Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-10

enport, Of Rock Island, one Of the heaviest
real estate owners Of that place, offers any
person who will erect a WOODEN factory
there, sufficient land whereon TO build. lie
has already donated citizen Of that place
Mr.. Frvsipger-thrce acres Of land front
ing on the river, near the Boat \ lard, where
on to erect distlIcry. So says the Argas.
Such acts are an encouragement to mAnlL
side Of the river would do well to follow the
example. A good way to discourage the
erection Of manufactures is to require the
person who desires to make handsome
and profitable Improvement, pay the highest
price for site to build on. This has been
too much the policy in this city. When a
man wishes to erect a fine store, manufac-
! tory, or a dwelling that will be credit to
the atty, he should be encouraged rather
than discouraged by real estate owners
There are whole blocks in this city that
would. ere this, have been handsomely imA
proved, were it not that the holders are in
tent upon putting up the prices beyond the
reach Of those who would build.
We suggest to our heavy property hold
crs that they take into consideration thel
course pursued by Mayor Davenport. lie
looks at the matter in this way That the
erection Of q substantial manu.actory so en-
hances the value of his other property that
he Is much better off than he would have
been had not the improvement been made.
The same rule would apply to the erection
o. any other class of improvements. They
create demand for other property, Increase
the welfare Of the town, and instil energy
and enterprise into the community.
\ NEw WAREno, sE.-Ten years ago the
present season, Samuel Iiirschl, Esq, com
meneed the erection Of warehouse on his |
property, on Front, between the property
on which Burrows block now stands and the |
old Bazarr Building, upon the site Of which |
now stands Hills warehouse. He got the |
foundation laid when it was claimed by an
other party that he had extended his inn
provencnts too iar towards the rivar, and a
lawsuit was commenced. Several years
were spent in litigatng the matter and
then the crisis Of - came on and checked
the building mania Of those days. The
foundations have remained until this time,
and ROW Mr.. Hirschl, having established
his right 10 build as originally intended. has
the work The building is to be 40
feet in front on the leyce, 1870 feet deep, and
20 feet on Front street.-the other 20 feet
IN that street being already occupied by
Conklins Liquor Store. The building is to
De two stories high, with carriage way
through on the first floor. The store occu-
pied by Mr.. Conklin is to be extended 25
feet farther towards the river The i'm
Drovement is a valuable one Cost about
s. 600 Davenport is growing every day
EouST OCsAy IN TROUBLE AGAlS.-The
cunt went over the Chicago again the
'ther day 70 look after the etfaire d cnur,
yhere he has Of late become so deeply and
'l,elly entangled. The latest intelligence
rom that quarter is that he has been made
ne dcIpndent in a civil case for damages.
he amount of which is set at $4,000 -
Prof. Mueller. the injured husband, is the
,laintit in this proceeding, and seems de-
ermined to teach the Count a most severe
c~son. II is hardly likely that the Count
yill bc able to procure the necessary bail
his time, naSmuch n it cannot be made
ess chan twice the amount of damages
.anea.
\ FINE E.SlpEScg.-Om cnterprisinp