Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-11

st Orr's auction room. where the gsntlemanly
salesman. Mr. L. Howe. will be happy to ex-
hibit it, aud give any information in his pos.
| sr. The goods are genuine; we're taken un-
der On attachment and By consent Of parties.
are to be sold In the manner now proposed.
The styles are all new and the finest We ever
saw. The afternoon sales are expressly for Ia
der. Drop in at Orrs and buy yourself rich.
Our FUrURE.-In all communities
there 10 class Of individua!s who appear TO
have Ii tie else TO do than croak aboct hard
times, dismal prosp. cts. and discouraging
hopes for the future. Davenport has her share
Of these blae-dsvils and they have done more
to injure our business. our merchants, and
damage our credit, than oil the failures We
have had in the State Men come to Daven-
port hunting location to start business. but
they fell in with some one Of these ch1ps. and
very soon come to the conclusion that il Da-
venport is not already dead town, she is GER
tAinly in very dsplorable condition, and will
not do TO tie to.
Many Of thess croaksrs are business men
who are driving very fair trade, but because
they cannot make . fortune in day. week or
month. become discouraged. and conclude the
city is going to the devil and they will do all
they can to help her along. II they would
pack up and move In the same direction, We
think Davenport would be vastly benefited.
But the truth IL. there are no reasons for all
this crosking the city Of Davenport is to-day
far in advance of all her sisters in the State
both in point Of business. location, wealth and
improvements. Financially other cities in the
State can,ot u all compare with her. She
has preserved her credit, while other cities in
Iowa have not found it possible 90 to do. Her
msrchsnts have passed through the financial
storms Of ls57-s. and ere to-day in better con.
di>lsa then ever bsiors. Tor they are out Of
Edt0k ~ >slsnssssa asshatswa
have succeeded in keeping our necks above the
surface during period Of financial distress the
like Of which this country has never before
seen. We are now pretty we'll ont Of our
troubles. Our farmers-vho are in fact the
bone, sinev and lite blood Of the country-srs
pretty much out Of debt. and the present crop.
which promises TO be IN extraordinary good
one, vii! place them in . position they should
have occupied long since-that of iudepend-
encs. When the farmer prospers the entire
community prospers; when the farmer fails
you can always calculate he will drag down
host Of business men. who have been de-
pendent to great extent upon his good for
tune. The farmers are now prosperous and
have brilliant future before them and, - .
matter Of course, the entire community will
be benefited to greater or less extent there
BY
We cay, then, that the future Of Scott eoun-
ty and of Davenport is fattering in the ex-
trems. and ~ pronounce oil croskers who are
engaged in undermining the good name Of our
city, evil prophets; they are nuisances which
should at once be abstsd. We have had
heavy load 70 carry through the storm and
now that the sun chimes out once more. We
propose throwing off the packs from our backs,
and among the first. let US rid ourselves Of
these sonfeundsd croakers; they have troubled
us long enough. Snub them ON every occasion.
and they will soon conclude to leave the city,
or else desist In their abuse Of it.