Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-31

$40. 900 pounds.
Tl,s n neatly dOahic the assouns Of iass
, ear. IN Daliaa county, who're. twn yearn
a.o. there we're no sheep. there was - d
here Two weeks az, 1890 pounds Il 700:
:. In uroduct oi oae flock. The inetease
Of his same lsck "a year was 1900
lanhe.
- ls5e Their were but oe entries II shesp
n the State Agricultural Society kxhlol-
ton in 1864, 1917. The report tor 1900
!. not vet published, but think It Will
show good increase.
The question may be asked BY the East
srn sa1 Nho has bis eye turned IN thu Dr.
rec,ion, what kind Of shec are most proiit-
ables There 10 a variety Of opinions amene
sheep raiWss on this point. Cireuoetsnees
and locality govern. The Spanish and
French mcrinos are most abundant. Both
thrive xeli, and II there be any difference
il is that the lat,e- are best adapted BY M
ture TO the northern portion Of the State
Blu; little attention hos yet been paid 70
fancy breeds. Hon J. Is. Grinncll, the
lea ling sheep man in this State, however,
has several fine Vermont nerinos in his
| flock. and The spirit Of Improvement Is rife,
snd will ripcn into good fruit in due time.
This brings M TO consider the manufac>
turing interests Of the State. That here 10
every facility and inducement for The CAPT
talst and manufacturer, 10 apparent on
every hand. With Q soil unsurpassed for
richness ani variety Of it's productions; tho
agricultural interests Of the people foatssed
by the State; with free schools possessing
an incredible fund healthy climste .
people energetic and intelligent in almost
every county streams Of unfsiling water /;
I inexhasstibe beds Of coal cropping out At
the very sur lace, scattered all over the State;
wood and timber in abundant supply-all
combined, open tiel for the manufacturer
which is worthy Of their attention.
| At least ten millions Of dollars can be
protitably invested in manufactures in lows
to supply the needs Of her people. A wooden
mill would lind business in nearly every
county. Tho mills now in operation do moi
consume 1.-THE Of the wool not enough Il
provide yarn for the stockings worn. Wha'
10 tho rcsultY This city is u fair sample Of
the State. Here are two wooden mills il
operation. Although they have been im
proved largely the past year. yet II will b
seen by the foregoing statement that ofth
$3.50, 400 pounds of wool bought in this citJ
ali but l38, 900 pounds Was sent to IN easter
markct.-the mill owners themselves ship
ping $1,000 lbs there " be made into cotl
aud returned here, transportation paid boil
ways, to be sold TO the very farmers, ma,
be, who raised the wool. II needle 10 Ar
gument TO show that this wool might b.
manufactured here with great profit. Thi,
city is watcred with the Des Moines river
one Of the largest in the STATE, aiIordini
the finest watering power in the world
yet SO abundant is the supply OF fuel, tina
the two WOODEN mills situated on its bank
are run by steam. Coal abounls all arOunt
the city, and crops out to tho surface. Tim
Der is abundant Brick, for building pur
poses, there being now in operation fou
J brick machines within the city limits, on
} OF Of which turns out 100000 brick pc
week, or 10000 per day. Three railroad
will before next June, afford easy access :,
market to this city from Chicago, st. Loui
, aud 81. Paul and the pincries on the north
This city, from its geographical position
and natural facilities, seems 70 mo des
! tined to DC the manufacturing centre 70
u wide section Of country, and fortunate II
, he who first steps in TO pluck the prize
The increasing aud almost unlimited de
mands Of the coutry call for . supply o
manufactures Of all kinds in wool, WOO
and iron. My limited space will allow o.
to speak Of but one. | have selected the
which deem the most worthy tho stten
. ton Of formers and manufacturers. A.