Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-24

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xtsses b gsssa amount If instruction 70
b gaissd iron looking over the census 70
..urns efformsr Year, From these returns,
says The Peoria Hsaserips. We find that the
TED Dtaess knsws - the Valley States, sna
Territory Of Nebraska, contaissd In 1860 :
pepslssisa Of 10,445,5s0. The seal Ard
personal psOperty Was put down = q, 61e,-
36S, 7S7. The cash value Of lAsms was g..
4o9, $50, s2l. In farming implements end
machinery they had >so, at, 6s6, and i've
stock ose9, 4o5.9o4. The value II the farm
Ing psodacts were taken for The 1859. and
reached to the snug little sum Of 81, 169,-
eo6,se0. Since that time the county has
improved rapidly, and the amount Of pro-
ducts raised on the Same area u territory
for 1855, must BE- increased At least one
third IL not one half.
These figures show something Of the i'm.
portascs Of the Western States in An agri>
cultural point Of view. They are filled with
prophecy for the future, and admonish us
that We should turn our attention to other
than entirely agricultural pursuits. In fact,
our people have commenced the Learning Of
this Lesson without waiting for the statis>
tics of the census to b. published. Aslayge
- our agricultural products are, and Is val
uablo ~ they prove to be in the world
market. they have found powerful comR
ution IN the mineral and manufacturing in
terests OF the country. II may be urc ei
that lsss than ons.twentieth OF the and in
the territory mentioned is yet ". fenced, and
that much Of this 10 not W der cultivation
nenos we cannot judge of the vast amour,
o. produce they win yield, when VIC hay,
'ne population to y,ut the larger share Of j
1..'' 0u'"vauoV. The same can be sait
" '"- ;s"'' .anches mentioned. Combin'
ms"u's' .aring, mining and agriculture, an'
'"o est, as thinly settled as it is by com
parison, shows . swelling volume Of figures
the amount of which will astonish thos
who have given but little thought to tn
subject.
II is but few years since the vast reg
ions Of the northwest began filling up
Many Of our people know the difficulties un
der which tho early settlers lsborcd, an
the discouragements presented to the pic
neers. They have watched the growth c
the infant States until they have cxpande
in population, strength and wealth TO sue
degree as to become the wonder Of th
world. If such has been the progress G
the country during the observation OF tn
present generation, what will be its devel
opmcnt before three other generations pla
their part upon the stage Of life?
The West has futurc--a great and gle
rious one. That future will be made tn
moro bright by the skillful blending togetl
q Of the great elements Of a nations wealt
agriculture, manufactures, mechanic, ar
and mining. Foster and take care of thes
and you have producing wealth unequa
led in the world. Neglect either branc
and the chain is broken, and the result wi
tell upon the whole, and show that we a
rsmiss in improving the opportunities fu
nished US by the power that set in MOTIF
the wheels Of time, and spread out before
such vast resources to be manipulated in
shape and comeliness by the thought, &c
ius and enterprise Of our people.