The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-21

MEssas. SAspEss spending : few
weeks In your young and beautiful city last
fall was quite surprised 70 hnd % much
solid advance in prosperity, the mechanic
arts, institstions OF learning, religion and
every thing that tends TO make life sseiul,
social and happy.
A | intend soon to become citizen, l
may claim some OF its privileges and send
you the result Of some observations in
sketches Of Davenport relatives TO its iosa.
ton. business prospects. streets, water and
IRE departments and such other subjects as
may interes, 40, only its citizens bat nut,
dtades the. are pressing 70 the west for
homes where the Institutions aud laws
are Tree she.e living must be the cheap
est. smploymen, pleaty and the edasatioaai
endowmeGts tar superior TO the older States
With ihese elemeats Of prosperity aud hap.
piness. With mild. heslthy aud dry climate
and uarivsi!ed beauty of location, Daven
port 10 situated hours ride west OF Chica.
20, Ga The lows .ije II the Mississippi.
~aere the Railroad Hrdg. afehins the tiv.
q furnishes path tor the iron horse to
bound into the State across her fertile pra..
rice and groves, and tnsnce westward with
the march Of civilization sad empire A
bend in the river ST the loot OF the rapids
sad hesd OF Rock Island leaves rich sliu.
val plain for miles east and west using
from the nser With easy grade Tor mkauiss.
turing and mercantile Embellishments and
varying in width IRON " rods to two miles
TO the foot of the bluffs on the northwest.
These bluffs rising from rs 10 $50 feet
high furnish q natural barrier to the city
from the high noslhsrn and western winds
OF the open Praities. They are covered
with groves oil thrifty oak and walnut tim
Der up to the verge OF The higher lands or
andulating prairie. Here are the southern
slope overlooking The plain and city with
Moline and Rock Island, thu bridge, river
aud islsnds I'LL lost 10 the distance, are
views thar cannot be excelled for natural
and varied scenery BY any American city;
! aud let me say I, the lover Of nature ii you
have not seen the Mise issipP from these
| points YOU have missed one of the richest
/ Landscapes that was ever spread out BY its
| great Author to please and instruct the eye
of nan. For colleges, public buildings,
private residences, villas and picturesqa
gardening they are beginaing to be appre-
cated and improved.
As q business town Davenport IS happily
located, neary central On the great route
| il mast soon be the mercantile. mapufsctu.
| ring and distributing city for central lows
with 4 fair chance to compete for Nebraska
aud Kansas. Coal for manufacturing and
| iue, is mined in ahu ndanee near the Railroad
beth in Illinois and Iowa and is compsrs.
tveis cheap. Fire ~ ad is sosfseF, having
10 be brought down the river, but is less
than half the price commanded 3, ST.
Louis Building materials are slso cheap
ef here than 81 any ely on iLe Mississippi
| Abundance Of GOOD stone are qasrried Al
The river bank slong The Rapids for miles.
! Good brick are made BY The sand and clay
easily obtained euntigionsiy ST the iost of
the bluffs Immense RATS of pine and
and Wisconsin aud are gathered into coves
along the city and islands, and reduced by
the power Of steam into every variety Of
shape, and furnish al abundant supply not
only for the city bBl ioE the increasing trade
! Of the far west Steam works for milling,
numbering machinery and fonudries already
aesupy nearly the riEef ir5at for tso miles
The Railroads are farther adsaacei ~fst
tfoa, ibis than say Paiat IN The State The
stoeE 81 the Mississippi and Missouri Rid
Is already iaForsbly known in tie eastern
market. while ,hs company having il 10
charge aided By losrsl grants from Con.
sTes= Of lands sili stes5ii, and surely send
II through to Fort DesMoiass and Cocacii
| Buns before any otbsr route ~ the State
vii reach the Missouri
Railroads are aid.ng 10 asEslaps and set
tis the West with rapiaity unknown 10
ihs cider States. The farmer ia the latter
t1ast devote 20 ycsrs oi The health and vig-
o. Of his days 10 clearing and fencing The
Eade lands ana t,iEg ready 10 farm At
rbe vest this is accomplished a, oaea -
Tae rail cas- brings the prairie farmer his
Il heing, his iHnber for his buildings, his
coal for his loei. ss ell as bis mel chan.
disc. He can purchase tie bui!dinss re adv
u sci up q, his field He con procure his
fields broken up sith small part Of The first
trop sad he can send If BY the same cars
h= surplus produce as soon a. gathered liz
stick as soon S. lated, and these passing
er S,sies, mountains and riserz anA
a.zrket in the old States and seabeard
tasns.
These western gardens cleared and made
ready for the use Of msn IS the Red Hunt.
er decays sEd the wild buffalo disappe srs.
se being recisimed and brough, ont by TIL.
msgie OF steam il is this which is giving
Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, a nd The west gem
rally, such rspId development and build ng
il cities. In nv next ] will mako some
,aggestions IS TO the Improvement Of our
a d. streets. Yours truly, JIG e.
New Banking Law