Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-02

The table 10 quite instructive. An ex
animation Of Il will show that the amour,
ct earnings averaged on the hsnds employ
Cd . lees at points near waterfalls and coal
mines than ct other poists which do not
enjoy those advantages. Take Lowell.
LAWtsnce, Nanchest,f, Fall River and Pat
esson, whose manufactures have abundant
water power, AID take also Pittaburg and
Reading, whiNd have the benefit Of the
easisst pessiAis access to coal, and 10 find
The sverige earnings to The hand are 4l,-
oS2.90 Compare this result with the ~.
eeage sarninss for Boston, New York.
Brooklyn. Jersey City, Cincinnati, Chicago
and st. Louis, and Ne find the latter in a..
206.07.
A further comparison, il will b observ-
%, shows that industry 10 more productive
70 money value 1t the West THAI q the
9act This IL shown BY . comparison Of
eighteen Of the Western towns mentioned
above. with the eighteen Eastern towns
Ins result shown is that in the Eastern
s0wne the average earnings to . hand are
ooly vl,406s while in the Western towns
those earnings are 81 ,996. Manufacturers
seeking location can easily determine for
themselves whether such facts should no,
encourage them TO establish thensslves in
this section Of the country.
But tho most significant lesson that this
statement teaches, 10 the fact that tho true
places for manuiact lring industry-thosc
places which win be hereafter the great seats
q that industry--are the chief centres OF
uede. 1t y not the possession Of abundant
water power, or coal, near ct hand. which
WI! determine the question. That question
viii BE- determined BY the advanta ages held
cut BY these great centres Of supply for dis
posing Of products when manufactured
These advantages arc stated in an impressive
way by . writer il the New York Herald.
from whose article VI extract:
Aanutactnfes 10 this country, like every.
thing eles moveable, are rushing into the
commercial sitlss--into the market places
=! The country. The rush Is no longer to
distant waterfalls and 10 coal mines. but to
Ne places where any article, when tinished
an b. sold. The manufacturers Of goods
Who have located near cheap fuel. q .,
Reading and Pitlsbure, or near water row
g, - at Lowell, cannot sell at home. but
ers compellea to ssnd their goods 70 dis
tant Market What does this involvef i'll
involves railroad ffeiehts, drayage It both
ends Of tho route, storage, assurances, ex-
coanges, irresponsible agencies and vexa>
tioue commissions. In the meantime. In
eerest on the cost Of goods runs on. After
tho goods are Sold ageuts do net alvays
sfw,sd the proceeds Of the sales promptly; |
- esluns' agents ere not always q compc
eene nor - diligcnt - ownes. II, instead |
- sending BY ralread, aewnsse. ship their
goods By sea, or Hike Or FLYER, maine insu.
lance q deas, an1 dalAys h tsansportasioo
lssquent. Hence the iirss profits imade ~
manufacturers ~ Wsaen1ns poinks Nke 81.
Icuis, Chicago, Lealsvills. TO-, who ars sub
jeet % none Of thsss dtawbacks.
In less degree, but still VERY NAKED.
shees facts remaiA b The Go Il eoedn sent
NON the interior to New York. Boston. and
ether commercial siliee this eide Of The Al
1eghany Mountaino. NJ oanafaceursrs 81
err city cell their goods ct their sheOs 40
With manufactured h I'll Western eitSeo.
The result 10 that Manufacturers 10 New
1ork and other 1Atofn oomnurial dido /
make larger .proklt - ~ lobr az esset
operative they employ Than do those East
oFn manufacturer Who have lecasad n me
lntsrtoe, away nom market, near coal minss
end waterfalls, a9d Who havs u snplDr
agsats Il eoamJtd1af cities = cell their
Goeds. sf9
This table ahevs fhsts Eessaa sltiss
~ surely prespe y 800 kesrzins -
Whsthsr their tslnpik dth{3 ~ pGidects are
spssiarsd in dyAa gHfis {agS13 1ti1es|
sa1aissp pr hans ~ = 90 - - r.
Sesaely with my HastafISialls. We have.
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a.enessa q naa4qAaeEqsr = ~ Apsa1ao|
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