Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-09-25
From The Baltimore american.
CANToN-ITs IMPROVEMENTS AND MAN

in company with some gentlemen, residents Of tn,
place. visited the different manufactures ana
ed the many improvements now IN progress ul'It
With the extent and variety oi Cach o ''''se VIZ
were equally surprised and gratiiird.
Commencing at the upper I'nI' o. ."L = I" ., "
the company at inc ht'rseG'!!on - ', ,Ii
street win me river IoI "'" '','i. GI -
ing McsSrs Gardener ship-y"4; We IN" III { .,
sivc wood yard KEPT ny lhIS9T'' 80. N'.'' = "
and leading from TINS me down 20 li.e ="
Boston street With tnS water 'front.' 'nr Nu.tl'"S
tia wharf, 1870 feet long me value o. ,ntS Wt ,
property may De uclIcr CN''i'','" " HI" - -
along us Whue lIon' 1t i'"> ", l'ai' " r H.
at all times and ihat me &ToMin@ N't"a VI W i
room Tor the Ioa"ih? ana "'"''7 u ~ ~, 49,
drawing deep water Is ua'Il 9.,',l,g ',n - '
Is Faplu'g turning III. - ,i LJ,, In orI,r IN
lneIchal' S 10 , tii +mlnrv Of the shining
iostei an" mi - 90 c,,nI. win ugstiyr de-
business as wen ''S ~ t',.. i'l;r;,sI deter
manu-; .I't o".I It dr. c.,trr Of iLis wharf q com
Ii , triv Luilr war, house for the storage
ln"uiDus "''I ~ ,G gl;, yrrv facility TO those
Oh top"cco -, 'to Wi ihr,srvrs of The adyap-
,os mF ,rn new, wharf Tho warehouse is to be
S,,,n,,d CrtI,r;1 md rs, shall be much SIR
,risrJ If in few years il does not prove to have
E ,b ,n.I,,s or l,rr,. block of similar buildings.
-. ~, From, tI,is ,yh,rr and sill following the
sci7 f.,t w., r,.y CONT, 10 the depot of
thn Nv, Norl, NipinG and Coal Company, where
larae ornonnt of coal is daily received and shipped
,r;9cnaJI,, to the Eastern markets Next follow the
i,Lorcs Gf Nrssrs Pratt & Brother, and Of Mr. John
NJ, iron merchants each of whom are doing a
LARGE and increasing business. Following these are
The denots of the MARYLAND and New York Iron and
CoaI and The MARYLAND Mining Company. These
dcnots orc nnder the care of McsSrs Manning Lee
ond durnr The mast wear they have shipped a very
large amount of coal from these points, having
tracts for smnpvng with coal the t. States steamers
in tho Culf AMI thr CunarJ line of ocean steamers
nj Roston in both of which the Cumberland coal is
rsed as nrcE,roblr 10 any other. They also send
large amounts of this coal TO the Eastern markets;
and so much has this business increased during the
Ill
or Gye sGuorc riorrd vessels living there at a time
loading with coal whilst the departure Of vessels
tins Loaded will AVERAGE one a day.
Passing on below Harris bridge we next notice in
nrorrcss Of construction for the COMPANY under the
observation-disclosures of Col John C. Elv another sub
tpt;i ~ or bctuccr thrcc and f,ur hundred
c4 -; III d ior,c Scan and Candle mapuf,c-
tor III hos rcnDtI bern Greeted in the vicinity of the
80 Of ,hi now wharf and i now in successful one
rot;on Eronn his nont we continued orr tour and
Iatiohi i Gii ui;s penn ctorics Sc
TtLo No., L.of7 IJ-,rLs These yvorl,s-,vbicL
,ro ,,an,o% oftcr Aired Nmnson Esq. Of TIca New
VI for non, ears President Of Ike Canton Com
,1n thom@b 1o{ rsnl,inr on1ono tbc most extensive
are ncrbanS one of The most complete in the United
G.. c., NJ ~. oo,,s;-t Of i've bot LIoSt flr
- A. LIost L;,e, ,isLcd b,- two bcoutifrrI on
;ncs of d borsc newer These engines are driven
iot ontirrl,, br tho cscanr cas from tbc furnaces
h;L j.; fr;yor zines was allowed IN 90 to waste.
bnt ~ b, I,at,rt which tIc nrorrctors have mr.
- H. - he of sipr ort,r nr.fnrn inc its ,tnrl,
=; a. rIroocns i i rctTrncd he furs md made 10
f,rnisb the motive mower to the engines. Thus in
- ,L,. ana I'D 10 ,,ro,lucc= tho ,cry mower
~ H.! 80 tn iro, mad, ot hi; rrrnarc
- H. Ist ;Iit, Of C1rrc iron ycrv ItIr foundry
-; bo;no, Id II i sScltrd with charcoal Com
nerted with these works there are l6 kilns each ca
III IS oI,,a;,;o,r IN corls cr wood in which the
IIaoI - J.; sT,,Iti,o- i ,,,dr Tho ouautitv Of
;rnn Drnde NJ these works is from TO $3.50 tons pcr
~ .l,"u I !. nonds aLont an ovrrar. If 1 40
.' II -. - sta,I,- ,,,d ;rcrcos iS,,r demand
Per tG mJir "f Eo Sb9n - 06o cords Of wood
~ ms -, 3 I'D ot ,lo -orL I,rTc nortion
Pc r. 'i''o,,i 81 %t;d f1, tho ~ hill ON
e. w Wosbing,to Rod some Eve or siv miles from
IN. M ~ In '1 a. ~ = cb+oiJ fa, rin
nv ~ i: o.. H., ,a,r;o,,r. rf ,l,,,s,, ,,-,,ri,s
1 ;,td n th MONT IF land runnin,r ont into the
anu i @ T o M .Prcttn iiyhI honse The Munsoo
yo-Ls ore conducted under the superintende nce of
Nj peter NowcII who is also one of the propric-
tors a,J m whose sEiU and evurricncc As an iron
asisr tho successful and comtlltc condition Of thc
works is greatly owiur
,rbe r6esoncGke F,Duocc-Thcrc is also on the
ronds Of tbc Canton Con,nanv another iron works
tsho Cbcsoncake Furnace under the suneriutcndrnc,
Of Mr. S:ror@e CAREY which. from its distance we
Ala NOT ysit but understood il was similar in ulap
81 onora,;on IN tho Nnpsnn Works with tho ex-
.;P IS ~ bin 60 c,,tcnsi,c. il ioving Lrt ono
frnaca and malinT about 1000 tons of iron 6cr year
Eron' NJ Newell we learned the somewhat smr
-; - I'll ne orrotif,.;no fact that in n NOT ,cr,-
80 J;,;t ef Emit. snrrcunJing R,I,in,or!
81. 80 oiah,aon hlost Cnr,accs in oncrafion Til,
-. - ;,,,otod a. f,IIor,s. D ot H., Il
1870 On pnsL pivcr. I ot North East. > on tbo
1.Ns,. VI I naothnr l,,ari,. cor,ni,tnJ. 7 ot Mi.
-. ., III" Wa'nnSis ISt,m,,r,s brN H o.,
Tui a. j.; to n,cdata yicinitv Of R,Itmore
49, III ,,' Er ON tbc Raii;rorc and Sns
- ID ;inooL A. n ,,,od.r,to ost;,,a,o oaot -
llama ,roocs over 5000 tonS Of iron ~.
,u I,n;P aoroG,to of abont Al 600 tI
an.Io,l' .''H Tts i ;o" ih rood i ali ,h tI 'onS
Pe of ,hat tnnd nt ot thc Aotbr,c Eac
of ,h bost onoit,. of charcoal made force rn, ai
will rcadiIv command $40 pcr ion: giTin~, A. thc
r. Of ~ hnIc a,,o,,,t made = 500 01o III
ordo hcr rorrrc,i,. 10 sti,o,o tL Io
vi llls BUSINESS H ~ Gt' ,'r y mus DI '
I e. - H. No.; o w. - liz ;L AK =; H.
~, ,hn ,tond uscd in s,ncn II ~ i ,rr ''r
=; H. ' frct orc NOT tao,tbcr yrariI SI ,c to