Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-05-19
The Future of Warren. No. 2.

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The Future of Warren.-Eo. 2.
Taking it for granted that the trade of this
town can increase but slowly, unless the popu-
lation of the town shall increase, as it is already
nearly as large as the wants OF the country
which depends upon it, (or upon which it de-
pends,) demands;-it follows that for any fu-
ture increase. it must look to manufactures -
What then are its facilities for manufacturing?
1t is the county seat of one of the largest and
wealthiest counties in the State
In its vicinity are fertile farms. owned and
titled by an agricultural population which can
supply all the produce which a town ten times
its size could consume. and the farmers would
in time become larga consumers of whatever the
town would manufacture. There is not in Ohio.
a single town of its size, where timber and lum-
Der, of the best quality. is as abundant ard
cheap. Within seven miles to the south east,
are exqustless mines of cnal. of a quality unsur-
passed in the United States. In these same
coal mines is black hand iron ore of the best
quality. and in immense quantiti :.
Three miles beyond are the Girarl mines. and
two miles farther still are the Briar Hill mines,
seven miles 70 the south are the 0hltnn. and
nine or ten miles 10 the east, are the Brookfeld
mines.
From the mouths of some of the mines 70 the
south east. through this town. is n railroad nj
ready in operation. and which is in the process
ofc,nstrnction tn other mines. Within seven
miles to the south. the south cast. and to the
wAst, are immense quantities of native iron ores.
Within the same distance in several directions,
are exaustless quarries of lime stone. Through
this town passes the Cleveland and Mahoning
Rail Road. and the P. & o. Canal, both affhrl
ing cheap ingr-ss and egress for freight Of any
kind. both passing directly by coal AMI iron
Gre mines. AID lime stone quarries. DIRECTLY
pastour very doors is daily passing. the Lake
SUPERIOR irun ore. going east to the furnaces and
rolling mills at Nil s and Youngstown. The pro
ducts of those iron works. seeking n market in
the great west. returning again tl,rnueh the
town. and the coal from Briar Hill. Girarl. aud
Mineral Ridge also passing through part Of it
to supply the furnaces androliiug mills at New
alfR anu OlcNtf1Isl- EoNE nuns u ~ .
and nails from Niles. Youngstown, and n large
portion from New Castle. aretaken through this
place to market. all three of those places being
at a greater distance than this. from Cleveland
and the west. Coal is now being taken from
Mineral Ridge to the rolling mill at Youngs-
town. eleven miles. which IL four miles farther
than to this town. while this place is fourteen
mills nearer Cleveland than Youngstown is
The iron ores and pig metal can certainly be de-
livered here as cheaply as at Youngstown, and
iron can be sent to market eiieaper-yet Youngs-
town is increasing ten fold more rapidly than
Warren.
Now Look at New Castle, Pa
Twelve years ago Warren contained a larger
population than New Castle. To day, Warren
has $500 inhabitants. and New Castle has
1000.
Why is this? Simply because New Castle
has large manufactures. and Warren has not
New Castle has furnaces. rolling mills, glass
works, and Warren has none. The nearest coal
mine to New Castle is four miles, and in conse-
queBce of the inferiority of quality of the ccal,
large quantities are brought from the mines at
Mount Nebo-l2 miles. and from the Powers
Bank at Youngstown, IA miles.
Theg reater Part of the native ores arebrought
nearly as great a distance as the coal, and the
Lake Superior ore used there, is taken through
this place. Back again through this town, Is
carried a large portion of the products of The New
Castle, manufactures. One of her Rolling
Mills, the Mccormick, is now manufacturing
1000 kegs of nails per week. and The larger por-
ton of which pass through this town to market
Coal and ore can both be delivered cheaper
at Warren. than at New Castle, and maBufac-
tured products can be taken TO market at less
cost. The facilities Tor manufacturing iron at
Warren are far better than at New Castle, vet
the manufactures of New Castle are successful
and that town grows rapidly. and this stands
still.
Thus We see that M,ssrs. Ward d Co one Of
the most successful Iron companies of the Ma.
houIng vail, Y = are enabled to Manufacture all
kinds Of Iron at Niles.-haul from 81 10 Cd tons
of coal a day by wagons.-and compete with
any of the manufactures west Of the AiIegha
nAc-- luelr rcluliilSn Is established beyond
a ptradventure. Now, if they, Curing the lat
year CT two, have made their own Zig metal at
the Briar Hill furnace, and had TO transport il
O distance Of seven or eight miles, either by
wagon Or canals hot Warren located as adj
vantageUuslsy, nay More so, for the manufae-
ture Of Iron, il l.ariiig direct Rail Road COM
municaiion- with the Coal mines and the fur
naces on the Mihonitg Valley? VIII not a
furnace aud rolling mill at Warren, have 81
milrs less trans ~,riatiOu toray ON the ores from
Lake Superior. To Warren aud back to Cleye-
land, in n manufactured State, then the iron
works at New Castle; 2S miles less than those
at Youngstown, and have at least equal adyan-
tages with those at Miles, by including cost of
native ores ! Is not its location even better
than any one of those places? We sincerely
hope that there are men possessing the requisite
capital and enterprise to carry out such an un-
dertaking, who viii examine with the closest
scrutiny the f~acilitics afforded in this town for
the manufacture of iron, and il, where the cost
of each item which enters into the process of
manufacture, the facilities and ~clieapness of
Transportation of the manufactured article to '