Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-07-16
THE SILK CULTURIST.



SILK CULTURE IN THE WEST.
Iwish, Mr. Editor. through the columns
|ef yous paper, - draw the attention Of
|shs people Of lsdiaaa TO SUBJECT that IL
|else aDo0ing - important station in the
|csasnsres Of our: coussTy: mean the
|Co11U11 o. SllK.
VIXEN We take into consideration the
|tamecse a0ssst q money which is an
|nually sent out e the country for the pur-
chase Of tAis article Of luxury, it will
seem surprising thss our farmers and cap.
italists have neglected thosr o~n iaessests,
aud the Interest Of The eouatsy esoerally,
till the present day. in not growing and
manufacturing IL. Millions Of dollars are
sent TO Europe for An article which can
10 raised a. well, If not letter, il this
country than any other On the gisbe.
Our climate il more regular than tAas Of
France and Italy for its culture, and the
genius of our Yankee sethses more than
il match for them IN the manufacture.
Face, side By side, the old fashioaed Ped.
montese reel, which has been used fos
centuries in Italy without improvement,
and the neat and clever machines Of o.
Yankee inventions Gay, Brooks, Cobb, ard
. score Of Others, who have made tho b.
siness % simple aud easy a. to place il in
the power Of every ono to follow it. What
mac hinery used in Europe can equal OF
excel the hsautifsl steam-power looms u
Mr.. Gay lbs he manufacture Of il! With
the advantage o. such machinery add such
a nd IN 10
lect Of this important branch Of commerce
has become . downright slsr upon the
char scaer Of Aaesicaa enterprise. 10
10 sure we want experience; but the apt
itude Of our Anserican girls will soos
place American silk BY tho side Of French
and Italian. The fact 10, Ne pessess al
tie natural advantages requisite, aud il
only needs the aid az our farmers aud cap
isalists 70 make the United States the
greatest silk-gowing country On he globe.
Tho culture It silk hes become a sx-
teasive busiasss in The eastern ssasss
within lev yeam. Coeoonesiee and Qul-
henry orchards are spsmgiag up 10 every
quarter, and the hummisg q tho reel and
Sattling ef tho silk-loOm begis 70 ningle
with lie din At thousands Il oehee oanu-
factories. 10 this, Ceunecticue and Mas
sschusetts I'D the way: Rhsde lslasd
followed in their track, aad can boost u
beiae tae 6ns state thse ssed he pswes-
loo@ 10 the aanulhetuse u elk. Yer
aoot. Nev-Hampshirs, Mains, New Yerk,
New jersey, Delaware, Fsansylvsnia, vir-
eiaia, and MarylanG sse joining il this
great enterprise. Thss e.; there has
bsss but htals asssnaios paid to ths sd
jecs in the West. A lietle has bees doos
il Ohio asd Ksatueky. indiana, shink,
BE- bssa eatiEsly sileas On The subiee:. IN
Ohio thsss y % increasing excitement sa)
tho part of tho people 10 engage in it,
They arc opening their eyes; they see
New Ee91and, With half the advanfsges
that Ohio enjoys, reap;og . Ssl1es bar
vest, and their Yankee spirit, though
from ito native hills, i b.
coming feelsngIy alive to cempesisioa.
Three OF four eempanies have csm1enced|
The culture and maaufaseurs Of silk; The
Ohio Silk Company, At Columbus, capital
4l0O, OO0-the Mount Pleasant Silk Com
Peny, capital 45O,O00-a company all
Massillon, capital $500 900, besides sew
essI smaller establishments owned BY indi-
'idsals. d.. White, Of Mt Pleasant. lest
PEAR manufactured three hundred yards Of
MIX which cold readily Coz three dollars . i
resd. II wss the product of emily l5O, oOol
worms. Keatueky u doing Itsle At the
business.
Convinced q 70 ore Of the importance
u this subject to our country, and to thel
welfare Of or own state, 10 il not the duly
: every influential citizen to promote il q
y lneorPerated cO0Panies, - yell ~ in
1ividusl enterprise, let the impulse Be civ.
IN. Let Editoss Throughout, the seate Law
'efore their readers everything that eanl
'ssnote the object. Let our General A. /
'emoly, at their next session, take up the |
'sb3ect Of bounties on silk aud the null
'erry. II is BY legislative encsuraeemenst
bat it can b best promoted. NIassachs-
etts and Comedies. give hrEe bounsies|
70 raw silk, and what has beer the result q
Why, every one, almost, is turning his at
entio0 to the business. What muse this
ysteE lead tot The natural consequence
J, Massachusetts, and Connecticut will
eco1e the greatest silk districts il lie
jnioa unless their example 10 followed BY
be other states. |!
MY eommunicatioa il getting too long.
ut before close let me requess the attso-
on Of the people Of Wayne county to The {
Inject. Let Richmood Jake the lead in 1
10 business BY the formation Of /. society. ,
. influence will be felt iAroughou, the :
late, and il viii become an hunor ana n
Iott 10 its projectors.
am Informed that there is = gentleman
Richmond about TO enter the business !,
e has already raised one crop th.s season, a..