Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-24

l SkB8b ESo%0U0o eA0Vbo01s 49,
| Il one q The pssninsst inssiiss3ses ef sss
city. It 10 net cnly tAss bat Il d iiviag
On thriving srgunent 10 fsvss ssths ssas-
ibility Of building Up very sssses'vs nsas-
featuring interests in Dassnpest II y
pretty generally kpows that this institseses
came into the hands Of the present proprs'
etors' hands about s,x ysars ego, and shss,
althoSeh with his knowlsdgs, yet almost
sitheut his consent. The feet Of The mat .
| ter IL thaI q thae time ths ssaessn ~
pretty thoroughly ''played OUT" and the
| furniture nsnuiaetesy business he'd come
to b considered On Improbable undestas
king at this point. But as abevs intinssed
NJ. Skesl. through some financial epera-
tons, which Il 10 not necessary 70 explain
in this article, become the unwilling owsss
of the extensive furniture osnufsctosJ q
The corner Of Third and Fsrnun strssts.-
lie had never besn in the bssinsss, and bad
10 knowledge Of IL operations. but IL vas
apparent that 70 let this newly acquirsd d.
sphant remain id.s would be losing game.
end - shsss was - ssistins pepu'as peass
dics against Il. 40 pssatsbls or barely
paying institution, hs could find no one vile
ling to invest capital and take the chances.
Il was not desirable position 10 ~ placed
in, but he being lively business nan, end
believing that whst ma. dass do. 10 geo.
sral business way, he dare do, 90 be made
up bis mind to assume the responsibility.
put in more capital in the way Of stocking
up. sud vent Il Il himself. Wswill record
the result - lesson to others who may be
trembling on the brink. not fully dstsrmin.
cd whether in plungiug into the me- nufactorv
business here in Davenport, they VI" sink
or swim.
The result in this instance Il that NJ.
Sksel gives constant employment to not lsos
than forty men, which 10 an important item
in our town. and does business Of not lese
than $4,000 per year. Tho nanr fsetory
is building 20 BY % fset-thrss stseies
hieb, allsd 'with ths NEST approved maeAis.
cry. which 10 driven BY 10 horse power
engine, year in and cut il 10 living sxau.
pie Of :hrift and industry like uste which |
W should have many moro In addition 70
our present number.
None but staple goods chairs and bed
stsads ore manufactured 1t this place. he
does not enter into the anss grades Of goods, |
having al be can attend to in the more Or
dinssy kinds, for which the demand 10 squsl |
to the supply. In addition to the abovs
named building. Mr. Skssl oecupiss Tor
storage. 6nishing and oi1ec purposes the
large four stesy building on Front street,
formerly occspied BY Burrows I Prsttyman,
where dealers in this line can always get
their orders filled at the best figures.
In conducting this bssiness, NJ. Skssl
has met With uniform success. The sxper.
iment has proved to Be sueeessful ose,
and such, ws firmly bslisvs. would b The
Of many more, would they sst>
lie upon the same legitimate manufacturing
business and pursue il With energy and esu>
ton. ALREADY hes our city got the start o.
pther leWa towns IL manufacturing. and
pei . brsad nsld liss open and unsccupisd
IN Agricultural city Davssport nay
rot expect to reach any proud eminenes. It
Is upon building up and encouraging man>
afacturing interests here and furnishing
Iuch Manufactured astislss % are 10 csn-
Itant deoasd, hat permanent success mast
bs based. A thousand q 4 engaged -
employees in manufacturing estat tlishmsnts
will turn out from 81 900 70 $1,000 worth
Of goods psr year each, which q Tie least
calculation 10 million Of dollars worth Of
goods, and probably the right
dgure 10 nearer 42.000, 900. These things
themselves 10 the astsntien Of our
serieusly. We have the fa>
clities, the central location from which to
opsrate-in fact all the natural elements Of
10 not lack in The energy and
to make the most Of our great
oppo, tunities.