The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-06-13

above such idH ana lean no1ons'
any further evidence is wanting TO be sat
isfed Of his disihterestedness read the fol-
lowing closing section Of the above article.
If this does not display feelings perfectly
in keeping with The whole editorial career
Of the writer---cIearly showing that he en-
tertains no ankind feelings towards any
portion Of the county, particularly The up
per and middle section, then we acknowl-
edge, that for once, we are mistaken. Even
the fUe Uotes are not remembered.
"By the way, and before we close, .
few questions 10 our near neighbofs, who
are intent upon pursuing the old-fashloned
water power road 10 wealth and importance
and who, without any just cause or provo
cation, occasionally accuse us Of SslfsineSS
in noticing the progress of the iron busi'
ness, when the truth is, we are deslrous TO
aid in advising the public Of the march OF
such improvements, let them be located
where they may, while the papers rrinted
in eighborng village in this county, are
SO very generous, magnanimouS, and pub
lie spirited, that up TO this time, they even
withhold the fact from the readers of the
columns Of their papers, that there ls any
ore in the vicinity OF this place or any iron
works erected or projected, at Danville =
Now we have repeatedly noticed the erec-
lion and Improvements 10 the Bloomsbury
Iron Foundry, conducted by Mr. Maus,
with heartfelt appreciation and pleasure;
we have admitted, and promulgated the
fact, that ere of the best quality aboundS IN
the vicinity of Bloomsburg; that the mines
in that vicinity were opened and worked
for years, in advance Of any openings in
this vicinity; the ore being taken to the
Cattawissa Furnace, on CalIawssa Greek,
to the old Roaring Greek Furnace,to Foun-
dryyille Furnace, near Berwick, to Far
randsville, the Juniata, and other places
But without further preface. let US come to
the catechism; and as our Bloomsburg
neishbors have for years been blowing their
horns, sounding their bugles, and beating
their biggest drums with violence, to spread
the fame of their transcendent acdLsr polo-
er, how comes it that Burd Patterson ESQ.
(ihe most observing, bold and sagacious,
tho "great head and front" of the iron ope-
ratons hereabouts, who owns ore mines
at Bloomsbury erected his Furnace OH the
opposite side of the river. and almost eigh
miles from Bloomsburg, on Roaring Creek
Mr.. Farquhar truly says, that ''in the man
utacture of iron, transportation is always
considered the heaviest item in the bill o.
expense" Then why did Mr.. Patterson
seek for good, safe, and never.failng wa.
Ter power, eigh! miles from his mines a
Bioomsburg, if the water power Of the
Fishing Creek, adjacent to his mines, is as
valuable and matchless as it is cracked uI
to be by the process of local newspaper in
hatiOn! 1t is estimated that the new Fur
mace at Roaring Creek will turn out fifty
tons Of pig metal per week, and that it will
consume l25 tons of ore per week. Now
Notwithstanding Transportation is Away.
considered the heaviest item in the bill O.
expense" Mr.. Patterson has located hi
Furnace so that his ore will have to b.
hauled eight miles in wagons, on roa,
which it will keep team busy 10 makt
one trip per day. WHY'S this Why il
all the ore Of the Bloomsburg mines taker
TO the aOater potcer of Roaring Creek, Cat
tawissa, Briar Creek, and other places 3
Will the tall and lean, or fat and lazy, pro
phets aud Solomons, who conduct tn
Bloomsburg papers, answer these ques
tions,! Or will they merely continue t.
strut, puff, swell, and make "much ado a
bout nothing" as usual? We do not as
,hsm to take any notice OF the vas, improve
ments going on about Danville---,hat woul
be asking too much for such source, bu
we would like TO explain the above enquil
les, without noticing the fact that the town
of Danvllle, Calawissa, Berwick, Orang,
vile, Miflinvllle, aye, and even the vicir
: ity Of MoOresburg, are rapidly shootin
: ahead of the town that is porpelled by Ii
. greatest and best water power in Creatio
: always excepting the Falls Of Mage
: ra!
}. Now to the task imposed upon US in Il
d above. We shall not however, notice h
1t sneering and invidious remarks in relatiC
II to Mr.. Farquhar and of the Potisvile r
n gion. We shall leave them TO our frien
l. in that section, who are perfectly capab
Is of defending their own position and tran
Is cendant advantages" which nature, and tho
:, - own exertious, has given them over INT
d ted, bubble bursting, and scene shift,
ri sciies. They can fully aDDreciaie his E G