The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-31
From Bells (London) Weekly Messenger
IMPROVEMENTS IN TURKEY

Rapid progress is now making in the Turkish EN-
pre in the application of those mechanical arts which
have in modern times contributed largely TO the
prosperity of other countries. II was one among
many instances of the liberal and enlightened policy
of the late Sultan Mahmoud, 10 encourage the intro
ducuon of such foreign arts and manufactures as
would strengthen his military position and tend to
the improvement Of the internal condition of his
pire Selecting from his people an active and INTEL
ligent Armenian, Monsieur Ohans Dadian, he esta-
bshed under his direction extensive powder mills in
the vicinity of Constantinope. These works were
followed by saw-m mill for boring cannon,
rolling mill, and mandatory for firearms. Des-
of availing himself of the information and expe
rence of this country, he specially requested the ad
vice Of Mr.. Fairbairn, Of Millwall, London and
Manchester, who, in the of 1899, visited Con-
stantinople for the purpose of examining the public
works there Unfortunately for his country the Sui
tan died Thin few days of the arrival of Mr. Fair
BARN. and for some time scarcely any steps ia
ken for carrying into effect the improvements which
that gentleman suggested Recently, however, the
subject has been resumed by the Turkish Govern
ment, and their views have been ably seconded by
Mr. Dadan, who in course of residence of only
eight months in this country, has succeeded in obtain
ing and sending out every thing necessary for the COM
pleton Of four important establishments. He has
been guided ard assisted by Mr.. Fairbairn, by whom
nearly the whole of the work has been executed
They consist OF large wooen-mill, TO be driven by
an iron waer-whee Of nearly 100 horse power with
j.
ing large foundry and workshops for forging and
rolling Ion and for mechanically engineering gene.
rally silk mill and a small cotton-mill the i've
latter Of which arc to be driven by steam power The
woollen factory Is intended to an area Of acres
and Will be built partly OF iron and partly of wood from
designs made in Mr.. Fairbarn's works at Manchester
where all the iron work has been executed All the
machinery and iron work for this establishment were
completes and shipped from Liverpool in September
last. The engineering works will be nearly as ex-
tan thn oil
form respectable establishments
In connexlon with this subject, the following ex
tract OF letter from Constantinople now before us
will be read with interest. Should the movement
be successful, II cannot be ubt.d that its results
will affect, TO a very considerable extent our com
mereal relations with Turkey and large portion OF
| the East subject to that power.
| g." The Porte is now on the point of putting in
pract &C its plan of establishing at home manulacto-
res Of woollen and cotton cloths, printed calicoe,
cotton TWIST and so forth and understand that wa
ier-power instead OF steam will be chiefly resored
to. II hundred Engiishmen having at their head Mr..
Hague, talented engineer, have already reached or
are coming and three cargoes of machinery are on
their way out. This is bad netps for the Nanch,y,y
manufacturers; for though the Turks themselves are
wanting IN ingenuity and perseverance, we have
an immense Armenian population, who are exceed
lngly clever aud industrious workmen, fitted by ma
| lure To make such concerns prosperous. ! know
sevtra schoolmas,ers here, and they universally de-
clare that all the Armenians are astonishing ar;,b-
meticlans. They slip into mathematics as easily as
hand INTO glove made to fit IT. These people do
not cultvats the ground all take to trade and me.
chanism, in which they succeed wonderfully The
projected new factories are 10 be placed entirely in
the hands OF Armenans, and if left TO their manage
ment, one hazards little in predicting that in some
years hence rory ten goods ciH be required from Ewope
for the supply Of The Turkish ma, kets Were they to
have recourse 10 steam here, they will not succeed,
on account of the dearness of coal but with water
power they viii beat US soon the establishments
are in free action, under their own Engineers For
the present we have little nothing to fear for the
establishments will belong TO the Government, and
pilfering will be the order Of the day Let the Ar
menians work them for their own account and then
| IN short time they would cut out completely
We need not be very apprehensiye of Government
undertakings