Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-30

the o6ice Of the b. I. r. R. Co.. On soods
received from the East, reach the round
sum Of $:5. 900 each month. Our ship
ments are thus touched upoa:
The assres "f The a.essts sAippsd IRE. Dsv.
export ere eves neee telling. ~ ssileead e,e.
peay q isqssatly Ieeding fss Chieege = nssy =
thirty care pc day. The freight nsssys - wkieA
average ~. 80 pr meath, White he aeeos of
The Morthera Line ef 0sea0ooels eetineieo The
nuw6sr q eaeks Of gsais shippsd freo Deves-
sasd daily.
Az Davenport 10 undoubtedly the leadiag
manufacturing city Of love, considerable
space Is given to represent what those man.
ufacturies are, but - our sssders ere fully
posted in this regard.we omit any comments
sAvs that the list is highly 6stterisg TO the
enterprise Of our citizens, and one Of which
We need not be ashamed.
Il cemmsntins on our retsil and whole
sale houses. the writer omiss to state that
the glass and china -vars establishment Of
z. +. Webb. 10 the Oldest in the city. and
the finest in this part Of The State: and. d
%. that Stephenson I Casnahan ars among
our lending druggists. but :ssms allowance
must bs made for errors in % extensive .
oompilation. Our lumber and grain msr>
chants receive due consideration, following
which. II gosdly list Of our most attract
i've public buildin.s. In regard to the "a
cilit,es afforded the children Of all classes oe
ou. population 70 receive . sound elements
ary education, the writer very justly asserts
that no town in the Northwest can compete
with us in this respect. Proper reference
is made to the noble structures recently erec
ted for this purpose in di6srent parts d our
city 20 the excellence Of our school system,
and to the largo Gums constantly being exc
pended for educational interests. The Or
phans' Home. the Press. and our improves
men,s are also aatteringly noticed. These
latter foot up in telling manner. On the
subject Of ''River Improvement" We make
the following copious extract:
Just nov, however, tue COED people Of Daven
port have but little sttenti0a tor any other LEGAL
impro,emsn. shse the great national one. OF
to reap the chief benefit, ssmely. the clearing
out OF the rapids In the Nisssaippi sbo. cad
mellow the city. The rapids just s6ese the city
ere nearly Is miles long. end theugh sst seas 20
formdable - those below the city. sad just
.tion 70 the trsinc Of The river asd consequent
h,ndrsnes I" the growth Of Davenport. An ap-
pr0pri alton was, however, made during the last
session Of Congress for survey Of the rivss, 70
determine the best mode Of improving the nsvi-
sssion: and secordingly Breysl: Celoael aeises.
has ksea .aspniad f. Gen. Kilaan. = .8haa ~.
survey OF lhe ealifa river haa bsan aotenele6. n
usSkS tEe PteGmiaesy surrey ofthe upper rapids.
In connection with this aad With the 0osesn-
ment improvements on Rock Island. Of which
shall give detailed account in ny ssxt IL il
proposed to replscs the present awkward rail- |
road drse bridge BY one tfty feet high, ploced
u Il foot Of the island. which will admit Of the
unobstructed navigation Of the river. when
this il effected. and the lower rapids cleared out,
run round bv . canal or otherwise circumvsst-
cd. the peopls Of DsvsspOrt think they zee is
~. Louis. to which point their proAsce 10 al |
ready gravitsting 10 Preference TO Chicago,
markct that will forever render them indspead-
ent Of Chicago. and which 10 the one desire Of
their hearts, enable them sUecessfuliy . defv
the monopolsts Of the Rock Island sSilrosd.
some Of these expectations are perhaps . little
unreason able. but il would be veil for Chicago
men 10 note In time that much OF the grain and
produce brough' into Davenport. that used 10
and that this tendency 10 developing. know,
too. that the balances due TO the Davenport
banks from Chicago are only sbout half the
amount Of those due from St. Louia, and that
the debts Of davenport in Chicago have to be
paid BY remittances from 81. Louis. The quea-
tion for to consider is. '.llow long will il be
befsre the traders - the river 70 70 buy their
goods where they send their pr0daee!" nis
not yer, improbable that this contamination may
be accelerated by the somewhat embittered feel
business men of this city By what they assert 10
be the unfair discrimination Of the Railroad
Company against them in favor Of Chicago
There seems 10 me but one remedy for this state
efthngs. and II 10 one ,hat would not onlv give
'hicago hold on the heavy traflic Of the Upper
Mississippi, tn II NO amount Of ~ Loais rivalry
ould ever loosea. but would also prove On i'm
mense benefit 10 the whole Nerih ~est. Nv
proposition 10 one which has been repeo4edly I'd.
vOcated BY the local papers here. and which il
extremely popular amcng all the buainess men.
mouth Of The Back river 70 . juncsies with sh
Michigan and illinois Csnal at L. Halls. The
whols route II the proposed eanal, oely eighty.
four miles in length. he's beep surveyed. and its
practicsbility demonstrated. By Dr: Perry Of
" U
TO coaa'der thst while THE mattsr Of direct
cemmusicasion with The lakss = only question
Of time f"r the people Of NE Upper Mis6issippi.
for Chicago u slso invslves the cersidsraiion
whether she desires their sral6c 70 come direaslv
into her hands BY way Of La Sslle. or 70 60 mp
the Rock River TO M,fwaukee, o. some plsee yet
unbuilt an ! unthoueht Of. - the head Of Green
Bav.
Our numerous associations arc briefly
touched upon, following which ere few In
tsres.iog notes in regasd to our Old Settlers.
10 regard to hotels, the palm Of excellssee
Is awarded 10 the Burtis, % being the 6nset
north Of St. Lnuis or ~sst Of Chicago In
his closing paragraph the writer says:-Ds-
vsnpert is c. rtainly . city which it is io-
possitis 70 visit and not leave without r.
srss. 1ts lofty bluffs invite the traveller, end
oesrto hin landscape which, even to the
eyes hat have dwslt % he bssuties Of the
Ohio Or the grandeur Of the Hudson. is YET
charming beyond expression for its quiet
beauty. while one who has been wsaried By
the intolerable ssmsness Of the drsary f1ats
that surround Chicago. . good deal Of en-
'husiasm at the sight may b pssdssed.
Az the writer prouises bic rssdess anoth-.
e letter descriptive Of eur susssuadines,
our citizens will await il With considerable
interest. With tew pardonsbls exseptioas
I'VE think he hes executed bic task II Z
highly mesitorious manner.
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