Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-11-08

uSuSta SteHtsHtG 'fts q loHS uHo ih'c'
es1ing accouufbf an Iron Foundry, now
/ in the full c5ulse successful operation
in that ci,y;icasried on by Mcssrs. Talia.
ferro g. ToFbet. It is such enterprises
as this, wllicINare 10 give TO the South
that independence and prosperity which
she has SO l6Eg neglected 10 secure, by
remaining dsfendent on The North for
the manufac!use of many articles of dai,
Iy use and Necessity, which may be pro-
tduced as reliHnot better at home, and
with the mostAleneficial effects upon her
own internal Rsesperi;y.
I We can sea mo gond reason why n
Foundry stod5 not succeed in this place,
il any practicslsman should set enc on
foot. ThousApas Of ions of old Iron
are annually Shipped to,hr North, 10 be
worked uptheseand letninrd-reaiizing
d prodigious Rfoft TO their Foundrics,
and abstraciidgsfrst so much from the
pockets Of OUT own citIzpns-in addi-
lion to whicllatn abundance of the ore
is to be had WEbin onr own borders, ca
silly accessilleAyour Rail Roads. viii
any one profTAbylhis hint Or is il to
be pronounced imprscticable without in,
vestigalions?
From the;n,siiee above referred TO- We
take the foll6Sing particulars:
The Foundry room is the next 10
which we 8IsIefer. In this. are two
smelling furnaces. tOne will run down
a ion Of i.on#iery hour. The other is
smaller and intended for brass and other
Thepig iron is broken into
pieces Of 80 40 pounds, thrown into
the furnace With. anthracite coal and the
pIoressis brought about by a
fan blast which sfevolvcs three thousand
lines minntss thrs producing rapidly
a heat 50 intense as 10 melt the iron in
fifteen or rlweni9 minutes, which runs oul
at vent hob; like stream Of liquid
FIRE. This received in ladies and
poured intoE Edbe various mouds, and
whencold Constitutes the patterns re-.
quired. I'D is four feet in dame
ter. We;saE Ejns ibis department cast
ings Of gearihs for Two lEIuur Mills, one
for. r.Mr.J ohn5 81 ID pscalur, and
's.asa,.s assas I,
Holchkiss' wheels for Messrs. Walker
g. Bradford, ,.d Carolina.
From The arrangement Of the Found
ry it. is competent to do a very large
work and;is nov using about four tons
Of iron per week.
Al this Foundry are kept, or made
with despatch tS order, gearing for cot
ton, flour and shR mills, cast iron plows,
fancy railingsfoF graves, and a variety Of
other arlicles-all Of which are made
of the best materials, and in the best
manner. We would recommend this
establishments ito the attention and pat.
ronaee Of oui friends and readers at IA
distance, notonly because it is a home
establishment, but because we believe
that those who will deal with ii, will, be-
sides encouraging Georgia enterprise,
pet as good articles, at as fair prices. as
they can obtain insNorlhern markets.
This, and similar enterprises, as we'll as
all kinds Of mechanical skill, should be
encouraged by our own people, especi-.
ally by the inhabitants OF the places
where they are located. Nothing is
more detrimental 10 town than to 60
by its own workshops, TO distant places,
10 supply its wants in their line. il de-
presses and r"pulses mechanical skill,
takes away money which should be dis
,rbuted at home, le,ards domestic pros
perity and every hume interest.
AS good neighbors, true citizens, and
friends 10 our own section, we should
foster as far as possible, all productive
and en,erprising industry in our midst.
How much better this, than, in a vain
wish to be considered man Of the ton, {,
is it, 10 90 abroad for that which can be
as we'll and cheaply made in our own
State, and, in some cases, at our very
doors. To act thus is both unjust and
suicidal. A community is prosperous
in proportion to the diversity Of its pur>
suits. each one. infusing an element of
wealth in the midst Of the whole, and
all together stimulating and increasing
the general trade and consequent pros
periIy. Let this diversity of pursuits
then, be encouraged, and let every cit
izen foster them, as far at least, as his
wants enabled him to do so.-Colambia
Telegraph.
A fashionable newspaper in London,
thus tells the young ladias how TO make
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