New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-12
THE MANUFACTURES OF TRENTON

The political interest which naturally attaches itsel'
to tie State capital very often causes its manufsctur-
ing iuo ustry to be overlooked This has become very
important the last few years, being eIceled 10 the
State only by Newark and Paterson. A brief sketch
Of its history and present condition will not be unsc-
ctptable TO the readers of The TRIBUNE.
About the year 1882 number Of gentle men, at the
head of whom vas Peter Cooper were authorized to
construct a wing dam on the Delaware, and canal
for conveying water around the rapids. This work
vas completed three years afsrward the chaone be-
ing about seven miles long BY sixty feet in width and
five or ak feet in depth, giving fell opposite the city
Of nearly eighteen feet 1t should b stated that this
work has no connection with the Lambsrtvle feeder
Of the Delaware and RsItsn CANA, which runs psral-
lei with the other at greater distance from the river
The power thus created was designed mainly for the
rollir mill of Cooper & Hewitt; but it va sscer-
tanned that oon.ic cradle amount might sill be dit
posed Of Accordingly, at VARIOUS dates since then,
mill sitss have been sold or sssed TO different parties
who have built factories along the Line. The whole
available power at Trenton is forty cubic feet.
Subs. quen,ly the Asssppink Creek which flows into
the Delaware near tn middle Of the city was damned
and two or three mills erected is banks, driven
partly by water and partly by steam.
Within the past few years number OF establish
msrts have gone into operation along the line OF tho
Delaware and Rantan Canal and the railroads which
unite in that part OF Trenton. These are driven by
steam exclusively.
The rolling mill of Cooper Hewitt, at the lover
end OF the canal Of the mos. extensive concerns
in this country and is under the able and judi
cou, MANAGEMENT Of Charles Hewitt. Since the FAD
of 1857 there has been serious depression in the b1s
nes. Of making rails; but the Company have BE- en- able
10 secure air ST are Of orders for other descriptions OF
fabric, especially iron work for Government build
irgs. We are pleased to Observe tina. rs-makng has
sgsin become pretty active and that the managers be-
gin 10 speak hopefully Of the future.
The operations earned on by this enierprisng Com
pspy in various psrs Of the State furnish employment
il prosperous times, to more than 200 men OF whom
one-ba are engaged in the Trenton mills They own
several tbou ard acres Of mining lands ia Passsc Nor
ris Sussex ard Warren Counties. The Sussex Rslrosc
wa. built by them principally for the puposs OF trans
porting ore to the Morris Canal We are informed tha
they ee.ign constructing another from the Rngvood
Mines. in the upper psrt Of Passsic County, TO the
same canal This will be vausble improvement 10
other respects to the people Of tina. SECTION From
th. se nee the iron is conveyed to Phlipsbugh, OPP
roste Ea.ton, where i, meets the coai coming do~n
frcm the Peunsylvauis fields through tie Lsnigh -
ley. At this point the Company have erected several
bias. furr.oes where the is made into pig ron IL
i. then brough, down over tie Bevidere Railro. to
their mills in Trenton, ard there rolled into rsds, or
turned 10 other uses
The larger factory nearly two acres Of grourd
two powerful steam engines in addition to the water
fall furnishing motive power. Is is very eooverea'y
situated, bsvug ready access to river canL and rail-
road The other MILL which stands q. some distaoce
employed in the manufacture Of VIE. Asthe PoliDs
and stretching CT this material 10 uPposed 70 be mo-