Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-02

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Our Grpvv1h, and Prospccts.
Il must be remembered that the surest
~ 70 ehiSss,ce isya " iAdividuai satss-
prise and inkshtsy. ( Private enterprise is
he bsss II pabsiu prosperity. 4 thrifty
poole nskt 9ris6 md prospersasS esse
community ma ie up Of men who regard In
dustry = . virtue, and believe that conner
cial activity and enterprise IS NECESSARY TO
susscsa il most favorable to the develop
iSsnt 81 prosperity, power and the advance
Of civ,l;sadon. This must account in .
sress measure for the.rapid advance Of our
western country. Tbs wes& is filled mp
With men Of energy and enterprise, :men
who believe that individuals and communi.
ties should progress in tho development Of
material wealth, and to this end they. hould
use the nssns ct their disposal.
The rapid growth Of the West, its devel-
msut and strength can be traced to this
Characteristic. Of our people. The broad
farms with their comfortable farm houses,
beautiful orchards the Furnishing villages
with their long streets Of business houses
the railroad over which the iron horse visits
nearly every part Of our State, and the
steady advance inthe way.of manufactures,
all tend TO prove that well directed energy
can do in the way of improvement, and the
opening Of the avenues TO wealth and great
ness.
The increased amount Of farm products
raised in our State naturally suggests, that
increased facilities for manufacturing would
open up more avenues for bringing indus
try and capital Of onr State. The report
comes 10 Us frequently Of the erection OF
WOODEN manufactures, Of the starting up OF
paper mills, and other machinery that will
give employment to numerous persons, and
add to the importance its particular local
ity There are other branches Of bust
ness which might be entered into that would
add their mite of wealth to the State.
Onions, sorghum, sugar beets and tobac
c, arc numbered among the products OF
Iowa that will pay, Is well rs the usual ar
ticles raised by our farmers The wealth
that these articles have added to the State
10 immense Flax and hemp might be rails
cd AMI manufactured in almost every coun
~ in our State to good advantage. The
soil and climate are favorable to them, and
they can be raised so as TO compete with
Missouri and Kentucky in quantity and
chcapness. The vast amount If articles
made from fax and hemp used in our State
should suggest to the enterprsing capital
lot, that he could realize large profits by
entering into their man ufacturc, and cncour
aging our farmers to turn their attention to
their raising
But comparatively little Of the material
wealth Of the States has been developed,
notwithstanding the strides the past ten
years have taken in that direction. The
next ten years will show that, as far advanc-
ed AZ We now believe the State to be, our
wealth of products and manufactures are yet
but in their infancy. Who can realize the
extent Of progress that will be made in cur
State during the next decade five are
now great in strength, what will be the po-
sition of our noble State when our treasures,
both agricultural and mineral, fully de
velopcd. As the development Of the past
will our future astonish those who now be.
lieve they can pierce through the vista Of
time and define the limits of our wealth and
prOductiveness.
The Dubuque Herald gives the details of
. late elopement in that city, AS follows ::
The facts arc that a respectable gentleman
Of middle age became acquainted with q
blooming maiden, also Of the highest re-
spectability. Acquaintance in due course
Of time ripened into love, and from causes
which we need not detail, it was found ne
csssary to depart from the parental roof of
the maiden, in order to insure desired
smoothness in the current Of their true love.
The protecting egis Of State where aflec-
ton is not compelled to render unto Caesar
what is not Caesars, was sought, and soon
the twain was made one.
The father Of the maiden that was, sought
out his daughter in this city. lie met his
son-in law in hardware store, yesterday,
and demanded his daughter as she had been
taken from him. This was clearly impos.
s.ble. Then the father becoming enraged,
demanded to be taken to her This was
also impracticable, but she might be brought
to him. After the lapse Of some time, the
son.in Law returned with her Then ensucd
. scene which we will not attempt to dc.
scribe. She was reminded that her destiny
was linked to that Of one whose age was
double hers, to which she responded that it
would have been no difference had he been
two hundred years old, something highly
unlikely to occur, but strongly illustrative
Of feminine devotion.
ANSWERS WAKrED.-There are several
Questions which the Bloomfield Guard
wants answered. 1t wants to know why
boarding in our town is SO high, when far
mers hardly realize the old administration
prices for flour and vegetables Why d,
hotel keepers charge Chicago prices when
they get nearly all their supplies at prices
lower the before tho invention Of green.
backss Why do the mechanics Of our
town still keep raising ON their labor, when
store goods and produce have come down
more than third since last year? Why
is corn meal worth from eighty cents to
dollar per bushel when corn is dull sale at
twenty and twenty fves Why do labor.
ing girls get three dollars per week and
board, while school misses are teaching
school at ten and twelve dollars per month