Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-19

PREPARiSo - LuWbesmeu, brick makero
and contractor ere preparing for busy times
the coming season in the building line. aud
We take this early opportunity sf urging
upon The attention Of land ownsrs and cap.
itslists the Importance q meeting the de-
oands sf the city in what they build. We
hare stores enough. What ~ NEST want
is houses bsildings that can b rented fes
ssosthisg less then working oan's whsls
salary. One Of the nest pstsst snsniss -
the healthy and prosperous growth q The
city 10 high rents. There are uasy mess
excellent hsusss, we ere proud . admit
sos COED. built tss szpsnsivsly, - gene
raj thing, for the class Of people whs need
houses most. These houses are held at
from $50 t. $50 sv 800 PER asnth rent,
and but few lsboring mon, Or mechanics,
can afford 70 live in one. Their next choice
must bs . nigssrs' nest-a bassmsnt-s
hovsl.
No man, who makss HE living By work.
ing at . trade. can pay mere than el0 70
e1S per month for house 70 live In. He
esght to bs encouraged and assisted, BY
having . nice little house built for him, 10
which be can live With his faoily aless
He dees net wish = rent pair Of "resus"
in . big house. where hsvs dsxsn ether
families live, neither dsss be desire - live
In hovsl Or basement. There 10 plssty
Of uneccupisd lsad at either the Eastern q
wsstsrn limits Of the city, whore hsndrsds
sf neat, convenient cottages night b built,
and With eur strsst railssad b just The
place fer the nsshanio q The psefessienal
maa. Give " . city full sf hsssss fss
these In moderate Circumstances. Build
msnslscsssiss aleog The river = bsise The
people here. and then ysur stores snl bsei- |
ness blseks will b needed. and esr nss-
chants will not b gruublisg absst dsllssss
every time Il rains and keeps farnsrs fssn
csnisg to town. To make the plses what
Il sbsuld b, just 80 shsad and bsild city |
Of thousand cottages, il seed b. just %
the great manufacturing eompasiss Do il |
the East. This would 10 . osvs in The |
right direction.
TaD WMsoR FIns.-Chas. Eldsedeo /
Esq.. Secretary Of the National Fire Inssr-
ancs Compssy. hes rstusssd frsn visiting |
the scsas Of Ore at Wilton, and gives
W the following additissal particular.
The snly insurance on the grain wss
%. 200 in the National sf this city. There
bad been ssns a. 900 moro in other CEN.
paniss. but the policies lad expired, and
had not been renewed. Considerable Of the
graia was saved. but much Eft. especially
The barry II . damaged sosdisisp. NJ.
Jeffriss suecsedsd 10 collecting three car
loads Of wheat, in geed esndisios. and tive
,ar leads Of barley. some damaged, oil oil
which will arrive 10 this city to-day and
will b ssld. Owing to the expense Of
this grain from whore il had
been thrown, the loading. shipping snd
selling. the company will aet b able -
make their loss much less than the amount
II their psiicy. Bot Il won't burst then,
and neither would several mere jest
Iush 6rss.
The building vas insured fer $500 in
I've eastern eampaniss. enc Of then being
The PhGni1 Of Brooklyn. The machinery
Of the elevator was insured for 81 500 il
lhs Farmers and Msrchsnt's Of Quincy.
Theirs will Of course bs fetal loss. The
.tsck yards Of the q. r. I. I P. r. R. were
destroy Cd and the adjacent buildings some
what scorched, but otherwise no damage
was deus. The Ore hss had the effect 10
wake up the citizens sf the place T. the
Of having a:Ars department. with
the proper sparatus.
Tss receipts and shipments per rail, Ter
two weeks, ending Jan. lStq. we're - fol.
lows
Rscs;pts. s.-Whsst, l.176 bushsls; Cssl,
1850 tens Mdss, $50.
Shipms.ts .ts-Barlsy. 5000 boz; Germ,
4 400 bus. Oats. 1000 bas. Wheat 49,
500 bus. /; Flour, 4, 40 bbls. Aiddlings,
60, 900 pounds; Dressed Hses, 5000 |
peunds Cattle, 20 hsad Live Logs. $40
head F.; Lumber, $40 feet; Adss, $50 tess. |
Busnets's Ksllsstsn 10 - s6selusl beau |