Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-12-24
WEDNESDAY MORN: pEcEMBER y 1856.
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I,orsofs the ZaneseiIle Courier taking the same
view which wee expressed in regard 10 our own
city, of The utility and absolute necessity of the
towns in the Mississippi valley turning their
attention, more than they have done, TO manu-
featuring interest PROFESSIONALLY it is the
true policy As regards our own city, We have
it in our power-vithin ourselves, TO build up
:. model manufacturing city. Each season. here
after, theriyer trade viii diminish, unless indeed,
the contemplated improvements in its narisa-
ton should gre it new impetus Even then,
however, We reckon that each day the compe-
tition in railroads is lowering the price Of heavy
freights. We may say that the river win here,
after matter OF secondary interest A largea-
mount Of IRON. manufactured here ibis summer.
was shipped BY railroad, and the prospect is that
twill hereafter be ordered in that way. Manu-
features, ike water, or ike commerce. viii seek
their level Where the raw material can be had
the cheapest that is where it IS produced, there
is the natural position for manufactures
Take, the item of iron Within twenty -fiye
miles of this city the very best quality of ore is
found The Crescent Mill owns large tract
within that distance. They get their supplies
from it. and are now turning out superior rail-
road iron Puelis, in nine cases out of ten, the
hawk Valley, in New York, where oar is found
in great abundance, there are no coal beds
They send their car down into Pennsylvania by
canal, and bring back coal, of course at quite an
expense. But here we have the two great items,
Jar aud the fuel. Slanifestly if there is any
truth at all in political economy, here is the very
place for the manufacture Of iron. The iron iu-
terests of this.city have been steadily gaining
ON those of Pittsburgh. Up the river and down
the river, the Whes!ing nails have preference
At Wellsyille, We were told by an extensive
universally, called for the Wheeling nails
Where the raw material can be had in the great
est abundance and at the lowest cost, It is self
evident that, at the SAME. price for labor, bet
ter article can be produced By the purchasing
Of one of the large beds of coal which abound
in our midst, an iron manufacturing company
can supply themselves at very Insignificant
cost, with fuel. Indeed we have little doubt
bat what the city demand and the sales by ship
ment, would more than clear their own fuel
We have not the data before US, but are GO
ing upon the natural prima facia view fthe facts.
In regard 10 paper manufacture, the very
fact that some of our mills at this time are sup
plying the Southwestern cities with, all their
news paper, demonstrates our superior facilities
for its manufacture.
Messrs. Armstrong & Co. are, and have been
for long time. supplying St Louis. aud if we
mistake not several other cities. Messrs. Bon
ham / Gilberson, but short time ago, shipped
a heavy cargo to New Orleans. A short time
ago one,ofou paper men had inducements held
out to him to establish mill at Lexington, No,
but after visiting the grounds looking nj the IA
ciilttes for fuel, ne did not consider tia profta
bic undertaking. Now, it is notorious that Lex
ington, Mo.-indeed Southwestern Aiissouri--has
large quantities of coal, yet its situation in the
ground is so much like the English mines, or
the Irish bog fuel, that it cannot be obtained,
except at heavy expense. Instead of digging
through horizontally, and being able to run out
at load fifty or sixty bushels, you mustiig down
ward, erect costly apparatus for eleSating it,
&c. Then, too, the coal is of an impure quality,
so that when obtsined, it falls far short of
derfng the same service as the fine bituminons
coal ofsW estcrn Virginia. Besides, then, stand
ingabose competition in this particular, our pa
per mills have the same advantages in every
other respect as the mills throughout the East
There is no reason, then, why the city of Vince
ling should not Increase, ten fold, her paper manu-
factnre.
s. The manufacturc Of wooden goods has been car
ried on here very successfully and there is every
reason why it should The same facts regard
ing fuel apply and our Other facilities are, per-
haps, equally striking. Western Pennsylvania,
Western. Nirginia, and Eastern Ohio, are noto-
riOusly the best wool sections in the United
States The heaviest dealers in the East look
especially to them. The Lawrence establish
nents of New England have their agents can
v.ssins them every year. Callihan, Stewart,
aud McKecver, in Washington county, Pa, have
shipped immense quantities to the Eastern man
ufactures, and so have Brown & Perkins, of
Ohio. 1t has been held and advocated by these
mcnlthat there was no possible excuse for this;
that cities and towns incur midst should tnanu-
factnre this WOOL having such facilities as they
hayein the raw material and capital The cost
of transit would more than double the differ
ence in the price of labor, and yet, after this
cost, no better article need be produced. To be
sure, better article has been produced, but
only by reason Of the immense outlay of capi-
tai. which capital, would and ought to seek
more eligible investment We think we can
say, without possibility of contradiction, that
Western Virginia affords very superior induce
lnents for the manufacture of wooden goods
As between New England and the Mississippi
valley, we believe the same statements would
hold good il, regard to cotton goods, rope man
nfacturesS lead, and many other leading i,cns
Other things being equal. fuel must be the great
regulator of manufactures, and such we regard
AS our aixantace above many oftbe most prom-