The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-09-28
ESaiIrOads-.IIn nnuGlctures--A Home
Market.


another home enterprise-One which our
citizens should carefully observe.
Let us examine it.
We transport our Wool to the eastern
market, paying freight for the same.
We import Cloths, Cassimeres, &c.
from that market. paying freight also
already double freight.
We pay additional freight upon the
Produce, which we send eastward to
feed the hands employed in converting
Wool inlo Clolh. sc. ...
The Manufacturer receives profit,
which remains away from us.
The Jobber receives a profit also,
when he purchases from The Manufac-
turer and sells 10 our Merchant.
Now let US look at the question in an
other light
Some Of our citizens are talking seri.
ously Of establishing Woolen Factory
in This place. What will he its advanta-
gesl
We will save freight upon the trans.
pnrlation of the Wool.
We will save freight upon The trans
portalion of the Cloth, &c.
We will save freight upon the trans.
portation OF Wheat, Corn, &c.
We will save the profits, which the
eastern Jobbcr makes, who sells To our
Merchant.
The profits of the Manufacturer will
remain with us, and whatever his private
expenditures will be, they will be laid
out among our own citizens. mechanics,
farmers aud laborers.
This is a Home Market--a saving OPP
GRAFTON upon no small scale. But it is
not ALL We will have IA market for those
articles Of light produce, which will not
bear transportation. Increase the mar
ket, and Real estate must go up with ii
This is no idle snpposilon. Our citi-
zens have talked the mailer over, and
already very many have expressed lheil
readiness to lend a helping hand
One improvement leads To another
oue enterprise is sure 10 be followed b!
an additional public spirit. Let this be
eslablShed-it must prove profitable, /
properly conducted, and will be enlarge,
aud improved. Other branches Of Man
ufaciures will spring up, for We have one
Of the best counties in the State TO feeo
The hands,
All our citizens, in town and country
are interested IN these things, aud sboul,
lend helping hand. 1t will build up th'
town, increase its population aud capital
and as a consequence increase the hom'
IUHlhct ullu uuu WcHhH w l''O S'uhy'
No city, town or country was eve
built up without spirit OF enterprise
M capital will he brought to that place
where there are not profitable induce
, ments held out to invest it. Young an
r active men, of the true spirit aud entcl
prise. select as their irhomes, places wher
trade is active, brisk and profitable =
Hence it is that, if you wish To make
your own town or country rich or pros
porous, You must avail yourselves Of al
improvements of the age, be liberal AM
eulerprising. The return is ur'fold
if not for yourselves, your children
Much better will il be for them it, inste az
Of toiling, laboring aud saving, to Civ
them few thousand dollars in Cash, yo
givo them good education aud thri
wing place IN which to make their living
For whom else do you toll aud labor lha
you may lay up II little of this world
treasured Aud yet in majnrity of ca
srs, you give them that, which they car
not use to advantage, simply becaus
while saving for them, you have destroy
} ed the public spirit of your home; an
having M place for profitable use, the
work their own ruin with what you hav
left for their good.
Think of these things, before it is to
late.