Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-08-13
[Ror the wheeling Ihtellissneerl
The Iron Business in Wheeling.
NO. 4.
~ n NrnRnaMMEA NAIL. NHUEk $3.50
EELLY. HOLLOWAY & co.

KELLY HOLLOWAY & co.
E,l;fors of Latsligeneer- manufacture
of Iron. in the scale of LIES necessities ranks
second only in Importance to aGr,enltuEe ~.
Whilst We arc dependent upon the latse' 40 '.s
,,reat accent through which mortality derives its
eyistcnsc we ara no less dependent upon inc
f,.,,,er as the great source whence the BODY Is
lotIsd and the mind fed; mortality Teclincs up
~, ill.,, ON. whilst fair genius rcclincS upon the
other The two interests IRE ono ana lnu'N'sa-
bic: hence, the Advancement OF the one, heces
sariIv implies and compcls the aaVance, .p'a
Of the other, whether both inteIcs1s az =,
txist in the same country or not, does not III any
way alter the case. TdGtpeoplc only can nam maj,
t.in n D0trertul independence, who have withitl
their donations, q sufticiency oil hoth uiese
great clements of existence, and tnat govern,
ment only is wise and Just. which protects anu
guards well, each aud all OF MS sources VI u"
tioDnl5 wealth and greatness. IL ms ne u h'1,
t;oDoI trnth it is no less sectional one anu
hears with equal force upon state OF city,
jJDs fir for example, where city Ike
Wheeling has only manufacturing, as OASIS
unou which to build its grandeur, tue goou peo
pie thereof should never he so foolish as 10 SET
nbont building great palace, upon comp"ra-
t;naI,. small foundation, as similar results to
those which followed the experiment IN this CITY
will inevitably oyertake them. But no, Dig
Jsan Law the rock bare and build your tonnda-
ton both broad and strong, giving II niue
more strength than is necessary to bear the SUI
perstructure, then ''when the storms peat upon
that honsc" it will not fall.
Nor is it the hest policy for state to act upon
the principles laid down by the good old Com
monwealth of Virginia, who apparently lnaSln-
ing her manufacturers growing wealthy a niue
too rapidly, according to her ancient notohS OIL
things, Immediately sets about cutting OIL tnelr
resources, by Gripping her nome "'a oa'.As'
that have at all times retained the confidence
not only of our own citizens but also those OF
every other State the Union. The legislature
may consider such action on their part WISDOM
but the people will never call it anything else
than the FGriest RoEseRse.
4 Where is the city for which nature has done
more than She has for Wheeling, in the way oil
ADVANTAGES for manufacturing? Can some one
.Doint it out? And tell me, where can Il class OF
people be found who have. in their ruinouS mag
nonimity. done SO much for others and so lltue
for themselves as these same good peeps u
Wheeling! 1t is said that charity shonlu DC
gin Mt home, and so it did in this city; out I'M
fortunately for the people, II an s""'U N''S
The fare,oiDg reflections are the result of
visit paid on yesterday to the
VIRGINIA IRON WORKS,
which are located outside of the city limits, at
Ohio liver aid SSRn6g mig s BIS &SS58366
depot of the b. & o. Il. R., which affords every
iconyeuience for the receiving and shipping of
freight. The mills cover a space of about $50
feet in length by 100 feet in width, and contain
/ 10 boiling, 3 heating and 2 annealinS furnaces,
and 43 nail machines, all driven by two steam
engines, one having cylinder inches e: IN a.
ameter, aud 6 feet stroke the other cylinder be-
ing IG inches in diameter by feet stroke, sup
Piled from large hoers 10 inches in diameter
and % feet long.
THE INVESTMENT.
The company have invested in this property
$lI5. 600 They own fifteen acres of tine bot
tom land, upon which their extensive works,
aud seyenty-tiyc tenements are located. Many
of them being fine two story brick buildings
sufficient to accommodate four families cach.-
The dwellings, are occupied by the workmen
Adjoining this, they have over forty acres OF
mineral land underlaid throughout by six
foot vein of
STONE COAL
Easy of access, and remarkably convenient to
the mills. The entrance TO the mines, IS by
means OF a railway. beginning immediately nt
the works, upon which the coal Is hauled out III
cars holding twenty-five bushels each, by horses
or mules, and dumped down in the yard, ut n
total cost of only two and half cents per bush
81. Their mines are sufficient to keep up sup
ply of coal for near century to come
TO KEEP TIE WORKS IN OPERATION
REQUIRES the united lolor of about $50 en-
ployees, ut an annual expense of about $au,n
and consumes SOL 500 bushels of stone coal
costing 81, 537, and4 500 tons of pig iron, worth
! $l3T700, in addition to many other heavy
I items Of expense. Out of which comes an an
nual
/ REVENUE
Of about $2Ts,OOO from nails, and $4,000,
1 from rentals of dwellings, making the entire
/ revenue including s 900 for coal sold to work
men ard others, $2S7,O0O.
WHAT becomes OF THEN?
Is question often asked by persons who see
tons upon tons Of nails constantly leaving the
Wheeling mills, and taking passage on the
steamboats, and cars. II we were to take the
trouble of following boat load of these little
things. we might land at Memphis, Tenn; gc'
aboard Of n train of cars, and thus continue the
pursuit to just any point southeast as Tar MS
\ South Carolina Or il we should go to New
Orleans, we could see them rcsliipped for Ar
kansas, Texas, and perhaps Mexico, II we go
TO ST. Louis we shall find them there, taking
passage for all points north and north west
Follow them to Chicago, aud behold the same
process of transshiping for all points on the
northern Lakes and the question still is, what
becomes Of them! 1 should not be surprised
to learn that even the Indians in the Rocky
Mountains Use them, perhaps for arrow points.
The Virginia mills manufacture nails, spikes,
and brads, of all kinds and sizes, and as an cvi-
dence that they find ready sale for them, we
may state that they have scarcely an assortment
Ion hands, which we believe is about the condi-
tion.of the other mills Of the city.
THE rRoPRIEToRs,
OF these works are industrious, enterprising
men and richly deserve, what it is to he hoped
4 their efforts will receive, the most abundant
success The following gentlemen compose the
company: A. Kelly, General Superintendent
WIN. Taylor, Manager Of the Mills; DR.. S. Hol.
iloway, Salesman; I. @. Robinson, Shipper; g.
1 Jacobs Clerk and A. q. Robinson, who has
de-,