Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-11-12

TN kingdoms fail md nations ne To more.
Ftomd Philadelphia SATURDAY Coor,cr.
TIE AMERICAN SILK 81 SlNESS.
Our readers well know that We have looked upon
the successful introduction Of 1lJn SILK Culture
a matter 81 national importance, AMI have hence
sought To preser, them with PLAIN facts in relation 10
the business. Surprising Is l. ntay appear, there
are still those who Wuic>s 10 entrft18u doubts 10 To
the successful cultivation al Sllk IN tbs country, and
who attempt to discourage The ,tots now making 10
retain the nnncusc wealth among own farmers
and cinzens which Is now sent abroad To encourage
foreign labeul and cutctprise.
One frequent objection winch we hear offered. Is
that "thefe too many cong info the business
There arr enough IN The business nov. perhaps 10
produce quarter ui . M lion Of dullIts worth OF
S,lk. wbc want cuou. h. and will have llrrm,
too 10 produce the twenty millions 81 dollars worth al
SIX annually Impaired, III addition to the
millions "liizh ths country vi efe long export.
Another e1cla.ms against the hish price OF Trees,
not considering that tie Ilice of every COMMODITY
must naturally lie regulated hy tic scarcity and de
nand. 50 with the Sin Tres. There is u Crral
staroff. compared with the immense and Iuctcas=
Ing demand iof Trees, and consequence They
must nalnain high pace nuiii tic country Is sup
Piled. As has justly been observed. the high prtee
is not tie effect OF speculation. but consequence
of The demand tot Ttcrs By lhusc Who intend TO raise
the silk. Ii The uccs cost 60 eenls, lhey will not
stand the grower thc FIST Year mote than cents 4
plant, and the second comparatively nothing. The
people are becoming awake 10 ther interests; 1t IS
only necessary tot thrmto be eofecil, informed up
the subject, aud IN a very few years the country
viii be sappli,d; AT Wesout the quantity III the
country not seventh ol What Is actusly tcqur-
ed. There are seven States N the Union that are
admirably adapted tn the culture OF SIN, and the
whole number OF Tees nov IN the county would
cAcely supply one STATE.
TIE WORMS.
Thai the e ednc the Wo,ms and production OF
SILK, Is keeping pace with the planting OF uocs. Is
evident from the fact that hs prce OF eggs has ad-
vauoed from SO TO sac PEI ounce, as well as from
the number oil Worms fed, ot which We are now a
bic 10 adduce the following instances:
Mr.. NJ Lean, at Freehold, N j., has the past sea
son fed 100000 Mr.. Jerome, ut Princeton,
1000 000i Mr.. Strong, oi Philadelphia county,
500 1000; Newell Il Co., Hancock, Ohio, 10000
the Cheyneys, AT Burlington, large number huns
ey * Co, Ellington. CT. 100000; jerks x Co.
Frederick. Md. 100, 900. and will next year max,
500 pounds Silk gentleman in GAINESVILLE. Dino,
200 bushels cocoous Mr.. Naples. Day>bornc
Del LOCO 600; Mr. Dyer, Frederick, Va large
number; Mr.. Pierce, Chestnut Hill, Pa; Mr.
Stone in connection with Senator Wall, n. J.
Judge Wand, Ike, Princeton; Chadner x Co ditto
Harper x Rogers, Allentown, Pa; company a
Columbia, Pa; another AT Warren, n. j., and O.
Tiers lhru' the Southern and more particularly the
n. l.. STATES, have all succeeded IN produoins
large quantities OF cocoons aud invariably of an ex
ccleDt qualify.
THE MANUFACTURE.
Well, say those who determined to persist in
undertaking American skill and enterprise, you
can raise the cocoons, but nothing more. Tn,
Westchcsier Silk Company sold % of Their sill
handkerchleis at from 81 IS 10 So each. Tn,
Lancaster Silk Company presented the Editor o
the journal, al that place, with specimens OF T. elrt
SILK very beautiful, beng even. of fine texture nm,
glossy appearance. NJ ,ssrs. Whitemarsh Go
have looms in operation, which weave in beauuia
xlp 1tpr A ttbb ia
AT Economy, Pa are manufactured sewing silk
veslings, lustrngs pocket handkerchiets, and dres
pieces, OF The very best quality. At single town i,
Connecticut. upwdrGs OF S45 900 worth ui Silk is an
nualy manufactured. Three Young ladies' oi
Long Island, n. Y. cleared tins yeai $500, b,
Silk manufactured in their own house. from worm,
raised by their own hands.-l CT in spite Of thes,
and hundreds of other facts that mig be adluce,
had we space, we. -Iis,d. people expressing opinion
unfavorable TO the Six business in tie Unuet
States.
1t should however be matter of no surprise tina
this great national business the opposition
of those who ignorant of It's merits from not ha
wing given ii their consideration. The great Ere
lanai that grand pioneer in a series of magnificcnt
internal Improvements, which all now the meal
culable value Of secuted, sneeied at aud tidcul-
ed as piece oi worthless extravaganza and folly
utterly impraclcable, and equally useless ifltwere
practicable. It's So now IN reference to the Silk
business in the United States, which, like the Cot
ton OF the South, will nevertheless grow nm from
small beginnings until II rivals in Importance that
staple. In 1918, there were exported from a single
Southern State, Cotton TO the amount OF ouly 1000
bales, and o37, from the same State, the enormous
increase Of 25d943 bales aud the number OF b1les
exported fom the South during the last year, was
one million four ndred and twenty-five thousand
bales, aud it this that the produce of raw
silk is destined to increase in this country. The dis
tingnished American Philosophical Society presen-
ted 10 the Legislature Of Pennsylvania, aud TO the
Congress of the United States, each, splendid flag
oil American Silk twelve feet long and six wide, reel
ed, colored and wove in This City, and which were
conspicuously displayed in our halls OF legislation
We also refer to the reports of legislative Com.
mites OF this and several States. who after due in
vesligstion, have given the business their higbes
and most unqualified SANCTION
THE PROFITS.
From four hundred to one thousand per cent, is
now realized the cultivation and sale of trees. So
enormous profit not Of course expected to be re-
allied fuT any length oil time. but will decline as
the trees become more abundant and the country is
stocked with silk planalions. But the producing OF
raw siIh froH those itces must become permanent
busn S. Tom liic The farmer will be able 10 real.
Ixe iion iIiiee 10 five hundred dollars om each &C re