The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-11-11

Dove estimate OF the quantity OF salt con-
sumed be correct.
In the village Of Linclonton there is one
extensive Coach Factory and one extensive
Dearborn, and two other Shops that make
Dearborns three Blacksmith Shops; three
Halter Shops T; three Saddlers, aud Harness
Makers; one Cepper Smith; FIVE Tailor
Shops; one Printing Office or.a Cabinet
Maker, but no Shoe and Boot Maker y
three Ply sIcians; four practising LAWYERS;
Male and Female Academy and between
900 aud 1000 inhabitants.
One oithe Forgeslu this county has erect.
ed Rolling Machinery, to reduce the Iron
into bars by rolling. This Iron is general.
+ ly preferred by our Smiths, as It is rol,ed
into more convenient shape for ironing " a.
CONS, Dearbons or Carriages, works firm
and well, IS most in demand.
This Rolling Mill can roll % tons per
week when supplied with Blooms, but the
Forge attached thereto is unable to furnish
that quantity, but can furnish from to 8
tons per week. Attached to this establish.
ment there is a Blast Furnace which pro-
duces abou, = tons Of metal per day.
The owner Of this Forge has also erect
ed machinery for cutting Nails, which are
as well cut, as light, and as well headed as
any Nails made TO the North, and are now
most generally used in this County.
AT these Iron Works they are not yet
prepared to roll the Sheet Iron. although
The Iron is perhaps the best in the country
for tina, use. To show the quality of the
Iron made IN this county, gentleman IN
the city of Charleston, who has an extern
sive Blacksmith's establishment, had wag-
on load Of Iron offered to him from this
county. The Iron he did not need ;-he
had supply Of Iron of the Swede and En-
gIlsh, aud his workn.en were accustomed
to the shapes and qualities of this English aud
Swede Iron; but he being hutnaUe aud
wealthy man, he learned from the wagner
he could sell his Iron to no one else, and
did not want 10 haul 1t back. The Iron,
on examination, was Of different shapes and
sizes OF that used by the gentleman in his
shop, bu; he was sorry for the wagner,
and purchased his load of Iron. HIS work.
men tried ii. They said ii worked much
easier and welded better and firuer than
the Iron they had been used to. The ow-
ner Of the shop told his workmen to keep
this Iron for partlcu ar work; but he SAID
his hands were so ANXIOUS 10 work this Iron,
they SAID they were doing principally par
tlcular work al all times, and he found they
would have this Iron if they could get it,
or, in his words, they would stea II to have
the pleasure OF working it. He SAID he was
compelled 10 lock up this Iron 10 keep his
workmen from having access 10 1t, and
handed It out himself only when they had
something TO make that required the better
Iron. That his workmen did not mind
lis being IN a shape that was disadvantage
Gus. They 50 G,uch preferred working this
Iron, they would work i, under all the DIS
advantages of shape or size, in preference
10 the Swede or English Iron which was Of
sizes calculated for the articles they were
gong to make. Such was the character
gwen OF the Iron from this county, bv a
gentleman who purchased it and who, from
the appearance and shape of the Iron, bad
formed an opinion that 1t was worth but
little. This gentleman has made large
fortune, and vet continues the operation Of
his BIacksmlth's Shop.
To show the profits on the construction
of Rail Roads, we will annex a few extracts
from receipts on some Of the Rail Roads,
in the United States.
The New jersey Rail Road, according
to Report in the Newark DAILY Adverti-
ser, the number OF passengers IN May, juno
aud July, 1885,
was 4O,2oo
In the same months in 1886, 81, SOP
Increase ,593. The receipts on the road
for the last week in July were So 500.
The receipts on the New York State Cam
ais for the two first weeks in August we're
$50 500 81 cents; exceeding the collections
for the corresponding weeks Of last year
SIP ,630 50 cents.
The receipts on the Utica and Schenectady Rail
Road viz: September 1, $3.50 81
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