The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-07-15
MANUFACTURING.

MANUFACTURING.
The coal region of the valley of the Ohio
offers facilities for manufacturing purposes,
which we are we'll satisfied are not exceeded
ly any portion of the United States, if in
iced, they are by any other location in the
a orld. The coal is inexhaustible, the coun-
uv healthy, the raw material and produce to
fcod the workmen are raised here, and here is
the market for the manufactured articles. 1t
is the extreme of folly to raise wool, for in
st,nce, and send it to either Old or New
Er gland to be manufactured, and then return
ed to us, we paying the freight both ways.
Brt the folly does not stop there. The pro-
du e to feed the hands is raised here, and
sent to New England, and small portion to
O. | England. The cost OF the carriage of
tn, Sc articles has to be added to the price of
the cloth. because they are necessary expen-
ses incident to its manufacture in the east.
The producer, the consumer, and the man
ur c,urer should be as near together as possi-
bic, and in that way all parties receive advan-
tege-all are benefited.
In looking to locations for manufacturing
pu poses, the facilities of getting the raw ma
te.ial to the manufacturing establishments
a,d the manufactured article to the consumer
arc very important considerations.
In all these matters, Belmont County Of
fcrs inducements which cannot be excelled
Immediately opposite our county are the ter.
n,ini of two ruiroads-the Hempfeld, to
Philadelphia, and the Baltimore and Ohio
In our county are the termini of the Central
Ohio-the Marietta and Cincinnati, and the
Bridgeport, Wellsville e. Cleveland railroads
and we regard it as fixed fact that the
Wheeling Creek road, by way of Coshocton
Mt. Vernon, &C., to Chicago, will soon be
added to the above number. This last route
all but about fifty miles of which is made, Oh
under contract, will scarcely vary ten miles
from an air line from Wheeling to Chicogo
We cannot believe that either Wheeling
Baltimore or Philadelphia will let that fifty
miles remain unmade.
Here, then, are already five railroads unde
contract and soon will be added the sixth
and the Ohio river, north and south. Th
first quality OF coal can be placed by the fur
mace attwo cents per bushel, or S0lbs. Thes
we say, offer inducements for manufacturin
capitalists; that cannot be exceeded any
where.
Woollens, cottons, ironware in all its branch
es, together with every other branch Of man
ufacturing industry could be conducted wit
profit in Belmont County. The Ohio side o
fers inducements in reference to coal, whic
are important. Our coal seams dip fro
west to east, and from north to south. Coz
sequently, in working west from the rive
the banks are dry, and carry off the wat'
without deep ditching, which is required Q
the other side OF the river.
From Martinsville or Belmont City to
little below Bellair, where the coal seam di
below the bed of the river, Manufacture
establishments can be carried on with Il
best advantages. From Bellair to opposi
centre Wheeling, there is splendid tract
rather, several tracts of land, which appes
to be designed by nature for the building
of city of the first class. The land Ii
beautifully, and the channel of the river
upon this side. Indeed we are assured Ii
there are ten feet of water in the cham
when the river is at its lowest. The land
some six or eight feet above the great flood
1882, the highest within the memory of "t
Oldest inhabitant."
The spot which we think must be the c.
tire Of great city, and that too in a very
years, has been purchased by four of our c
zens, to wit; Messrs Carroll, Peck, Hea
and Kelly. We learn that they intend, v
shortly, to lay out their 1873 acres into to
lots; and also, that they will let manufac,
ers of ever class have lots at very low figr
on extremely moderate terms. Here. ii