Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-20
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How much better it would be for
this community ifthat class of people
who have nothing else to do but lounge
about the streets and talk and grumble
about the hard times, scarcity Of mon
ey and the ruination" of the place
and all such idle trash, would just close
their mouths-stop their twaddle and
go to work. We have heard abrit
enough Of it, and for the good name Of
our city-tor its best interest at home
and abroad, We hope that such Of these
as can control their tongues will do so,
and those who cannot, will take the
first boat or car, and leave the city to
itself. Those people that occupy their
time in hunting up bug-bear stories
and reporting them on the streets from
morning till night, are just exactly the
very people who contribute towards
bringing on such state Of affairs as
they are constantly predicting will take
place.
Davenport, in common with all other
cities in the West, has had share OF
the trials and troubles brought about
by the financial crisis and the failure
Of the crop. These were difficulties
which the most wise and sagacious
could not avert, and the only way tina,
We can see that the trouble can bt
remedied, is by ceasing to speak o
them, and going to work in an earnest
aud persevereing manner. We arr
told to stand on the levee and see the
people going away from the city t.
find work elsewhere. We would sa,
to these, stand on the levee yourselves
you have nothing more profitable t.
do, and see those same persons comm.
back to Davenport well satisfied tina
there is, after all, no better place fo
obtaining work or getting an homes
living. Lot those idle grumblers 60 Il
the Railroad Depot, also, when tn
trains come in and notice the influx O
population TO our city. The fact j,
there are are two sides to this questio,
% is the case with oil others-ther
are those who are gong away to b
sure but there are those, also, VIII
are coming here to make investment
Of money and to settle in our midst
and without fear Of any successful cor
tradiction, We make the assertion tina
for every man, woman or child tha
leaves Davenport permanently, anothe
arrives aud becomes 4 permanent cit
zen. Ifany one can disprove the as
aertion we shall be ready at any i'm
to give them the full benefit Of the
statement.
We, Of Davenport have had OF
troubles and drawbacks, and what cit
has not We, in comparison With ott
Of cities Of like magnitude in Iowa,s .,
the beat of to-day. Look at Keoku
with their $l,sOO,0OO debt-ours
scarce one third of it,and our resour,
q are tar greater and our city is in
better condition every other way loo
At Dubuque with her debt Of upward
N.OOO,00O-ours is not one half ,
mat amount and yet our business
IN > more prosperous condition an
better enabled TO carry even a millio
Of indebtedness than i. DUBUQUE :
look also at Burlington or Mu.cst,u
or anywhere Jon will---go there an
investigate their standing, and there
~nots man but would cay that Dave
port il enjoying position both con
mercially end financially, that any
~ thsss rlas~ wsli nay envy. IL u
'laas Nod tinss " ney havs Lost
theesasdA0 1oesf sar population !.
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