The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-08


The dullness OF the last winter occesionec
considerable gruublIng here, as ~ every
other poir, on the Upper Mississippi. Ever,
place mas ITO croakers, and We enjoyed the
presence OF q few, wLo essum ny the win
,er's duiiness ~ text, preached profound
iisowners filled with ilI.omeacd predic.
Gus Of q cessation o. the reaetkabic pro.
Srcss which hae characterized the iste his
tory o: our city but Trey 1--we happi.,
lived long enous In the ore intervening
time, to realize The folly OF Their own prop''
sciss. and none perhaps are more buzz
engaged than they in taking aevantsge q
the present prosperity 10 iea'ner their Q" u
nests This prosperity, a0G iAc bright ia-
ture prospects OF Davenport, ATE a souree
not only vi grea; sraiiheatier 10 our ci,l
sens but Of becoming price. Never oeof,
has there been heavier influx 81 s,rangef,
than thi. spring, and never Dei1re did Dsy
EXPORT appear 10 occupy so prominent ,
tide Of emigration bending tie steps Wet
ward. Our young city Appeals suddenly /,
have drawn 10 IL the gaze yi ANY Es'er
communities. The very acton II our p
pie. in making such deterni ID eiT.rts al
they have lately undersstcr, - push III
ward their city, seems ~ aus, secured "a.
sympathy from abroad. and at 20 back Oh,
sympathy in tue lorna OF ne Il izcns.
Heretofore oar people nav" relied stusts
entirely upoh the great nal col advantage.
o Davenport to secure h"r pros perls =
Situated lar enough above > Louis 10 =
main forever q distinct poh', nd out OF &c
reach OF . certain "absorb bag" inhueut
which greater cities exercise over lesser sn
their immediate neighbour "a yet direci J
connected with her markets BY gr.ai
river, and connected with ihc Eastern usl.
kets by railroads-on the banks II the ~.
si-sippi, in The centre II ~hst nay tray III
called the garden spot o. ID, West
everything 10 encourage cmigra'iun, J..
found manufactures, TO advance bus ness ii,
all its departments rich and rspdIy fill .
country behind us pouring i,s " allh in eur
lap BY wagon and BY railroad and the sit,
OF the city itself - lovely a spo, a. any
upon which the eye Of man ever rested
al these things IN our favor lave had tn
effect to give our citizens ,hst confidence
OF over confidence. beget,ine repose Du
ring the las, two years, marked il il ,rur
by progress most woaderlul, our peeple
hsve let the town take cafe of it.elf ",
in spite Of bad CITY legislation. and the il,
dfirrence al ei'zens . tsc mos, iniuriep.
trih.ng With our b-st ini..v-ts or Ihose i.
the head OF CITY affairs, tni qtu.o-, = t~is
ssnt 81 that spirit O. pablic eaterpti.s
which 10 pushing forward "ihet places tina
have no real natural advantages cornpst. W
to our own, Davcnpor, hos oe.a rsn..,.
growing. Susng,r. have ccm< IN by thou
sands, and ,he demand has created the sun.
ply 10 houses. business and manufactures
Bot our future prospects are how found,
upon something surer than mere ns,urs
advantages. Our citizens have gone /,
~ork. with .piri, ev,deneing their beHs
that Davenport has high dct,iny, and lhf
spcn fism depends the working u il gu
The new policy was ecmmc. ced apr. Dr.
ely IN spring BY the elec,tta Of Nav
and Council supposed 10 b. Invested i i,
the foil spirit Of progress, ID intimate
enough connected with III" property inir
esis Vt the cry 10 quad ID Which tas
were expected to labor to advsnce. -
Through them We have had 4 propa-itist
prerenied 10 our ci'ixens. and BY them car
ried through, 10 invest S2Oo 600 in improve
menss essen'isl to the prosperity Of the
city. The secures City Hospital, q Ci,
Hall. grounds for Wster Works and the pre
liminarv preparations for such an impro,.
mens, and the grading an marsdam rin,
ef our prominent streets Ry ano,her vote
loan Of $3.50 600 has boon authorized b,
the rity towards 'he e3nsttu on OF rail
road ~ eosnee, Us with the Cedsr Vail,
the richest potion # l.4e Stsse OF I.an
and . private rEiz n subsc, rtt9n II mean.
one hundred thousand 4 ~, IS read, /.
baex this. Tn last v3tr given conf
deDce ncre particularly ,ur merchant
upon whom the prosperity the city 81
materially depends.
Al slfls time, incre Is rot D : rect IN DIV
eatort upon which new houses are no
sPriaging up, aud many Of item large a.,
substantial buildings. NJ city IN ihe U
per Mississippi exhibits greater oEi,r esi
dences Of prosperity, shiir INC facts W,
have gwen soose, prove 'hs ts,ea,d i,.lltt
upon which this Prosperity Is eunaed. . d !
right. Our growth iasi year was eeta.
even 10 our oar cititenf. lt We i.,t ~.
thOr,sed in saving that mo- bulainp- wi
be erected THE year. and Ittir agsrs.4
value viii be ulmos, dysbc the iasr. 1.
meats Of iast season.
We have already aol,e,d the fact. tt.,
scout sis hurds.a G rmans h-y. ar,iy j -
Davenport hi. sprihr, drset lresa the Cd
country. .rd tina. .om. ,hnusaad more hs,e
been shipped direct ,o ths posaf, psinci
EsIly irom the north OF Germany, y 10 y. !
81 tie In This and neighb rtg Counties
Who can calculate the IA 'a nee 81 the,
-vsbers, rspi.sl aid IN s,fy UPON til.
pace There 10 perhat. - better cie.s Of
people 10 develop the yea n and resource.
Of . country than the Germans, or 10 ID
vance the real p ospefity .: ci,,e.. Tn.i,
choice Of this Dcsli,y f.- their iu,o,
homes, proves ae~ super 80 he induce
n'Sts Cur town and coun:'y err 10 III.
eEigssn.. The prosperity Sc grea,nc-.
Ciseissssi 10 owing more 70 the one fac,
that II ss one ,ine bee.me the ioeus 81
Gsrmsn emigration i the Oh.a vsti.y
I1so 10 oil csssfs. In 1850 the i'd Q
emigration commenced p,vl,rg inc Gin
e.rns,i, sd Filing UP the t-ci -punty.-
That tide 6xed the des,iny Of the Ore,
City. The ssms tide he's Commenced Cow
nc inso Davenport I, viii ss,sbi.h al
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