The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-14
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For the Davenport Gnc'el
MEssns. EDrrons: We perceive in the
Dailics of last week, quite a little ,parring
between the II. I. hdrertis,y and Davenport |
Ereniag N,'rs as Ia the relative merits of
the Twin Cities : IN regard 10 the extent |
and number IL manufacture, mechanic arts,
etc. Th"-c ,aIer- arr peculiarly png,aciou-,
and the, forget that " kind word in sea
SON ayailcth more than harsh wori-
I'toa 1.-THE rea, promincn, interests
Of these cities are mutual-n TIA. great cs.
sentials.
Atim 2j.-The growth and prosperity Of
the one, stimulate, encourage and necessarily
promote the prosperity ii the other
Action III. thur interests heing mutual
mot identical, We ought t. a,or f'r tile
accomplishment oi the same eud, to wit:
1.-The greatest ro,d To the greatest number
For example: First, the Illinois side
abound~ in vast coal lc,is IT good bitumi-
nou. coal, ranging from three feet sly inches
| to live feet sx niche. of workable coal. lis
arr h,inr fully Developed The railroad To
Coal Valley bcing nearly completed, viii
s,,on he able L. furnish coal to oct. ciizeas at
ten cents pei hl-hd.
TX. =. The Henry c"un,y Coal Company
have bccn giving "a, regular supplies ii coal
1 an III. winter at about fourteen cents, hut
they can make a g-od profit at ten cents per
bu,hcl.
tx. }. The water power at the head 81
the Island, both on the Moline si,le and On
the main channel II the Mississippi river, i
fully equal Ia our utnost wants as AN eco
loinical driving power; easily controlled
and CONSTANT (great essential furnish
ing power for il,,uf iaills, Jaw mills, ioun-
dries, machine SHOPS, hctl,teaa, bucket,
CHAIR, plough aud wagon manufactures, and
should have q great variety Of "ther me
chanical branche, oil art. Moline must be
the Lowell oi tins country Her warehouses
and sale room. must bc in Davenport, he
cause il il the back country that constitutes
the bulk Of the buyer, Of these manulac-
tures. We want cotton and wool. paper
and white lead manufacture especially.
| Ex L. Rock Island : the ,s'.nt for the
| distribution of foreign goods up aud down
the river
Ex. !. Davenport i, the point {" he .aos''y
benefited by the improvement, ai,ovc emu
nerate'l. Our back country reap, the adj
vantagcs of railroad connection with CHI
cago and with the H.. Al.o, fr,m every
new mill either here, at Moline or in the
vicinity, she iind~ market for her products.
the Hour mill, 1T Moline Lu, their Rh,ai
and >ell their aoat at Davenport.
Tx. q. Davenport Is emphatieally the
great shipping d,rot of the ; ATE Cor agri-
cultural products, Ia wit: wheat, corn, po-
tatoes, onions, flour, corn meal, beef and
pork al,o &c lumber from the back country
Our mills and lumbcrmcn arr i,,rn, shing for
sale a0,1,n feet daily Of good lumber.
Ex. !. Tie great M,s,i..ipri bridge az
furl- IA facilities .f getting coal =, chcaply
in Davenport a~ in sock island, ar within a
! small fraction oi a cent hcncc our machine
shops, manuiacturi,s, and citizens generally
may confidently anticipate an abundant
supply " fuel At cheap rates, Will, the Up
per Mississippi river towns are paying -
cents per busi,cl, the Missouri river towns
rs cent. per bu-hel, aud the southern towns
- Ia 81 cents.
Conclusion: ". say a. oar ne,ghbcrs a
l."ck Island NJ feel no ie,ls.sg a. rival
hut would encourage a gcncro,,> emulation
IN laudable ol.leets will You extend ia,
DIV, branch" ~ continue IL Il fling H.,
gauntlet M
W. say Z" "sir own ,iIik.nS. Hnttatlia me
Bsaig,, a >I,anof tile great Etsi ani u est high
way-extend tins highway with many radia
tinlas far intnthc "heundl,., West -cucour-
AZ generous spirit -4ak. ~ tsri.iiats roa-
pftsess.
our future l. Itat pfJhlcniat,esl II We avail
ourselves OF the mean, nature has 81 law
i.hly furnished JrnaI.