The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-23
THE STATE OF THE UNION.
TIE MANUFACTURERS REETING AT MERDEN.
THE SENTIMENT OF The SOUTH.
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THE LATE UNION MANUFACTURERS CON-
vENTION.
OUR srECIAL MERiDEN CORRESPONDENCE.
MERIDEy, Coun-, Jan 10, 1850.
The Aan.factu'rs' Conucnio in Mcrtder-EGsct on o-
%t'eoi PartiesPrcwessc Of The viaae-A Advance of 9a.-
gtaethring IndustryC g the Artisans and Work.
ing GptArchiteetiral Advancement IN HcrIi.n-Jh.
Byo,ln Prelcher. The 7oun Hat-E and West syi-
den-bfIe.te g Aanitaetaros-7Ae Irory Con.1 Esta-
uShmknt-Psgteetaos Of AaoAin7y-fA> ytate Reform
&hool-7h Post 0fice-Fo,tical Opt~soss, dc &C.
The Manufacturers Union Convention, held in this
town yesterday, has produced considerable excitement
among the vllagc politicians and little oebasers
may be seen every side discussing The effect xhch r
s likely 10 produse In political and circles
The fun report Of the proceedings published tho HERALD
this morning, has been devoursd with The greatest
svdity BY all classes OF our people. Tho news
agent here-Nr. Hubbard-who seems 70 have
known by instinct that the HERALD would be
in great demand, teok the wise precauon Wednesday
evening Of eegraphpg 70 hR agents In New York for .
supply Of three hundred copies Of the morning edition
over and above the usual namber he generally receves
In consequence Of other heavy orders, the Now York
agents could not send him than hundred extra
the remainder Of the evening edition. The Herald ar
rived by the midday train to-day, and the anxiety 70 SEQ
became great that ur. Hubbard's once was At
once bon,barded by hundreds Of people, and In tho
course Of ess than m hour not single number Of the
paper could be had on any terms although In many In
stances much twenty I've cents offered for
copy The ordinary price Of the New York dailes In
Meriden is three cents per COPY, the usual terms
on which the city papers sold in many country
towns. But friend Hubbard, who i wise and FORE
seeing in his own day and generation, concluded
that there was rare chance to-day 70 enhance tho
value Of the STOCK he very leisurey on
two cents on the usual three, making the price of the
Herald five cents There were some people who grum-
bled about this ''move Hubbsrd's chessooard; but
they bad TO submit to his terms go their news
papers So Hubbard's triumph complete.
The Town Hall, where the Convention held, b situ
ate in the eastern district Of Merden. very pretty
architectural structure but very badly adapted 70 the
purposes Of public meetings. The construction by NO
means well suited to the conveyance Of sound and IL
would be advsabe il the Mcrden folks would in future
hold their meetings elsewhere. I know that there
s . difficulty, in Emine, to their doing So -
there Is no other public building in the town
we'll fitted for the accommodation Of a. the
Town Hall II, however, proper alterations, scien-
ti6c direction, made in tho interior Of the Hail. Is
| possible that the evil may be remedied.
Mcriden divided into two districts forming the same
town--known a. East and West Aeriden. The Eastern
part the old settlement where there ia quito number
Of churches and grea: many fine comfortable Cottages
Fifteen twenty years ago West Meriden was nohing
but empty valley The houses that were then TO bs
seen there were, like angels visits, "few and nr be-
twesn Now the Western part the town 10 fast sad-
ing in the path Of progress and improvement The Est
always had the advantage In the oil fogy
| times before the establishment OF tho railroad
But that the horse his daily courss from
New York through the numberess thriving towns OF Don
nectcut and beyond the Estern
district Of Merden has been forcibly mpeed forward
budipgr-churches, hotels and private residences On
al sides there is evidence Of Improvement The Western
removed and manufactures pushing forward boldly
1be other district remains pretty much in aaas quo
Merlden is In of for Mr. d. VIII
Of the members Of the Britannia Metal Manufsc-
ui ing Company Ihs building, when complete Will be tho
best resdence In any part OF the aeat least the pro-
prctor IL desrous ot making II being construct
ed entirely OF iwaukee yellow brck and Portaod stooe
in the Italian style vi architecture when finished
cordng 70 expectation II summer, will DO great Or
namen and triumph Of taste for the town. The Congre-
gat,oEa church also very beautiful building,
the great simplicity Of is architecture This rs the place
where fsrson Thatcher holds forth hs contemptasus Ian
Ruage South and the institutions friendly State
Ths IL the same preacher who during last
Presidential campagD declared that whoever voted for
james Buchanan az President would leave a stain of
booo on the ballot box. He got up one Of mis-
able dscourses IN bis chuT ch the life and of
John Brown, and thought 10 make capital by
peatng at GulfOrd But the republicans at this
latter place disguised with his faufaronae, no
had to give up his sermon bad job. But this
tassdm
AS evence of the rapid progress which Meriden has
made, have been 10 some pains 70 obtain the following
pose Of collecting information relative 70 the amount Of
banking capital required by the business portion OF the
1ond na;Sisy transact their D.nkns Ousnss. nsr
den, and 10 prepare ana present petition u the General
Assembly OF the State for charter for bank 70 be
located In the village Of West Meriden-which has
been csabfbccand for increase the capital stock
Of the fO mer Meriden bank The committee reported -
follows
easssd four mions Of dollars there
ssd ess ia1 1m
Tbs smoun! q l;nt aaooun,. ~..,sd annually b se
q hree hons Of collars annually, and q
nlisn d.la,. hch win o. niiIoo
collars Of bank discounts annu., x.nssd o our Sa.nsss
.S.s
derived from Aslr tusines' relations ~h he VARIOUS per
ss's::
Amount wanted srDu.y ADJOINING towns ..... SsO0o
noss .a &c n::o S:o :.S
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x so1a 4 2; cerss; SS.; H.,s.Un H.,1:Us & Curtis
JeoediAh WILCOX, Georys Cartes
NJ busler, John Parker,
Onvsr hnov, Dexter H. WriGk
Henry ktedman
xKnipxN Conn.,, April 10 los4.
Tho has since that time greatly incrud In point
OF population size and wealth. aud have bs Informed
on the best authority tha, there 0D1s than
MILLIONS OF collars annually invested In manufactures In
Tie town, which a this time
pbatitahts than hundred manulacturers and
a variety Of persons following other cahngs.
The principal manufactures here tho Britannia Metal
Manufacturing Company, involving . capital Of over
&ot 0 and giving employ 70 about 46c operatives
Of both the establishments OF Mr. Charles
Parker In which go persons nnd employment, and
which leade outlay Of half million Of dollars
| ally; the factories OF G. Nix b o., Edward Miller,
Frsry Cary Co the AeTiden Cutlery Company, en-
pgying about 400 hands Julius Prast Co., tho grsat
comb nanatsets,ers Foeter, Merriam Z Co, Charles
Co, he G.r,oen Tape Company, J. 8 Norton 4