Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-05-13


r'The Government Stave" 70 INCHES long, inches
wide and inches thick, at $500, per 1000. But
with these slaves the dimensions given must be erac-
" observed; they must also be planned smooth and
true, and free from knots.
The above mentioned slaves must all be Of
White Oak; they should be riven with the grain,
| 1.-THE Government Slaves might be sawed, if
pains was taken to saw them with the grain;)-
must be clear Of sap, worm holes, short crooks,
aud knots, not shattered, and as even in thick
ness as possible. With the exceptions noticed,
! (Government Stavesl they arc not dressed.
! The timber out of which slaves are to be made
should be cut between the lst Sept. and LIST of
! March, -otherwise they would be worm-eaten
before getting them to market, land to save labor
and material should be got out of large trees
| They should also be of the lengths, widths, and
thickness given, but in case of variation there
| from must be over, not under the figures, and
| when Stave varies in size, Its least measure
ment must come up to the size required. The
| East Tenn rule of acreage as applied to shin
| giles, &C., will not hold good here in regard to
Slaves. The article mentioned as barrel slaves,
are not, am advised, so ready sale as the 9TH
ers; so | would suggest to those getting out
Slaves, not to get out timber to make this arti-
| Gle, but that when making other descriptions,
they find they have some Slaves which will not
| come up to the standard, cut them down into
| Barrel Slaves.
l. THERE'S another article in this way dealer
here is anxious to get, and will buy any quaint
! ty of Stave Is inches long, inches wide, |
inches thick-Price $50. per 1000. And a
Stavc 66 inches long, inches wide, II inches
thick-Prce $50. per 1000. These TWO arti-
Giles would be prefered-(the first must be )made
out of what is here known as Pin Oak or idureI
| Oak. know of no Oak growing in East Ten
nessee by either name, but it is described as
having White wood and a close grain. This de-
Scription will perhaps enable your farmers to
recognize 1t.
l give you these prices as by the thousand,
! but the custom here is to count 1900 Slaves as
! q Observation-Disclosures it requires l20 Slaves to
make Nest, and of course 1900 to make 10
nests of barrels. Now, it appears to me that
these figures are high, and that money could be
made in getting out Slaves. A Salt boat with
! out a top, costing Is or $40 would answer the
purposes of transportation, and could be sold
! here as lumber for what it would cost in East
| Tennessee as a boat. If these boats Consigned
to me were to sink before reaching their destin-
alton, as they and contents would be insured at
their full value owners would, from Insurance
Company, instead of the dealer in this article
receive their pay; so that there would be no pos
sible danger of loss on that score.
Further, should any of your readers think
! they can make money at this business at prices
given above, and are disposed to go into it, say
to them, that if they will advise me Of their
wish so to do, | can make at once a contract for
them, by which responsible man here, will bind
themselves to take any number of above desert
bed Slaves, at eren more than above figures, at
times convenient for the makers to deliver
| them, and the moment they are put out on The
Levee the money will be forthcoming.
So any responsible man who wishes to en-
bark in this business, or any reliable Industrious
Woodworking man, no matter what his means
may be, by advising me of his wishes can have
a contract made for him. He then knows whas
to expect for his labor,and by the Ist September
can get ready for work, and have at least a
boat load of Slaves and Hoops made by Spring,
when there are tides to bring themou ofthe nv
er, when he can either bring or send them him.
self to market, or sell them to his merchant
Respectfully,
E. S. TEMPLE,
Commission and Forwarding Merchant,
No. As Camp street, Ne,o Orleans.
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