Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-03-07
Stanton Its Prospects and ncsi'fy,

Having shown that al! the existing inter
ests of our town are promoted rather than
retarded by the progress of our Railroad,
West, and thus dispelled fatal error rest
ing en- the minds of some of cur citizens,
let us now inquire what influence that West
ward progress will have on other and great
er interests not vet dew laped, but Just
dawuing into beinc-wc mean Mauufac-
lures Without them Stanton can never
sustain much larger population than it has
at present. It's growth must be limited by
the growth of the Immediately surrounding
country. Except lis schools and State in
situations, and its travel al It's business is
intended for the supply If the country a.
round. But. when it shall become the pro-
Queer of manufactured wooleus aud cottons,
and iron, and hather, and wool, and Il
quors, and all the variety of the products Of
machinery and the arts. who shall rut limits
to its increasing population From being
fed by the country, 1t will then become the
feeder of the country, and not only of the
country around, hut Of the State. It's raw
material, lumber, IRON grain, wool, cotton,
&c &C., as we'll II. coal 10 work that ma
clinery, which cannot he driven by limit
ed water power must be brought from ey-
cry quarter Of the compass, and much more
from the West than from tie East So Is
various fairies will find market IN the
West as well as the First For the purposes
of wealth and prosperity we shall need to be
brought into communication with the worll
around, 50 that every thing we make can be
sure to find a ready and cheap outlet to the
best market, and so chat the INV material
and fuel we wait may be furnished on the
best terms
We already have a fourishing wooden
factory which, under the conduct of its en-
terprisng owners. Messrs Crawford & Dom
aghe, is proving itself ren,uneratiye in
vestnent. and giving employment to many
operatives. The foundry Of Aes,rs Gar
Der & Council is dom. cool work, and the
disiilIery of Nessrs. Hartman s snapp Is
said TO be very profitable. These are II
public blessings. not from TIE profits they
afford their owners but from the impulse
thes give t. eafalatlaa. ia!ss,f ~ at.i ia (.
The increased ami improved horne markell
thy aaori is matter If interest 20 TIE Ear
mr. willie the activo an3 useful emalov-
mant they eiTe II oer people IS deeply in
terestinr 70 The citizen.
There IS annie room for further enter
prise of the same sort. What investment
We ask, would ho moro promising of nroft
than IN establishment for rho ,eannf;~turc
Of all kinds &c farmiac inplements There
is no place whore the necossarv material for
such a iusinoss coull he bad on hettar
terms. Rents. hoard cvorvt'ipo e ~kean.
and the eorntrv thror~h Which ereh innin-
monts could fnd mar'-o-. Is un'imitoa in
nuntv woul he ;mnorsn s,1 sr"h 81, os-
taFlishmcn. would furnish employment 10 a
great nunlher n' nerenrs.
Meeh'an shors. 1nmhor voy,1s. connor's
shane. hrorvories. cotton forta~;es ~ ,7,;.-tt
be rnaan r~nftot'n. an vnu,l o.;vn or,rlnv
ment 10 hnnarefs mi .hnrsan'e who NOW
havn nat's;nr ~ do. Thesn nrtornr;eoe. too
worll all each other. md thorc could ho M
danger Of over1oin" tho th'nr. car .',o who,o
State wants these things ard the whole
STAT VIII sooo nov 10 accessible.
W. wonil horn ergoos' m .ssoc.o.;on ~
the business men Of 'bc town. osrocially tho
merchants AMI moc.qnics. IN h"' stated
meetings. an1 consult ta~o'l,ar nnon the
beet mcars If nromntine fho;r own intorosts
ard those &C tho town W. qro satisfied
that such consultations aften led On some
spare evopinr. when thorc WIS rothinq bet-
ter to do. wonll result in great benefit, pub
lie aud inliviaunl.
TIE sprin~ fauv7SS.