Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-22

HoxE MANurAcrtREs. is encoua rsine
to notice the determined spirit that is man.
ifested among many Of our citizens to make
Davenport . manufacturing point. We
dropped iuto John 8. Davis Threshing MAJ
chine works this morning and found one Of
the liveliess shops ia the country. The
machinery was oil running 1t full speed,
and the large force Of hands - busy % bees
turning out large amount Of work daily.
Mr.. Davis has been engaged 10 this bus
mess for over eleven years in this city and
has worked his way right slong--some>
times under difficulties, but always straight
forward through thick and thin. end that 10
what tells. From small beginning Of only
. few machines . year he has crowded
ahead-making few more every year :
and making good thorough honest work, he
has climbed step BY step. until he has get
up to seventy>fve. which is the number he
proposes to turn out this seas
son. and more next. ln addition
to threshers be also turns out Horse
Powers. Farm Rollers, Corn Cultivators,
corn shelters, and superior article of farm
wagons-all articles Of farming machinery
that are in good demand That is the way
10 keep money at home and trade lively -
We noticed about his yard some twenty
threshers that arc being repaired for the
fell business. In the repairing line he has
superior advantages, as be keeps duplicates
of oil his machinery, 90 that when farmer
comes in with his thresher or horsepower he
can get it fxedsup in few hours and 60
home.
In short. by attending to business and stud
ying the wants Of the farmer, and attending
to them in prompt and satisfactory manner
Ne. Dayis has built up business that res
fleets highest credit upon himself - . citi-
zen. and assists in giving life and character
to Davenport manufactures. We ere glad
to notice his prosperity in business. for he
has earned every inch Of IT,
Such manufs ctoriss as these, and We have
several Of them in tho different DEPART
ments, are just what are soirg to tell in
our city's history. We may have
all the railroads and canals, oil
the stores and oil the hotels and schools,
but sfter all We must have manufactures to
form . basis Of permanent prosperity. Our
agricultural resources are i'm menss, but it
will never do to send away all the money
made from our produce 70 other points to
buy those articles that We consume SO
largely and that can be made right here
just as well a. elsewhere. So then, let US
as q community presist in encouraging
Home Manufacture ~ a pure matter Of
principle. 1t will win every time, and We
know Of no other course that will. We
see farm machinery shipped into this couns
try from all parts. Why? Because there
is demand aud it pcys. II there is dee
mand that pays, Why not supply that de-
maad ourselves and put that pay in our
own pockets' EveryEsteamboat that goes
into Minnesota has more or less farm NAV
chinery for freight. 1t comes away from
the Massachusetts,. New York, Ohio,
Indiana and other States. 1t is shipped oil
that distance At heavy rates Of trsnspor>
tation, and still it pays. If il will stand oil
these charges and pay, then surely Dsven>
port can make il pay still better. We have
made handsome start, but il is only .
start. Lee W 20 ahead. There is . broad
field before Us, lot II be thoroughly im>
proved.