Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-05-18

are every whsrc estahiisned, and they
IRE rapidly extcnding southwardly and
weslwardly. jennies, other family |
spinning mscainss-and hying shu.tles,
.ale also Introduced III n...uy places;
and as many fusling mills are erected,
as are Repaired Tor finishing all the
cloth whica is woven in private fami-
lies. (Ses note F. and statement CD
Difficult as it is to form an estimate,
it is inferred from a comparison OF all
the facts which have been comman'-
Gated, with the population of the u. S.
(estimasrd at SIX millions of white aud
twelve hundred thousand black per-
sons. ihst the value OF all the goods
madr Of cottcn, wool aud FAX, which
are annually manufactured in the "
nited States, exceeds forty millions OF
dollars.
The manufacture Of cards and wire
is intimately connected with this part
OF the subject. Whittemore's ma
chine for making cards has completely
eso'nacA foreign importations of that
article 1t viii appear by the commu-
nication { IL. that the capital employed
IN that branch may be estimated at
100000 dollars and that the annual
consumption amounted till lately 10
10000 dozen pair of hand cards and
60. 600 square feet of cards for ma
chimes, worth together abeur 100000
dollars. The demand oflast year was
oouole that of 500, and is still rapidly
enc easing. But the wire itself is al
together imported, and a very serious
! iGconveniency might arise from any
regulation which would check or pre-
vent the deportation from foreign
counuies. 1t appears however, by
heoosnmunication 1. that the manu-
facture may and would be Immediate
" established. so as to supply the de-
laand both for cards and other objects,
provided the same duty was imposed
on wire, now imported duty free,
which Is laid on other articles made OF
tue. same material. The whole amount
o! wire annually used for cards, does
ns3t at presen; exceed 25 tons, worth
abodt 10000 dollars.
HArS.
Ine annual importauons Of
tor.ign haas amount TO S350,ooo
The annual expectation Of
American hats, TO 10000
The domestic manufacture is there
forr nearly equal to the home con-
SUMPTION. The nulnbSr made i'll the
state oi Massachusetts is estimated by
thu hat company OF Boston, at four
times the uuinber required Tor the con-
sun plion OF the SKATE; and from orher
information it would APPEAR that in
that SKATE alone, the capital applied to
that b. ZACH is near 100000 OF
dollars, the number OF persons EN-
rlcyed about 1000, and the number
o. hats aunuaiIy made l $4,000 OF
which 1,i5o,o00 are hns hate, worth
ca az average four dollars each, and
400, COO felt hats, worth one dollar
each. That the manufacture is still
profitable appears from late esta
biishment on Charles river, callul ted
to make annually 5000 ha,s al ) dol
lars piece, and to employ $50 work
n>sn.
The quaint made in Rhode Island Is
stated at $4,000, wJTlh eve dollars each
exclusively of s.l hats. CONNECTICUT srd
New York make more than is necessary
for their consumfii ton the largest es al.
fshment beng that OF DaDbu'y. where
goo persons are employed, and 10 the a.
mount If 10000 dollars annusily manu-
lselu, cd. In Vermont the msaulscsurs
sappbes The consumption. IL 10 ased b,
tbs nal.Ess 81 Philadelphia, that $4,000
h4t~, wo,th 8 della each. arc annually
msd- Ihs,e, IN addition 20 which so
CO ceunliy has, worth three dollars eacl
s,c s1nrs.iy sold in the CITY. In varioo
qratefs The scaIcEy oil wool is complain
Cd q, IS preventing IN. making of
sufficen, quan,ry Of coarse hats. From
alj tie Information which has been receiv
Ell. II is believed lha he value of all tht
has a+haaIly made ~ the u. States d
FEAR ten millions vi dollars.
See noe (E.)
PApKR AND PRINTING,
some loreign paper is still imported
w, ths gfea' er pa,s OF The consump ION $50
lfcassicsp msnafsctu c and i, is believe
fbMd sgIhcisnt attention was every wher
pad 10 re preservation OF rags, guam
az, sqeai 60 The demand would be mad