ..hich
Will 30 raised by . few clfiz-ns OF uai
place. Yae work al this yard win give CON
san, EN-, loymrnt 10 from 50 10 II ll-.. and
there con be no q lesiion but that the eais'-
ence u such an institution viii have ten
dency to increase The trade AID importance
Of TIA city 10 a eons deratle extent.
Thc Rapas Mills, owned BY Alfred J.
Janson, ESQ, is the on'y steam. s.w nal ii
the place, cut, out . large amount Of lurn-
Der, la'h aud shingles, anil gives con.taA,
employment TO some thirty men, AMI is
among the best in the upper Mississippi
AZ a numbering point lie Glaze has ern.id-
srabie sd,antnge; beirs situated stihs head
Of the sApids, Nc difficulty is cxp,riencea BY
raftsEsn in running raft down, hence
RATS can bought al cheap ra'e,. These
mills supply agrea. tract OF country with
aiding and fencing lnmbcr, and being in
the hshds Of a gentleman well known for
h 8 iie"stry and enterprise, permanent
and increasing .rads VIII co.tinns 10 be re-
arz>L.
A. the Swan bll.s, owred BY Messrs
Terhuas l. Grout, an extensive 6,isness -
done IN manufacturing -four, and N 5u yils
and shipping gram. Theae mills lave
good reputation, ard are tho property Of
thorough business men. Mr.. Nugert has
erected another houring mil, which will
go into operation the coming fall.
IL September, 1854, Mr.. J Q A. Owen
co m mencsj TIE anufactus OF piows at
tins place, and has met with great success
The article which he manufactures MEETS
vi h esey sa'e, beng Of tie best qusl ~.
In this branch Of trade eiyh, u.en are en-
poyed and 500 r!ows are turned GU pr
annum. The capital invested il sbou; 81
600. Value Of manufacture, $1,000.
J. s. Newman has an establishment for
the manufacture Of Tin, Sheet Iron and
Cope, ware, 10 which business, together
with the Stove trade, a capital Of some S.
900 il employed, making yearly business
which amounts TO $4,000.
Merchants and traders generally ave do
ing lucrative business, with far prospects
OF continual increase. a. the population Of
I hs city and surrounding country increases
With 70 many natural advantages, il 10
diflic uli 10 predict for lie Clare anything
less than fair position among The embryo
towns in the State.
Kansas News.
A3vices from Topeka Of the 4th inst.
are received. Convention met there on