Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-25

think oacx ara compare wnat vas viSlo'e
dozen years ago With wha. we see nov
the improve nent is very striking. II may
be that the moonshins visions Of moro
sauguius aud supsrdc;al minds have not
been fully rsslizsd-we know they have
not-bu, still the calculations Of careful
and experienced thinkers have been well
wrough. out. We sce evidences Of our
growth every day in the increase Of our
wholesale trade, and as an instance At this
particular time, point to the Wholesale
clothing house Of Eoht. krause- Second
street. opposite the First National Bank.
We mind the time very distinctly when
instead Of occupying three full floors ofone
of our largest business house. Mr. Krauss
vas TO be found only on very limited
ground floor Of a very shaky and contracted
wooden shsnty a door or two west OF hio
present location, where instead Of carrying
from fifty to seventy five thousand dollars
worth OF goods, the entire stock might
have been moved away very handily in q
moderately constructed express wagon
But with that email beginning the young
maa kept steadily at work early and late,
and accumulated means and increased his
stock little bv little every year. lie bought
carefully, sold carefully, lived within his
income, and was thus enabled to pay his
bills promptly, and to build deep and strong
the foundation of a credit that has never
been shaken in any kind OF storm Fourteen
years Of careful labor in this way has placed
him in even pace with our best business
men. His order TO any extent is promptly
honored, his trade, instead OF being con-
fined to few.scattering: home customers,
extends through more than fifty counties.
Among the country merchants he has built
up trade in cloths. clothing. and furnish
ing goods that is worth a fortune in his ex-
perienced hands. The wholesaling bus ness
with him dates back some six or seven
years, and has, from very small begin
ming. grown to onesof great magnitude
giving employment 10 many persons. The
Hrst 6oer Of his house TO- devoted to cloths.
fufniahing goods, tailors' trimmings, and
samples the second to made up clothing,
undsr.wsar, &c., and the third 10 storage
Of goods out Of season, and manufacturing,
which he carries on quite extensively
This branch (the manufacturing he Is
building up every year, and intends, ,as soon
as circumstances es will permit, to imake il q
leading feature.
Thus we see how, from the smallest be-
ginnings, = man with . sound head on bis
shoulders. has arisen 70 tbs honorable posi-
ton Of leading merchant. II has been
wrought out through years Of patient in-
dustry, careful calculation, and constant
use Of printers ink. A young man vet,
and With sound stock ofmercantile knowl-
edge, who can predict what Robert Krauss
may do among us should life and health bs
spared him twenty years to. .ceme.s
TsR Straw BusISrss-The taking Of
votes on steamboats, and cars seems to bs
somewhat the order Of things now-a.days-
Gust to see how the election is going to 60"
In nearly all instances, where such votes
have been taken, whore the employees Of
the boat have been permitted to vote with
the passengers, the majority has been
largely in favor Of Seymour and Blair, bot
when the employees votes have been
excluded the result is otherwise, and only
shows tha. the bondholders and wealthy are
passengers and can afford to ride around
the country, while the people-the tax
payers-the Seymour men-stay at home
and pay tho taxes-ths gold interest that
permits thess "straw-maksrs" to traye
around the country and vote. The tax
payers Of the country--lhe great masses Of
the people ie-vll BE- heard in November and
their voice will bs the condemnation Of Rad
ical eNt-ayagsncs and psrtiz.n rule. stra~s
o. no s,raws. IN proof Of this we presen.
the following: Lsst night, on the up tri
OF tie New Boston, vote was taken among
the CABIN passengers, and q small maj ority
was shown for Grant. One of tho Seymour
voters suggested that the crew Of the boat
should be canvasscd. This was objected to
but was finally carried, and with this re-
suit: Grant. %; Seymour. S4 Rather
significant, isn'tit,
HoLpNs BAcK.-Notw withstanding The
large crops, less grain is coming into the
city now than at tho same time last year,
probably on account Of tho grain blockade
that still continues. Farmers arc holding
back until the matter is settled with the
Railroad Company. The whole thing rests,
as near % we can learn. jus. where it did
when tho order was 6rst issuei. Wha! tie
Railroad Directors propose TO do is known
only to themselves, and what the grain
dealers propose to do is not known ts any
-shemselvss not excepted. Under the
old system Of shipping. composition among
close margin 10 buy on under Chicago
prices. Uodsr the proposed system they
will have to buy on larger margin and it
10 easy to zee Who will bs the losers. This,
with the heavy decline in the market, 10,
in all probability. the reason ofths farmers
holdise back.
BopY FouxD.-Ws find in the Muscstins
Journal the following description Of tie
body Of an unfortunate. which We publish,
hoping that it may be seen BY the friends
Of the deceased, il he may have any in
this vicinity. The body Was found near
Muscat;ns, and 10 that Of boy apparently
about 10 yssrs Of ags. ut had on . cas-
sinet roundabout, tweed pants with calico
waist, and linen shirt; head and feet bare,
and in the pockets was found . handksr-
chief and . top. Nothing vas found to In
dicats his name or place Of residence, bat .
brass bsdgs arossd his neck, and . pic.