The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-18

sirau, 81 locating "a sninc 81 the Young
cite. vhn.r pa,t III tary aud present pr,
ste.> gave promise al future prn-l@rit, u
not nf artual creatures, The Eastern c,n
grant. whether mechanic, manufacturer al
eencral business han, doe. not seek III.
West with ans intention IT settling down
~ tie saline SLAM and easy coach &c progress
ia which he has been lun',er,ng 80 man, ii
the best Years 81 hl- life, but he desires
placing himself where the jang and clash
II ltas machinery, on a swift tram ~ ad
yancement may hnrl him aloi,s L. o,ir com
mon business ,.osl, Independence and lnrIuns.
Therefore. when about Ia leave III, Eastern
home La studio, the field before him, n
Thousands anl hundreds IT thousands II
his predecessors have dome ar else make =
calitics. e. select >nnc spot. combining ~
itself all the elements ef pr,.r,.>, and prs
rcrtv, with which he can unite hi- interests
and liz hopes, a. grow with IL growth, and
advance IN his own private fortunes with IL
advancement. That Davenport has attracted
{" itself the eyes IL many thousands ii these
Eastern men. comprising hundreds 81 keen.
shrcwd business men, as WILL n ho,i~ II
skilliul mechanics and experienced manu-
iacturcrs. j. amply illustrated in IL pa, .ix
Years history. That they recognized ia tins
locality remarkable advantages, and were
correct IN their Judgment, j. proven D, the
fu..f tlnf ~ sl,.. I'll HALL a
the village Of two thousand nliabit ants, and
in that brief space az time have made ID a
city 81 from fifteen To twenty thousand in
habtant-, hnastine a commerce prol,ahl,
equal Il that of any "thcr cit, "n the i'ppcr
Mississippi, aud manufactures FAR exceeding
any other III capital employed, number ~
men engaged and work annually produced
Aud when u j. estimated that during th.
past year, an addition 10 our population has
been made of probably five or six thousand
souls, with MI extension of our enterprises
Ut home aud abroad to MAINTAIN similar
progress in the future, the truth j. evident,
that the Judgment which rraspcd the once
village la liit IL by the force of its own nat
ural advantages and the almost on,nilotcnt
power ii energy, enterprise aud libcrality
united L. something of the scale IL it, pres
ent greatness, "a- good Judgment well mp
Piled.
There are thousands oi Eastern men Now
studying the West, aud more especially Ill.
rise and progress Of the towns and eit,c> ii
the great Mississippi valley, with the deter
inination of selecting one 1t them ior fa-
tnrc hane Tasucl men We wish Ia address
few remarks, giving a brief statement af
indispntahlc .tlei' about Davenport Thc-.
iacts must demonstrate a. them, that ~
other Young city IN this great valley oilers
better inducements 10 all eIasse, If .ncr.
eetir men, disposed Ia invest their lai.,r.
capital aud enterprise IN their new homes.
than this place.
In lsal Davenport contained ai,eut tw.
thousand inhabitants. II was merely dis
tinsniShed ~ the NEST lovely Village an ia.
Upper Mississippi, aud occupying the most
beautiful and advantageous site on the cntirc
margin ii that river The wnn,l.r was,
that with such manifold beautie-, and le-
Gated ~ the midst ii one II the richest
agricultural portions nf the Groat West
alrcad, becoming well settled AMI ealtisa
ted, aud Tor which u va. the natural ship
ping point ~ well n entrcp,i far distant
Ron The larser eit,e> the Le.i Ml~-S~ippl
terminus For vast railroad entcipfl-. col,
meeting the East with the Tar West. should
d village, WHEN with not half it, natural
advantages great citlc, were slring,ng ny in
other parts ef the country. Hut another
tide 81 Western emigration "p,amcnced
pouring in, filling up our vacant lands with M
enterpr'sing anl hard working population,
aud planting here number 1T -hrew.i and
energetic business men who understood how
70 use A. they developed our resources
Mechanics and manufacturers came IN their
wake, and Davenport suddenly commenced
growth, which has continued without III.
rninishing and even increasing to Ill. l,,e-ent
time. and which promises IT, make the ia
tare Of oar city ~ remarkable ~ its past.
Last August a correct CENSUS mas taken 1T
our population, which was found a. i.c liz
tie over thirteen thousand. An estimate
Just concluded establishes the fact that
within the last year we have added 10 this
population about five or six thousand An
enumeration II the improvements II the
city shows that since August, ls5d. th. al
moet Incredible number III one thousand two
hundred and fourteen houses have been
reed IN tbs city, including those nov in
course 81 erection. Among these are some
OF the finest buildings ia the state
In addition to these lmpra, enents, We
are about erecting Court II use aud City
Hall combined, for which the sum oi $40
OD j. devoted-al-o city Hospital to cos,
$1,000, with $4,000 voted ior PURCHASING
the site and establishing the preliainar,.
70 extensive water work. The sum q,
elVO,OD has been devoted TIN. season IT,
street improvements, although their cost
will not he limited to this amonn, III.
work has been actively commenced and /.
now IN progress, with humber of squares
already finely macadsmized, and streets .s.
tended and otherwise improved, 20 illustrate
the beneficial workings 81 the enterprise.
uss posts are being erected in oil parts Of
the caty wei populated ~ ~ 10 more com
paeteiy illuminate the city, and give i. c;ti-
Gems the advantages Of such Al. Improvement
There are nearly five miles u gas hin. now
laid in this city. We will soon L.,. ov..
two miles Of macadamized streets, and near.
~ thirteen miles Of laid sidewalk. No.
not give further details Of our grea, improy.
ments, oil wrought in ~ short a time
These must be sufficient to convince anx
one Of the rapidity and real sul,stant,,,
worth Of our city's progress. They 10 some
deeree show what we have been doing. Al
ths time, there are more buildings In course
q erection than 1t any other period In the
history Of Davenport, with q great an un-
aasishsd demand for house. Of all kinds.