The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-11-28
ANTHRACITE IRON BUSINESS.

AS the election IS over, and we nave ar
rived at the head Of Salt River, and become
located in the comfortable quarters just vaca-
ted by the wings, we have now leisure to
turn our attention to the subject of the An
thraclte Iron Busness--a subject in which
Columbia county has deep and abiding in
terest, and which is destined to have nigh
ty influence in promoting its future prosper
ity. That Columbia county must eventu-
ally be great Iron manufacturing county,
no one acquainted with its location and ad-
vantases can for one moment question:
The enly question, that can arise, therefore,
is as 10 the Whereabouts the principal 0usi-
ness is to be eventually done. To decide
this, we must take into consideration all
the advantages that location possesses in
order 10 arrive at correct result. The fact
of there being ore in abundance, is not suf-
fcient, because that can be found in the
county any where within ten miles Of the
canal. There must be others and greater
inducements to render location permanent
and profitable. And we know of no places
in this section Of country, where more ad-
vantages are united, than in BlOomsburg,
and in tie neighborhoOd Of Fishing Creek.
These advantages area water power upon
Fishing Creek, that cannot be surpassed in
this section Of the state--and With short
cross cut canal, slack water navigation may
be made, with irihing expense, up the
creek six or eight miles, which would give
water communism from the North Branch
Canal TO some ten or twelve water powers
capable of driving three or four furnaces
each the year round, with inexausiible beds
of iron ore,of the first quality and limestone
in abundance in their immediate vicinity
With these Improvements no hauling by land
either TO or from the furnaces would be re-
quired. Add to these their proximity to
the Wyoming Coal region, with canal
communication East, West, North and
South, and the prospect OF rail road ex-
tending from Philadelphia through this place
TO Williamsport and from thence TO Erie,
aud il renders it certain that if the manu-
facture of iron can be made profitable in
the United States, here is the place.
If steam is preferred 10 water power, this
nsighborhood is certainly preferable to any
6elo,c us. Our ore, which is 25 or 80 per
cent. better than the ore in Danville, lies
within short distance OF the canal, upon
the banks Of which, are good situations for
establishments of this description, and IL
miles nearer the coal region than the fnrna-
css now iE operation in Danvile, which
will reduce the transportation one fourth.
With all these advantages in our favor,
we assert without fear of contradiction that
the nsighbefhood of Bloomsburg mus. ard
will take the lead of the iron business in
this connty, and we earnestly invite capt.
alists, who are about 10 enter into the busi.
ness, to f" come and see' for themselves be.
fore they locate any where eIse, and we
will pledge our veracity that they will agree
with US, that we have not OSer-rated the ad
vantages of BlOomsburg and vicinity fol
manufacturing purposes.
szszHeazzNFzzHys
But what vote Luzerne has given
6s9s or, as we send members Of Assem-
bly,, 5447 for each member. Now, there
arc 100 members in the Legislature-sC
shat, if all the State should have cast votes
in proportion, there wOuldbe 344,7OO in all
whereas the real number cast is 2s7, ,248, o.
nearly go thousand lass. How is that Il
be accounted fort Was the prOporliona!t
excess owing to the public works going on
If none bat Luzerne citizens had voted
would not the Van Buren, majority havt
been less i''-W Wilkesbarre .AdUoeate.
Why, Mr.. Sisly, if you are asIOnlshe'
at the democratic vote in Luzerne, turn yol
eyes on little Columbia. We have but on
member, polled ASA votes and given do
nacrat majority of l504-and no " public