Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-28
= TDAVENPoRr,s IOWA. SATURDAY NAY 2s 1854
THE GgAIs BUYERS OaGAyizATioS.--Ihe
n,oy EN- ent recently made by the grain buy

THE GgAIs BUYERS OaGAyfzATIoS.--Thc
n,oreine ent recently made by the grain buy
ers of this city a few days since meets with
the hearty approval and cooperation Of
cyery.man eneagul in ihe business The
first dAs of the arrangement and before the
matter becamc thoroughly understood BY
the farmers, they thonght it was combi-
nation to put down the prices unrasonably
low, and consequently some ofthem refused
to sell at the prices offered here, and took
their grain across tho river. \ more cares
fel scrutiny Of The plan cohsirces them tina,
no combination iniInieai to their Interests Is
intended or will be tolerated " purchas scr-s.
consequently they are now selling here as
'rsual. No nan needbc IN the dark on this
eIes,ion. They all have access the the fig
Gfcs paid in the Chica 20 market, and taking
them as BASIS ard then adding tothc prize
paid here the cost OF handling, storage, IN
surance. transportation and commissions ii
Chicago, they can determine very satissac-
torily whether or not the purchasers III
Davenport are up to any "gougc game,
and it VIII be found in every instance that
they s,rc doing 10 siieh thing " hat gram
dealers here ask for is the prospect of
Slight margin on all ll.c grain they hand'e.
If corn is worth dollar in Chicago, they
do not feel ike giving ninety cents per
bu,he here. They wish 10 encourage ra-
thcr t!.an discourage producers TO come here,
bat ,hcy haze cen thc folly of-s Bt Cgoing
If, ~. load of grain--onc bidding against
the other, until the spirit Of unwhol4somc
competition has devourcd the margin IS
oncn The case. This may be fun for the
farmer, but j. is death 10 tie buyer. 1t Is
not the prope- way Of. doing business, and
to correct this cuttAio&t policy, the grain
dealers have taken sensible sep which
they should have taken long ago.
ELocrrloS AND GYMSAsTie Sour citizens
who feel an interest ii, the progress Of edu-
alton, will be gla to hear that Prof Bold
ing and lady, Of keoknk, FOR many years
known as popular eioautionlats, propose gay
ing some professional readings in this city,
at Re Claire Hall commencing on Tuesday
evening next We hope that they viii ,e
vel! recriyed and literally sustained by our
citizens: as the subject is one oi ti.e highest
importance. Mr.. Bedding will teach class,
provided onc can he organized, in tie new
system Of gymnastics, or physical culture,
naugureted by DIR. Dio Lewis, OF Boston.
Patronize them literally,
FATAL AcciDESr AND SyIcioE.-Onc week
ago to-day, willie man by the name OF
Carl Schultz was steering :. fat boat on The
river near by town, he fell overheard and
was drowned On Wednesday the body
was recovered some nine miles helaw this
place. On Monday OF this week nchuliz's
brothcr-in-law. named Meyer, being sick |
with the smallpox and in a fit of insanity, |
rot out Of bed. ran to the river jumped in,
and was likewise drowned. On Thursday |
hi, boly vas found four miies below the !
city !
Dress RrfonM-Scvcral Of the leading |
ladies' of Keokuk have held meeting and |
attached their names to the following |
pledge:
For three years or for the way, We
pledge ourselves to each other and the
country TO purchase TO imported article of
apparel
How is it with the ladies of Davenport
Do they catch a glimpse of the necessity Of
home institutions only
CLoAss, circulars ard lace goods caeGp at
'yllislers. In six, in cloth, in mozambique,
acn uoints. etc. 3tawtf
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