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An Intelligent, writer in The Gsre'te, -itb
the significant aud appropriate sgnstuTe oi
Anvil has been impre'siuE upon the p,O.
pie of that once prosperous city the ,mror.
tsuee Of hone manufactures. for which there
is sueh.a hne scope, and for which climate,
position and all maouer Of faeili,is. eite her
a pre- eniuenee lie refer, to the Period 10
the history Of AleIapdria. wheu with
nothing else TO dopeni upon than tho wsg.
on and River trade With faeilitie. Il transit
far below what are now eujoyed, large
amount u capital ani labor -. once srur.
ed in this city in the suecsssfal aud extern
sive manufseture Of mauy article, which are
uow imported from abroad DOT because of en-
Inability TO manufacture them but sirnply
because we are satisfied that Others should
make them for Us"
The writer says
I'VE had ct tho time referred T.. in sue
cessful operation. our rope walks sugar ro
hnsrie-, segar factories PLASTER aud paper
mills, manufacturing quite e1ten.ivcly 10 ce-
dar ware. sievrs of ell ktuds millstou.s. FOL
lers cloth, anchors edge tools Sc sith
block, pump, aud ssil making. chair faeto
rie-, &c, to say nothing Q; our sehievtncuts
In shiP bn'IiIHg. and other brsucbcs of me
ehanical labor, which gave employ 1eut to a
large and thrifty population
lie goes on to show. ia very clear man.
ner, how all these advantages were lost TO
Alexandra, aud points out with great force
how mos, Of them might be regsiued The
interes, We feel 10 the good old city, and a
considerable degree Of State pride induce Us
TO second the object of "Auvil " aud. whilst
We give she eonclrd,ug passages Of his ls,.
eogent appeal to hi, townsmeu. We e1tress
the hope that be will hammer away at the
subject until lie forces conviction on every
mind that Alexaudua can do Whit I.,tu
and other Northern tovus Of fewer slyau,a
ges are doing.
II is true that the NortL Las tho start #
Us, and that I" her imp,oyed machinery ~
owe our dee!lue IA the Iroduc,I"u # h1u. .
manufacture but it all, not bee IeGi,i that
these f.cllltI,s are open 10 our cutsr1rise.
aud eau be rcsOr.eg to, II required aud
While we may never bc able To oiI,ra .uc.
ees.ful competition With the tnsmuoth ,stab
lishments which nov employ her wAtcrpow.
er To al unprecedented extent, yet We can
engage successfully 10 the employment Of
mechanical labor. 10 au extent suti. cieut. n,
least, % make available th enormous our q
Invested in the lines Of improvement nov "a
progress, aud give employ WeBi to the unoc.
cupled labor around us
The press from tue seabord TO tLe moup-
tairs is every where united 10 the lust con
demua,ion fthAt apparent want Of sympa
thy on the part Of town aud country dealers
With the markets Of our own State NoiL.
ducements however fair the eomret ton
seem To reach them or lead 10 lust di,
criminA,ion 10 our favor 10 purchasing their
supplies
This difi ;uty must 10 overcome before VIC
eau make auy v,ry material advance twill
require thea. steadily couliuurl ~ ., ty
the removal e very obstacle sud the offer.
ing of every iulucem-nt addressed t. their
interests-ty the elevation Of : atr PRIDE
aud the creation # q more decided ini, rest
on their past u the home policy. sought 10
be introduced In this way. We shal, uIii.
ma,ely succeed With a., local advantage,
Of climate, back aud Tiy,r cuuuiry. iucr,a.
ing facilities VI transit, urarscss 10 The sea
water power and fuel, uith ell the uecessaty
appliances 81 command required f1r our
success 20 g5ol reason can BE- assigned, uhy
We should not be 10 AdVaucs Il ouy present.
position, aud engage lctive'y iuths pros GU.
ton Of our nccbabical iut,rs.t. Whilst
Richmond - lp..tlBy ~ L.r tfn t,t fff.r. If
trade for tie rasi year, the most di.asrou.
that mark the annals d the ps.t. AuI Pe.
ter,burg, Norfolk and other ueishtorBg
towns are eouteudiug fyr the a.cenIarcy
1T becomes u 10 keep our yyc steadily
hSei % the removal Of every o' stac.n 'a i..e
gradual iaTodH ii a Of u,U r,g ltd
aud Judicrous ~ ten e msuuisc urcs a. our
best aud sure,t hope Tthe future