The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-12

Finance Committee Of this Society met on
Monday evening and resolved to call the
members and proposed members together for
organization cn Tuesday evening. August 18th,
% that an election Of officers might be held
on the LIST Of September. according 10 the
laws. We understand also, that the eo.nmi.-
tee on the Recommendation II the musical d.
rector. detcrmiDed ON immediate steps 10 ol,.
tain the organization Of Band of from IL 10
20 psrtorners. to aid the Society in the per-
iHmance Of the whole Of Han,lels oratorio of
the "ksssiaA, which, in addition 10 secular
music, the Society intend 10 practice and per-
iorm during the ensuing winter In further
ance Of this object. they have fortunately Sc
secured the cooperation of Mr. S,rasser. who
has undertaken to organize band OF the re-
quisitc members. Mr.. Hill. the owner Of the
new Metropolitan Hall having offered the use
u Il TO the Society on liberal terms, ii il
probable that twill be used by them for their
future performances. Such q room will he
absolntely requisite, II, - the committee hope,
the number OF members can be raised this
season To ffsy effective voices. Il IL crafty
ing TO 6nd the olBcsn Of the Society attending
to these mattsu 80 early In the season Le.
us express hope that their expectations Of
success will he realized.
kEsrs We see no prospect Of rents for
dwellings being any lower this season, not
withstahding the number Of houses which
have been erected, and are now being built
Rents Of The new dwellings are from twenty 10
twenty five PER cent the eos. of the buildings
themselves. Some owners appear TO think
they must be receiving per cent on the val
ne Of their lots as well As houses. although
their land Is steadily increasing In value, and
making In this way IN excellent per cent
age. Good houses are didlculs 10 procure, and
while this difacnlty exists, landlords can get
pretty much what they may AK, and they are
generally inrlinsd 70 ask all they can gel.
The effect Of this policy Is simply to keep
the pssorer of working classes away from The
city, and To drive many froa Asnonx as Who
would MAKE good and useful citisens. We
shall (ssi this soones ~ later Al this passicu-
lar time, when business Of ail kinds Is 20 unu.
snally dull and mechaaics and manufacturers
and merchants And u di0calt 10 make bot,,
ends meet. thsse high rents are peculiarly
oppressive. rst shere appsars To be no hors
II their alIsvistioa. Indeed. judging from
the rents aGRxed 10 new dwsllisss, they ap-
pear To be actually % ~ insssass. Our
prosperity and progress win - woaAsrfulIy
strange Indeed. II ths same r.r.s car :.
obtainsd Eve or ten years hsnce for similar
hoassa similarly located. whsn a app,icaus
appeals 70 the landlord for . ipww rase Of
ssst, - y ~ with she rsedy rssponss-
:" We'll. you are no. obliged 10 take II. rhsss
ase aessn ready 70 pay shs rsae-~ 81
Aavs posaey ef applications, and might ~
much nsrs."
Ihts Day - right as = matter of individual
OAin, bot noe Sdr osOssal prosperity. Msm u
capital should b sasisasa With Via. q alunsse
every seAsr p,acs wosld - coaaider<d llbes.
q, drst-rais - csslAge. Every sacour-
aasnant sAosld - sGsssd . ns~ couer~, -
pseiaily 70 mechanics, % locass among rs. and
= hssp I'll with ~ vho - asw Nm. But
- hsas eeastast ccslplainas anaag ehess clAas-
=. - = - ansag I'll chass No 20 ~
sss -, - havs iAnllies, ~ shsy can
- saAs4 ussuus Every naater neehan,c,
svssy aanaasawtag 1sn, ~ 70 pay work.
-: - rsea..y - ness ea aesousa d
.ish 80 - - - p1sss = vvsvisioas,