The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-10-07
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special notice, and ought 10 elicit the sup
port and encouragement of our citizens for
the workmen. 49,
Among them, were articles from the Brass
Foundry of Messrs. Campbell d. Fisher,
that were in every way equal to the work
produced in the shops of Cincinnati. There
were steam whistles, locomotive and steam
guage cocks, and a variety of other articles |
that in beauty and finish would compare |
with any Eastern workmanship.
An Upright Steam Engine, from the shop |
of Reitz, Haney 81 Co., of two horse power,
that occupied little more space than an ordi-
nary bureau, was q very neat and highly fin
ished machine, which did great credit to the
manufacturers.
The specimens of furniture and chairs from
the mandatory of Schmitt d Stark, sur
prised many of our citizens by the evidence
of progress that this branch of manufactur-
ing had made among us in the course of a
year or two.
The specimens of harness exhibited, show
skill and taste in that branch of business
that Philadelphia could not excel. Mr.. FL
lio.t's work in this line has given him an
established reputation among our citizens.
But Mr.. Thornhill is new conner, and de-
serves the especial notice of the community.
HIS articles are unsurpassed any where for
excellence of quality and workmanship, and
for taste and finish. He has come to make
his home with us, and he must not be per-
united to go away for the lack of patronage.
4 ernnl ,,aaaha Mo IN linz aids 70 tba
reputation of all our mechanics a class
if a purchaser gets one good article with the
Evansville brand, he will expect TO find
Others of equal quality in other branches.
Mr.. DeGarmo's buggy was a beautiful car
riage, and showed that rapid i'm ,,rovements
were being made in that branch of business.
No citizen ought to send abroad Tor carriages
and harness while we can produce such ar
tieles as we have enumerated above. They
may cost a trife more to manufacture them
at home tor short time; but pay small
tariff for the encouragement of domestic in
misunderstanding to the immortal Amer
lean system of Henry Clay-for a few years
get our factories once started by our own do
nestle support, on liberal scale, and they
will be enabled, when their ,bcr-saving ma
chimes are once obtained, to supply the home
, demand as cheap as the work is done at the
East; and then we will not only supply our
own wants. and save these runs upon our
banks for Eastern Exchange and gold, but
we will turn the current OF trade in our fa-
vor, and become exporters, and be enubled to
5 run on Others, instead of being run down by
those to whom We give our business.
Another establishment which deserves our
fostering support, and which does credit tc
the heads of our citizens,-and which by No
error of THAI which it covers, should be per-
mitted to lanquish, is the hat and cap estab-
lishment of Messrs. Mareonnier d Vautier
Their specimens OF hats aud caps would nave
e taken premiums in any city, and are equa
' to any articles made in the country. SIessrs
> Marconnier d Vauter are French artizans
=. and are capable of producing an article o.
the best PIriSian style. ANY citizen, how
ever fIstdious about his beaver, may exhibit
: his hat with an Evansville imprint in it,
n crown, with pride.
Il We speak Of our mechanics. not to puf
If and hatter them, but to persuade our citizen,
/ that they have 60. as good workmen among
them as they viii find any where, and tina
it is their duty to encourage and supper
% them. 1t is most short-sighted and con
a temptible policy for our own citizens-t
save a few dimes or few dollars-to sen,
abroad for their work, many most per
IF versely do. In small places and with small
J. er establishments, it is impossible to pro
duce a single article quite low in larg
or places and in larger establishments wher
J. large capitals are invested in expensive Ia
Is bor-saving machines; but give our owl
e work to our own shops-build them up an
Dt enable them gradually to purchase and ope
rate these machines among us, and they wi
not only supply our wants as cheaply as the
can be supplied abroad, but they will 500
ut begin to ship their work, and draw money in
10 to our city from other places, instead of ha,
ne ing the current of money setting from u
We can never prosper while all our surPlu
earnings are sent away for so i3rge porto
of articles of use and luxury. The policy
" protecting and encouraging home industr
mt is important to town or city, Us TO
ls country.
en- The whole philosophy of the protectio
H. policy is ina nutshell. and consists in I'll
nature and of money. Money, vile
proftably expended in labor, produces il
~ own value and remains unconsumed itsal
- Every time dollar is invested il stimulat,
labor to create something equivalentto itsel
I'd and reaPpears ready for a second investment
RS And the only way TO make it earn any thin
ms for its possessor. is by investing it in labo
IN and keeping il employed. A dollar retaine
20 in community may be invested once
month or every day, and every time it is e,
~ pended tproduces value equal to itself an
lac still remains unexpended. producing two
1t three handred fold per annum TO the com
in munity that retains it. Its nature is ditfel
DIS ent from all other property. All other PEI
he sonal property is consumed by use and di
ba appears as soon as expended. II ctize
send away gold dollar that has been in ~
tive use in the employment of home labor
foreign community and purchase any a
ticlc for consumption, and bring it home an
on consurna ~ tho dollar ia Lost p, rho