Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-09-13

| To the Editors Of the H'his:
Gentlemen-Tsere need be no other or stronger evi-
dencc of your devotion the interests OF the citizens
Of Richmond, the efforts you continually making
encourage manufacturing enterprises. The interesting
letters Of your sPondens the North and your edO.
rial productions aud selections the subject, ougat
10 have tendency the sleeping energies OF this
highly favoured people. When Is what doing in
other places less conveniently situated for manufacturing
purposes than tbs pace-what profits realized, no
doubt fills you aud many Of your readers with Nsonsh-
ment, that 50 little is done here.
Manufacturing establishments Of almost every knd are
now ~ successful operaton dividing ID, - and
even 80 rrr cent: aud yet moaicG men IN Richmond VINO
have facilities ar operating that could fail,
unter ordinary circumstances. equal any thing OF the
Kind IN the Union, lying idle, their unGs yielding them
little prviii.
In Your late papers, there is a statement by Mr.
Brown VINO. understand Is practical manufacturer oi
cotton goods in which stated, that Factory the
owned by the MARSHALL Manufacturing Company,
this city, could be erected, that would vide 80 per
profits. lie to give the items, showing how that
fe'u, is To ue elected. have the utmost confidence in
Nr. BIS statements; because know him. and nc s inca
pabe, ia Opiapn, OF intentional misrepresentation. /,
Is Tue the statement seems h 10 be cNravsgani but
when locked mo by prBcucIl men, have doubt his
conclusions viii be sustained II must be r.coeced thst
his statement based upon the proposition, that the esiab-
!ishment Is carried ON under proper management Many
schemes OF the Mind the South have been found unpro-
Gaeve useless sad ranOus, solely for the ~ compe-
tent peTOns 10 manage them. Let tie question To
who have teen interested Joint stock companies
IN this region. and who have been
bad msnHs the part o the Directors, their
ntenGenis, agents, some other OF the he
concern, that occlsoned the NJ SUGGEST There
OF doubt, IN my humble opinion, that Mr.. = statements
can be folly sustained proper selection of operators
and managers tie procured the control ol tie
/ Affairs 81 the company.
tsome,nes happens Innt stock companies, that
stakeholder, friend u sIJekhOld.T, must be accom-
modaied With place. No whether ne has any
qualifications Tor the situation not, Ice he provided
for because, perhaps, ne has rendered essential
wee I" the company; or ihe company may,
oti'r, be unter obligations him These the
who dos much inInry !"iu stock companies. TIE
effects OF their oPrdiOns often disastrous tire
pesulcnce.
II the Directors IgIdy perform their duties, with
favor siieci!nu they select practical men, wh-
perenco and billy have been tested II they AGENTS
who faithful and hOnesl--th.Ie duuo
the fucceS Contemplated N your suggestion, based MIR.
Browns calculations, mly July realized. Is there any
reason why - per caunu be real 1ed In Richmond
well "A Ia other pllcesl il does appear that
er, rather isI less pr it, might be expected Here
nave every advantage that could be asked, and per
rey obvious that noihn, but the OF enterprze can
| prevent success. II.