Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-07

The Cisy ef Pseraa.
A visit, and very pleasant one 700, did
our delegation enjoy yesterday ct Peoria,
add relative thereto, Ne have something to
sev -ssd sstsids Of naiIsead nA1lsrs,
whIeh havs secured asasntisn slssWhMs =
this issue.
Psssia 10 indeed . CBsse pisss. In pop
ulatioa che Il thsihy-nu.beeins 500
twenty three tbsusasd souls; II lscasios
she = 6sssssats, enjoying . geographical
podtion pssstieslly q The hssd Il tn steam
boat aasigaaioa Of the Illinois Rivss, and in
the centre Of one Of the bsssdest and most
fertile agricultural districts Of the West; in
enssspiss che 10 sos WANTING, - hsr numss-
ous and actively employed manufactesies
and extensive Wholesale houses aud trans
poriatisn schemes fully sttest; in capital
she probably ranks higher than any other
city Of her size 10 the wsst-several Of
her citizens ranking Is millioasires lsrg
or number luxuTiating at various stages in
the hundred thousands, and very salts
factory number in the tens Of thousands
in short we could hardly put our finger upon
. moro attractive n more favors d spot upon
the map Of the Northwest outside Of the
great leading commercial marts. Though
one Of the oldest cities in the Northwest her
substantial progress dates back only seme
ten OF twelve years, during which time she
he's made seme long strides, which hsve a.
tractsd msch attsntien from the geatlemen
ofthe quill the country over. The immense
deposits Of choice coal % close 10 her hand
renders that article very cheap from seven
to nine cents per bushcl) which tends
greatly - enhance her manufa~ tsring iotsr>
ests. which ere every yeas bsiag powerfully
developed, and which are destined to make
her one Of the very frst manufacturing
points in the country.
Through the courtesy Of our esteemed
friend v. Dewein, Esq, one Of Peoris's most
snterpris:ng sod thrifty msrchsnts, the Da-
vsoport and Rock Island delegations were
enabled 10 make an excursion through .
postisn.o that noble city yesterday fore
noon to observe the sigas Of prosperity and
the besut.. ul scekssy Of the place We Wis
tied some Of the manufactures, among
which ws mention the extensive Foundry
sod Machine sheps Of voris = Co., which
has very complete equipment Of machines
y. and gives employment to one hund,ed
men. under the management Of Mr.. Bailey,
the junior partner. The numerous manu-
factories of the city furnish abundant busi>
ness, which 10 constantly increasing.
The Nschias shops Of the Toledo. Peoria
and Warsaw Railroad. formed another at
tractive feature, employing about 175 men.
Frsm the manufacturing districts We rode
back to the bluffs, enjoying there she..mag-
nificent scenery Of the city, blud, lake and
wood land-net forgetting the magnificent
residence sites-particularly that of Mr..
Griswold. whore our party were most corr
daily entertained for an hour by the gen.
tlemanly and hospitable proprietor.
Immediately after dinner our delegation
Was waited upon by committee from the
City Fathers, and on proceeding to the City
Hall was taken in charge By Mayor Bender,
and the Aldermen Of tho city, provided with
full equitmspt Of carriages, aad thus e.
corted the party took comprehensive tour
Of the corporation-visiting many points Of
intessst-ths artssian sulphur we'll no feet
dosp, from which pure sulphur wasss mounts
up twenty feet int the air; to the Pottery,
the original design Of which WAS to cssss mil
lion and . half Of dollars and employ .
thousand operatives but which was only
partially carried out; to the magni6csat
cemetery-a most Delightfully."- located and
.astefully designed city Of the dead. 10
short time, and il We failed to enjoy the
hospitality Of the city il must have been
owing to our inability 70 do 80; surely il
could not be the fault Of our friends 10
Peoria.
1t would be well for more Of our citizens
to visit Peoria occasionally and see what
their nsighbers are doing. There are nu'
merous commercial examples to be seen
there well worth close attention.
We are alss under especial obligations to
the gsntlemaoly members Of the Pesria
prcss-Bros. Dowdal and Rounsvills, Of ths
Democrat. and E merry and Bailey Of ths
Transcript for csurtesies extended, and al
we have to say to them and the other kind
friends We met there 10: Come to Daven-
port, if you dare.
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