DAVENPORT

a city of Iowa, in Scott co., of which it is the county seat. It is on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Burlington and Northern, and other railroads, and on the Mi i ippi river and Hennepin canal, 183 miles southwest of Chicago. The river is spanned hore by a bridge built by the United States government at a cost of over $1,000,000. It connects Davenport with Rock Island, Ill. The city is one of the great grain depots of the upper Mi i ippi region. It is in the heart of important bituminous coal fields and is a manufacturing center. Its industries include the making of carpets, locomotives, steel cars, carriages, agricul-| tural implements, lumber, and foundry and machine shop products. There is connection by pa enger and freight steamers with all the important lake ports. The city is well laid out and attractive. Among the notable buildings are the county buildings and the city hall. The educational and other institutions include the Iowa Orphans’ Home, Academy of Natural Science, Immaculate Conception Academy, Griswold College and St. Catherine’s Hall. Pop. 1920, 56,727.