Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-02
THE DAVENPORT TIMES INDUS.
TRIAL EDITION.

The Davenport Times on Saturday
published special Industrial edition
of ninety-two pages. 1t is called the
Watch the Tri-Cities Grow Edition of
the Daily Times" and is one of the
largest, as well as most interesting
and elaborate issues of daily paper
ever published in the state of Iowa.
There is an illustrated, cover in two
colors. giving magnificent photo
graphic birds eye views Of Davenport,
Rock Island and Moline. These three
cuts, which occupy the first page of
the cover, are remarkable exhibitions
of the Photographic art as reproduced
by the half-tone engraving process on
fine book paper.
These photographs alone are valua-
Bile as giving an idea Of the superb
natural beauty of the three cities.
They take in over mile of the river
front and show the principal buildings
of each city. The photographs were
secured from elevated points and
were necessarily taken in sections
and afterwards united to form COM
plete and absolutely accurate birds
eye views. This is a feature, SO far
as we know, never before attempted
by an Iowa newspaper.
The purpose of this industrial edi-
ton of the Daily Times, is TO make
a comprehensive presentation of the
resources and advantages Of what the
Times dencminates 1.-THE greatest ag-
ricultural, manufacturing and COM
mercial center of the middle west, y
emphasizing the splendid opportuni-
ties for the small manufacturer and
distributor, the capitalist and the
home seeker in the three cities, of
Davenport, Rock Island and Moline.
The work undertaken by the Times
has been carried out in faithful and
comprehensive manner and the bene-
fetal effects of such publication,
widely distributed as this has been,
will be felt in tAose communities for
many years to come. Among the
prominent features of this special edi-
ton, are three articles upon "The Tri-
Cities as a Manufacturing and Com
mercial Center" which OF themselves
are worth all the cost Of the publica-
ton as an advertising feature for the
three cities. These articles were
written by Henry Vollmer, vice-presi-
dent of the Davenport Commercial
club; c. 8. Mcdaniel, secretary of the
hook Island Buggy company, and
Chas. H. Deere, Moline's most promi-
nent manufacturer. and head OF the
great business OF Deere & Co. Excel
lent portraits of these three gentle
men are publ ;hed in connection with
their articles.
The banking interests of the three
cities are fully presented and make a
wonderful showing. The banks OF
Davenport alone have almost $20,O00,-
600 on deposit, which, on a conserva.
tive estimate, is $4,000 for each and
every family in that city. This is
said to be the highest saving per, cap
tia of any city in the United States.
1t is interesting to note that the First
National bank in the United States
was the First National bank at Dav-
export, Iowa which was organized
June 81, 1868, and has enjoyed forty
two years of 'unalloyed usefulness
and beneficent influence upon the
growth and prosperity Of Davenport. "
1t is also interesting to note in this
connection that one of the Davenport
banks, the German savings bank. has
deposits of $7.450,000
The Times special edition contains
several hundred photographs of prom
inent residents Of the three cities, pic
lures of street ccenes and important
public and private buildings It
shows up the advantages of these
cities in manner never before at.