The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-17

THE following which We clip from
our exchanges speaks volumes IN ~. y
encouraging manufactures in our luz nd
also establishes the fact that 70" 'as -. IL
dollars contributed by any e'e n..,;..
establishment of manufse ah' '"'A'
.hon. !. money well Dsested
'nop' - -" Ill, had . population of
| In 1907 on The c., B. & Q. machine
| less .nsn v1ossted there at cost of $780,
VOTES 1 rs.o ,.izens, and the present popula-
ooo 70 'nv 600. Galesburg had machine
uon - ucated there the same time, and the
snopo of increase of population is about that
~ Aurora. The machine shops Of the c.
! 4. & ST. L.R.R. were put up in Bloomington
in 1859, since which time it has doubled in
population. The Illinois Central put shops
in Champaign in 1889, since which time her
population has been increased 5000. The
machine shops Of the c. C. & |. road were
built at Logansport, Ind by Mr.. Young, in
1856, at cost Of $500, 900, and have since
increased her population 5000. MIR. Young
also put up the Fort Wayne (Ind. shops in
1856, at q cost of 5000 900 to har citizehs,
and the increase of her population has been
$4,000.
The above shows also what our city los,
in not making determined effort to secure
the location of the machine shops of the
Rockford road at this point. However, as
it Is no use crying over split milk, We may
congratulate ourselves upon what manufac
tories we have already secured, and we feel
assured that if machine shops were again
spoken of in con lee,ion with this city, they
would certainly come here. Our citizen,
have learned lesson from the past record
Of the place, and from our neighbors, thai
has deeply impressed itsolfupon their minds
and one also that will not be forgotten oil
overlooked. A Board of Trade to be of any
use, must be not q promising, for promises
don't get factories, but working one, and
such, we believe, we have in the present
Board.
Davenport has viewed the progress OF
this city during the past year with envi-
GUS ewes; her Board of Trade in the came
length of time had not put forth
q single effort to help either
themselves or the city, by securing
manufactures. Life appeared to have
deserted her, she was but breathing corpse
her city debt was drawback, but its power
could easily have been broken by one single
determined effort Railroads were hei
hobby, and she rode i. until she endangered
her existence. Her schools were admira
BILE her city one of the most beautiful in
the Mississippi Valley, and her location a.
good as need be. Yet she cav but the one
thing. Toward the close oflS70, she began
to a~aken from her lethargy, and with hal
opened eyes saw the smoke Of our numer
Gus factories ascending like incense to the
sky she awoke with start, now she saw
must have factories like those across Ia,
river, but where to get them she knew not
This city had the start Of her. in more thar
the one way our citizens had negotiate
with all the available ones, and her reputs
ton, gained while Davenport slept, gsv'
her the preference in the future.
was Immediately set 20 work to collect sta
tistics and all needful Information for tn,
manufactures to be negotiated with. Com
municstions were published IN the dali,
piperH, calling for action by her citizens, tn,
press Of the city teemed with manufacturing
articles, and it did seem as if Daven por
meant businass I-ndoC htedlv she does bu
Rock Island having previously secured a.
the ,'the former city will havs
to be content with what she can get. The
field is certainly large enough for al to OPP
crate in without rivalry or contention, and il
Davenport really wants manufactures, she
will receive no opposition from this place, We
woald rather wish her good luck and f" ge
all We coaa, AMI keep all We get.