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

bill OF expense. MIR. Perry says the Whlte |
ash coal that he worked a, Poitsviile is the |
best for smelling iron he ever met with,
and much superior to the coal from the
Wyoming Valley and he also says the
finest body of ore he ever see is that near
Minersville, opened by r. c. Hill, Esq.
The Messrs. Careys have also a very fine
body of iron ore at St. Clair, which is said
10 be superior, both in quantity and quality,
to any in the coal region Of Schuylkill cOun-
~.
Surely, with such an abundance of ma.
terial, of the best quality, every inducement
is held out to persons about entering the
iron business, to visit the cesl and ore re-
gion of Schuylkll county, and see for
themselves the many advantages and fsciIi-
ties for making iron that the coal region al
fords. Among others, we should not fOr-
get the Machine Shops of Messrs. Hay
wood G. Snyder, and Pomroy, where they
are prepared to make all the machinery ne
cessary for anthracite furnaces. The coal
region of Schuylkill county is destined al
no distant day, to be one of the largest
manufacturing districts in the Union. The
times may keep her back for while, but
they cannot stop it. These are my views,
hastily thrown together. l may be wrong,
but think | am right.
Very respectfully,
EDWARD Y. FARQUHAR.
The Editor of the Danyille Intelligencer,
in publishing the above letter, with his usu-
al characteristic HJerality and fairness,
makes the following generous and candid
remarks:
sit will be observed that Burd Patterson,
Esq. is named by Mr.. Farquhar, as the
great head and front Of all the iron ope-
rations in Columbia County" Those who
have embarked so largely IN the iron busl'
ness in this region, and Ruow most about
| it, seem willing to concede to Mr.. Patter-
son the honor claimed for him, as being
the greatest Anthracite pioneer. 1t will
likewise be observed tha. Mr., FarquhAr
says he is "entirely of the opinion that
iron will be made most proita5iy in the
coal REGION" and that he knows Of "no To-
cation where money could be more profita-
DIV invested in tho Anthracite Iron business
than in the ceal and iron region of Schuyl-
kill county," And the Miners Journal
printed at Pottsvll!e, i'll Schuylkill county,
says that Mr.. Farquhar "ntends TO mako
his residence among us, and hopes to put
up similar works in our own region,
in which we trus. he may be speedily
engaged" Now we sincerely wish our
Schuylkill neighbors all the prosperity that
their minerals and transcendent local advan-
iages can give them. and join in the hope
that Anthracite Furnaces may multiply and
prosper, in their region where enterprise,
skill, and courage, surmounted every Obsta-
Gle, and bore off the palm, in furnishing ir-
refutable proof that excellent iron can be
successfully and cheaply made with an,hra-
cite. But we are somewhat disinclined to
concur with Mr.. Farquhar, in the opinion
that ''iron will be made most Pro6tably in
the coal region" Else why did Burd Pat
terson, Esq. of Pousville, become the
"great head and 'front.' of all the iron ope.
ra,ions in Columbia county 2" Why has
George Patterson. OF Pousville, chosen
DauYllle as the scite for large and splen-
did Anthracite Furnace, which he will now
have in blast in few days? Why ha:
| DluuI6, OHaInDcTS O. 20. Sel6Cl6u DauVIllt
as the sciie for the immense works erecting
and projected by them! Why is 1t that ",
have foe Anthracite Furnaces, we may say
already, in this vicinity, one in blast, two
; just ready 10 60 into blast, and the stacks
of two others going up, while at Pousvlle
where the superior advantages are so mag
nifcient and transcendent, the foundation
for a second stack or Furnace is not laid.-
Why is that Haywood e. Snyder, of Potts
vile, the wealthy, discerning, and enter
prising proprietors of the Steam Engin
: Mandatory, at that place, have broke
ground at Dsnville, ,one hundred and sever
: , ty by forty feet in extent, for the eIectio
Of building in which TO manufacture Stear
Engines and other Machinery,a ,at this placI
Why is that the Farrandsvie Company
who have their ore mines in Celumbi
9 county, and their iron works in the coal n
. gion OF the West Branch, have suspende
y operations For the present we will nj
- " increase or extend these highly inporlal
= and interesting inquiries, nor are we cap
. bic OF answering them 10 the sa;islactio
: Of some Of our esteemed neighbors in a,
TT joining counties so we will close this,
we have heretofore done other paragraph
~ on the same subject, by cordially ard ear
y estly inviting all capitalists about enlerir
- into the iron business, 10 go and see, al
10 come and see. all The SoLd and iuHof