Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-26

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Richmond is UnGucslinnahy Grs,!rrd 10 .crn,s thu
set Of the most extensive "nG lucrative inauacrorc
The, ALREADY rising around her lirY would io,,,
since have furnished In greater 1rrcr If It rad nnt
been for the pFcjudlcc which pruyc-G ~ The Tariff
1hls niqr"us Contributed to encourage Their,
in he NulhH!:ilsi hepr' ssCd iurin 10 the Srnia
C,ri,ns,s were 10Th embark IN srch establishments
in This city lest 1t hQ"d involve 'hern /" i! "d:mm of
TIE npuGtion OF being ~: aGYor@i's oi 'hr Tart.
Brother Jonathan how estr, rnsh"a on We" LIS srjatrs
AID cardng Machine and thu fruits O.! his rG'eip,i1s
10 be III the VILLAGES II las built Up the wafer.
fails wCi Il has improved the Number Il capitalists
las enriched and he great fortunes II iiS created. The
experiment, has already ts,ca The cnroc,;es Of America
for manufactures We r'i with ut the fictitious
ad of the TatEas IS a.ics"d By tr nccrnt prosperity
Of The Northern manufacturers well as tie p!o!is II
those which have been erected IN Virginia.
Lock. for instance, al next door neighbour pctr-s.
burg On flying visit there Friday ias' wrro
astonshed by Ii" accounts which wr heard i".H g'f.
tsman uf the first degree OF intelligence We wcrc 80
struck nv them that wrote hi:u afterwards avnr u,
with bficf description Of the number aud profits Of the
manufactures OF Petersburg his candid opinion Of
the general prospects Of such works IN virginia. lie
has been polite enough /" give few statistics upon ias
subject, which have taken the liberty %! !y ns be.
fore the public
If Petersburg thus improve her great Advantage
If she reap such harvest from the har
manufactures, why canuu, Richmond? This city. we re.
peat is destined 10 become The -! extensive
manufactures. What natural facility does she rot ous
cess; fine water power, immense beds Of The riches,
coal; extensive Of he Gcs iron ssrhs To be-,
slave labor which has been torHd 10 be well calculated
for large number OF !nnnuacurcswa'e. TRANSPORTATION
above aud below noble canal tn bring down tho
raw mG;erals-and our river TO transport the marulc.
urcd stu!s to distant markets railroads assist us m
other directions-a mildcr Winter, and water nayg,
ton open, and watP! power less subject inter-
ruplon than brethren OF The North What d.,
want but an Energy 10 avail ourselves Of the advsn'1
ges which Nature las ponred into our lap ard available
capital sufficient 10 turn them to account We invite
Nohcrn capitalists however, 10 aud 81" for them
selves If Petersburg can succeed, cannot RchmonG'
But what she has Ggn. Hir'0dy:
ExTEACr If II Lctrr ty0m PctCrSbHrg Oct. u.
"Our Cotton Manufactures commenced with mill
two thousand spndles, $50 Il years since
another followed in about years capital 500 0O1two
thousand spirdes each Of these has increased By dou.
bling their number of splnGrs and the FIRST increased
capital 100000 more and the other so 900; their pro-
fits up 10 this time have been about 20 per cent
Three years since another mill erected with four
Thousand sPindesto winch is aGdeda piper mill capt.
ta $230,OU0 In the course Of the present year Two
others have been erected. each with capital OF Sl3A
Co., and running four thousafd spintes and there ID
wa!er.powar taken by party at gentlemen "n
speculation at $50 GOO only land enough allotted for the
necessary buildings gardens &c Tor the natives t""
miles from Petersburg The cloth goes Of well aud there
is every appearance Of the business thriving Before
engaging in the stock, satisfied myself by correspond.
ing with wealthy manufacturers 10 the Nofth--t!!al we
had great advantages them In the first place their
fuel keep the water wheel from freezing
equal iue! and waller rent In the second
place. from freezing they Of water durng tho
winier.--3rd, They have 10 pay interest upon their
stock OF cotton laid in in November to last the winter,
and then TO pay notcst upon the expenses necessary To
make ii into cloth. 1'hiy. The ports beng frozen up
they elk market, although the goods may be
high 5thly. These causes NJ ccssarIly increase the
amount o! capital and thereby diminish Tie profits
believe this sufficient 10 convince yuu HAT manufactures
must thrive here.
Il have known several persons sacrifice their property
for the want OF knowledge. Indeed, the $4,000 water
power mentioned abuvc, vas with 700 acres O land sold
for 81 900 last Your works and the extension
OF the James canal u ,cni increase the value
OF water power, and il is not than half Of wat
it will cell for 10 gears hence