Delaware journal., 1827-11-16

10 : planes. othsr in ,chlpic tools. combs Of all
sorts, ora,ics OF every descriptions refined sugar.
Chemical preparations generally, oils, except
olive, paints generally;
Copper viii soon be sufficiently manufactured.
Coal, at Pittsburgh Wheeling, &c. (Which are
great seats Of manufactures, ANA about 10 become
very popuous places, costs but little than one
cent per hushe, delivered at the door of the yari-
Gus factories
One farmer in Connecticut, estimates that when
bis mulberry trees, 500 III number, have come 10
maturity that the ten,aes Of his family, will annual
ly make three hundred pounds Of silk. They made
SO lbs. lat year, by about 100 900 worms, without
feeling any loss of labor. Silk will be extensively
produced IN the United States, especially III the
south.
The vine and the olive tree ought to be added
to the agricultural productions OF the south, 10 eX
change with the middle and east for their nlanuiac
tures &c.
The horses and the hogs of the u. States consume
ten times the amount of all the bread Stuls that we
export, and the single city of New York, with a
supposed population Of 20O,0oo annually consumes
vegetable food equal TO 365,o0o barrels OF loir, OF
one pound for each per diem and 81 millions oi
pounds of meat at three fourhs of pound for each
person, together worth between 4 and 5millions Of
dollars.
Abundance of the carbonate of zinc has been DIS
covered in Missouri, near the Mississippi river.
Brass is formed of copper and zinc.
The glass manufactures of the United States are
worth more than three millions annually. The
capital invested large. The supply except fol
looking glasses, may be sais TO have reached thu
demand, and a considerable quantity will speedll,
pass into our exports. The cutting and otherwise
ornamenting of glass, is perfectly understood an,
extensively practised amongst us.
One factory at Cambrugeport, Mass. makes q
tons ut glue annually. We have some respectab
manufactures of porcelain.
About 400 900 barrels Of salt were supposed I
have been manufactured in western Pennss slyanlt
in the year 1926. Great quantities are made in \
1ork--at Syracuse, sc. l@9,00o barrels. OF bust
els each, were inspected in the month Of July las
Western Virginia, Tennessee, and other par
abound with salt works; and much is made on Il
coasts Of .Nassachus sits, North Corolina, sc. B
in the year, Ssh 720 bushels valued AT S677 ,05
were mported--S I2l 1872 Of the value from En-
land.
1t is calculated that there are in ,'iassachuset
fifteen million OF square feet OF salt WORKS cap
Bile OF producing about 450,0 ,090 bushels OF salt p
year. Most of those works are in Barnstable cou
ty, along the sandy borders Of Cape Cod, thons
many are to be found further north, and some en- Il
southern coasts.
We have put down the supply of hats at II NJ
lions. The manufacture has been protected.
export them to a handsome amount every year ~
use good and as cheap hats as any other poop
The value OF this manufacture is much uDderratC
we might have supposed il 20 millions. though ma
OF a certain description Of our population do
wear many hats. Hters TO be found in all pa
OF our country
Many new canals are projected in Ncw-York
some Of them will lie made pretty soon the pl
gress OF Improvement i wonderfully rapid Ses
raj of the beautiful little lakes il that State are 81
piled with Packets or Steamboats,, and the alno,
Of trade already upon them is large. vast qni
tity of water power i yet unemployed On the n
hawk and other rivers, and at the outlets Of /
lakes. The cnpacitlcs OF this great State are
generally ascertained PennsylyanIa is now max
great efforts in the same way, and with every pr
pect Of success, i'll an encouragement Ut the indus
Of her ctxeps. (Po be Contiaucd)
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