Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-15
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MONDAY EVENING. MARCH lb
MANVrACTUEEgs.
More than the people 10 general think for,
how the great manufacturing interests Of
TIE East Obtained their growth, and more
than they think for are these interests to
be developed during the next two years in
the Southern and Western States. In Ger.
rob ration OF this state nen', ~ quote the
f,lio~iny very pertinent extract from
late issue Of the New York Verdi
III thsss 10 any one branch Of industry
10 which the Bay States ought naturally 70
svincs more energy. activity. and sxPan-
sisn than 10 any other, Il Il cottoo manu- |
factures; yet The total Aneunt Of capital |
invested IN that branch Of industry In 1856 |
vas thirty I've millions (gold vaiuation)
and In 1855 thirty three aad one third |
rnillioee-or an increase Of one aod enc. |
third millisns fer period 81 ten years.
Considering the golden sppertsnitiss Mes.
ZACH usstis has enjoyed, ~ various Vays,
daring that term, such and % small a 10
crease 10 startling. Clearly, Il 10 not 70
that state that We must look for success
iul overthrow OF the English control 10
co,tons abroad. Why, Georgia viii do
batter than that ten years hence and, II
Massachusetts, does not move faster during
tho interval, abe will lose her trade. She
must recognize the revolution that is going
=. this moment in the whole range OF
industry to which her capital and labor
have been applied in years gone By. and
shape her course accordingly. There are
few thiags less improbable than thai
Southern markets will, at = not very Ola,
,sat day. be wholly supplied by Southern
mills; not by Eastern ones, ~ heretofore
aud now. But the lack Of progress in cot
tons was no greater than that noticeable 10
paper. IRON. leather aud The fisheries"
Year by year, The SoutbsSu and Western
States are certain to undergo sspid expsn>
sisn in the great manufacturing interests
ofths land and this whether Eastern in
tcrssts remain a . comparative stand stili
or not To this Advancement every On.
cousagsment should b given. Comment
ing on the above the New York Tribune
Gays:
"This 10 just what we havssll along urg.
ed, yet 10 the World Il seems new Sevo-
luton. Massachusetts, has got her growth
in manufactures; Il is now the turn o.
those States which have cheaper labor,
cheaper coal. and On immsnssy Of unused
Waisr>pewsr. Massachusetts,, ~ the World
shows, has scarcely cxtsadsdshsr manu-
lectures since 1865 meantime those Of the
wesl have quadrupIsd. We believe there
are today more wooden factories on thu
Mississippi and lite tributaries than east OF
the Delaware; " not, them soon will be
AZ 10 x,sseuri. not Psansylpon,a, which "a
- be most signally bensfttsd in the next
decade by profession 20 IRON
0oAeee WoSo u Co.. fshlla0obs
phia.
The establishment Of Msssrs. Wood 4
Co.. dates i,s origin nearlys quarter Of .
century back. and traces Il to what Was
then. but little moro than ordinary smith-
CRY. In i,s growth. it beautifully illus-
trstss the subtle Law of mechanical prog
ress. and expansion; whereby msnufac.
tories. a. 40 often seen in large cities. grew
into vast importance and dimensions, al
most impcrcsp,ihly to the re.iden,s Of the
vicinity, by addition after addition to the
original structure. Twelve or fifteen years
ago, IN impulse VAS given to Decorative
Artby this heuso gratui,susly issuing
handsomely bound folios containing en-
grasings, and designs 10 Be executed 10
east irss. BY this means che ehasm that
ssparstsd rural towns from the great oiNss
vas Narrowed. Tho farmer - well - The
m,llisnairs possessed mssus for beautifyins
aud adsrsisg HE grounds. In thus plae-
leg before the people. Of ell ranks and con-
ditisus. the means Of acquiring cultivated
taste IL these matters, these gentlsmsn
have patterned an impsrt~nt part, aiding
materially 10 the promotion alike u public
spirit and private content.
Ogshs vast expense, this firm annually
iosurs In getting up new patterns, the
high sAasse.ss u the artists hey saplsy,
aud thsis success in The application Of the
ornamental - the useful, " hsvs net the
space 70 give . dsscriptlsn. In the i'm
msnss show rsems on the second floor Of
their establishment, the visitor finds him
self among the tiren oountsrfsis present
nsnts, Of vast variety Of natur.! objects,
men. women. stags, lions, dogs, eagles, &c,
faithfully produced in iron, and some Of the
objects are modelled 70 truthfnlly and 90
naturally, that they have net unfrsqusntly
been taken for the living animals they
represent. To the show room there are
vsrandahs Of every pattern, huge candle
lsbrs. centre tables. balcssiss, beasksts,
and 10 fact, almess every sssiels sfa Dec.
srssivs shasastsr. which the great Pen.
nsylvssia staple 10 capable Of bsiag made
Int. IN this iuusaes ssasssa, ess hna.
drsd asd twsnty hasAs A. given sssseas,
snDlsymsat. An wssk 10 tsrasd cut nm
der the psrsenal supervision Il ne PIE.
psisesss. and \ thsssesss wasssnssd psrfSs,
- regards 6aish snd dssiss. TAis busi
ssss Of Ornamental Cassisg. they prsdus.
10 that hss the vssy Isss sAst - ls nsas.
The hesss may veil b prssd u rspssa.
tea % werthily uphslA r. many yss,s
10 eoe o. the 0eoe ei6o0le 6opars0e0O In
The uaaalActaee q 1soo. '
Sgnx1a shsslA have kaswa bsAAsr ahsp
- have asraysd hinsslf Ia stusdv spseitie,
- General Grants 1sss ed very msd,at
rsqusst. Bat then u W. saly paying back
Grant in bic cen osis PEA kssv--s, sem.
sAiss q which ~ sssiplsst sAeujd no,
complain. Great vssll ssltAse appoi.,
essosr sss tell hia vhen be isesod.l
appointing. and tAsssTsss, Ounasr vesv
sssurally allowed ~ lss y ~ ~ bette,
Ct bic usually placid teopes. asd pssitivel,
rsfsssd - comply With essot's petition 70,
~ psssass 81 jstse ssap1uoin reneeli,s
- assh u The 81 Of l7oe q prsveut,d h;s
darling friend olsUsst frso sepesHiae n.
pest seSssestasv o. the Tssaseev.
Der PIArf says: "Isa sick ana firea
ettAs miserable STUFF % fashisuable nav
that szprsssss prsfossd respect for sb,
people ssd seatsmpt fer the pelitieian.
These pslitistaas sss The rsprsseetasiv,e =
sAs people. asd rs6sst their iptslIi.e...
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