Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-22
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IS made al Bedford in this state; the ex.
tension OF this manufacture, and spade
add shovel mannfsclory is much wanted
IN this country. 81. We have seen nea
|penknives made be,e, and we believe as
good and as cheap as those imported oil
the same patterns.
Naiis.-Wc. have several manufse sories
OF these in town, which make about 500
tons OF cut and wrought nails Of all sizes
snnusliy. The manufacture of nail. is
considerable throughout this country, Ohio
and K .atucky.
Birdie bits and stirrups "A manufaGo.
ry OF these has Keen recently estsblshe d
III town, aud bids fair ts 90 well.
I'm, copper and apanned wares.-We
have six manufactures bJisk!y carried on.
which ate supposed 10 manufacture wares
10 the value ofabou; so COO dollars worth
ANNUALLY. Copper still,, very heavy ar.
tcle in this line. are made in numbers.
Copper and tin wares are ;nanniae lursd
Considerably in Brownsville, Charlestown,
&c. and more OF less in OHIO and KsntuC.
Ky
| Wire weaving This business is CARR
ca ON TO very considerable amount.--
oieVes, riddles, scrsCaa, &c. could be made
we should suppose, IN sufficient quantities
10 supply the whole westc country. =.
was wire drawn here Vt would DC a,ien
DEC with many advantages. I here is al
so wue'weaver al Brownsville.
Glass cutting. This business has been
Irecently established by an ingenious Ger
man, (Echhaun) formerly glass cutter
10 Louis XVI. hate h,ng Of France. We
have seen a SIX lgh: chandelier, with
prismS ot his cu'Iiig, which does credit
10 the wetkmsn, and rejects honor on
OR country, 10: We ..a.e reason to be.
l,eye II Is the hrst ever CUE in the Un, ed
States,--it IS suspended in he house o.;
Nj. herr, Inn keeper, of this place.
Increase OF seavsrs- - In the year 1900
here were but S looms in Pittsburgh |;
IN 1907 there were eighteen, and a: this
time (t8os) We have forty -four. /, is cal.
iculattd they weave abou. $4,000 yards
|annualy, OF iinseywoulsey and cotton au /
linen mixed, which worth upon an average
6e cents per yard, amounting to 90 s48
lGuilaIs. There ore also considerah I.
lqlantiues If rags, able .clo,a:, rug carpets,
lcovere,s, &c woven.
Linen. About 80 900 yards OF flaxei
linen, coarse and fine, brough.to the Plus
burg macket yearly, Averaging from Is 20
80, aud some at i,om Is 20 100 ceu,s PC
| yard (,he Two la4i qualities are increaAln,,
| in quanity) besides abrut 10, 1000 yards oil
Cotton and Linen mixed, AID 5co1 yards
of linse ywcolsey; al made i, this and
the neighbouring counties, by tn. iIsius
trious !am!li=s OF farm houses.
| We feel p'easue in having seen q
fine piece OF linen made by lady oil this
| place---iI spun dozca cuts TO the pcuud
and is 1000 iu quahty; it sold Tor l5c
cents per yard We lave seen apo he,
! piece spun by aroth=r lady Gf Allegheny
county, and wove by her husband, besuti.
ful IN qaaliy AID ,ex.ure. II we had few
spinstcrs such as these ladies'. our counl y
would soon be relieved oil The heavy ex
pence O! Importing linens from Europe -
| There is 30 doYb; but VIC have hu tlred,
nay thousands Of excellent spmslers, ba
they a,e as lights under bushsi, MD lat
want OF encourage men, 10 sheW them
selves: now IS he tIme---iet them throw
of tic mantle; their country calls loi
their noblest cXeItIOds. Let il no Longer
I b. ioolshly and roundly asserted, that tn,
J American Bax viii not MAKE, nor can ,ht
American woInen spin, tine linen. Tn,
assertion is a lIbel on our country.
| Pine thread.--.We are happy 20 find tha
/, hne and beautiful thread is COW broueh
to oGr market. We have seen some O
IL dozen cuts to the pound. alb III; the dual
iiy OF No. % imported.
Woollen cloth--Ve have seen beauti
tul piece Of Gie black CLOTH made by Mr.
John ID Bassa, Of Il ienop!e, Butler county
Penn, German gentleman Of en,e,prize
II was made from his MeHno sheep, & vii
bear a comparison with imported cloths
such a. we buy f,Cm our merchants al
from eight to nine dollars per ward. w,
have also seen piece made by col. Da
ud Humphreys, of COpneciicut, whicl
does honour 10 the patriotic exertions o
SIS worthy manufacturer a man who's,
name will be engraveD on the minds o
his kilow ci,izens, for his nobl Ia5oufs j,
The encouragement Of the domestic man
uiactures oil his country, particularly hi
rapid improvement OF the breed of sheen
by the introduction of The Merioo breed
III There IL a yood dsa1 cf ~. $500. -. 4. I,