The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-05-06


for he peeeent and We are now moro a,
liberty 70 devote particular attention 10
home a61iss. As our own beautiful city
calls tor the frat and best feelings Of our
editorial heart, 90 mus, il demand at times
the 6rst and best place in our columns. SO
MANY inquircs are daily made through let.
trt l. citizens, and In person Of those
ci,ixems VINO are % fortunate ~ ~ be
abe to travel abroad, relative to Da.en.
pot, tina, We cannot better occ.py our space
than BY giving soms details of the city Of
w"'ch ~elare all 80 justly proud. and with
whose interests We have Identified ,hoee Of
GU vev lives.
rive yesrs ago Davenport ~s- only die.
tinguished - The most B aulitul village on
thu Mississippi river. Resting upon the
western bank OF this great river. and nest.
ing in the bosom OF . grand smph,thes,re.
formed BY . crescent OF bluff ereling
arosnd the plain. hall mile bach from the
river IN front-the ciiiis OF Rock island part.
ing the cystai waves, aud old Fcu Arm.
strong resting upon these walls u stone
she village Vt Rock Island OPPOSITE. and the
river coiling "a ia the defiance, glittering
like oliver thread for miles--csrtainly no
lsselier spot ever glsddened the eyes OF
asn. than Davrnpor, as q village. II then
he! only sbost seventeen hundred or two
thousand ishabitan,s. Now. We have q
population VI from fourteen 10 fifteen thous.
saJ people, oil actively engaged 10 business,
oil 'ntsai upon developing to the utmost the
great advantages Of the place, al. striving
TO continue the growth 50 remarkably CON.
mcneed, and with every incentive to ener.
eeiic action. Within FIVE years Davenport,
has changed from the village - the frs,
city IN Iowa, and II 10 now as remarkable
Tor her commerce, trade and manufacturer,
Tor al the attributes Of a fiouri,hinp city,
- hive years ago she was Tor her lovelinoss
- village. Last fall, We publish a full
is' oil the manufactures OF Davenport Our
owa ssisens were as,enishsd at liz. extern,
and variety OF manufactures. IN this city, and
The aggregate annual amount 81 msnuiae c.
ssr~d ss'scles. Since then, the li-l mas been
largely increased, and THE season will mark
% sYsentation a. remarkable - any
sss''s Increase since our village history.
Ssss ~ surer foundation for prosperity can
sysuas city rest, than upon her msnuiae.
tsres--but when with these are linked 40
great river and railroad, Or CON mercial ad
vsntages, - Davenport emo. /, who can
tell when or where the prosperity aud pro.
gress marking our city ut this time may
cesse +! The people Of Davenport feel
justly proud Of the msnufa c,ure. of their
city. While rival cities are depending al.
most entire ~ upon their commercial adyan.
sages. and resting their whole future upon
this " that railroad enterprise. Nc, enjoy.
ing probably al their advantages OF thi.
nature. place . strong reliance upon the
influence OF various add extended and rapid.
" increasing msnufa ciures, To carry for
ward that prosperity 80 happily begun ast
% wonderfully marking our present his.
eviy" w souSfuCt tuit III WEAK romance,
when We reflect upon the amour, Of capital
Invested in manufactures a. this point, the
number OF persoas engaged snd the numbers
Seeking here for employment, in response
10 the demand. the indePendc nc, given us
of distant communities in 80 many psrticu.
lass. sed the standard men q, n.eans who
are coaiiauslly coming into our midst TO
open now branches Vi mechanic We an.
ticipa,e thu, our lat oI next tall will show
81 increase IN capital. smosnt o. manufar
lures. nussbes Of hands employed. &c. Of
fully sne-third ever our last ,-.f's stats
tee.
Commercially. we are situaied ar enough
% The nver shove III Louis to be entirely
tndepe:dent sf the influences VI that city.
and aeG enough 10 avail ourselves Of it.
advantages ~ market u d~nand aud sup.
ply. We are ~ tine loot OF the upper Rap.
'ds, aud The center oi one Of the r,saes, aud
most thickly settled regions OF ,ountf, IA
the gsss, n,ss,ssipp, vsllsy We have
direct connection with Cn,csg hs railroad.
. distance VI eight or nine hoass travel, aud
through its railroads with t,r Easi, 81.
With the interior W. are connected b, the
0'ssiss.pp and Mir. our Railroad sum.
time knshed II lows City, The sipital of tie
Mate. and doing a. exeeilen, business. and
now fast being bull, 10 connect "a. Win the
Missouri river. This road is already great
artery Of trade and travel, and very month
V increasing it, business. aud ~ value to
this city. Of other roads 10 contemplation
We have not nov space 10 speah. At this
point. the grea, bridge crosses The M,s.,s.
sippi. the osly bridge spannit 2 ,hi- ,s.,
body OF water IN il. whole lenal b, Iron. 81
Anthony To The Gait. u !. evident tina,
ether roads niue. be drawn 10 this poin, 10
obtain bridge crossing. Indirectly. ".
consider the bridge Of immen.y amp .fisne,
- our city. In ltseif Il - ] msgnilcea.
structure. and one IN which W tee \ par.
dsnsble pride. We claim con, aerelsi nd.
vantsges 10, Davenport second |, those u
no other point above 81. Loa.s
The very FAC, OF the county back Of
Davenport being % ,hicsIg settled. farm
after isrm stretching on, in every direction,
like vas, garden. snd silIa.s aa,tiag the
prairie ., every stream aud grove. with the
sentiaued infsx Of Immigrants Of the bcs,
stamina, 10 in issel: perhaP, sufficient, to
demonstrate that the wonderful grswrh Of
eur city 10 but the natural result Of plain
causes, and must continue - long o. the
causes .sais.. We have the bsck country
and Il people In the back country 10 Gus.
tan ~ larger city than Davenport, no. il.
Last ar some four hund houses were
srsciee Ia this city, and Of lar more cub.
s'sntisl nature than those built any previous
season. fe, the demand for more houses
OF oil kinds 10 now SO muei greater than
The supply. and 90 much greater than i. WAS
last 0psiag. that ~e anticipate tor This sea.
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