Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-14


viii be observed tia; .his last decade emb braces
the heavy Immigration We ree-ivsa from 1884
| 10 1855, duiins Which years SIS the olner ci,i-
! gems viii not fail 90 remember. vac popila alton
4 or the Strte was augmented more rapidly than
/ a. any ether saua period 81 its history. The
/ t,,ai increase Tor these two sears Was ls3, 400,
Y ar yearly average OF 90 700. showing thut
4 afvhnce during this period ives rtesier than
tceudrs population nnder the Ssti0n4l ccn-us
! OF $50, and tAat our increa-c Ia single yesr
W. quail 10 the total gro 9Th of population from
| ,he nrst settlement OF the territory up to The
time Of our admission as q State.
| We now approach period during which. IN
cosseque' &c of she late civil war, the Iepuis
tion, commefcs aud general progress OF we
| state were seriously retarded. From The Va.
l rag 81 the Nstonal centue in lsfot 90 tue eio'
OF tie rebellion, period ofuesrly i've
| eutre increase Of popalston ~Ss "n' ,,..'aoo'
producing syesriy average OF l.ss 80" - :.
| In the uidst Of 60 much dsrsngemeL' anu CO
lsmitv Will. the vosDg sna ente P'tihS uen
/! OF other States we're 50 ge nersi, n.'oiog mem
eSlyss 10 tae public eersice, arc WINE one nintn
| % our own people Was connected With toe Ne
,iop.l-Umies, il may be regarded % worthy OF
note that cur population shSu'd have Increased
even 10 IN extent Hinoe the tetarn 81 peace.
however, the State appears t. have developed
new energies, ant received q wonderful impe-
tus ia every department OF enterprise. The
census returns from lss. show total popuia
ton % over 200 oo0, and an addition since TIE
census Of SOS Of about so 600, or nearly double
| the total amount Of our growth duriag she i've
years which terminated With the reteliios.
| In representing the present population o. ME
State have only gwen the number actually re-
| turned BY the different township assessors, who
| in toe n any instances, ere neither accurate nor
f, Oh or gu gh in their work. These returns having
been III ads early in the season, Include but NJ
tie Of the spring aud none OF III" srnmer ana
fall immigration They also omit tho produc-
| ions ~ N. last ami eoaf. ssediy the most pros,
peroas year with which Providence las blessed
our sta,e From careful obsei. alton AMI thor
ough ansiysis Of the dsta thus furnished. feel
altogether warranted in ssl ing 'ha' here are ~
this zine not less than Toe, opv lnbabitants not
included ia the ccssus % last year. which, added
to hi number returned. give Us one fnili'oh a'
the present population Of the state III.
Itis gratifying 10 contemplate that ~hiie ve
have tAus steadily gained IN popuisuon' '0e
material wealth 81 the State has been aug
meniei at . corresponding rate. and the iAoo'
. and enterprise Of our people have been shund
.uily rewarded Ipon this subject the census
returns carefully comp led and published BY th'
= .ereta.v ~ State will an,rd much interesting
e and valuable information. twill appear tha
9th the ADJ anoe OF railroad enter, rises, Their
u hss teen arapid appropriation OF our vacant 90
ma u to agricultural purposes, and shat lar y
u the Interior, and on the western slope, flourish
IN. towns. and ev.n cities, have sprung up
nvlu:s where until recently. the adjacent clun
az nv las remained IN lis primcva condition To
ie ran aud cosstant yearly addition 10 the mum
ns Der al -ulti,st.d acres Indicates the progress
our agricultural Interests, aad the immense al
20 nusl surplus OF grain aud stoos. shipped TO u
u mo, kei- Of other States, demonstrate beyond
- nu,s,ton that our SOIL aud climate are fsvorAb
10 h. highest measure OF agricultural develop
- ment
- ltisno, howevsr in the pursuit OF agricu
h' ture alone that the cniervrise and wealth OF 81
people are advancing In the general deveio
ny ment OF oar varied resources. other department
~ OF enterprise Aad OF rem Inerstive labor o.
III tixely 10 command large share " attenuo
'ef sad realize On adequate measure OF success.
% Our coal. peat. gypsum. rsck, timber qua PFC
ms titul supplies Of water. together sith She vafo
at k.nds of rss material produced sith,n tho stat
a. " readily oblainsbe in exchsnge Ter o.
" | proiu uons present the strongest tnducsmen
y. int Gao esst for the introd acsiou aud prom
tion of manu- occurring enterprises. That the
advantages are alread uudcrstood and reslir
10 suh realty illustrated b. tie TACT that .
A. capital employed 70 manufacturing purposes.
shown by tho c-nsus returns Of lsst yea
amounts to el6,157 $685. aud thst the capt
- thus invested has been more than doubled VII
- ia The last two ysnrs
IL would be well II the people Of this Sta
-. more ful, realized the inIoriant fact that .
- val ious I'm y cmer,s adapted 10 agricultural al
"a mechani al pursuits. and the mschineIy requ
. si IN yariout snufaeturiug purposes. may
III s5undantly supplied ~ the Labor OF their ov
- artIaus aud mechanics The vast sums M
a., an uaiiy eypende | IA the purcha OF these .
-, tlslc. iro the princrlv estab'lshin-nts oil !
:. ka,,.rn state. should he retained to su1me
b > .Se capital, an encourage the enterprise ~
reward tie industry OF our own 'itiIens
IA, should understand a.. sgrave question OF pc
n . tcal ,eoAomf, thni buying more Than We -
IL shel CIV the "a. .nce oil TRADE ~ Surncd Hgait
. as erh .tisls capital al prevents the accunm
~. si"n o. wealth hope - sec tt' attention
a oar people more fills awakened to the ,mpc
IN lance Of sn9le't winch :" intimately t1neef
A. lniiyil ial interests Il only. hut .d-' the re
-, erai welfare of the state.
+, cousos srnoors
r ,..,
Fl, M -, r,,ii, a., n, p',ht,c mar,
a., p"s VI '"e v, 49,, 49,, :.
10 .u" - an ,...',,,,,., .ch,,'l. II sb,Is 4
~ .l. i, t,.... ~ ,a.,r,l 800. ~,
h ,1l.,.,,L,o ,..nS -, .,,,,n,,,.i la,, .l.,,,e !,
\. re '''s 49, 49," !, -. = I.,''., J.. ~ :,
-, - - 80 = ,', 80, ..,,,! -,
il .s,,,,tt,',,.. !, .d,.nr. m u.efnlnrs. aud h
he -. 49,, .nanr;,, ,n,,,m.nt "a Ne ,r.n.
-. 49,, vhas. .i.i,u, III. tnir.hI. .,.,.m
y ..,,..,;o. !. a.x,..a
mt ,,,r l.v ,.r.,nus,v ,,t.nds III. b.neh,s
~ ,,,,aa n,nl sIu.,,,nn 20 IN ner.on. viii
N. M. S,.,, net seen IA. aye. Of nve and ,w.a;
he an. x.ar. .hiie IN many states school axe.
Ter IAN d, Al. and end At ui,.en or eighteen YEA
ccs :, III. manner ia. ,tnl number 10 be prot I'd
s. trl. l,r,el, increased. ind ,iucstions II adv Z
va .yr. .rs thereby mon. widely extended Z
~ 80, n.,.t,on for lst, shoss mo whole numb
Tor or nsr.o,. ~ sch,ol ave TO =. ST2 esy being
- | d - AL
a. ,a,.l ,,,,h., az ,.ach.rs = np,cyed dur,nr
s.t year va. lu3.s aud an nddi,ioa oi @
,hnu.a.d Ia th.t Of the preceding wear N
I show ins thss Tor every number OF thirty aix p
oaa sous ha'ins Atish' 'oeo'nmoh sennoi ptNHes
m one teacher mas oeen r',p'o'eu' iner' als 2
the school houses 'sp"rted making an average
AZ. ht,y az Tor every organized count IN mo ia
he msnv Of witch countiFs contain less than
80 thousand ~ 1spiiants eAeh ana aver aging o'
~ i've school uses % eseh org' 'Aea to"nsn
% AMI these. should D. remembered. are ih'
ZEN pendent OF TIE rs'v ,"o eeademtS' .'hes
IL, aud universities 's'""''sheu ~ "hefeu' pom
the IN the stale
Tor Til. total amc"a' expended Tor tue support
~ common schools during me last wear. was
the o. a,1- y. making ssnt aosa,s sna iour ceI
The FA'" '"' go ~ " -. -
US r,,,,. ,or the entire number of school age. A
an | the ann. ef two dollar, and twenty nine &C,
= n.rc.nI,, far Inc en,,re incubation ofthe STA
:, =. .hcu, bv The recen, census.
'ae W,,hnn, y,ny INTO farther details. I subu
'ae ~. t,r.y,,p, tat. =. sufficient 10 ,lu.tr alta
~ nrac,csl work,n,. and great success of our co
i"e man .ch,,l .,.trm Thrsc liberal and 90 =,
81 ,,.,,n. a., ,Ls a;s,.,,n III .a.c.t anal ADJ
en- go. ,mnsr,,.llv .mony IN. vou,h ~ iii Gao.
49, G,ra,sh ant, ihn,,ns ~ ,mner,shab le vaiue
IN ~. Is,., .hsrh m. neonl. ~ tbis General;
q III, hs,nc.,h :, ,,os,.r,,v