Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-01-29

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49, = hsosss d New Yeek, who're be
.asty qoscts in possen. and psstly orders
hfu0Gh ne mnifhio Foods. Is 10 0ore con.
,misethe hiz<nd inSolves hes AGtual q.
,sass, 10 deal thus With single house o. .
United number Of permanent houses, and
~ them thsis profits, than 70 apply Sss
bic fabrics TO numerous manufacturer,
,cattered over great extent Of country,
vho oay b up - Day ed down to>sAessow
md entail upon him endless trouble with
70 real saving Of sxpsoss. Besides, ic
dealing with the job6er, be may order
FOODS 10 - large or - small quantities - he
Dleaess, ed include in the same order
hundred different kinds Of goods /; whereas
be could only deal with the manufacturer
~ eeeds IN Dulk and 70 fll his entire order
must correspond with . hundred diuefsnt
|
The great jobbing houses Of New York
have not 20 much been founded upon these
considerations, ~ buiIded upon these ne
cessities and increasing with the growth
Of the tfade and the augumsntatioo Of the
prosperity of the country they have b.
come . recognised institution. ~. Il.
The Empire wheat state.
The Dolly RYx6Iiean, Of Winona, gives
some very interesting statistics 70 show the
great and rapidly growing importance Of
Minnesota - grain producing State. The
special adaption Of it, soil and climate has
given 10 wheat culture IN impulse which
has no parallel elsewhere. Previous to the
year 1869 not bushel Of cereal was ex-
ported, and nearly I'll the breadstuns con-
suwed in the State were jmported. But
such hes been the astonishing increase Of
its wheat trade that in 1850, l, 900, 900 bush-
els. and last year, 6,964,t bushels, were
exportedl It may surprise many Of our
readers that Winona Whose place could not
have been found upon the map ten years
ago) 10 one Of the largest primary grain mar
kets in America being only exceeded BY
Chicago, Milwaukee and. Toledo. Its 6rst
exports were in 1859, when it shipped 1870,
600 bushels; but so greatly has it, grain
trade increased that it reached last year the
enormous aggregate Of 2,543, 146 bushels !
While there have been repeated failures
Of the wheat crop Of every other State Of
the Union during the last eight years, either
in consequence Of the ravages committed
by insects, or Of . superabundance Of mois
ture, or some other unfavorable condition
of the soil or climate, Minnesotn has pro-
duced never failing succession Of good
crops, and her husbandmen have invariably
been blessed with most abundant harvests
in return for their well-directed toll. The
crop last year averaged about forty bushels
Of wheat to every inhabitant Of the State.
We hail with pleasure these substantial ev'
licences Of the wealth and prosperity Of
Minnesota, Of whose future the Republican
thus speaks:
"As yet, Minnesota is but on the thrcsh.
hold Of her career rs producing State
We have scarcely commenced to develop
the fertile areas that lie spread out between
the Mississippi and Red rivers. Even il
/ tuc bOutuCdSJ COUuICSs WUSIC POpulotAVA
has most largely concentrated, and agricul
ture made greatest progress, not to exceed
one fourth II the soil hiss yet been brough
under cultivation. And far to the west
ward, and the northwest, there are mum
berless acres Of as beautiful and fertile
lands as ever the sun in his course looked
upon, that the pillow has never furrowed
tho foot Of the agriculturalst never trod.
den. Gratifying and even wonderful rs j
the progress We have made during tn
past six years, the development Of the mex
decade will, we predict, b. still more graf
flying and wonderful to those who live t
witness it "
| The capture Of Bagdad-a Mexica1
town, garrisoned by Imperial troops-by
band Of Albusters, organized in the Unite
State for the express purpose, and operatin
dire lily under the eyes ofthe United State
military authorities in Texas, is an even
which, in connection with the mutual
guarded, if not threatening attitude Of tn
French and American Governments toward
each other, is iraught with the gravest sig
nificancc. The Government at Washington
Of course, stands ready to disavow the &C
or any degree Of completely in it. But
whom shall the dsavowal be madey Tn
United States utterly ignores the de fact
Government Of Macmillan, against whic
the outrage was perpetratcd. What RICH
has the Archduke Of Austria to hold any
body to account for acts committed on Mex
lean soil Or what right has the Empero
Of France to think Of supporting such dc
mand, when he has himself set the cxampl
Of sending armed bodies of foreigners I
take forciblc possession of Mexican towns
and to shoot and hang native Mexican sol
dicrs and citizens, obcying tho laws Of thci
country, and the insticts Of humanity an
patriotism The New York Ner, pointed
ly says " We cannot understand tina
France is entitled to . monopoly in the fiji
clustering trade; and as our people have Gel
tain facilities for such enterprises, in vie,
Of their neighborhood to the scene Of actio
they will prove formidable competitor
when once they make up thor minds to tn
business"
EXPENSES or THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU
According to calculation which appears i
a speech Of enc Of the Senators from Della
ware the cost Of maintaining the mere per
sonnsl Of the Freedmen's Bureau 10 enor
NOUS. He says it provides for an agent o
the bureau in every county. There ar
1,6FS counties in the United States Il
every one Of these an agent at $500
year, would come to $2,5l4,Oo0. Seventy
two clerks, or assistant commissioners, 4
81, 200 year, would cost $50. 400; en-,
2,242 clerks for agents, in addition to a
these, making fatal for officers alone o
$7,sl4,20O. This amount is more tina,
hall the whole expenses Of carrying on th
Government in the time Of John Q. Adams
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