Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-05-18


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P'egposfifs Of The FaisSe 81 fAe Praus
( Sisfs-1asedor.
Calcaep. LAY S. 1859.
\ Mr.. ErFress; Once more The shr,ll sound a
the whistle l. heard a, brief intervals. demand.
'ng The opening Of the bIidges for the passsg &
of vessels. and these heavily laden are enter
ing aud CLEARING from our hsrbor. bound. some
for b isio. some f"r osvego. aud some for the
other side # the Atlantic a. i, said. Most OF
lhose coming 10 are heavily laden Hi,h lumber.
-hlngles. dc. immense quantities Of which
aie soepmpl1ing upouthe wkaFs,s. Asyet,
prices have Dot greatly advanced. and, sudg
ing from the quantities brought IN. one might
suppose they never would; bu. | suspect il
viii be wanted One ef The oldest. most re-.
liable, aud staidsst Of our citizens. one who is
nsyer carried away by appearances. told me a
few days since. that preparations for bulldog
msEe more e. 2ensi.e this Spring than they
bad ever been: not, prob by. ia Tie dimen-
SONS bul IN The number Of houses, and in lhe
actual use Of materials
Mistaken impressions are entersiaed ia
some parts Felslise 10 the manufacturing in.
ierests of lhis city. u has been supposed that
trade was our oLly great interest An i'm
a,ense amsunt of swapping Is done here 1T j.
t'ue, but that is not all LIT any one ascend
10 the dome of tie r,-Aouse and lo.k
around him and he will soon di>coyer enough
10 ~
Immense structures will be seen In every al
r,ction pouring the smoke from their tall chin
neys, with steam putting from numerous e.
cape pipes, all telling of hard work and plsa
~ OF II. " here things are made as well a. sold
In some OF these, your farmer resd,rs have
d:rec; aud immediate interest, in McCor
mick's Reaper manuf,ciory for Instance. Lei,
me give YOU some idea Of the exteut Of this
establishment. 1t has been ia operation for
some Twelve or fourteen years. with modei
ate beginning al fr,t. bL. enlarged from time
10 lime 10 It's present dimensions There are
now five large buildings. Containing more than
one hundred thousand squar; feet Of floor 1t
j. situated on the orih side OF the main river,
near the mouth. having an esieusivs river
front. The nenloer Of hands employed is
about three hundred, tie principal Of whom
have been in the establishment for ten years =
Carpenters and iron fnishcrs exceed hun
dred each; blacksmi,hs about forty. and the
remainder snpcriniendanis, clerks, book
keepers. labofers and wstchmen.
The clock work regularity and perfect sys-
TEN with which the bu.insss Of this immense
establishment is carried on furnishes the sur
est guarantee Of success About one hundred
pieces Of machinery are in operation by which
every thing pertaining to the Reaper aud
Mower is made from the rough Accurate
monthly reports exhibit in detail the state OF
the business down 70 the cost of every pound
OF iron and coal. | have lately seen an ex
hibit OF the meierial on hand for 1859, which
/ includes lumber, iron, steel, coal. zinc pig
metal; inslleable iron. TIM copper. paints. oils
rivets. &c. amounting to sI37 .957. when
YOU ref CT that this is only he value Of the
materials an hand for one season and that the
labor and profits are t. be added. YOU will see
that the business IN all its ramifcations is ma
tribe. When tie steam plow and the reapei
and mower are oncc fairly "turned loa.e il
this deestrick." the Prairis State will be abl,
to do pretty large part towards feeding III,
world; to illr-tra,e which. I iiiust give you al
abecdoie
Down Eat the young me in DAYS gone l.,
were accustomed. at the proper season. to e
ont ard work by the month at chopin.
wood ard making hay" Once on time 4
couple Of these euterprising youths applied Z,
fsfmer for work Wis, can you do g. ,ay
! the farmer. The one. who. like NJ aior Down
: ing. was always "lee,lc ahead u anything
(and there WAS sure 10 be AZ least one su. n Il
a company Of two.) sail he could cot NOR
wood IN day. and cord il up cl ,ser. AZ.
could Plow sirsigh'cr furrow. aud nov
vid,r swsthe and ss'Hg his cradle oficne
shan any either man in all New England. -
AID vhss can yoa d. young many" sa,,
the farmer. tsruing TO the oihcr: .'No,hing,
was the quiel reIly "Iic can do IL al
1t j. not surprising that the FARMER hire
. the lat: aad you folks over The wabash. ac,
n ING upon the young mans modest suggestion
may he disposed Co iesve the Sucker STAT
h boys 10 do II all " We are ~; ds~poSed
, sei up fer quite much bot nth our pair
land. the sieam Tlnw. md the reaper an
mower. -e can cofnc rear 10 " s. any oihs
>et Of people IA ihis vorld.