Blue hens chicken & Delaware Democratic Whig. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1845-1848, 1846-01-30

We take great pleasure in publishing the
following complimentary notice of tho different
manufactures in the vicinity of Wilmington,
from the New York Farmer and Mechanic.
IN THE VICINITY
OF WILMINGTON.
GENrL.-So well pleased am with this town
and country round about, that must say few
words aboutit. From Philadelphia to this place
you pass many fine farms and splendid country
seats; but getting on at railroad speed one has
but little chance for observation. Along the
road there is much good land, and only wants
proper tilling to produce an abundance Of the
necessaries and the Injuries of life.
In this immediate neighborhood, and up the
Brandywine, the farming interest is well cared
for by the husbandman, who finds at the manu-
featuring establishment, close at hand, ready
market for his surplus, and at price generally
in advance of city prices, nearly to addition of
freight both ways.
Of the manufactures and arts | will also say
a few words, as it seems 10 be a general belief
among you Yankees that you make all the
machinery and offer the most valuable improve
ments to the public. To correct that idea,
will tell you that one establishment here en-
ploys 800 hands, making engines, machinery,
and iron ships; and besides this, there are six
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upon various kinds of machinery; and thel+ q,
now lying at the wharves eight steamboats, fol
repairs, one iron vessel, and one Of timber be
ing built. One foundry is now melting daily
five tons of iron, and two more that use 100 Oh
more tons per year. Among the improvement;
here, noticed at the rolling mill aheavy. steam
hammer for making blooms which works admi
rably. The mill is operated by steam, and re-
pudding and heating iron; at the shop of HOi
lingsworth e. Teas, is one of Mr.. Grifiin's hea
generators; they are also now putting up
large steam hammer, for the purpose of forging
heavy shaitings or any other articles wanted
/ At another shop an improvement in the method
of putting chilled or wrought tire on ENGINE
wheels, description of which is promised
1 Also a smut machine, which is highly Spoken
of by those who have used them, manufactured
'lby the inventor, MIR. Johnson, who has spen
several years in experimenting and perfectinl
his machine. And a Cone propeller, inventeS
-Iby Mr.. Phleger, which he is now attaching Il
a freighting boat of 20 tons for the purpose o
testing its power. Each of Mr.. Phleger'.
wheels of feet diameter, present more pro
lpelling surface than both of Mr.. Erskine's, ant
Iyet of less weight, if | remember RIGHTLY
And again, was particularly pleased with the
Operation of Dimplel's Patent Wheel Blower
! manufactured by Messrs. Elliott g. Huston
4 (whose advertisement see in your paper) al
also other varities of machinery, engines ant
boilers. This blower costs less, and will DE-
nearly, if not quite double the work with The
same power, runs quite still, and should be il
general use as a mother of economy. Any per
son Witnessing its operation and power, woult
be satisfied ofthe utility of the invention.
From this, one mile, to the village oiBrandy
wine, which is, in fact, part and parcel of vii
mington, are four milling establishments, witt
lI2 overshot wheels, Is feet diameter, eacl
grinding 100000 bushels of wheat and 100000
of. corn. per year. The corn, before grinding
is mostly kiln dried and put in casks of s0i
/ pounds for the Southern market. 0ns largo en-
CINE and machine establishment, one IAhow foi
the manufacture of corn-stalk cutters AID grind
lers, which are much in use, and are a vnlaablt
, article for the farmer; one shop for the manu-
facture of common cotton mules one cotton mill
with 1900 spindles, and employing so hands
Thence up the Brandywine one mile, is now
fitting up paper mill with six engines; and lit
tie further on is the cotton mill Of Mr.. Bancroft
with 5000 spindles, making 1900 lbs. yarn and
5000 yds. wide, fine, figured and plain muslin
per week, employing 70 to 100 hands; and Mr.
Poole's machine shop, where is made all kinds
of cotton and woollen machinery and looms fol
fancy weaving; and little furtheris another cot
ton factory occupied by Mr.. Walker, with $500
spindles, 6s looms, using 5000 lbs. ofcotton and
making l5,000yards of goods for printing and
sheeungs weekly.
A. Stephens & Co., at their factory, with 1000
lspindles, 100 hands, use GOO bales Of cotton
yearly, making 250,060 lbs. yarn and 100000
yards common goods yearly. G. l. Dupont
has two Woollen Factories, one four and one
five sets machinery, using 100000 lbs, wool.
and 5000 lbs. cotton yarn per year--making all
varieties Of broadcloths, fancy cassimers and
lsatinets.
Messrs. Young's Cotton Mill still above, has
$500 spindles, 100 looms, with IT'S hands,
make 10000 yards jacinet, cambres, and iina
print goods per week, using $50 to 400 bales
Of cotton per year. have omitted one grist
mill, and one or two cotton mills. and several