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

at the price Of only $50 per ton, would be
worth S0,0lO,0O0. 1t is not supposed that
all these F"rges operate 300 day ) IN year,
but IT sufficient encouragement was offered
for the sale of Iron, tins could be the pro.
duct or nearly SO.
We have in addition to these Iron Works,
four extensive Furnaces IN operation, which
are generally IN operation not less than 4
months IN the year; they work Hollow
Ware, Machinery aud Pig metal, to Je
worked into Bar Iron. Since the opera.
lions on the Gold Mines, there ma. been a
considerable demand for Cast Machinery
tor the Mills, 70 grind rock, and IN the i'm.
provement Of our Flour Mills cast Machine.
~ has become 10 use and is preferred. The
product OF one OF these Furnaces is usually
about 900 lbs. Of metal per week. Sup.
posing these 1 Furnaces to be 10 operation
only 4 months each ia the year, il would
make 10 months or 81 weeks OF onl, 4
weeks 10 the month would produce 49,.
200 lbs. or J1G0 tons per annum. A. there
is no demand for the Pig metal, only 10
make IT into Bar Iron, the principal part Of
the metal is made into Hollow " are, which
does not pay we'll to haul in wagons, but
some of which is hauled into Georgia and
a considerable quantity into South Carroll
na. As Iron Ore can be found IN almost
every hill IN the county, If Pig metal could
be transported TO lie scashore for reason
able price, 50 as ~ afford profit 10 the
Manufactures, Tins coIn,y cOu'd export an
Immense quantity of Pig metal, which is
now worth from IL TO As dollars per ton
IN New York, but will not pay ,.aulIng IN
wagons. But II We had a cominunica alton
by Rail Road from Llncolnion 10 Fay.
eile,!slc, al the highest calculation Of freight
on the Cincinnati and Charleston Rail Road,
distance NOW to Fayetteville from LIncoln.
ton does not exceed l42 miles, would only
be- one halt cent per pound or 30 cents per
100 lbs. This would enable the manuiac.
turers TO export Pig metal, and he well
paid for II, alter shipping II 10 New \ ok,
Baltimore, Philadelphia or Boston, that
would bring into demand much OF our wa.
ter power, aud make The beds OF Iron Ole
valuable. Nho can conceive the wealth 10
the State from the lroH Mines
The increased demand for Iron for Rail
Roads and other purposes, has lately ialse d
tie price considerably. " hat but Iron
has been the wealth Of Sweden, when the
State OF North Carolina has within lis lin.
lis ineXhaustlbie quantities, and probably
could produce quantity little short OF that
OF Sweden II she would only provide mode
Of transportation 10 the Sea shore by Rail
Road
Notwithstanding tbs county is far in the
interior, distant from market, and has had
TO rely pretty much on manufacturing with
IN Itself, aud combining the value OF the
Iron Manufactures to that Of the AgrlcuI
turalisi, what has been the quantity OF for
eirn goods sold and consumed IN tins coun
", aud what amount OF capital is used 10
this county 10 mercantile pursuits
There are in the Village of Lincolnton
eleven mercantile establishments, which
employ a capital Of mol less than Sll0,000.
The goods for these mercantile establish
ments are purchased in Philadelphia, New
York aud Charleston are generally ship
ped 10 Charleston the heavy articles are
boated TO Columbia and wagoned from there
at from IS cents 10 leo cents per loo
weight, over the worst roads IN The Caroh
mas 10 winter, much worse roads than to
Fayetievie. The lighter articles Of goods
are waroned from Charleston at from s.
TO s. 80 cents per 100 weight. The freight
for the mercantile establishments only in
Llncoln,on, will load at least LOO wagons
per annum OF 1000 each, or 400, 900 lbs.
In the county, erciuSire of those in the
village, there are "a more mercantile es.
tablishments, who employ capital at least
of Sl25,O00. The freight Of these "a es-
tablshlupnts will not be less than OF these
of Llncotuton. So that there are 30 mer
camille establishments IN the county, who
have not less than 200 wagons OF 1000 lbs.
each, or 100000 lbs. per anuum. Ana
this at times when all has 10 be hauled in
wagons. Ii we had transportation on Rail
Roads the weight would increase two, three,
or perhaps four fold, in mercantile pursuits,
aud the exports from the county would
likely exceed more than l0tlnes the present.
From the number of freehold voters III
our county at the last Election, there were
about 1000 votes given III the Senate, and
about 200 in the Commons. Calculating
that only the 1000 ireeholders in the coun.
ty would consume only six bushels OF salt
each, which is, probably, much less than
the proper quantity, and to say nothing OF
the balance of the voters, 1t would take