Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-20

AUEAvY TRApe.--About 0ss q si1 yessS
az, nc canvss-ed H. rssper end newer
business in this city, to ascertain tbs ouDs
b.r of mach ne. that hsd bssn cold By The
various concerns in the bosiness herr at
that tine. The result ~as absst - ~
81 ia,s, and il was thsughs 70 - hsaey
business. since that tine there has besa
. slusty iucfsasS in busioses II Dassspost,
end in no departnent more thaa = ~ 4
agricultural machinery. Recently ~ had
. little conversation With shs heavy hsalsss
in farming naehinsry in this city. snl
though the Reaper season u ty 10 nsaas
closed, We 6nd that Mclair Z Jordsa havs
handled about 42S Rsapsss ssd Mswus 10
this District; Rlf, Cock Z Co., ~ agents
and manufacturers, about 400 F. O. Few :
Ter about 800; Fritz volstsdt abeut 20.
and other smaller dealers about 20 more,
making in all over 100 machiaes. Butte
keep entirely within bounds, end no beast.
ing, say We pot The tetai Gales at 1,0oo
respers and mowers for this season. These
machines have cold, on IN average, for
$175, which wsuld make ths gross selss
amount to tl75, 900, and probably The sss>
sons business here 10 these machines alone,
will amount to e2O0, 900.
Now, 10 there not right In those last
named figures, . powerful ssrmsn upon
home manufactures The great majority
of those 1000 dollars gsss out Of this
part Of tho country to errsst manuhctusss
elsewhere, and Jet this is but single item.
All this immense country that 10 being
opened up oil around us 10 sending 10 loud
calls for farming implements. and these
calls are increasing every year. Shall s'l
the demand for these be supplied BY East
ern manufacturers, or will the capitalists Of
our cities take the hint and commence sup
plying it themselves. We have one rsapss
manufactory, to be sure. but mere ars
wanted. Tho demand 10 certain and sure;
let US endeavor to meet Il right here at
home.
OIL Nsws.-Ths excitemsnt in relation
to the oil discoveries Ia Zuua Township
still continues unabated. On Wednesday
last as some workmsn were digging wellfo
the purpose Of supplying the engine with
water, on the farm Of Nr. Wainwright, at
the depth Of fourteen tsst from The surface
they suddenly struck erevice In The rock,
and almost instantancously large volume
Of gas, water and oil rushed forth creating
loud report and driving the msu from
the WE'LL About eight isst Of water i'm
mediately formed 10 the veil, which oeea>
sionaliy rushes up to the surface with .
loud sound. This 10 regarded - . favor.
able symptom BY good judges. and prepa.
rations arc being made to push the wssk
forward with v,gor. The Port Byron Oil
and Mineral Land Company have leased
about 5000 acres Of land. and will iansA
diately sink two shafts. The asst derrick
has been raised, and will be followed By
another - soon - the necessary nashin>
cry can bs procured. The LsClairs CON.
psny has leased over 1000 end will work
on large scale. The Rock River Oil and
Mining Company have made large sddi
tions to their land leases and are q work
with horse power. The question Of "oil Or
no oir' will soon be decided. lfit results
favorably, and oil can be procured in psying
quantities, the grand results which will -.
crue to all the surrounding country, can
scarcely be estimated. The experiments
ors havo commenced business In q earnest
manner, aud will not long 10 compelled to
await in suspense.
CHANGE OF TIxE.-As will b seen By
advertisement, some important changes in
car time have been made On this road
Under the new arrangement, which goes
inte effect on Monday next, the night train
from Chicago arrives here at $40 A. H.,
which Is about three hours and half earlier
than at present. This will please our bus,
incss men much. Trains fof:ths West will
leave at 6:05 A. NJ, instead Of 9:2t. - at
the present time, which Is much NOR
agreeable to the travelling public. The
train from the West gets 10 little later
$50 instead Of 7:so P. n, aud lsavss fos
Chicago at s:s5 P. H., instead Of 7:to P,
N. There is no change in ths arrival ol
tho day train from The East-;t gets 10 q
$50 as heretofore. BY this arrangement
ou business men get their morning mai
when they 80 to business, sad their even
ing mail from the East before going home
for tea This is Just right.