The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-06
VALUABLE INVENTION.

The subsequent letter explains itself We CO.
ryit from the g National Hgis,' printed at
Worcester. The Importance of The subject.
the worth OF the invention, the proprie;y of Mr..
StowelFs suggestions, are wocthy ofstriot ana
iyss, and will, it is believed, safely pass the
ordeal of deliberate Judgment
WoReEsrER, (Mass) Nov. %, 1879.
HoN. II. DEkRBoRNE,
SIR,
Having invented cheap and simple me-
thod OF manufacturing Woodscrews from iron
wire, obtzined a patent for the same from the
United States III July last, ak; ud;ug il extreme
y difficult, by any means within my power to
obtain wire OF suitable sizes, / was induced TO
attempt the manufacturing OF il and as n ne
cessary appendage TO connect tbs business with
that OF screw Masking; the process being so ca
sy and simple, that two men 4 common capaci.
ty can Manufacture from rods about the. sig. of
common nail rods. three hundred weight of as
sorted screw wire per day. In tie same time a
man with two boys make from the wire
twenty gross OF screws, Of quality very much
superior to those usti,l,y imported The ex
pence OF constructing screw machines, upon the
principle Oh my patent is small rs is also the ca
Pi'ai employed (thc business being yet in its in
isncy) Butt one year, with the capita, C. an
commend, it would enable me to supply the II
States with that article, of quality much s,pe-
nor to any ever imported, and AT as low rate, az
IS now paid for those imported or an inferior
quality. The manufacture of Iron and Grass
wire has been often attempted within the United
States with success, and can be carried on Z, n
great eXtenti but all the undertakers, in cofse.
quence OF foreign wire being imported free OF lu-
ty, have without exception, abandoned the bust
ness
fl depended on foreign wire for the manu-
featuring OF screws, should not be an advocate.
tor duty o.; It !; but, &c l NIKE my own wire.
- % 1t,nt,I taf..x y
to the quanttyhppropristed to that particular use
yet 1t very seriously affects me in y much more
enlarged and extensive point of view; but IS a
uuty of ID or 20 per cent. al vaioren was laid GIN
the importation of foreign wire, the capital with
IN the controul of the company, now intere.te
with me in this business, would enable me i'm.
mediatciy TO extend my machinery to a magn
tuae sufficiently extensive to meet tie consump-
t.on OF coarse wire within this state.
The manufacture OF card wire ALSO IS which
there Is great consumption within the United
States, would be made to equal advantage, and
follow IN course on account OF the demand for
1t; provided manufactures were aided by the n
aforementioned duty on foreign wire Butifth.y
should extend their works, anticipating that
encouragement from fs..rernmunt, and il should
not be given, they would sliiier great less ana
disappointment.
The mutabiIity OF the American lyon, renders
the United States perfectly indie pendent OF all o.
tNer countries iOf Glat iirst OF raw materials ;
and 1t 10 only by tho patronage of Congress that
industry aud the arts can be SO extensively c,!tr.
waited, as TO take the greatest advantage not Only
of this article, but OF other materials which
tie great resources of orr country furnish
The prevailing spirit Of enterprise at the pre-.
sent time, IN the exertion and extension Of man
ufacturiag establishments, is much ov9ns, to the
measures heretofore adopted by Government, &
feel confident that few articles can be made in
this country TO so great advantage as Iron wirs,
and that no sufficient reason can be sdduced why
this article should be exempt from duty more
than many others, TO the particular aud very
great injury o. our citizens lam much en-
couraged TO hope chat The measures, Government
now appear to be taking will be suificient in
patronizins the very laudab!e exersion of its CT.
tizens in the production of articles ind:speRsi-
bic to our necessities, and especially those that
are produced from raw materials of our own
country. Aud the only Patronage required in
this business Is that the ARTICLES of Iron wire
should be subjected to the same duty that other
articles OF Iron manufactures are subjected TO
when imported from c. Britain.
ABEL STOWELL.