Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-02
DAVENPORT, IOWA. FRIDAY. OCT

expense for fuel 4 portable engine can D.
operated. For threshinE purposes, FOL
sawing wood. grinding or cutting feed th;.
style of machine is fast coming into US,
will. farmers. 1, weighs about two ,on.
can be easily drawn shout the farm. on
many Of shieh It will pay sss itself every
two yesss 10 actual saving Of labor.
A. whole the Fair will be . moderate
success. The entries nunbsr absus lsur,
teen hundred, about the same % we're mad Z
as the Scott County Fair last month. Com
pairing the two fairs, however, It was the
general decision Of eli who attended both,
that Scott County Fair Was far the most
interesting and probably fully % succeasful
in financial point Of view.
Last evenings entertainment closed upon
. very Dissatisfied crowd. Ihe world .,
large had been informed that Bashaw, Jr.,
Rockey and Kirkwood we're on the grounds
and that there was to be rare sport. Con.
sequsntly, Thursdsy, ssppsssd to BE- next
to the last day, was looked upon % the
time for gssud fssst upsn the track.
Hence the people gathered in far and near
to see the battle fought out 10 good earnest.
There was ten theassnd people present it
Was estimated, asd nins-tenths Of them
anxious to sec the sport. The track was
. little heavy in tho morning, but oil right
BY noon. The Ampithsstrs was fllled, and
the crowd waited for the fest nsgs they
came to patronizs. Do yeu think they
camss II you do. you are ~ much fooled
- if you had besn there. 10 their stead
came out . class Of dumb bru,es to wagon,
double aud single that never made three
miautss and never will. Thsss we're ss en-
,srtain the patrons, and il being that or
nothing, the people had to grin and bear it,
net. however, without hearty expressions
Of dagust asd diaappoinsmsas. Thousands
left the grouods last evening for home, de-
tsrmined to return not before next year.
Lyeus aud Clinton are rsaping . rich
harvest from the Fair this year. The no
tells are crowded, the boarding houses
stuffed, and private families grs,tly in
creased with strangers. Fulton, ever the
way. also ngures clsvsrly in the proceeds,
and those who made their hsadq usrisrs
at the Rsbinsen House net With . very
patient and exenplssy landlord, who
keeps au excellent hoSss. In fact We
take pleasure in advising the travelling
public to call and sss him every chance
they get.
Our party and several hundred more
came away last evening hsndsomsly hum
bugged - to what was expected, ye. having
seen good many things that are worthy
and worth seeing. Arriving at Rock Is
land. their hearts wore delighted at the
announcement sfsspssisl train to take them
sersss to Davenport. for which Supsriutend-
snt Kimball received many hearty thanks.
Indeed ws hope he viii insist upon pursuing
20 worthy an enterprise without dsfalcatisn
frsm this time forward.
The State Fair closes tomorrow. With
the exception Of one day, the weather has
been excellent, and the attendance larger
than ever before. II 10 be hoped that the
exhibitors will oil 60 homo perfectly satis-
fed.
GRAix SH'Pxsxrs BY WAY or Nsw o..
LsAHs.-Farmsrs, - we'll as grain deal
srs and commission merchants along the
entire length Of the Upper Mississippi,
cannot but feel deep interest in the
movement inauguratsd late last fall BY
the "Msrry barge nsss," whereby grain
can TO shipped in bulk to the eastern
cities and to Europe via New Orleans.
Although the FIRST trial Was not fnan-
cia y . success, it nevertheless demon
strsted the feasibility Of the project, and
showed . saving Of fifty per cent. in
time, and. Is is also claimed, . saving Of
from twenty to forty per cent. in the
actual cost of transportation. These
statements are probably correct, as thu
loss sustained by Mr.. Merry in his frst
attempt last fall has ia No wiss dampen.
ed Lis ardor or caused him to abandon
the idea Of ultimately making his project
grand success. Starting, a. be did. so
late in tho fail, being in fact almost the
the last boat down, when the price Of grain
was under the control Of eastern specula-
tors. hs .oss is easnYe accounted for, And
cannot bs used - On argument against the
practicabiiisy Of the project. So At least
think the prom nsnt commissicn merchants
aod capitalists Of New York, New Orleans,
and others at different points on the river.
Fortunes are being invested IN elevators
and sto-shousss a. New Orleans for the 70.
cspt.on Of the grain preparatory to being
transfe-.ed to vessels, while ct different
points Of shipment along the river elevs-
tors are being erected Tor the reception Of
gr.' F, preparatory to being Transferred to
ba'ssp. II the projec. 10 followed out il
WI not be surpsis .ng if The entire North
west is won over to this method Of ship
piag rte grain. At least oil that portion Of
the Northwest within easy distance Of The
great river aad the various railroads lead
ing thereto.
A. prcdscsrs are obliged = bear oil the
sxpsnse of tfaaspostasios in The reduction
Of prices. they will, II necessary. lend
helping hand in O - stock companies ass
formed. This they ean veil aGssd to do,
in view Of the sasrnsus saving even upon
sss ysar's crop. 70 cay nothing Of the pros
poets Of their stock paying heavy divi.
dsnds. II will take capital, and perhaps
ssms time to establish . permanent carry
ing t.ads BY this route, bu, the facts already
dsnonst 'ated BY Mr.. Merry, and the vast
yearly psoduc: Of the Valley Of the Missis.
sippi will, at least. warrant the attempt
The prospects Of success have already
startled the railroad and the lake transpsr-
tstiea companies, and produced favorable
comments from the leading csumsrcisl
journals Of the East, whose home interests
aea dipectlv Annfaad IA - s.A "a al,