The Davenport daily gazette., 1856-11-06

X 10 an axiom in the, history OF cities. that
nothing % contributes to their prosperity as
Commercial advantages
alone have buili. .up cities. but rarely ~ith.
out tho aid OF manufactures, While the con-
essu8iDb Of manufacturing interests at
certain point invariably produces prosPeri.
~ aad progress. Il is not merely in the
nunlss sasworkmen they bring, forming
subs)Antial class OF citizens. with their
wsuts to be supplied. and scattering in the
oassaisx he great aggregate of their wa
eesAut h. IL the increase Of trade, the
building up OF new markets, and the inds-
peneenes Of Gisesnt communities more or
less secured BY every new branch Of man.
ufacturing stsrted. Nc western town can
depend On commercial advantages alone for
greatssss, To develope its resources and
the resources of its surrounding country;
to foster i,s best interests, and bring in that
clsss Of people upon whom these interests
mspsmatesiaily depend; to make it place
Of proasctsoa instead OF consumption; to
draw into it capital from abroad; in fact TO
give 1t the bones and muscles and sinews
Of strength--if mGst lsve nanufartarss.-
The value Of manufactures cannot be too
highly estimated by those who are devo,ing
their capital and energies to building up
towns and cities. To the discerning eye,
no better evidence of prosperity can be de-
tected in young city. nor any surer foun-
datiou Of ito future importance. than ia It's
Dsf6ng machinery on every street.
Such evidences of present prosperity and
Of futurs increased Importance. are now af-
forded on all sides in Davenport. We ques.
ton whether on the whole length of the
great Mississippi, there is town or city
containing more manufactures proportio-
nAiely to its size than there are in Dsven.
port Lastyesr there were about 100000
INFESTED in manufs ctures here, and there is
now probably million dollars thus invest.
q. Goods we're Manufactured and sold in
Dsvenport The same year to the amour. Of
nearly tive millions of dollars. Since this
calculation was made, there is no doubt but
that manufactures in Davenport have in
creased fully thirty three per cent. Every
month 10 adding to The number, while many
Of the embellishments are on large scale,
and employ great many workmen. These
manufactures are of great variety, and with
on, exception, so far ss We know, are do.
ing business fully iostifying the capital
and labor invested. There is market, right
At hand for Amos, everything manufsetu-
red, and ready facilities otriver aud rsilrosd
for transportation to distant markets. We
shall soon give full details o. these man
ufactures, for the purpose Of aEordng stran-
gers some idea Of the extent and Importance
Of fmanufsc'ures in Davenport. We think
Il will be IN our power TO sstonish those OF
our own citizens who have not directed par.
ticulsr attention 10 this subj-ct.
In vie OF The extent OF manufacturing in
Davenport, no one can set bounds to lis
sdvsnsag<s Of the best located sites on the
1ississippi river. We have e. rich and
productive country around Us ss there is
in the great Mississippi valley, and now
tlossoming Sc the rose with well cultivated
and farms, Semmed VITA towns and villages.
The rapid settlement Of this country, and
the creation of interior trades, were the
main instrumen,alitIes IN giving this CRY
Its start-and they are sufficient in them
selves to carry il far beyond its present i'm.
portance. Bu, when we reflect upon the
powerful influence OF manufactures in build
ing mp cities, and then view the number oI
al ds.eriptions in full and healthy activity
here, we there find our surssl ground for
predicting that Davenport is bot commen.
cling growth the end or iimi,s OF which DC
man may see.