Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-06

AAuCHACTORtBS ANIuD.-A
Cnoics.-Why will not some Of our lnnu'
ential citizens make . bold push TOWARDS
establishing at least one more manufactory
in this city this ysarf We should be sell
reliant. What il the use Of adopting ths
course Of . certain Mr.. Micawber, whose
principal business was waiting or some
thing to turn up" Let our active, ener-
getie citizens take hold and "tufn up
something themselves. There is no use
Of waiting for some man to come among us
to fssuish rs manulActories-ws can do
that ourselves, provided We only think So
Depend upon it, fellow citizens, il you wait
for manufactures until some capitalist
net already here, comes and builds them,
you will wair long while. You al agree
that you earnestly desire more manufacto
ries; you are Of the belief that upon such
Improvements the prosperity Of the city
rests; you cannot deny your ability 70 fur
nish the necessary means to set the ball in
mction-so, what are you waiting for ?
You are not thus dilatory in matters Of pri
vate and personal interest-why should you
be when matters vastly more important are
At stakel Men who hold real estate here
in any considerable quantity, cannot afford
to let this city stand still-surely they can
not afford to let it retroerade. You need
not count upon good prices nor good rents
unless you do something to create demand
for your lands and your houses. Don't de-
lude yourselves with the idea that because
such lot cost SO much per foot-or such .
house SO much to build, that the price
thus paid fixes the same value up
on them to-day. Value is governed by de-
mand, and unless you do something to create
that demand, your property gets less and
less valuable every year. Use common
sense and discard nonsense. Supposing
As house or BIS lot did cost three, four or
five thousand dollars that is no reason why
it is worth half the money to-day. Suppo-
sing you can build house like BIS for four
thousand dollars this season or next; that
does not prove that it would be good in.
vestment for any man at that price, or one
half Of it next year. The fact is, we must
have something substantial as business
foundation Of our city /; We must create .
heavy demand for labor, and that will in
crease the demand for real estate, and then
We can see plainly enough how BIS house
is good investment enough at six thou
sand dollars. The same reaso ming will up
ply to all kinds Of property. Let US join
our forces and our means and build up man.
ufactories-onc every year or two-force up
demand for labor supply this part ofthe
country with goods made right here, and
there will be no lack Of profits in lands and
buildings; but neglect it; stand around
clutching your greenbacks, complain Of
hard times, and find fault because some per
son or persons to you unknown-residing
elsewhere, doesnot come and put up manu-
factories continue this policy right along,
and you will see more :" To Let" more ITO
Rent" and For Sale" placards tackled up
in Davenport, than you ever saw before.
Action is what 10 wanted and unless our
business men will come together and put
the ball in nation, rest assured that it will
not move at ALL Individual talk scattered
abont here and there will not do the bust.
ness. Let ten or fifteen good business men
come together and counsel for the establish
mcnt Of nanufactories-and not only coa.n-
eel, but act.
The BoDY OF ALrHEus MITCHELL EouSD.
The body Of Alpheus Mitchell, the young
man who was drowned at Hampton, 10 miles
above this city, on the 18th Of April, was
found, early this morning, MAY 5th) near
Buffalo, Iowa, II miles below this place
AS q matter of form, the corone: Of Scott
county, Iowa, will hold an inquest upou the
body this afternoon, and 1t viii then be
brought to this city for interment in Chippi-
anock Cemetery.-R. I. Argus.
The funeral took place from the residence
of P. l.. Mitchell-uncle Of the deceased, in
Rock Island, this afternoon.