Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-12


Oss0 Present. Magnitude.
Rl0ares ~ l000-Reeopoeos 6es
Aooo.
The impsstaot bsaaeh Of eeooesee ~
aeeu0sd grsDd proportions sf late yeass 10
The busiasas tfaasastisas u eus city.
Oso0sesiag ffen date fas bask 10 the
history Of tbis county the iepsstatiss sf
lunbsr bas been steadily carried forward,
growing In magnitude with the rapidly
insssssing property Of the city. until il
nov ferns leading feature in our trade
Iavslving ss it does the emplsyn neat efa
large espital. aOd giving work 70 large
class Of mss. il dsss much to aid us forward
to the attainment Of that msst desirable
itss, large manufas.urisg interest. With
the facilities ~ pssssss for transportation,
and the proposed plans that are already On
feet fer snlargsnsnt in that directisu, ,thsrs
10 no ssasan why this branch Of trade
shsuid net continue to increase pre- rata
With other improvements. The growth Of
The trade has been s.ee bat steadily suss,
asd, oil things considered. II may b ssfsly
saia that IL 10 enc Of the departments sf eur
business that will bear elsss inspection an6
always shsws up to gssd advsntass.-
Previous tele5o the busineee vas cea6eed
- water pswsr nills. These we're esn-
duetsd - . small scale. and we're barely
su@sisns u supply the souaty demand
The snail amount that wAs consumed 10 The
tswn, and lieissd sspply isr few milss
10 ths esustry was the sxtsnt sf their sps-
ratisos. Burnsll Gillstt 1 c., havise
faith 10 the future Of Davsnpass-and fsfs-
sssisg the fatsrs Importance Of this trade.
erected The Arst stsaa saw mill in 1861
and sssossssd sssufaesurisg o. IN a.
tsnsivs scale for that time. Other firms
sprang int s1istsnes alasst every year
sttsr THE enterprise was insugsratsd. -
Many d then after meeting With varied
sseesss il the ssurss sf . year q I've ahAs-
dsosd the Business. Among these whs
esoossssd spsrstisss absut this time %
6nd the nanss Of Freaeh. Davies, Rsnviet
snd Stanch6sld, nsw occupying the ffsnt
rssk 10 che bssinsss q the city and state
Aslsr vsatAsriog The financial storm Of 'Ss
asd 7-ls5s cav the city again On the high
read to festuss asd future dis,instien.-
Every department. Of trade was expanded to
"a ..k->.s A.. i,,-h., A. >o-o.s;.. -:sh
ether river cities and with Chicago, main.
tained . steady grswth.
IL that year the business amounted ts
over half million dollars. There we're r..
eeivsd - million feet Of lumber. The num-
b. Of lsth received and nanufastursd, was
s,7s5 900. The number sf shingles re-
esivsd and aanufaetursd, WAS 5.e44.75o
OF the receipts, IA million wsDby river,
and seven millisn BY rail II 10 matter
Of interest 10 note the comparative magni-
tuds Of the river and rs,lrsad bvsisess sf
the city, and the statements assume great
sf interest u eesnectien with the streng
indssess, which was at that tine striving
to rensvs The bsidgs,it being thsn,as new.
the tlcnnnaesiaa hat 0as~ the epaat
Esstsrs ssd Western thorsughfarss. Frsu
this period steady advance was aads on
ward. Year BY year this peist bscsms
mere and more Of depot fer the ssesivins
and trsnsperting Of oil grades and elasses
Of lunber. And here il would perhaps BE-
we'll 10 note the peculiarly favorable loca-
tisn Of The city for this branch Of trade
Favored - ws are BY nature in our lsea-
tisn. with every advantage fer the convsn-
lent ssseeistisn Of The different sgsnciss
required 10 the trassfermatien Of raw ma
tsrial into the nscsssaries ef sscisty. il -
quirss only the mest casual observation t.
discern our future Importance scarcely
one stranger passes without being i'm
pressed with this great fact; while to those
Who give mere attention 10 the subject
favorable remarks :gsomstrieslly increase
Thus.havs We sndeavsrsd bsisny,to give
some idea Of the extent Of this branch Of in
dustsy in the prsspsssus city si Davenport
in 1853 and before. We will net dwell on
this review efths past. it is not nesded-
almess every enc Of the vide awake. active,
and sntsrprising lumber merchants Of that
year, walk the streets Of ear city te-Asy-
still eagaeed 10 ssms asture-and
havisg - 0ra faith 10 the future Of this
place - they did in ths ysars ''lang syns.'
whes "Florsnss meme" was at premium
and corner lets brought fabuless psicss.,
4 decade has raced, the par 1858,
which 10 sos fast drawing to close pre-
ssats astbiss that will net verify the q
psrisnes Of shs past, - The following 6g
usss will dsnsnstssss. Our mRcbasts
probably labor under more dhsavantsgss
in he dsaliag In luu bsr, BY rssssn Of die
esiuisesisg railroad tsrifFs. than any sthss
city % tAs river. Asethss great itso d
eoopstitiss. There are fsus mills ID Ne
lise, I've 10 1sek Islssd. which dyaw .
large trade. Then there arv towns aad
cities absvs and bslsw, that deal largely il
lumber, snd efsr great isdsesasots % oil
lumber ne. The city Of C;insss, sspss-
tally, dess n iomssse busiasn.
Mussatiss aiss, is net BY any
means bshisd. These oills mentioned, and
the river tsvns esnpsts stssegly With De-
vsspest fes The istssiss trade. But thsoe
we're snail ssupsssd Nth the still stronger
ssops.issf In ohissss. whs 10 enabled -
s6se Lev rates, on ssssuat Of disesininat-
Ing railrsaA tsriE. This 10, perhaps. ths
stseoesst psint our mssehssls Asve y sso-
tsod ssaisst. The sailrssd company l. not
espssAsnsible, bss u esstainly sssos shst
osri9 ssaA b aesasgsd that weld nos
Ssied Up tAs tsads Of CAiags 1t The u.
penss Of ths Dsvsnpsst stsaAs. All thisse
esasidsesd eur dsAlsrs ars. By ~ assns.
asha0sd ef The isllsviae sheWisg.
DuBINRss ~ Tss nILLs.
1e1ses. French Z Davies ceoo0eea
werk last spriag - ~ 18th Il February,