Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-31
NUMBER 25.

aeductinG the agents commissions isj3is ?t,} an
contingent expenses OF the store (sl22 l;u. A..s
hhs! balance sSaust tie institution on this sc: -,
OF s''ob9 So. That the proauc: Of labor VS.
s2'''2o ~ or about SlC0 per kesd A,,he lr! 81:
'he fiscal year The proportion Of .lert .cn.sacr ~;
'enerd "a' htty-:To and a ha.f per cs-:., az n.
negroes Mirty-:Ieo per e:rt. Of the wboI. uri:hxr
conhned. Coi. Morgan remarks, tha; "uudrr G,, y.
laws, land uo the good work,.,en tsur,., -, = :
them had been disc.Iarged,j we re-e abb. 70 n.,
annually from sl2O 10 s!3U per head by co1ri,. -.
bor This WAS done with tho ala o: In, ;,,.,, ,...
chi:lery, and thar OF the mcst imperfect kiro lu H.
The manufacturing operations we're pr,c,,,.r..
WIN the most tatterlnS prospects Of sUcrt 49, ,.u',
NJ least, as regarded tie gross Of gru:s 60.
duced.l up to the e.venih day of Dec,la:et =,
"hcn inc shops AMI their cnaruts were crg.unr,; ~
lire. The goods up 10 that time manufactured! .
delivered 10 the agent, exceccd tbos: mad, IL. 81
corresponding tllne of tho year b.fure ty 81 ss..
Inc gross amount Of manufacturers have beei a..
.rehseu ~'th.n l.~ years considerably. Ids: ~
they ran up to $7l69T ss; ard unit: tie Ere die .r
perlntendent expected this year TO have brought I-
up tn 3S0,00U.
"Whe,her the Are OF the 7th Of December occurei
from spontaneous combustion, or by tho haze 81: L,
nceudiary the superintendent has NOT bseu ,I,. ,.,.
stactory 10 ascertain. The work hst toru .;o2p..,
and all visioi" tre sItnguishcd Rbou: the viisIl,.
aud csrding room after O clock p. NJ and Ter or
nteen minutes before o'clock, the tro VIA d.coy.
cred. II was in ths carding roora between tbs .,ca
pipe fused for warming the shopl aud ll,s wal
where It was possible spsniaueous combustion ,n-ut
nave occurred III the greasy wool Soyue eve ~ *
years age, tho greasy wool in tie saul6 -von, ~ds
found on fire one Sunday morning, Lu, The tre s;a=
arrested without damage. That occurred in -r.i
weather; but in the last case the tepereur. Ia -.
room was much higher about the stealE Pipe thuu !:
could have been before from Summer hest.
The loss TO the State, which nt the time iol
nod nv
dollars, am quite certain, tsnys the sup-ratruGc.
viii net amount to forty Thousand; and if tho T..
creased vaIue Of the mach,iery bs admired
An offset against tho nominal above tho vaur 90.
the oin the loss will probably fal! bsuw thirty t!nr
sand dollars But, stter th- completion OF tho lc9p
shops aud 'nachuery. shall be able 10 yn;,ru 1,nc
lnsre nearly to accuracy; and will give iuGi, aGg,
hope, a satisfactory report thereon"
| We have recently examined iho new shops crt
the machinery now being put up. aod have been ve
nSreeaby surprised at the grea, Improvement, oo,l
| in the arrangement and in the quality OF ito mi-
chinery. a beautiful stcam engine, bull, by Mcsl,
Talbot & Brother, Of IBIS city, Of - 6Jhorsc pow
er, has been introduced, and one complete trt a.
woollen machinery, built by Messn. Davis l. Fur.
bsr, OF North Andover, with all the late iln;:.Nc.
men,s and believed 20 bs the best ever brnu.4t
,outh Of tho Potomac. This machinery caIs,'. o:
three vide cardius machues with oondsnscts; ,,.
Of 240 spndles, ten fno power looms, With tbs
sary fuIlug machinery. This machinery ~ ac,ay
ready To be put into operation. portion Q; :i.a
hand.looms are at work. The new lxs mucL:ueiy
consisting OF four trip banners and dre large .r...
stones with polishing machinery. is also uehr!y
peted This machinery. which, With the ,xcep:.n:.
OF the iron frames, destroyed by ere, hs. uDr
greatly improved in its general arrangement, aai II;
the application Of superior rev shsft!pI aud irou pa
lies to the driving power. Tie large forcing run.a
foc raising water to supply the wants OF tho budll.
engine, &c. bas been overhsnled, set IN uew sr.t'
cia well, aud Isl quite onachiue ofiiseh The og,!.'
nary blacksmi,bs fully al work, 80 ikevsu with
the shoe and boot makers, end the carpcrtr.s auu
wheelvrght..
The shops cons.t OF main bciit:uS 7i6 fe.I
long by 6O feet wids With wing a. the eas, -nd q
81 feet by 80 aud at tho west eud Of "a by 2.--
! There are TWO partition walls acrors the main Gl..l.
| ing, forming AL engine room in the mpilie, fr'.n
which sbaftug may he carried to either eud 10 si.'
| ply the respective shops with stoam power. \ '"R
building thirty feet square, hns bv:n crcoict IL
! the snop yaIn ptni ~ surne ivr . boil, r.,J.Eg,
and to contain washing end fuiilns machinery.
These ne~ buildings a4c two f.l stories .l.E;i r.-I
the superficial content Of both stoyiyS 10 :J4ro.
thousand fvot-cqual to the contents OF s..-. atT
hit two-story houses forty feet long aud twenty G'c
feet wide. This gives sonr general des Of the ar:
Of the labor required in their cone:rucon. com
derab!e portion however of tho old wsD. se:Yeu w
build upon. The ceilings in both stori-s hove BE-"
well plastcred The roof. of the pe;IL, covv. =
snd thc gsrrsts. which ore very low, htve u.-
parti.:1ued of in compartments every tell fo., al.
plsstercG, to ohttruct tho 6rs, the noco-.!.v, -.
which was 80 obvious 90 the uigLt Of tho H. =: D.
cember.
The shop rooms are srlorg tba u.o., beaut.'u 80
have ever seen, und sppca. comfortable II al -.
spects. Butwe viii ado tho two well des%r"ci 20 =
plimentary paragraphs a: the Gloss C: Cu, No.:
report, Iu which Le says:
81 cannot speak too highly Oh the pro.np, ard =.
cent aid rendered by the civil ond military ,I i-
ties Of the State aud city. HIS EIcesncv, the &
eruor his Honor, the Mayor, 6ni ths ol1ct's '..
volunteer compau!es, and Of the Public Guar 80!
all orders noce.sury their part, and t!iuy w,.n
pbeyed with u!ccriy. The officer. "f 'be trc Gr'u
me mt and thu!r men, with many ctI"us, ro"irrJu
tcien, services on the occasion. Tho aIrrrs 8.
guards Of the institution behaved with c'o!!cs,.
rage and activity, .ad msay Of tho prieouvis u
| every service in their power, anG Ge,eIvS -.as..
praise.
"And, now, gentlemen, ] must return 10 ycr ny
sincere thank, for the prompt aud efcent nrCsur,-
yuu have adopted end sustained for repairing tie
chiefs Of this calamity, and tho conhdsnce you H"
manifested in me since the misfortune occurred. .,a
! | nrn sure We will all unite 10 acknowledging u's.
obligations for the patriotic and liberal oOnrLuf r
| made by His Exccllency, Governor Jobusru, ~:
the Civil Contingent fnpd Of the Sta,s 10 oil !:
pairing the losses Of the institution; ard 10 the svr-
ral agent, also, return my sincere thanks f.: i's
hearty corporation in every thing calculated 10 os,.:
a making these replrs."