Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-05-26
fFor the

Future Of Warren No 2, you make
strong appeal to capitalists in behalf Q
! your town, truly and forcibly %settin!
forth the advantages to be desired by III,
place from the establishment of iroI
manufactures in its vicinity.
Now, Sirs, as your article seems t,
have been written with an eye single t
the benefit and advancement Of Warren
(which is all right so far as you are con
cerned,) permit me, through your col
umns, 10 say a few words for the benei
OF the capitalists, who are m~ain-&priRg,
of all such enterprises, and, also, a wore
for the workmen, whose Fart is quite a.
essential as hat of the capitalist. and.
Incidentally, q word for Girafd.
In the article above alluded to, YOU
say, "wilhin seven miles, (of Warren, }
to the southeast, are exhaustless mines Of
coal, of a quality unsurpassed in the
United States. In these same coal mines,
is black hand iron ore of the best quality
and in immense quantities. Three miles
beyond are the Girard mines" &&e-
Your proceed to show by careful and
studied comparisons, with other manu-
featuring towns, a decided advantage in
favor OF Warren.
Now, l wish to ask, where is the ne
cessity of transporting the immense
amount Of raw material necessary for
the manufacture of iron, even eight or
ten miles in order to get to a torn to
manufacture it. where "corGer lots" are
valued at thousands of dollars, and other
lots and things in proportion. Because
others have done SO, is not a sufficient
reason, in this progressive age and coun-
try.
Why not rather erect the manufactor-
les at the mouth of the coal, ore. and
lime stone mines, if such a place can be
found, where there will be 10 shipping
required, except for the manufactured
article, where all the materials necessary
for the manufacture of iron, can be
dumped" from the mine cars into the
mouth Of the furnace, If necessary?
Why compel The operatives to pay
hundreds of dollars for lots to build their
houses on, in towas, when a 1.-THE ofthe mo-
ney will buy larger and better ones, at the
mouth Of The mines? Just such a loca-
ton as described above, is at the village
Of Girard, some eight miles from War.
rem.
Here, there will be no necessity for
shipping the raw material at all, unless
Lake Superior, or Lake Champlain ore
is used, and in that case, the difference
Of eight or nine miles further, when he
ore is on the cars, or boat, will be a mere
trife in comparison 10 the immense
amount of fuel, native ores, and lime
stone, that will nece ssary TO be transport
ed by canal or railroad, if a mandatory
should be located at a distance of ten
miles from the mines.
The train road at this place construct
ed by Mr.. Tod, taps the Girard mines,
that afford a quality of coal unsurpassed,
for the purpose of smelling iron ore, by
any coal in the state, and the quantity
appears inexhaustible. The same road
extends to within a few rods Of a supe-
rior lime stone quarry, and the hills on
either side are filed with immense guam
Of rich iron ore, and a little extern
sion Of this same road, at an expense OF
about one months shipment OF black
band ore for a large furnace, TO Warren,
would reach the black band mines, and
thus all the materials for making iron,
could be had at his place without trans
Dortation by steam or water, thereby in
he item OF transportation alone, between
and Warren, for a large estab-
Iishment, saviRg money enough each
year, for a competence for any reasona-
bic man during a usual lifetime.
This is a consideration not to be over
where money is the object to be
attained. Here, too. the railroad and
canal are both as convenient as could be
desired. for sending of the manu- 'ac:ur
I'd articles.
1 hope you will continue to "s!ir up
he minds Of The people to their own in
in reference TO manufacturing,
Tor there can be no doubt, that the future
Of our whole State would be materially
improved, by the erection of manufac
.ories of different kinds, sufficient to con-
.ume The coal mined, and refine the diff
ores accessible, within the State.
.ather than send it away, TO enrich other
or countries.
But SO far as the making Of iron in all
IS various stages, from the pig to the
needle is concerned, or any thing else
hat requires more fuel for its production
han other material, Gilard has advan-
ages high above every other location in
his section Of the Stale, and, indeed,
he manufacturing facilities here can
scarcely be surpassed in any section, or
my State in The Union.
The agricultural surroundings are not
.xceIled, if they are equaled, in The same
10 the State. Timber and lum-
Der OF all kinds necessary for building
purposes, are plenty, and can be bought
At reasonable prices. Land is plenty and
within The reach CT any prudent indus
man. CAPITALISTS LOOK THIS
YAY!! 7.