Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-26

made at the Keystone Festival. partaking
some y hat Of local character, which wa. uu-
Intentionally omitted in our resrort yesterday
morning. We trust that Mr.. Smiths desires
will be gratifed:
ARA. The Nty Of Darenpot-The Philadelphia Of
Iowa.
Response by II. II. Smith.
Nix. PREsIDENT.-If the prosperity of city be
promoted in proportion to the ardent alta ehmeLt
OF its inhabitants, "a feeling as Everett has said
entitled to respect and productive Of good, even
though it may seem to strangers overpartial in its
mnnitestations,) the citizens of Davenport may
with copsdsnce repeat the words Of the poet
"a city built meath such propitious rays,
Will stand to SEQ old walls and happy days."
In responding 10 the sentiment, "Dayenport-
the Phi'aderh OF Iowa. am rather inclined to
think that the writer has drawn pretty largely
upOa his imagination, perhaps uttered i. in the
spirit ol prophecy-LoPeful of what Davenport
may become, rather than What she is. For, when
! remember that the Quaker City is the second in
the Union in population the fret Ia manufactures
that she contains one hundred thousand mayni.
6eent dwellings. ten thousand sp.cious stores four
hundred churches, five hundred colleges. acade
mics, and schools of learning has her numerous
halls OF science, art and mnsic, charitable and
benevolent institutions, on every hand and that
in traversng its 500 miles Of paved foot walks tn
ststist would fnd dwelling in this wilderness Of
bricks and mortar" some six hundred thousand
inhabitants, five thou and OF whom rejoice in the
cognomen Of Smith, Jones or Brown; tha, others
with more symphonious names. own real aud per-
sonal property amounting to six hundred MILL ons
Of dollars, that they pay annually into the treas.
ury four and half millions, and besides support
ing one thousand lawyers they still have money
enough left to buy ono million dollars worth OF
cigars and spend nightly in smusements Eve thou
sand more.
Surely, sir, Philadelphia is no ins gnidcant city
but, notwithstanding all this, We, otisens Of Ds-
vepp1rt need not dspair, for let it be ss,ed
that in reaching the exalted position she now &C.
cupies, Philadcphia has traversed the lapse of
ages one hundred and seventy i've ye.rs has
she been in making herself What she now 10, whilst
Davenportis is but but Of yesterday compared with
her |; for, in ten years davenport has grown from
the little quiet country village, while its grassy
| streets and sylvan shades, where in retirement
lived its 800 inhabitants, 20 become probably :
TIA - 6ssts city in = the Stats in popal:-
| tion and every stranger will admit, the most
beautiful, and important II natural position su-
periOr in artistic adornmcnt, and solid improve
morris to any city on the west bank Of the ather
| Of Waterss shove 81. Louis. -
Why sirs whom ten years ago frst landed on
its q6iOt shore, Davenport did not coataius q
many houses ~ has since been erected in single
bsilt hs less chat 1914 dwsli1es and ssc,ss 2l Of
which costin the aggregate e6li 900.
Aat thea, the almost incredible advaocement
that he's been u ade in agriculture in our county
within the past few years has tended, perhaps,
more So ss1ssiss slse % e ~ e on present
this rsspsotf Why, ten ysass ago, during the
svelve nonths Of 1850, shsse wsse brought into
Davenport only Is TOO bushels Of wheat -scsroe|y :
sxses1fnG 0srseeiptb ~ ssingle dsJ 81 looS
whilst tho total receipts Of the year that g Just
ended sums up an aggregate Of nearly two millions
r bsshels. Two millions now q inst sixteen
thousand tsn ysers agol Truly N slnost ipersd-
II then ton years has made Davenport what she
| now 10 (and her growth has been almost entireIv
Within that time, and PhiladsIphia hss Aeen f7b
hope shAs Il das ti,nS ~ Sbaii 4, " ~ !os
not, : reward in wealth md pssperity (in some
eeo4 naosure ct least) equal to hers a go
And II We would do tais, let us romembey thet
/ 70 GG1kt1ks616e b Rll&dsIphia = 6ieh ~ q
Tor wealth and greatness q TO the mechanic ~
Her nsnufactories 40 the pride Of the S,ats ana
htSs dsqtmors to odd to her .slid esoVt8 M
Il ssa. Z, - :: =. ;sssi nj iii, ,.I
ufsctusing feci iiss suph = Ne possess exceed-
Ei0otbese Of Lowell iteSf) let ~ emulate ~ ~
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