Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-27

wings BANK IN ~ svenpoFt. Wherein the iaoos
Jog n,su aud people Of snail means and
small earning. could save up their odd dol
lars, and receive fair rate q interest on
the same, WAS frst proposed that Il was
looked upon BY many with much unbes
lief-As an enter Prise that would not
receive sufficient support to make It any
great object. But it was put in operation
nevertheless, and by men who thought they
could see its necessity aud eventual success.
|, was therefore started BY the stockholders
Of the First National Bank, and run BY the
officers Of that popular Institution and
from the very day whom its doors we're
opened to the public it has been a perfect
success, and an everyday thriving insttu>
ton. Lst,erly its deposits ere increasing
with unusual rspidty. For some time-a
year or two, previous 10 Jaauary last-its
deposits stood at abou. one hundred thou>
sand dollars, varying from ninety thousand
to one hundred thousand. Since that time
there has been steady increase, and at the
hundred and thirty Thousand dollars aud
are constantly increasing. Who owns all this
money. II belongs 90 several hundred Of the
poorer men, women, and children Of the city
Ii is made up Of the l.ttles tina. these peo-
pls save out Of their daily and weekly earns
lngs. John Smith used to earn twelve dol
lars per week. 1t took about eight d)lars
10 support his family. The other four he
Kept loose in his pocket for want Of a bet
ter place, and before next payday it was
spent for this, thst, and the other,
without knowing when. where, or what for
1t did him no good and he laid up nothing
for rainy day. When the Savings Bank
opened John Smith heard about it and
thinking it was about time to begin to save
something, concluded to figure his sctual
necessary expenses right down to fine
thing. and as often as Saturday night came
to put the balance in the Bank He did SO
putin, 10 two. three, Ave and seven dol
lars At a time, and now John Smith has
/ Hot Avc NUldTe 0ueau, hIlu
by-and>by will have enough TO buy .
snug house and 10. for his wife ana
chill drcn-all out Of these little savings
which for years before the bank opened h e
had been footing away. Now all this money
The Davenport Savings Bank has been
saved up by the Mr.. John Smiths, the Mrs
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Smith children who are big enough to
earn a few dimes every day. That's precise
ly where the hundrcd and thirty thousand
dollars came from, and it is q most noble
result
| But after all it is not Is large as it ought
4 - be. There are hundreds of dollars spent
oplishly, and worse than fooishly, in town,
every week that ought to 90 into the
Savings Bank. We see young men on the
street every day who are earning sails
| aries sufficient to keep them twi ce over, il
| they only thought so, who are spending
their surplus change faster than they get it,
| for nothing but what works to future injury
u VI bNoU. we ueSl.e. 10 cali
the partic ular attention of these yourg men
| and to all - both men and wo-
men, who are dependent upon small
| earnings for their living and
future icapi,al,-to this Savings Bank, and
most sincerely TO urge them to sare soms-
riag Don't say you can't, for nine ou,
e every ten Of you know better. You
can sit down and think where you spends
dime here, quarter there, and . dollar
elsewhere, day after day. that don't do you
cents worth of good Sdrs that money
and put every dollar you can poss bly, spare
into the Savings Bank, The dollars vii
acclm l'ate-ths interes: will accumulate
The knowledge that you are getting ahead
! will stimulate you to greater efforts for
gain, thus making you worth more to your
selves and your employers and the conse
quence will be that in a few years you will
nave money ahead to go into business for
Yourselves in a small way. when opphrtun>
| " ofers. Don't 90 to Offering excuses by
saying that you "sas't save anything" or
ths. you haye"oo confidence in banks" foi
| nobody will believe such nonsense. but
lnst Sit down with yourself all alone and
have good sensible talk with your own
conscience and see how much you can save
each week to put in the Savings Bank.
1t will be bold start in the right direction
A Savings Bank is a truly benevolent in>
situ.ion when safely founded and properly
conducted. That the Davenport Savings
Bank is safely founded and ably condu cted
no man who knows Mr.. Clifford or the other
officers and managers thereof can for mo-
ment doubt. Il has been gaining in popu.
larity and Importance every day since it
Was founded, and still travels firmly on in
that direction, which is most satisfactory
evidence that the John Smiths are every
day increasing in number in our city. Ii
| takes care Of all monies With utmost fideli
ty. and renders them up with interest
promptly. Think Of these things and be-
come depositor at once.
Scott County Fair Hrounds.
In company with Mr.. Bennett,she gentle
manly Secretary of the Scott County Agri-
cultural Society, We paid the new Grounds
. hasty visit this afternoon where We found
The aspect Of affairs much changed from
what they we're when We went cut last
some few wests ago. We found Mr.. San
ders.the carpenter, there with his large force
Of men putting the buildings into shape as
ast as possible, and in much better order
than We had expected.
The track is . grand affair. Though entire
y new it is better course than the old one
| and will afford more scope n horse fash -