Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-12
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Clinton one 10 impressed With the fact that
shs is most smphatically the lumber city Of
the State. Huge piles Of lumber extend
along the bank Of the river, while her mills
are constantly turning out more. As much
- ws are accustomed 70 brag on Davss-
port, it must BE- confessed that Clinton has
the largest mills, her yards The largest
STOCKS. and tha, she can discount u, every
time, 10 the amount and extent Of her lum-
Der trade. In this fact, perhaps, our eiti-
aens may find an incentive to extend their
railroad communications, and particularly
the Davenport and St. Paul road, that will
open up one Of the finest snd richest conn.
tries in the State. II must be done, or such
ssterprisisg places - Cliston viii in fsw
years disdsin to acknowledge Davenport ~
rival
1BLLBvUn
may Will be proud Of the noteristy she has
attained a. the lsvslisst city Of Iewa. Ne
whore Ia the West have W seen such bead
tiful groves and lawns, aud such fine resi-
dsncss for . place of its size Some Of
them are expensive and magnificent. The
city, il these particulars, wsuld compare
favorsbly With the finest New Enslsnd vii.
lagos that have felt the bsausifying hsad Of
wealth and art fer fifty years.
DvBuQUD.
Il most smphatically . growing city. push.
ing ahead for the first rank-ths metropolis
Of the State. She cannot beast Of her
beautiful location, even il she dsss Of her
wholesale trade, in which there 10 no ques-
ton. but that she far exossds Davenport,
both in the number Of her Wholesale heusss
and in the extent of their business. Her
street railroad thus far has proved sue
cess. We did net have tiue to patrssixs
the line, bat learned that during the con-
tinuasss Of The Sehutzsnfsst, last week, II
did heavy business. The s!oek 10 at Z
premium and pays veil. and whom ~ stop
70 consider the chances Of similar lias il
Dsvsnpsrt, costing. - it will. much leo.
With bsttss prospects Of paying. vs ca
only wonder that shs project has % efssn
fallen through. Surely the cause Of failure
has not vet been reached.
SUNDAY On Tns BOAT,
with a, has been very much like similar
days spent in quiet New England village
80 still and pleasant. There is no special
effort on the part Of any to keep still, but
BY common consent everybody hes seemed
busy With their own thoughts. At such
times mono can fail to enjoy everything
about them. The yeang folks have spent
the day in premsnading, lettss-wri.ing,
reading. and in light talk, while many
have idly watched the progrsss Of the bost
- il rounded each point and sand-bar At
the rate of about Ave miles an hour The
thousands Of shade trees that cover the
magnificent blu6s on either side Of the
river have put on their best attire aud,
toward the close Of the day the western sur
painted many delicate tint upon the sway
ing folisgs, ~ they seemed bowling each 10
the other, their congratulations upon suob
wondrous bsauty. Gazing upon such =
scene - this, II 10 no wonder that our Sun
day upon the beat has hssn pleasant enc;
and that Of all the young sud happy crowd
on board, there should bs mono with cloud
cd brow to mar ito beauty and pleasure.
Towards night now and then . lofty pine
appeared to tell US that ws we're nearing
the lumber regions. All along ws had no
ticed RATS Of logs and lumber, but very
few Of them in motion. Most Of them were
tied up to the shore. end some we're in thai
worse predicament-aground on sand bars
with the beautiful prospsct..of remaining
there for some time. Our own craft hsi
some difficulty in keeping clear. and ha,
brought up several times with 4 sharp jsrl
that caused things to change their posi-
tions On . sudden. At one Of these ou1
light-e yed beauty came square into Louie
arms-,rue, and he stood his ground like
hero. OF course there were apologies ant
sich, but We took . cigar on the affair, ans
promised silence, and We are not going t,
tell. The mouth Of the Wisconsin rive
is too low to sdmit RATS passing, and th'
same is also true Of the Chippewa On,
Black rivers, 20 We learn from river men.
LA CROSSE,
with its sandy streets, that takes one in eve
shoes, and in some places over boots, pre-
sents . very prosperous appearance. 4
hurried run through the place va oil thu
Was permitted %. We have made eur q
rangemsnts. however, to stop there on ou
Down trip, and take . look through th
splendid estabhshmsnt Of the La Orose
Democrat. The people Of the place loo
upon it - one Of the institutions Of III
place, and With II, the msjority are conf
dent Of the success Of the candidates
supports.
POLITICAL xATrRRs
On our boat are decidedly demecrati,
| and from those Who make busisses I
| travelling the the river ~ learn, that Ii
majority Of those travelling ere fes th
Seymour ticket. Where there 10 laro
number on the bsat, and whsnevsr ~
bee been taken, IL he's bssa largely in fav'
efthe dsoocratio uemineee. These thinl
nay bs tribes but they forsshadow the :
suit Of the coming election. We also lea
that in all the discussions the democrat
are bold and aggressive while those vi
have been Republicans have but little
say. indicating that they are ecnscio
Of occupying uutsnibls grounds. and II I
truth were known, they have secret
dstsruinsd to change their vste; b
enough Of politics.
i Lsavipg Lacrosse, the scenery seems
} grow moro beautiful. Instead Of the {
tinuous bluffs. covered with their der
growth Of shade trees and slsping back fr'
the river, they grow more broken and pre-
, iaent, and show deep ravinss runni
back into the country, nature seems lavi
with her gifts and smiles here in unrivall
bsauty. bat ws viii not tempt the pow
of tka CaeIish lan1ua1o 10 describe Is