The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-02-04

works, which, with quarying, burning haul |
ing wood and lime, employs great number
of men and teams. -
Barrett Sidelinger run one kiln, turning
! out one hundred barrelsa day, of the same
lqualty Of lime. They also have cooper
shop on the premises.
| Above Mr. Chase's, on the banks of the
river, is an extensive ledge of sand stone,
SD to be eqnal to that now worked in LIE
Claire. There is q FIRST rate opportunity for
some enterprizing capitalist to win money.
thodist and room rented by the Catholics
| in which they have stated services. One
| school house, a large two story mot four)
building, built of brick, with stone base,
| ment. In the basement is large room, used
| for town meetings, lectures, concerts and
| ether kindred gatherings. The first story is
! divided into two rooms, one for the primary
| and the other for the intermediate grade
| The second story has one large hall, for the
| advanced grade, with recitation room at
| the head of the stairs. 1t also contains a
! library of few hundred volumns. The
school house cost near $4,000.
| The school Is under the superintendent
of b. K. Seaman, ESQ.,, man well qualified
for the situation. He is assisted by Miss j.
Curtis aud Mrs. j. Marshall. There are over
two hundred scholars in general attendance.
One steam Touring mill, which has turned
out a large amount of extra family flour, for
the Chicago market; one steam saw mill
one slaughter house. which has packed Il
number of hundred head of hogs.
But the business of the place is in buying
and shipping produce, wheat, barley, oats,
corn, live and dressed hogs, cattle, &C.
Large sums are invested in this trade, but
that any oneSfirni has dealt to the amount of
100000 since the LIST of August last, is
doubtful, unless 1t may be in connexion with
the coal trade. - ss@ats, Ea. 49,
! l find the following persons have been IL
censed as cattle brokers and produce dealers
since the lst of May last viz: Jesse Max
well, ID. S. Metzgar L. Lowry, G.. ID. Moore,
E. J. Addison, W. W. Phillee, and A. +:
Russell. I have no positive date as to the
amount of their shipments, but think it q
safe estimate to say that their purchases and
sales will range from $4,000 to $4,000
each, or making an aggregate OF about
$l50,000. ~
The coal trade is next in magnitude
During the summer season, from seventy five
to one hundred tons came over the Rock
Island r. r. daily, the most of it being re-
shipped on barges to go up the river, or used
| on steamboats, for fuel and freight. And ]
am credibly informed that the Western L nion
II. R. takes on an average of about fifty tons
of coal per day for the up country, the most
/ | of it for Fulton and Clinton. The retail
trade, here, is perhaps about 20 tons a day,
: on an average. The price has varied from
: ID to p cents per bnshel the last six
= months. 49,. --.-
The coal is brought from different mines
some from p. l.. Cables, in Henry county
4 Sheppard d Co.'S, Henry CO.; George Al
. lens, Cleveland Harding d Wells, BrieI
r Hill, and Porter's -. .e
r We have our full complement of billiard
e tables and saloons no less than three of the
!, former and six of the latter; also Que eating
E house, kept by Wilcox and Wilson,
t AS to the receipts of the post Office, OF
t telegraph Office | am not posted, but beliey
Z ing that our business men are fully alive tc
| | their own interests, they are both well pa
. | tronized.
V AS have but merely given passing view
: | of our mechanics, in justice 10 that class il
Z may not be aniss to say that they are as ac-
r tive and energetic in developing the capabil
tiles and resources of the town as the fer
a live business men who so fully understand Its
!; wants. There are but very few n the me-
S chanics but whose credit, both at home and
e abroad. stands high. and all the town needs
< to give it strong impetus ahead is unity Of
: action on the part of all.
5 PoRr BYRON