New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-14
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Since this journal has been under us present
pr0prietossbip 1t has been the faithful advocate Of
every movement having for its object the advance
ment Of the South, and more especially has It been
orr aim 10 lend our aid to the advancement Of her
manufacturing and agricultural interests These,
We view y the mAinsprings to Independence
key By which to open her magnificent resources. and
secure freedom from Northern aggression.
I When The Southern Oil Company was started, the
public mind was filed with prejudice. Few, save the
osIginators, ever yentured to speak encouraging
word almost universal condemnation was on every
tongue. Among the gentlemen connected with this
movement were several favorably known in COM
mercial circles and personally known to u.s. This
induced US to investigate the subject thoroughly
and We thought nnderstandingly and being con-
WINGED Of its value to the South, as possessing
within It's own boundaries the material for sup
plying, the world with an article Of consump-
tien more indispensable even than our great
staple, We were persuaded that the Company sue
ceeded, the entire South would be indirectly benefit
ted, and our own citizens would profit largely by
their Investments. We pressed the claims Of this
enterprise over and again, and We proud Of
the position now holds. There never has been
paEalleled success in any manufacturing enterprise
started IN the South has attended the Southern Oil
Company. In glancing over the array Of certificates
recently published BY the agents. it cannot but strike
the mind with surprise that there ever existed doubt
q to the ultimate results and yet the difficulties that
surrounded the projectors, and the obstacles that met
them st every step, surpassed anything within our
memory. The wonder is that they had the nerve to
pesevere under such accumulation Of difficulties.
The Company have completed the tests Of their
machinery oil, and now offer it to consumers fully
guaranteeing it for all purposes for which 1t ia
recommended. Every New Orleans endorsement is
Of character to be implicitly relied upon-they are
from practical men who understand fully their own
requirements, and whose endorsements must prove
satisfactory to this community. For ourselves the
Of it On our press aud the certificate Of our fore
man is sufficiently convincing, especially when we
know Of the prejudice which existed on his part and
how reluctantly be first tried the oil Of this Company
He now gives ii preference over the present sperm
oil to b. had in this market.
tits unnecessary, however, to enter into an argu-
ment the quality Of the oil as ubricator. 1t estab
lshed beyond any contingency, and II only now re-
mains for the directors TO push its use railroads ia
ensure an early demand for all the factory can manu-
facture. There are railways enough to ensure q
market for at least three times the amount the pres
ent capacity Of the works can supply; and il
will be strange indeed ii within three or four
months the demand for this purpose alone does not
greatly exceed their production. special agent is
now at St. Louis another is about visiting Georgia
and Tennessee, to place the oil on the railways in
these States, and negotiations pending to estab
sh agencies at other points In brief every effort is
being made that experience and judicious manage
ment prompts 10 bring this article before consumers
The Judgment and tact displayed in the management