Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-27
Tredcgar Iron Works.
PowHArAS HousE. RicHNoSp,
July Goth, lSA6.

course of those many departments Of industry struck
at by the proposed tariff Although have no expectation
OF saving from the wrath OF the Locolocos in Congress,
desire put into the hands OF the people few
which may prove weapons Of destruction a proper
do not wish it to be supposed entering upon
yzaton Of the condition OF the manufacturing csab
shmonts OF Richmond by dating my letter here. may
some time hence. just have a little .p,sir
isik," as Psymsser BrinkerhO says, about Iron But
pledge myself will give money enough to get me
10 back out after It is published. Probably by going
into with Bob Walker he was fixed Off Money
and offices must be very abundant in Washington aud
white democrats cheap. There good deal Of
ie in the country to know how cheap dear price
paid for the services OF members Of Congress. They think
there is some cheating going II there any
or corruption in the mode and management OF this Affair."
the department having charge of will please report
we, the people, tho money and don't like this exclusive
and scclusive way OF disposins of it.
The Iron business in great its infancy in
Virginia But few persons know the which it lie
followed No State in the Union abounds extensively
with the and OF the best quality, this As general
thing there no inferior where discovered in the
commonwealth. But still there less capital invested in
it than in New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania The
nature OF the likewise less understood and
statistics furnish US with evidence Of the capital employed
IN manufacturing it, and the amount Produced 5
deficient as the MeSeans in branch OF their indus
Try the general statistics of their Republic sincerely
trust some one will write book and give work
giving the statistics of Virginia industry would be vaua-
BILE book hope the Legislature will make effort. as
other States have DONE lind what are
The State will in the end be benefited by it, This need
not be confined 20 the and mechanics but agrcu
ture and Commerce. hope therefore Mr. Mayo will bring
this subject before the next session of tho Legislature
The Iron Of Virginia has been declared the best
Chain Cable and Cannon and those articles Of national de-
fence are now principally made from it. But should the
present tariff bill they be procured from abroad
much cheaper and doubt the government under these
circumstances will hereafter give its orders for these art
cles 10 the manufacturers of England instead OF Virginia,
democratic she is This business was becoming yery
10 IN ktsss L.
doned, and we shall furnish sodery with English Can
and other warlike instruments both in the Navy and
Army-and, as IN the last clothing for both officers
and men from the This OF indepsa
denee-buy rob from the people against
instruments with which them. But Virginia
terrified" and she don't mind this. The Virginia demo-
Gratis are brave people, and every body knows It, They
can attend dinners clubs and meetings. and with the
lutons OF rs and 80 before them a guide they can
whip all Mexico all England and all the world with fOasts
and !uons-bu' on the field Of batte-thst their
Plsee-the Wings must 60 there-home lie their place.
OF harms way But never mind democrats, keep your
wind pipes going for we have got used you that
We shall miss you if you stop.
As every person generally selects something to write
about, shall take the TredegaT Iron Works. This
Mill originally constructed IN 1887, and carried by
Messrs Deane & CunnInsha but finding II impossible
under such heavy wind tide stem the current they
hauled OFT IN very daPdated condition. and sold
the present The present owners the Tredegar
Iron Company, no doubt with the best motives aud with
the praseworihy Intentions connected with IL the
Virginia COmpanys Cast Iron Foundry and blended them
both together but they found that the whole
was too big grab for the times, aud became them
matter Of absous necessity wind sell out This
the time OF the Compromise when the people had free
trade not IN theory but in practice, and when swamped
mans business from the Penobscot the Gu-and
let Us have another trial IT. and predict the same # not
of things than that which Tell the lot OF the
people 10 wrhe and suffer under from 81 40 The
original proPTetors sold the Tedegsr Company the es
adjustment for S225, OO0 December, 1897 the Com
pany then continued keep in operation from January
1885, to November Is43 without paying dividend, and
at which time they leased the whole establishment TO Jo
sePh X Anderson, ESQ., under whose authority and drec
uon 1t has been kept in successful operation
1t has been unfortunately almost inyarabe rule that
the original owners projectors Of manufacturing esab
shmen 60 by the board before any thing made by
IL Thls Is the with If all, OF those es,sb
hshmen which have, under the prosperous OF the
tariff Of 1872 been able declare handsome dividends
the second or third Of them. No calculations are
made OF the amount OF money expended and ecoyeTaby
lost IN building the enterprise by the caumnia-
tors OF these factories There has money enough lost
in bringing these works into successful operation have
built two such establishments But this il nothing
eyes OF men who live by the sweat Of others.
The expenditures Of these works $500 900 per
annum Inc whole laid out fOr pig metal coal, labor
rent, &c The amount paid out TO the operatives very
large sum, they being hundred number. At SIX
dollars per hand week will make S93 900 per year
OF course these Woodworking ought logged for
daring on American soil put much money into their
pockets for themselves and children safe defence 10
time Of need This money ought 10 be given laboers
IN Europe add Mr. Anderson ought be hung up
ched Tor keeping this establishment existence. Many
OF these have saved their money and build
ing dwelling houses for themselves and improving that
part Of the city On the hill the right of the canal going
Ut, are some respectable houses erecting BY the opera
uyes propose that tbs editors the Richmond Enquirer
walk up there and take q look a them | know they
dislike 10 see these Improvements and prosperity among the
Poor-but they seem disposed TO ahead nowithsand
ing propose that they send for Bob Walker after he
pays the Bank OF Virginia Farmers Bank Ger.
tain which, forty thousand dollars negro money and
make them visit. Let Bob tell them Of the repeal OF the
English Corn Laws, and how good England to US and
that We ought therefore get all work from her. and
that It Is treating her mighty bad take bread Of her
poor peoples mouths. Let Mr. Richie on with
the resolutions Of SO and 90, and lay it on thck-show
that Democracy alone Is enough sustain one except or
gan editors and oHceAOldeTs-and then let s. D.
deliver Grafton IN EHgsh and in his best style on 81
40 and conclude by OF those grand peroratons for
which he Is celebrated by showing how mean a thing
Mexican sand those will be able TO do an
other stroke Of work while they live, build any more
houses.
This money is expended in the Counties Of Bueking-
ham, Campbell, Louisa BotetOur Rockbridge Aegbanv
&c for pig metal In all these Counties where the works
there has been the marked change IN the cond
ton OF the peope-especisly among those OF moderate
and those engaged at the furnaces and the farmers
and many OF them will know how to right, II these
furnace fires be put Two furnaces in Bo,etourt
have been established since the Tariff Of ~ by Penn.
sylvanian. They the lima and the Reueat third
he Rebecca Furnace has been established by MARY and
The former will feel almost mean a man IN Cla.
ron Co. in Pennsylvania, who, Immediately after Folks
election, put up laundering big furnace and called it at
him, saying that the Wings were not now in power
and the Tauf would not he repealed and he was there
fore safe and he would dedicate his furnace the best
Tariff man IN The Union. Perhaps he will be docenty |
sucked.
Another part Of this money goes the County Of ooeh-
land for coal, and Tho balance Is distributed to the farmers
round for breadstu pfOvonder &C. end the merchants
Richmond for groceries. The number Of persons who
directly indirectly dependent upon this establish
ment for support - not for of Of four thousand. The
concern Immediately employs three hundred persons and
counting each hand having three besides himself 10 SUD
port, u will make 1900 al this establishment alOne: take
then the merchants anners coal dggers ore miners and
furnace men, and you will find that a pretty big town "a
kept afoat by this estabshment. A. lar able 10
Judge from what know Of the STATE the capital this /
time invested IN the iron and coal business IL not far of
Of S3O0O0O0O The increase Of these two branches Of
industry has been great In the Western the Eastern
psrt of the State. include IN this schedule, Of course
fouudios, smiths and machine shops. The annual pro-
ducts Of th9 State, shown by The census in oil
muluisrOu- departments was little S74OOO.OOO |
The general product now SdDit, - much Rreater-per
L1ps % Is SlUObOOOOD-and the Torf u 1919 has crcn
ted Yet su 30 shows that the coal sBd interests
oi The Commonwealth contemplate part VI
q aud ought no 10 b.