Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-25

y way would Be to give then the benefit d
their choice. There is - 1iagraes in being
honestly poor-nons whatever In REQ ,ivins
aims from the county. snd st such . place .,
the county shall provide. Il sar paupers are
70 dicssts to the county - = whore they shall
live. what sort Of food they ehsll eat. and vhs.
kind Of rsirasnt they shall wear. 1t IL best to
let them rest on their owD resources until they
have come to that conditisa In which they will
consent to Be comfortably cared. for st the
County Posr House.
The financial condition Of III. county reqnires
that firm and Independent course should Be
adopted and pursued by Tho County Judge in
this matter. II he does - 1s will render jus
ties to all. and save the county from one bur-
dsnsoms debt, at least II not. he helps the
county on to bankruptcy.
Let the people hear from. ysu. Judge Lindsr'
man.
MEsERs. Ed. oRs.-40us use common
expression. finance. .-4.sssi5ss., bsve verify
touched bottom, this was 70 be expected, - the
natural results after an imitation with most of
our river towns. but there y no earthly reason
to assign for this state Of things. that il appli
cable TO the city Of Davenport. other than IN
inezcusabls supinensss on the part Of the eapi.
talists Of our city. Why men who are ex-
tensivs owners of real estate. will stand back
ard permit their property TO dsprsciate. and
the great prospective it may attain to. to fall
into other hands, 10 more than can UNDER
stand. Since the article published bv you
on the subject Of the great advantage to be
derived from the Water poscsr f,sm the head Of
the upper vapids. not the least interest has
been manifested. Well sir, If this finely 10.
Gated city. is to suffer and eventually become
. cyphsr, through the want Of energy on
the part Of its property holders. the sooner
they are forced to touch bottom the better.
for one should have no sympathy for them. but
sirit is Characteristic Of wealth to endsavor to
induce those having no direct or indirect inter.
est, to engage in works Of Improvement in or
der that they themselves may resp the advan
tsgss thsrefrom. But the time has gone by.
for millionairss to induce others to engage in
works where they thsmselves are to derive
the benefit
But to the subject. have understood from
good authority that . canal introducing .
never failing water power to the very heart
Of our city, and extending into our beautiful
bluffs, can be constructed for some $4,000.
The great benefit to accrue would Be almost
unlimited. Without which Davenport may,
ever after say che has seen her best days, il .
certain fact, unless We take the precedence,
and securs this powerful auxiliary. Ere our
sister city, Of the rspudiated city Of Ksokuk
engage in something Of . similar character. We
may as we'll take up tho shovel and the hoe.
and leave. let them ones get the start in OBJ
tanning the advantages Of water power. let
the manufa eturing interests onos center at
any other point in our vicinity. and Dayen
porte occupations gone. Why. cir. there are
those in this city vhns aould not hesitate to
subscribe for SlO,OoG'in Itosk to 20 great On
acquisition to its future pre.perisy aud their
o,cn individual pockets. l care nsught for
county subscription, let your c. V. railroad
slide, call out your mass msstings for some
thing which will be sn immediate benefit
The very fret stone that is laid in ito construc
ton, would give an impetus to business. with
out which oil may long to see. but long in vain
Let the monied men come forward in the front
ranks. and with = subscription Of 45O.OsO. the
thing can be accomplished. Labor will be em-
ployed instanter, tenemsnts building, and the
tide Of prosperity again swimming, with come.
thing to buoy and keep its head above water.
The cotton bale will find their way to our levss
and Davenport become commercial city. and
no more croaking about stagnatien in trade.
A manufacturing community will always
prosper, consuming community, without eth
sr manufacture or commerce ~evev, but like the
mans pocket when outgoes exceed his income
he becomes poor and poverty stricken.
Let your suffering community once leave you
for want Of employment. let your energetic
and business men, (of whom no city in the
Union can boast of greater.) once desert you.
and tho time is past for action. You may then
pay your own taxes and be able to put the
valuation Of your extensive tracts Of real estate
in . single brssehss pocket Talk no longer Of
want Of capital, Eastern capital has already
caused the existing depression and dspresia-
ted sales of western bonds by it usurious rates
Of interest. Come forward then with deter
mination of ancs more giving life to your now
depressed city. city located in the great
coal region Of the Mississippi. with advantage
to cause it to number its hundred thousand.
and nothing to impede IT. progress but the
abort -sightsdnsss and missrly course now pur-
sued by its wealthy residents and extensive
land owners. You may live on The 1t u fish
for . while. but the time will come when they
will have Lett you in . starving condition. il
you don't find feed for them soon.
JJH.
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