The Evansville daily journal., 1856-12-29
NEW Enterprisee.

New Enterprises.
Our citizens will be glad to hear that we
shall soon cease to import the large quantl-
ties of hickory wood from Cincinnati and
Pittsburg in the shape of spokes, bent felloes,
buggy bows, shafts, poles, single trees and
hubs. which we have been accustomed to see
landed here and piled up in cords on our
levee We learn that our euLerprisng neigh
Dor, Mr. CHARLES BABcocK, is about to COM
mence the manufacture of all these articles at
home, for which we have the best and cheap
est timber in the country. The feloes, bows,
shafts, &C., &c, are bent into form by first
steaming the wood and putting them into
presses The spokes, hubs, &C., &c, are
turned by machinery The wood for these
articles is more abundant and cheaper here
than at any other point on the river Our
abundant and reliable supplies of cheap coal
will enable US to do the work lower than at
almost any other point; and our facilities for
shipping ought to enable US 10 compete sue
cessfully with all others, for the supply of the
markets South and West of US. The busi-
ness is a very profitable one, we are told, and
we hope to see this manufacture quite an i'm
portant item in our home products.
We have been asked by several citizens,
what branches of manufacturing could be
most proftably pursued here There is no
place in the country that has so many local
advantages, as our city. for the manufacture OF
Corn Starch. The demand for the article
has become very great as an article of food,
as well for other domestic uses. The manu-
facture of it has become very lucrative and
extensive business. The Eastern markets are
supplied with it in vast quantities from We
ry extensive establishment at Oswego, n. Y,
in which they use number Of thousand
bushels Of corn daily for which they pay G5
to 70 cents per bushel, and six to eight dol
lars per ton for the coal to perform the pro-
cess. The warehouses in all the Southern
cities have piles of boxes Of the article will
the stamp Of this factory on them. Our owl
stores, and the stores in every town and vii
lage on the river from Cincinnati to New Or
leans, contain supplies from a manuactory il
Columbus, Ohio, where they pay so to Coo
per bushel for corn, and four or five dollar.
per ton for coal. This factory has been very
successful. and the proprietor of it began four
or five years ago. with very small means, and
has now works that are worth $4,000 OF
$4,000, made by his own unaided enterprise
If such results can be produced where this
costs of the material are so much greater, sue
cess here would seem almost certain. A capi
tai Of $4,000 would construct the buildings
vats, ovens and all the necessary apparatus
Corn can be obtained in the ear usually for $50
per bushel, 33 to so per cent less than its
cost at the other factories Our coal costs us
only about half OF one third what they pay
The whole product when sold would be the pro
ceedS of our own domestic labor, and a cleal
gain te the wealth Of the neighborhood. Il
would create a large home market for our owr
raisers, in which they would save the costs 0
sacks and the expenses of shellng. Our ca.
nal would be a source Of water for the wash
ings till Mr.. Kersteman could give us better
supply, 1t is an enterprise worthy Of tht
confederation of our enterprisng citizens