Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-10
MANUFACTURE ERs.

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-..rrsnAY EygNIsG. MARCH. 10
MANUFACTURE ERs.
Tus Manufacture OF woolcn goods in tue
Nerth western States have began good
work. and one tina, viii have an immense
inf asnce upon the manufacturing interests
There are some two hundred wsolen mills
in the state Of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota-two
hundred ct least These mills are constant
" turning out--saY 10000 yaras OF goods
pes day and that Is low estimate. nis
psoduct 10 making trouble Win -,
manufacturers. and they arc oS," nor.
"a see that can be done
~. ~ ,,..e Two hundred mills ns'' 49,
"..,.,.,es within the past Two or VIZ
-. limos. unnoticed. but their sssfs
rs,e product makes . heavy str !" ~,
market, For years and years Psss' s"'
49,, "a The present day. thousands Of 'o"'
-,,.rnv ool has been taken into eastern
-, % bs manufactured into goods thai
Nal &c, to 10 consumed in the west. We
,.,.e the wool-pay freight on it down
s.,,-pay dearly for manufacturing
fr,lrh, back agaln-and after oil have got
netting be,ter--nothing 30 good No may
,r.ls say as the goods we manufacture right
here a, home. In the springing up OF these
mill, and ia the coming together Of these
m II owners 10 compare notes, and sxpsr-
fences. and TO talk over matters Of various
kads pertaining TO their interests-in
these things We say, wc SEQ increased pros
p.rty in western manufactures, and that 70
what We like to see al the time. We have
all,shs raw materials, the brains tho capital,
Shs determination. Let us profit by oil
shsss do our own work pocket our own
PROFITS.
There have been too ri these @anufac-
turers meeting At Chicago-the hast being
held on the 10th Of February. These were
a. well attended 10 could have been ex
p.c,ed-yet We are sorry 10 say that Of thu
t..n,y mills 10 Iowa only four were rep
re.sn,sd-among which ws notice the Ne
buckets mills. and the Davenport mills
By our cnterprising fellow citizen Jos
Shields, Esq, who never loses an oppostu
nifty to gain knowledge IN his calling. Thi
ia matter in which all the wooden mel
should take . firm hold. New Englan,
manufacturers gain immense strength
ttrough similar organisations, and it 10 th
true course.
A, the nineteenth Of February mee,in
On excellent idea wss brought forward 40
adop,ed-that Of holding an annual Expo.
i,ion Of wooden goods made In the countr
open to al open also 10 wool grower
and 10 merchants wno deal in wool an
wooden goods-a general convention {
these great interests with the sample
spread cut under ono roof, where all ca
see and examine and buy aud sell. I'll
day has been set-the first Tuesday
Angus, and "A committee appointed to CO
~ thu plan into effect The Commute
made up largely Of Chicago men, and Il
following persons ircm the different States
Ohic-Atou Pope, Charles Rabbits.
Indiana +. Y. Eorton, 8. Wolf.
Mchisan-H. X. Gardner, J. p. Cawle
Illinois,. q. Stolp, 7. X Nichols.
Wneensin-J NJ. rillapaogh. w.
Gutter
Mnnesota-Mr. Eastman, Charles
Clspp
Iowa Joseph Shields, L. Robinson.
Missouri-S. Thorp, Buell..
kansss-Goo. A. Crawford, 8. NJ. Goo
ale.
To this list there should be made sever
important additions from tho sever
States, and this will probably be done
the meeting to be held at Chicago duri
the present week.
Let tho Association move forward in ,
COED work they have commenced. and
every citizen OF the Northwest who
hsves in the encouragement Of homo ind
try, give the this great industrial NOV en-
Agood word.
Tnr 81. Louis Rrpnbiican says that
controversy between the rival bridge O
panies is ended by a consolidation Of
interests Of the ccntcnding parties, viz
The illinois and ST. Louis Bridge Compa
known a. the Boomer Company, and
~ Louis and Illinois or Eads Company
Of r. 4
twelve, has been formed, composed of
Directors, from each company. The nar
OF the gentlemen composing this Board
as follows: Mcssss Charles X. Dicks
Barton Bates, VIM. raussig, Gerard B.
len. W NJ. Mcpherson and J. II. L,onb,
or, from the 81. Louis Company;
Msssrs. ID. X. Garrison, James Harrison
NJ. Renick, w. II. Morrison, c. Beck
aud X. p. Tanscy. from the Illinois @,
pany.
The organization Of the new comp,
has been Elected by the election of Char
x. Dickson, President, and r. P. Tans
Secretary pro fem. Captain James B. f.
Chief Engineer Of the St. Louis and Hin
Company. has been elected Chief Engin
Of the consolidated company.
lr 10 Affirmed BY the frisAds Of the Pr
idens that his COUNSEL Will CHALLENGE
right to sit . jurors on bic trial oil III
Senators who have expressed themselve,
fAver Of his impeachment. Among tn
Who have done % 10 The most open man
and 1t various times during the Last tw,
Uoatha are Asssrs. Sumner, Thaycr, CT
dler. Howard and Drake. It u further
that Mr.. wade's incempstency will b q,
TONED BY reason Of his having . '
weighty personal interest in the mat
On tho other hand il 10 asserted that
House managers will, IL there L. any fea
the defsctasion Of any Radical Senators,
ject to Mr.. Patterson. u Tennessee, BY ,
son Of his being tho son-in-law Of the p,
iceHs. Eminent jur;sts here profess to
iieve that much force would attach to al
these objections. The Constitution Il
lent on the subject aud the unravcllinr
these tangled questions gill give trouble
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