Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-01


qucnchsd. The loss will b. from $500 70
$500.
IIERR AND H.aEArrEn.- Us reason to-
gcther, fellow citizens. You have been
prosperous Of late. The years Of war have
been to you years Of profit. Your stores,
workshops and Offices have been scenes Of
activity--places Of gain. Your stores,
dwellings and Offices, so many Of which
were vacant and improbable before the war.
have all been rented, and year after year
you have increased yonr rents, and your
gains have accumulated satisfactorily.
Your manufactures and mills, that were 10
indolent four and five years ago. have been
noisy with the running u machinery and
the sound of the hammer, and it has been a
paying noise too. And you, farmers, too;
you who we're struggling with might and
main against adverse fortune-since the
commencement Of the war, you have grown
rich. The mortgages and bills payable tina,
bore down SO heavily upon you, and kept
your noses to the relentless grindstone Of
adversely, have, through the advantage of
abundant crops aud high prices been can
c,lled, aud you have wholly thrown off
those membranes, ard now have hand
some balance ahead. You have all, as a gen
eral thing, been prosperous-farmers, me
chanics, merchants, manufacturers, business
mcn-all Of you. Is it not sof You say
it is . fact.
Very well but what Of the futures Are
the same causes that have operated SO much
n your e vor for the past few years, and
gwen you prosperity, still in existence, and
Will they continue to favor you with like cf-
fectsy We ask that you look at this mat
ter candidly-as men Of ssnse-without
lodging about after your hopes and inclna
tions. Do you honestly believe that your
prosperity is to continue in 81 ch an abund-
ant, rushing stream, now that the war is
overs The candid man will answer In the
negative. About eight years ago We re.
ceivcd sound scoldng from sew eral heavy
property holders and landlords. WI took
their names from our subscription list, and
their advertisements from our columns, be
cause We had the audacity to predict . de-
cline in rents, downfall in prices Of rca
estate, and . smas h-up among inflated men
and inflated prices generally but We Dc
not fear anything Of the sort now, so We
wnll predict once more.
There is going to be . revulsion; some
thing Of crisis; . decline In prices and
values all around. Chsrs will be large in
crease Of labor and less demand for the pro-
ducts Of the soil. The great prosperity in
agricultural pursuits is sure to decline, and
IS the prosperity Of our city is dependent
upon the success Of agriculture, there ms,
be . decline in trade also and that will
bring down rents, bring down real estate,
curtaii trade, send away tradesmen.
Nov, what 10 our duty IS wise men 10
this emergency As above stated, the
prosperity Of this city is, at present, de-
pendent upon agr;csltSrs from the pro-
ducts Of the soil, within half circle o!
twenty miles in circumference, on the west
aide Of the Nississippi, this city nov de.
ivss iss support Now ths land within thal
space i nssrly al improved, end vhm it /
al under cultivation, Davenport win then
have 1srived at her senith, unless sslls.
thing is done 10 remove her entire depend.
encs spia< agriculture. What sheuh b
done you. ask. That 10 the question W
want to answer: We must encourage and
build up Misunderstanding iatssssss. Wsnas'
create dewaa1 for leboe, and not succumb
70 H. sapsrsbundAhcs. W must hAvs
manutactosies of vosllsA and cotton epsds
agricultural implements Of al kinds. ma
chinery, wooden ware, starch, and sugar
nanutacsoriss, and othsf kinds. Thsss win
create labcr-ksep up and increase trade;
expand The city, end nsks hsr plses oi
enterprise and power How 4 Il q s.
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men 2. means sse' the same interest,". II -,
csy thai they Do In ssarsine ! bant. . s;r :,
'hey not subscribe. Ranks ~iIl never 80,
: city peospsseas. They srs a. r,s,,,s =,
Tie essse q prosperity, snd uSaesa $ =.
employ sur rsapisal ssd energies !, = !.
kesp p ths nssk q pr~psrstr pe,.h.,
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teos very limited extent. Think IL a.,
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