Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-18


| lRns WORKS AT LTNcABuae.-Under present
| developments and circumstances. no place IN Vim
| gina or the South presents greater advantages
| than Lynchbnrg for the mandatory of iron IN
its varions forms, offers better induce ments 10
| capital and enterprise. The site 10 . good one,
and well adapted to the purpose tAereis an album
| dance OF means which could not he moro pro6ts-
bly, invested; the materials on which to work isf
| the best, and exists in profusion; the ineans II
transp rtation. both by water and rail, all that
could he wished; and the markets would oe great
| er than the supply for many years to come.
good railroad mill could be constructed for
$4,000, but frst-class rolling mill I" turn, cat
all kinds of work, would not exceed Sl00.oun. II
could be best located below the gas wSks, between
the railroad and the canal, where the said mate.
rial could be delivered direct from the great
| nues OF transportation, and the nuactnred ar-
tice shipped without without rehanding or aye.
| which are items ct great importance in u heavy
| business of this kind Water power could not
well be applied, or not directly applied, at this
point though, we'll arranged turbine" or cen
| tire vent" wheel would answer rs well here us
elsewhere. But in well planned mill, with rhe
latest improvements, water is not If much in por-
| lance ~ II rropelng power. Steam can he ger erat
ed from the furnace or pudding fires without cost,
and the fixtures to uap, this power the nous
purposes, would not cost moro than the fixtures
for water power. 1t has been found by practical
| experience that massive and powerful engines,
driven by water steam are not the dcsira
| bic for extensive mills. Those which ha " been
found the most economical, eomps ,atively
small engines. that exert their most effect w pow
| err at u great speed. and that be errctel mt
such points in the establishment would DC near
est to toe work required and thus trouble
some and expensive connections and tho labor re-
quired to convey the terial-.that is thu macb
nery-is Just where the work comes to it ,'urally
or without labor. Another consideration lies in
| the fact, that rolling mill should be nve the
influence of the water and the dampm SIS that
would arise were the works driven by it, TIE To-
cation in those respects, is equal to any thar we
know of, and ia superior to many Of the b.'st roll
| ing mills in the North with which nc
quainted.
| The cost ofhandling the raw and manu.a II .rcd
materie in such large establishments, and 'uch
ponderous products rs ron is great, and n ,my
on this score tells favorahly on the Jrofts.
! There other locations in Lynchburg hat
would be desirable particularly if water power
should DO used motor, but none that wo son
slider equally desirable, taking all the ava Ia bill
| ties into consideration. The James River and
| Kauawha Canal il here in tho most dosirab 10 po-
| .iton, and the Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road,
connecting with The South Side, and the Oh age
| and Alexandria extension, could not Inc LEI ter
adapted for receiving or discharging freight. But
this location is not only desirable in the oyet t OF
steam being made of-which is n matter h1r
discussion. In this case, however, the general ion
of stoam costs nothing, therefore we prefer, 1T and
for many reasons.
The next question cf Importance which rela tes
to the erection of Rolling Mill, at Lynchburg. is
that of fuel. A largo quantity of Coal would DO
required. In this respect LynchburG may or ma
not BIO better located than Richmond. 1t depend
on the development of our coal fields. The coal
now open an that which would be likely to com
pete are the Richmond Farmyill, free buring
Lituminops, and the Montgomery Semi Anthra-
cite Under present circumstances the Richmond
coal would be most economical. We know OF
large quantities sole! Mt S2.75, delivered IN
the boats Richmond, and the probabilities
are, that it will be lower rather than higher 1t
the James River and Kanawhn Canal Conra-
nv would put the tolls at one-fourth cent per ton
per mile for coal, which we respect they would.
for manufacturing purposes-it could be delivered
at Rolling Mill in Lynchburg for So oS cents
per ton. The line of boats about to be started by
Messrs. Jordan Vim & Co. of the New Westham
Furnace for the purpose of carrying iron ore from
the mine to the furnance, would find 1t matter
of economy to take back freights of coal at lower
prices But even calculating the price of coal to
be $500 per ton, delivered ut Lynchburg, we would
have the advantage of many successful Rolling
Mills at the South, and not be much behind those
at Richmend, where higher prices have been paid
The next point from whence coal could be oh
| tanned is Farmville bv the Southsidc Railroad.
We know, personally. that any quantity OF coal
| can be produced from the new mines recently es-
/ taliShed there by AleSSrs. DcDoW ~ liarFiF, anu
we also know the coal to be good anu well adapted
for mill or furnace purposes.
| Coal can and will be delivered on the Southside
cars at Farmvillc for 81 SO per ton Wien suit-
cient demand is created, and the freights from that
point to Lynchburg would be about 81 per tou or
| 50 so delivered. For the present, however, we
might safely calculate on S4.00 per ton as the
maximum price.
The third point from whence coal might be OBJ
! tanned, is Chrstiansburg, Montgomery CO.. Va
| This coal we consider most desirable article for
! pudding furnaces and might be used with great
economy, if branch road could be extended from
the Va. and Tenn. Railroad to the mines. In this
event cal might be delivered in Lynchburs for
$3.50 per ton with profit to the mines. But even
at S. per ton, it would be a most desirable fuel.
Another very important point lies on the route
of the James River and Kanawha Canal above
Buchanan. fever that unfortunate line may be
fortunately extended to this point, coal can be sup
piled at Lynchburg for $3.50 per ton, of Il quality
| tt,n tb,t cannot he excelled s. H. DEB.
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