Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-06

4 Oovna At AsDoeenaas0 OeAe0e.
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Il - savsrtisise 01sna uin - 49,
| - 0stors - sskssiS WIKI b osssdo1y
- - peisesly sfths kindssss usqss1sa.
| Il \ en- which Involves The disasibssiss q
peopsrty worth nearly million Of dollass-
Il L. in short one which includes the dis
posal Of Crosby's opera house, in this city,
toeethce with the rich contents Of its 50
perb art>gallcry limited only by the MEM
bership.
As will b. seen by reference to the adj
vsstisement, il is proposed to form an art
association the price ofmem5ership Of which
will be five dollars. On the first day OF next
October, the opera house and its three hun.
dssd paintings will be distributed among
Tie melnbers Of the association. The first
prize will be the palatial opera house, worth
ever half million dollars. The second,
Bierstadt's unrivalled painting, "Thc 70
Semitic Valley" valued at 100000. The
next to this is Sc 900 painting, and 80 on
in : constantly decreasing progression.
Nothing SO srsnd rs this project was ever
before conceived. There never was one
which involved 50 much property; and
again, there never was smother one in which
u public could invest their money with
~ same certainty that the transactieo
would b conducted by honorable men. Al
oil - ssss, Mr.. Crosby has submitted Bile
plan b he best men in Chicago, and they
give 4 cordial and unhesitasing inderse
msaA Thsre can be nothing surcr than
The fest that The operation ID In honorable
hands, end thas svssy dollar will Be -
pr,pssly sesesaasd ~ = II deposited in .
TINS plan dees not propose that . few
members Of the association shall rscsivs .
Nv gifls, end ths great .ejsrity none. o.
Nc contrary, every member gets gift whish
10 very near the equivalent Of the money
which be invests. Thus, man taking two
oemberships, costing go, gess N engrav-
ing Of Washington Irving and bis friends,
witch 10 precisely what ono would have 10
pay for the same pisture provided BE-
bought il q priat stsee. The enormous
quantities Of ensravinss which will Be pur-
shassd By the managers Of the association
srablss thsn 70 pusshass them ct . price On
whsss margin they will obtain the valse Of
The sthss articles 70 be distributed.
OF The oaeni6csnee u the leading gifts
u ths distributisn. searssly enough can b
said. The opssa house 10, without exssp-
Ion. ths 1eese building Of the kind on Tie
nntinsnA Its cost VA over 1eo0. 900 and
~ returns, to-day, in The shape of rsnts, ass
8 prinsal1 insens foe anv nah. The second
gift. ''fbs Ys Senits Valley" 10 now on e..
AiSstss q The srt gallery, in the opera
sa1disg. h 10 an BY II landseape, and 10
enc s The nest shssspghly superb works Of
fskhskwstl. he sfaadssr ~ . whole
3 only equaled By the astonishing perfee-
ton Of it, details. One loses himself in
contemplating In unehding distances, its
nellsw cclorinss. the depth, extent and
magic warmth Of IL skies. Il alone 10 .
fertuns and the chances Of obtaining il are
wseth ten times what it will cost to possess
them.
We take pleasure in assuring the public
that the most thorough integrity pcrvades
every portion Of the management Of this art
distribution scheme. Ifroyal in ito dimsn.
sions, 1t 10 no less voluminous in the posses
sion Of prebity. + is an opportunity Of
which no one who can afford it should hesi-
/ tats to avail themselves.