, 1876-01-15

Davenport, Rock 1a1nnd. and HynIiuc,
.sr'coi corFtslona<ncc " The Chlclge Tribune.
Rock 1sLAxD, Ill.,. Jan. 1g.--AIshnugh nv let
ter il dated At ltock Island II In sort of sruuo
communication, my object beng to write ao,ne-
thtng Of the three cities centc1lng aboat the
Government Arsenal at tElis point. Much laa
beon sad and written about the tnrce cities Of
Davenport, Rock Island, and Moline, both from
picturesque and a business point OF view,
genorslly i'll tcrma OF glowing praise, and got,
think. not exaggerated.
In three yours Of Western nonadlc
life have nowhere else como
htrcse place where wore SO plainly
evidenced the 1naras OF solid prosperity and tho
substantial Indications Of 4 general buniuess
pro9Tcsa. At no poiut IN tho Weat. outside of
Chicago, docs manufacturing industry roceira
greater encouragement than here, whcse these
three cities combine In making one gonoral
population, az cosmopolitan In character Is yos,
lind III Now York.
DAVENPORT,
With i.s population OF 30,003, ia oae OF ,hs m oat
promising citus In tue West, and ia fas. out
stripping all competitors Of nearly equal popuIa-
tion in tho taoe for commercial supremacy,
Large aud costly cdifices, occupied o. whoIo-
sale establishments, liuo Rll Of tho lend
ing Streets; and the face OF tho
Davenport drummer is becoming aim OF.
as familiar as that Of his Chicago brother, in
tue toSns vest uf here. Looking al Davenport
from this ssdo OF tho river, 1t ilestles closely
unuer the hill-sde that Quo cau hardly npprcci-
alto the magnitude Of the population. Bat, whou
once yon traverse its leading bus,nes5 Rsrcets,
aud notice everywhere about you the oyidences
OF busy metropolitan life, you canEot fail to he
impressed With ths convlct1ou that 1t il u point
OF exceedingly great importance M q comtnc r
cial centre. Extending back from the riyrs, tho
streets gradually ascend until lost Oh the hiil.
Undcr tue bill constitutes tho business portion
ot.the city; back Ct it. or rAther IN top
Of it, tie strects lined with beautiful residences.
extend for miles. A liner panorama than that
afforded from tho b,gll bluGn Of Davenport, with
feet, and tho broad r1ver stretched bofore you,
With birdseye view OF Rock IntAud, Moline. hnd
tho GovoEnment Areonal bulldogs, caunot well
be ittag giued.
nocR ISLAND AND MOLINE.
With regard to lsDck Is1And, / know Of no
place in the West that has improved moro wilh-
10 tho past two years. Large mid beautiful
b!ihiness blocks meet the rAion everywhere, and
nll around yun 500 tbe unu,istaIabe ipdlca-
arc go clusely identified il all commercial in
tcrests, aud 90 clouo together, that III speaking
Of Que, ssall embrace tbe other. It is pre-
eIninently manufacturing ceutio nod wher-
| ever, in tho West, manufacturing prevails you
Il
ity. Tho combined population is near 2p.0I0
eoils; and thoro iB not another city 10 tho West
Of donble the population. TINT has greater
amount OF capital Invested in manufacturing
Industry. I ain not prepared to furnish
/ any statistics In Eegasd to the actual
| amount Of capital Invested In manufacturing
enterprises at this point but the colodral agri-
cultural establishments. tho monster saw-ullls,
The GlnesW orks. the paper-nis, etc., all Indicate
/ business tho eztont Of which Is scarcely ap,lre-
! ctated evcn at home.
In regard tu permanent and so.il growth, 1t is
common talk IN this section that no failures Of
any moment over occur among her business
Nock River. and tl,est credit, like the "1lock OF
Ages" will last forever.
For bcauty Of location, p!cturcsqueuess OF
| scenery. aud Kaleidoscope variety, thcre il not
| another place on tho American Continent that
sissppi.-nearly mile wiao ut this polns.-tho
sylvan Aork River empsylng io:o it; tho bceut-
| ful island, occupied by tho Government ny a.
| arsenal; tho siop1pg bills on this eide, aud the
| bulls on tho o.her,-n grandet acenGry can no.
| where bc found.
lsock leland iB amply provided with lotels
| and Of the worry beat class There arc published
hnEe, III all, five da!ynewanapors, -th1ee IN Day.
| onport, and two in Ro:k ls'and.
| ITEMS.
The feFry-boat ran unsil Sunday last, when It
Waa withdrawn Oh ACCOUNT Of tile ice.
The large stosc foundry will commence oporn-
sioHs during the month.
Tho pork.pacAsng establishments commenced
work duling tue neck. ERAsAra.