Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-26

- -" Fora Benton
5000
Dist. by R.R from ~. Louis to Indianapolis go
" :. !" Cinema Cincinnati. $40 $40
- e Cleveland ere
4" =" a. Piusburg $50
- A." - Buffalo $50
" New York 1000
a. " Laurence $50
- Denver $50
=" Salt Lake l,svo
virgints City
1900
=" Zen Franchises
$500
81 Losis very nearly bisccts the direct d's-
tancs Of |. 400 miles between the Super or
City end the Billie. |, 10 the geographical Gen.
iss Of valley which embraces 1870 900
saoceU miles. 10 ito cousss Of $500 miles,
~ Mssaissippi bosdsss upo0 Missouri 47O
mslos. Ofthe 5000 miles Of the Missouri,
500 lie within the limits Of our ewn State.
St. Louis l. mistress Of more than $500
miles Of river savigation.
This metropolis, though in the infancy
Of in greatness, 10 already . large city. l.s
length = abeut e1ghs u1lse, end its width
three, sebustaa sssidssess, the outposts Of
The grand advaace. ase nov siatiuned ak
q ssves miles from he river. The present
population Of st. Louis 10 200 600. In 1885
The real AMI pefsoaai pr'psssy ofSt Louis
vos assessod q 11OO, OOO, vOO.
St. Louis 10 . we'll built city, but its ar
chiteeesno 10 sashse Substantial than snowy.
The wids. veil pave1 strsst,. the spscious
lsvee, and cO0modi0us warehouses; the
mills, machine sAnPo and 0aDutaetories !;
the fine hotels, churches and public build
ines the univsssissse, charitable ins,itu>
tiens, ,,ubic schools and libraries, const,
tuto % array Of escsllsoee and attractions
Of which any city may Do Justly proud
the Lindeil and the Southern hotels are two
Of the largest aud asost snssniiiccas stsuc.
lures which the world has ever dedicated
to psslie hospitality. The Iindell is itself
. villo9e. -.
| the appearance Of ST. l.ous from the east
ern bank II The nassissippi 10 Oppressive. -
| Al East 81. Louis. the eye sumesimes com
s.snds view Of 100 sisa .aboass lying q
our levee. Notwith funding the recent dc~
structlOn by ice and fise of 10 or 10 boats,
aud the departure u more than 30 Tor
Montana, there are ut this date 20 steam
crs IN the port Vi St Louis A mile and .
half Of steamboats is spc -tacle which nat
urally In, prcs large views Of commercial
greatness. The sight Of our levec .hrong
cd with busy merchants, and covered with
the commodities Of every cl,ms, from tue
peltrics Of the Rocky Mountains to the tens
OF China, does not tend 10 lesson the mag
nituds Of the impression.
Tho railroad system Of Missouri is cxhib
tied in the following tabular statement:
Railroads. Miles.
Cairo and Fulton 81
Platte County NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
$. W. Branch Of Pacific. ....... "a
Iron Mountain. ........ ... -
| Noftu MsSsOuvt. IIO
Hannibal and st. Joseph. .239
feeSnc. ....... ZS3
Total ieaeht Of railroads In operation
| within the State. Observation-Disclosures. 9S3
A vase enlargement Of our railroad faciIi
ties 10 contemplated. More than 10000
miles VI new lines have bssn projected on
the west eide Of the Mississippi. A quarter
ofa century may elapss betoss the compile
ton Of these extensions; yss the very con-
ception Of them shows thas the pa6llc mind
is alive to The importance u ompesr means
Of Communication with the 0tatss and Ter
ritor,ee Of the e, Wet. Msoe Of these
roads have received grants Of land from The
government, and upon so0e q the lines
the work 10 already far advanced.
The growth Of St. Louis, though greatly
retarded by social ins,ltutio1, has been
rapid. TIE population ofths city in
| 1870. ......... Woo. ............ 6.467
1901 ...--... .S........... q sou
| 1860. ....... ........ 16O, 773
AZ the lowest rate Of decennisl increase.
st. Louis 10 1900 would contain more than
! zoo. 900 inhabitants. This numbc, GER
tainly seems 70 exceed the present D, obabil
ity Of realization, but the future gro~th Of
st. Louis, vitalixed BY the mightiest forces
u free civ,lisasssn, end quickensd By the
exchanges Of conlinsatal commerce, ought
70 surpass the rapidity Of it, past develops
ment.
10 1865 ~ amosnt u dsties payable 10
gold, collected 1t this port, was $5S6, 4O7.-
This sum 10 shout ons>iiish Of the customs
levied IN eooda imported into ST Louie
rhis , saly = Port q Delivery. The inn
posD- 60 - fsssign snseehandiss ore
s11s6y 0Aid . - Porte Of Eaesy.
n Fto0 the rosesda Of the United States A.
SCISSOR Il appears that in 1865. the sslss Of
0l9 Sc. Louis FIRMS amouolsd 20 el4O. 0SS. :.
S56. For The same year the imports Of this
city reached - aegrsgaes q 12S5, 873, e76.
TIE manulaeeuseo Il 1t. Lsais esaseitues
On i0persans elensas in our eoaaersial
tsanoaeaisns. ID loo0, Tie capital invested
valus II the product vas o2l ITS, S2S. q.
Lsuis, though ths eighth city 10 sns Uaited
Ssaees 10 populaaaen, masked - seventh in
The inpostanco q il monuiacturso. Mi..
sous' might peo0tabay initiate the activity
sf lie 0sesepoaiA
The s1ts6s - Or sscial end commercial
intercousee WITH she ssss Of ths wssld nsv
b inferred ftoo che peseal satisfies Of this
department. Wees - sum6ss Of lsessss
shich paaood VhsougA ~ 81. Louis post
'iice for dsssiAusson, nail or delivery wss
about II 900 OO0. In ~ judgment u the
Office, the ira e1ptioas q I've IRA queste,
indicate IN aggregate Tor 1859 Of Is UOO. ovO
letters. in postal importance, Sc. Louis u
~ 9Th ~ Il tn USton.
Tide soFaings efSas railroads indirectly
exhibit the magnitude Of our trade For
the dscal year Of 1866, the to'al receipts OF
The North Missouri wsrs u Oh. 900 'Paci.
6c and southwest Branch, 3l.939. 900
Hannibal aud st. Joseph. $4,000, 900.
Though it is somewhat foreign to my
subject. yet cannot resist the temptation
TO give the statistics Of this massive edl-
ice:
Area Of plate glass. .......... acres.
Length Of gas pipe. ............ miles
Stories. exclusive Of basement .... z
Total fiooraee. .............. Z acres.
Length Of caspseang... ......... lie miles
Area Of plastsssng ~ acses.
IAngth Of ball wire 10 .;i>.
ourfsee Il ossal bGick .3S scres.
Height 10 0Ie0sGDwalk. .lla feok.
Nu0A9 etsooao .............. 500
Capacity Of seeoomedatiso 800 Rue% ts
Neobes q O0nooUs. ........ $40
Weight Of watsr pipe. -, 900 pounds.
6xteet Il etso0 pipe. .........S 81, 100 fsst.
A0ooos q led IN, 900 pounds.
Area q 0sssiae bsaeds. -. 800, 600 -
A0eant u wrought and cast
iroo. II, 40, 900 poun3a.
Co ~ t0e01eoeo. $500. 600
C0US - - 80. go
O. oco4A 1870. .:.......... Ses,eoo