Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-01

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SAosesr.-This 10 ons ef the leading manu-
foctories Of our thriving city. II 10 liv.
isg witnss~ Of What ysaag nsa nay
achieve BY patient industry. Abest thir-
tesn years ego. when Davenport was . VII.
lags Of suall prstensions The Wosbss boys,
then casefsl. industrious young mse,
with small amount Of capital /, meosy.
opened shop for The purpose Of manuiact-
uring carriages. .buggies. sct. Az 10 q.
ways the history u snali beginnings they
found many obstacles in their Wy. aad for
several ysass Il was rather difDcult 10 de-
determine wsthef the concern could b kept
up Of not; but despite Of trials md troub-
lee. they kept creeping ahsea-wsshing
sasly md laAs-sustaining losses, battling
with the 0aanciai panic, until finally thsy
got disentanglsd nom debt and rssains ~
fore prosperous gale, whom one nosning
some os4 years ago, their entire concern
IVES burned 10 the ground. Nothing dauss>
cd at that severe blow they pitched in msss
rsselutsly still, determined no to sbandon
the Geld which he'd cost them 70 beariy 70
win. bought IL Presbyterian Church
building thsu bsing vacated, and f61kS1
forward. The ffuits Of this labor consist
of . property that 10 wosth$s6, 900 10 cash,
and a..businsss worth more than twice that.
This year the woebsr Bros. ass employ.
ing shout twenty five hands, asd turn out
cork to the smout of go. 900 pr ysas.-
Their trade he's become extensive end ~
nunesasivs-ths asaasd gsnssslly bsiue
more than eqaal to Ne supply. TAsush
ths pesssat Asconnodatiens ~ ssesasiss,
they ere TO- small for the busissss, and
thsy have jest purchased ths psspssty %
Third street. directly opposite thsis manu-
factory, kaown - the Christie p,ses-a lst
ss by 15o fset dssp upon which thsy con-
template erecting next year . building
100 feet deep BY 30 feet front, 10 b Used -
. earrige depository and workshop. end 70
make such other .impfovsmsnts - may b.
necessary to enable them to conduct bus.
iness to the best possible advantage.
The quality and style Of goods tusssd
oat By the wobsr Brss. can hardly b su.
pereedsd elsewhere. They have bsss
thsrsughly tested b this ceamuaity 6se
ysars, and with tho most satisfactory 70.
suits.
We have mads mention Of ell thees lhets
y ssseurass the manufacturing interests
u eur city /; % show how On s1ssnsivs aad
6ssrishing uanuiActusiog business nay b
built up even upen ~ sslallsst beginnings
when determination and perseverance, ass
ses wantiae. Msney 10 one kind of sapital,
but there 10 another quite - necessary, IL
not moro %. Cash capital without tast,
energy and pssssvsranes, is soon ifitaessd
sway snd lost; energy. psrssvssaaes and
tact viii bring cash capitai-slewly q Arst,
but surely. Let thsss things b bssss b
mind BY snall beginners, and acted upee.
In The lever end Of town. among ths 0se>
usae, we hsvo noticed . dsssn 9 nsss
suall wagon shops --rua by eoe, I've, snl
three msn; = repair 1hops q ilrst, putting
IL their spare tins In buildisg . lev
vaeoos y Ell 70 the larmses. Thees asa
ars dsisg buissss 10 sl.Gll way, but thsy
ne plaating The seeds foe larss aad thrifty
shops. u they aecuaulate usans, and ths
city grows. In Tie aggregate these small
shops turs ost abest $50 wasens ~ ysss
"a COED number, but within tss ysass
some sms Of them will turn out = oany =
all Do nov. So ass our masulAetsrisg h.
terssts being built Up iron he sesd. Tear
By year thsy thrive. sad vithsdt ~
spsoiA: intesvsstiea Of eapital, srs bsssa.
leg pssoassat, rsnusssativs, asd ~
esal. sfl l,fsf
Scos. Ceusfr rAls.-pssvi1sses Aas
essa q y b,sss or State viii = -
bsunilsl haevsse whish 4 ~ bSis6 eaah.
~ q. he result vim - ~ nsesr,
Wiu - pjssly, bssiasas bsbk. - os9I
Awnas m ~ uSssl1s tstniag oss ~
- y slAs.d - asSiaa ~, ~ ~
hsebss. Ths naaaesss Il ~ Asrscsitsssa
| Ssslet, iAys - yss lsesasd iAaG 49,
h sssnsey vhish spssts psiSsssss ~ ~
sssults b uaniaesasd Ailsss y n ~ y
attempted. Or eesaty. fair ~ 49, Il
vnssssa f>ssseAsSs u SasAs. - ~ -
vssslas ssaeshls vaisA ~ pess ~ ~.