Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-02-20
BUSINESS / PROSPECTS.


on, for q total Emancipation"
mo BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
The Sta. Nail Work. vi xish cepasilxl
to make one hundred kegs of nails per
day, have Just gone into operation, and
make the fls., pailsI,bia nssk The ma.
ehinery moves with great regularity and
smoothness. Wsbelieys Tie nnder tll
management Of very ,compeienl business
mon, and will add very materially 70 the
business interests Of the place End couq,
ty. The Ifonion Rolling Mill is under.
going some repairs. and will soon COM
mcncs work. .il1y4si eHnpslli Ius-.-fo
The Engine and Machine Shops sre
in operation. und ready touexscute all
kinds Of work in their line ,t 4
Campbell. Ellison & Co.'s Foundry
has resumed business, end the inoulrlers
have gone 10 work at a reduction Of 2b
per cent from the prices Of las. year
We do not comprehend the necessity Of
such reduction on the price Of mould.
ing, because the hollow ware business
must be more profitable now than ii was
before the price Of Pis.Iron was reduced
from $40 TO $50 per ton. Yet Of this.
We cannot say that there is an, just
cause for complaint, because the price Of
labor is os liable 10 Auctuate as that Of
-four or iron and so will be until the
wages Of labor and the value Of all OH.
CT commodities shall be measured with
gold and silver. ''.t h1A '%o
1t is said that strong effort has been
made by some Of the "iron men" in this
place, 10 introduce among the manu(ac.
turing establishments here, the old Fur.
mace trade system. That the scheme
failed is q fortunate circumstance Tor the
town. The community is indebted for
its failure to the 6rmness Of the working
men themselves. 90 9 cane ,eR '''o
To ask men to go to work fot trade is
simply asking them to give their labor,
1.-THE producer Of all weallh-lot what
they need 10 eat and wear while at work,
thus 10 cut off all possibility Of saving
any thing for old age or sickness. 1t is
an effort to deal with men as if they were
children. If the products Of manufac.
,ure sell o, all, they commend money
or its equivalent, not trade or barter.
We are sn,azed 4hesr that certain
persons that own large amount Of pro.
perty llerea bouts, and who are concern.
ed in the business of manufacturing in
this place, should have labored to en-.
graft the Justly odious trade system upon
the business of this town. There is a
large number Of men here, engaged in
the various branches Of merchandising
who have invested their means in full
faith that those from whom they have
purch ascd real estate, would not enter
into competition with them in the venl'
ing vf common merchandise yet. from
present appearances, these very men who
have monopolized the land trade he' e,
now, since that speculation is about
over, will be their chief competitors in
the mercantile business, and still these
men, who have been striving to force the
trade system npon the community, pro.
tess to be the especial friends Of the
place. They and their toadies assail
olhers,-and especially us.-who do no,
shrink from telling unpala.able truth, as
tho enemies to the best interests Of the
place. =. o'.s' rs wa ,s't
We have yet to learn that the correct.
ness Of any Of our material propositions
in respect to the general policy that has
been pursued here is controverted by any
candid person. We are as much iden.
tilted with the interests Of ltonton as any
Of our neighbors, and we expect to dsoell
in the presence Of our brethren, and that
the TINES will continue to flourish like
green bay tree" .'st' 's2'te :"
b0 The controversy in the upper part
of the county is still raging on the sub
ject Of o county road. The question is
one that mus, be settled on general pin
ciples Of public policy snA conveaisnce,
The whole county is equally interested
in having good leading roads through it.
Sixty feet is the breadth Of the old State
road, and We cannot discover how it j,
that land is 20 much more valuable ia