Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-19

Eagle Foundry, Of St. Lssis, by Garrison
1 Bfs. Mr.. Fulton fss Il about enc year
then il WAS leased 70 Haeklst, Iuslss
Davenport. whs rss il year % 0sse. thss
Il vas bought: BY Burrows I Pssstvaas
whs ssld the nachinssv y Davenport
Rogers, Il Clsirs, takiss ''Crsdis lslasd'
in pay therefor. The aill did ssrvics lati
1853, when Il w. rsoevsa - give plass 4
Burro~G Blsck. The mill esss absul Gil, :,
900.
In 1874 or 8, Richard Smstham started {
kiln-drisd corn mill, corner Of Ripley end
Front streets, with the idea Of chipping
kiln-dried corn meal to the Lissrpos, mar
k.t-a very eommsndabls enterprise, which
has since been more fully developed.
In ls4s Or Q, A. II. Davenport built Z
steam grist mill at lie Claire. which burned
down.
In 1852 or 8. Davenport 4 Rogers bull,
the "Swan Mills" at L. Claire. using th,
K.na Mills machinsry, sold to them b.
Burrows L Prsttyman. These mills wer,
Afterwards run By Tsrhuss = Grout, and
now form Appiegatss Elevator.
In 1853, w. H. Hildreth erected ths
Economist Mills," At East Davenport. =
They were Of stoss. I've ssssiss high, three
run sfstors. and we're operated BY Hildrstt
1 Dallam, g. T. Elliott aud sssisas othsl
parties for ten years, and new form ths
Arsenal Brewery.
In 1855 Spencer L Stafford built lasg,
brick Hsur mill II Valley City, st aa sx'
psnss Of about $4,000. Net proving Z
success in their hands, it changed swnsss
several times, and Il new idle.
In 1866. Squirss, Christie 1 Heath built
-four mill At East Davenport, and run
them few yssrs, and the building now
serves - part Of the Arsenal Brewery
establishment.
In 1856, John jackson built steam mill
On bic farm cut beyond "oakdsls Gene
tory" II wss financial failure, and ruined
The builder. II ran ssly ysss q I've.
In 1856. Lx.0svssser N. J. Rusch built
wisdmili On bic farm. six miles out %
the Dubuque read, It . csss Of assst o.
0eO. II ran mere ~ lsss for six sr eight
years and was burned dswn.
In 1856 Green, 0illstt L Go. fsa Mill
10 the rear Of Green's Hesr stsrs On "a below
Ripley. 1t had I've run sf stonss-did COED
work for several years, and burned dewn in
1854.
10 1856 Smiths saw mills d LsClairs
were changed into . griss mill-curEens
whssl-and has been doing more or less
custsm work ever siaee. They are new
having patent wheel put 10.
In 1867 Jacob Weaver, Jr, built patent
-four mill on the southwest corner Of Perry
and Third streets, which ran year or tive
and was renewed somsWhsr cut west.
In 1857 Fred, Rs.hstsin built steam
mill in Aliens Grove, whore Il vas opera
ted several years and then removed over on
the wapsis-Clnton county, side where
il runs a. water mill.
About 1867 Mayor Donahus built . steam
mill at Blue Grass village, which Was run
BY him and others few years, When il was
torn jewn and moved into tswn-new
Johnsten's mill
In 1867 A. s. Nugent built email brick
-four mill at LeClaire-,we fuss-whieh
Afterwards fell into the hands Of Alfred
Jansen, aud now owned and run by Decker
4 Morrow.
In 1859 or go there WAS . grist mill
built at Princeton, with the history Of
which We ere unfamiliar. IL 10 deisg
good service yet, being run BY Stsffls 1
Psnner.
10 1850 J. Nyes put up . corn mill in
the rear Of Fulton's Block, Perry street,
which has been cut Of sxistencs several
years.
In 1860 kiln dried corn meal mill was
put in operation under the 9th street els-
vator, cornsr Of Harrison street.
In 1862 d. A. Burrows built the mill on
the corner Of Front and Perry streets which
10 now being run BY JIM. D. Burrows. -
In 1868 J. NJ. d. Burrows erected mill
corner 5.h and Harrison streets, three
run Of stone, which burned down in the
fall Of 1867.
In 1865 Clarepbaek / Co. built 4 brick
corn mill on Harrison street, above eth,
which 10 running yss.
In 1866 Donahue 1 stribling erected 8
mill corner Western Avenue and xrsnt
streets. This was the mill srigjsAlly srsc
ted BY Mr.. D. at Blue Graso They ran il
year or 50. then il b.csns Nr. Donahus's
property, whs sold Dts J. Jehnstss, who
10 running it yet~
In 1867, Msssdish / lockwood erected
the Davenport City Mills. corner u Iowa
and L. Claire streets, which ass still spss
atsd BY them.
10 1867 steam 6sor mill was crested 10
Blue Grass and 10 still running.
10 1858, Dew, 0ilnsn 4 Hancock built
the Crescent Mills, - L. Claire and
Fourth stsssts, asd eemueneod rusuing -
the 18th Of August last, and y, probably,
The 6nest mill 10 The city.
4 few years ags there w. snall Mill
built absut mile ihis side Of LsClsiss, ,nsaf
the old line kiln, but By when ~ essasl
cay, nor do ws knew ito tate.
This conprisss the list, as fox - ~ hsvs
been able to making - 10 all-s
water. 2 wind, herss>pswes, and 80
steam mills in Scott county siaes the year
1885. 0fall these; but eleven are ieft, sl
which ten ass stsam and enc water psvss.
Twenty havs retired BY ere q removal.
The leading man in the milling line fss
full thirty ysars is At prsssss ssr highly
esteemed citizen J. N. D. Burrowe. Hs
has operated the business in oil its phases
grinding cut fortunes and losing thsa
again ever hopeful and entsrpsisisg sad
constantly on The alert. He has BY BIZ
dsathlsss energy put thousasds Of dslIsfl
into the psske.s Of Scott cousty sarnss-
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