Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-15

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In the history Of Isvs. when cities we're laid
out in the morning. bsilt up. populated. and
Incorporated before ssasst. portion Of the
y. / N. Railroad being completed. vas open.
ID 10 travel. With great hoarish Of tsumpsts.
and With appropriate ceremonies. to Wit -
publie sale Of town lots, the seeds Of the future
great metropolis we're planted, and the rsms
Of wsleott bestowed upon the to Be city. Lots
we're cold st fabulous prices. but the over-sss-
guins purchasers we're doomed to lesIn, that
the rains Of heaven and the warmth ofths
son's rays we're not 81 the influences needed to
cause the gsrmination Of the seed.
The site Of the proposed city Was then but
40 uneu!tivated plain. where prairis.hsss. 60
phen and snakes held undisputsd Sovereignty.
asd wealth Of grace and flowers occupied the
soil The view in any direction vas uninter.
rupted. save BY one solitary farmhouse.
The immediate rssults Of The sale proved to
b the very permanent invsstmsnt Of eonsid
srabls money. and the production Of lug
uriant crop Of curses. The germ Of the seed.
however. was not dead. and tho necessary con.
disions having been complied With. it recently
began to exhibit signs Of vitality.
The advantages Of location. the fertility Of
coil. and the typographical features Of the sur
rounding lands. could not long escape the at.
tsstiSn Of the acute fasmsrs and 10 1862 The
whirr Of the prairie fowl. the eh;rp Of the
prairie squirrel, aud the hiss Of the snake are
rarely heard. and grass and flowers are last
becoming rseollsesions Of the past. In their
stead herds Of cattle are to be seen grazing on
shs few spots set untillsd-the hog has ex
Terminated the snaks-and the house, barn or
grsio stack take tie place Of the gopher hill.
The cereals have rooted out the earlier grassss
and The flower Of theB weed yislds to the
Aour Of the wheat.
The effect Of these casngss upon the tobe
city can only bs made palpabls byNfgurss.
which only lie when wrongly used. The fol.
lowing statement taken from the books of the
N. 4 N. Railroad. will serve to show the ex.
tent of the change:
There we're ehipped from walcott Station
in:
wAHAr. BARLEY. CORN.
1865 900 bushels, 90 bushels 90 bushels.
l059-9,OOO 1879 5000"
1S6I-25,0vO $4,000" $500"
This exhibit goes 10 show what shipping
might be done at this point, we're tho proper
Inducements to producers offered by the town.
The ssms price has been paid here for grain.
- was paid in Davenport. yet there being no
good store in the place farmers wagoned their
produce to the city preferring to cell where
they could procure their supplisa Having
likswiss to get grinding done in the city. the
grain has been necessarily directed from its
proper market. namely. Walcott. If some ol
your city millers and merchants, who are
struggling against competition for daily bread
would transfer their business to this place, .
fortune could be aAd for the picking up.
During harvest time. and in the winter
when the roads are impassible, NO farmer
would drive through Waleott to the city if be
could get his grinding done and make his pur
chases in the town.
It is matter Of surprise to ne that some o.
your coal companies do not stablish yard
here. Thousands of bushels could have been
sold during the past winter at IA cents per
bushsl. For four months 10 the year the road
to Bloc Grass. where the supply is usually pro-
cured 10 impossible. Six houses. by the let ol
Jnue next. will have been erected in the town
during the current Of elk months. being In the
ratio Of one to every twenty. five inhabitants.
Can any other place show the same proportion
These houses rent for sixteen per cent of their
cost. Can the same 10 said Of city property
There can be no better and safer investment
than the erection Of small tenant houses in
this town. This 10 not written for the purpo.s
Of selling lots, for don't own i've cents worth
in the town. II 10 for public information, and
to show capitalists Wishing to make invest
msnts. where they can do 20 to the mutual
advantage Of themselvss and others. Any 10.
formation san furnish will Be given on appli.
cation. b. b. Moons,
Welcott. Iowa. ApYil 18th.