The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-26
There are In Richmond 90. (this neighbor-
hood) mills runni, 4 each. 80. 1880 T.

All are run by water power, except the one at Mil
ledgeville, where steam is used | suppose there
about $4,000 splndles, all told, whiring about
in this State of Georgia.
There are l8 cotton warehouses in Augusta; they
" i'll hold 100, 900 bales of cotton. This place
ctivts every year 220.000 bales, two-th,rds of
which are brought here by The Georgia Railroad,
and re-shi,ped by boats to Savannah. There
and Savannah. They are small affairs, and doa't
draw much water. II will not be many months be-
fore there will be an almost uubroken line Of raII.
road communication between Charleston and
Nashville. shall give you letter in reference to
the extent and Importance OF these raj roads, after
have been over the Georgia Railroad, which is
now nearly completed: with all It's branches. II
pays an enormous dividend Ii has MANY expenses
which add to Its capital, completing new roads
1t is earning 20 per cent, and Its bonds bear pre-
MUM.
AS an evidence of the progress which the
South are making in other manufactures, brsidrs
cotton goods, will mention the manufactory OF
cabinet furniture in this place. Mr.. G A. Plat 10
the proprietor. He is now erecting steam engine
Of 10 horse power, which will be IN operation in a
few days i Is put up under the direction Of Mr.
Petsch: This Is the third time have mentioned
this able mechanic and engineer, and to-day met
him for the first time. He corrected me in regard
TO the repairing Of the first locomotive in Charles
ton. He repaired and run II himself but he Is n
native of that place, and not, as stated, Northern
man If | was Mr. Petsch, and had his ability,
would at snce put ont, and go TO Prussia, Turkey,
or Siam, where genius Is appreciated, and proper
tlonaby paid, instead of putting up machinery out
this way. The President of the Granlteville Com
pany in speaking OF him. SAYS
ION creating this sstab- hment. rare instance Of
native mechanical genius has been exhibited by Mr.
ID. P.ttch. native of our State tsC) who ha. been
our principal machinist and engineer He certainly
poesesses mHrkable talents as mschaDic and II it
be destiny to advance In this useful and
direction Of labor he cannot do otherwise than prove
himself to b~ valuable agent Of mills, and scqu.
eition to orr State"
IL: AZ Il r
classifying him us West Point journey man en-
glneer
There is no doubt, that as soon as Mr. Patt
gets the engine and steam power at work, he will
manufacture bed:teads, sdeboards, sofas, tables,
chairs, bureaus, DC. DC, at as cheap rates can
be done in New York. Even now, he sells cheap
er than those articles can be imported from the
North. saw some slave mechanics at work, One
OF them makes twelve bedsteads per week, and IS
an extraordinary workman-he can make Fifteen
His tstk six, and Mr. Plat pays bin 81 each for
all over, so that he can clear $9-he averages
S.. This man is worth over thousand dollars.
which Ic has saved by overwork. HIS price is
$1,000 He probably would net be half as we'll
off # he was free. There are quite many able
color. d mechanics in the North, who would i'm
prove their condition by coming South, selling
themselves, RENTING home their purchase money
Ia be placed IN a savings bank at interest. They
would br favored as slaves, could do overwork,
live like fighting cocks, keep renting north, and
ny the time they got old aud could not work,
their masters would sell them for a song, when
they would return to the North and find fortune
accunnai, d, which they could enjoy to the end
OF their days, and leave u coach and income for
their descendants. A great many instances could
be enumerated, where white folks have become
slaves, and Iabortd for years, with The same mo.
tive and same resUlte.
am at The United States Hotel, kept by Mr.
Fargo. the successor of Mr.. Mixer, who now keeps
the Charleston Hotel 1t is an excellent house,
the largest IN this town, and IL the rendezvous OF
the great body Of southern travellers.