The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-10-22
Oar True Policy

It is very apparent to those who have con-
sidered the matter, that our city can never be.
come a prosperous, self sustaining community
without manufactures. Ii We expect to make
Burlington the leading town in Iowa we can
only do so by making it the workshop of the
State. We must manufacture tools, implements,
machinery, in short, every thing needed in our
State and TO pay for which money is constantly
going to distant ponts. Our capitalists should
remember this, and Tecoliect that the true way
of promoting prosperity, building up business,
enhancing the price OF city property, and pay.
ing off public and private Indebtedness is in
encouraging mechanics and manufacturers, and
thus making our community self.sustainmg.-
What ~e want is employ ment for idle hands,
Why, for instance, should we import slaves from
Michigan, when Burlington is surrounded with
fine forests of timber aud has plenty of people
within her limits unable to find employment
Why should Burline,o on ne ewspapers send SIC, 900
per year out of The State to buy print paper,
and business men five to ten times this amount
for wrapping and other papers, when it could
be manufactured here in our midst out of rags
that have to be exported! But we have no
time to GO over the ground. Our readers all
know our deficiencies in this regard, and the
poverty taat comes Of it. The remedy lies in
diverting capital to this channel. Real estate
speculstions were always curse to US, putting
up property and excluding the very population
We most needed. Almost every branch Of trade
is overdone in our city. Our business men need
no stimulus. But every aid and encouragement
should be extended to our infant manufactures.
We make these remarks by way OF in.roduc,
ton to the following correspondence:
Messrs. Editors Of the HaSksye and the Gazette:
ENrs,-Encosed hand you letter from
our ingenious fellow townsman, Z. w. Stafford.
deem it my duty to request you to publish it,
first, because of his great lberaity in surrender.
ing to the Agricultural Society his premium 50
justly awarded to his wonderful invention, which
mus. become extremely useful to all farmers
II his example were foliowed throughout our
Premium List, the Association would be relie we'd
from all embarrassment. Second, to make pub.
lie the liberal premium offered to our farmers at
the rext Fair; and, third, that the capitalists and
thinking men OF Burlington may be led to reflect
upon the sound and far sighted views of Mr.
Stafford, AS to the true reliance of Burlington
for her future greatness.
Very respectfully,
HENRY W. STARR.
Burlington, Oct. lS, 1859.
Hon. President and Gemtlemen-- Ofcers of til.
Dcs Moinss Co. AgricultaraI Society:
see your committee on Agricultural Impls
ments awarded lst premium to me for nv Com
bnation Corn Mill. Whatever the amount NAV
be, give it to the Society, and think every
man sbonld under present circumstances
expect, however, to hear from you in some way
as the machine is new aud Burlington luven-
ton, and AS il meets with universal favor. You
are ia position to aid me ia presenting s,s TO-
ment to the public that would be OF great value
to me. Il is fac, that iu our city is sold over
$50 600 worth annually, Of different kinds oI
machines Tor Farmers. Now i, W. can make vi
good machinery in Burlington as they do in
other places. then Burlington inv, ntors and
manufacturers want eDceurs gemeut, and We will
soon be able to supply our own great State with
machinery, aud build up great manufacturing
city, but as long as We send TO other States foI
those. things We must have, our work shops will
remain empty, our mechanics starvs or leave
the State, and our farmers will have to pay the
freight, storage, charges profit, &c., before they
can obtain what could be made at less price
at home, and keep certain class who are nov
depending on theirihands land tools, employed
/ make these remarks - one who 10 trying to gel
an honest living among you, and II business
men and property holders knew what was 70.
their interest, mechanics would get come en-
couragemsnt
Ny mill referred to 10 cheap and practical
lss, IL 10 prime corn sheler; I'd, It 10 prime
tanning mill for cleaning all kinds Of grain; srd
Il viii crack Or grind corn equal TO any burr
s:oas mill; the whole only occupying the room
Of . tanning mill, and not liable 70 get out ol
order. Il clssssss the corn - Il shells il, oil
ready for sseki0g. will o6er one Of thoss
mills - pesmium 20 any farmer for the bssl
Qsslisy of corn aad largest quantity raised -