New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-16
20tal SHteIliatnts.


MANUFACTURE OF Army 5HoEs.-The present
revolution is continually developing the resources
and enterprise of the people Of the South, and of
the citizens of New Orleans particularly. During
the last four or five months, we have noticed the
establishment in the city of manufactures for the
production of various articles, for which, in former
times, we were entirely dependent upon the North
or Europe. These establishments are all in soc-5
cessful operation, and are paying as we'll as could
be possibly expected. Others are in the course of
erection and if things continue like they are few
months longer, there will be few articles consumed
here which will not be made by our own people.
We called few days since at the house Of Messrs.
H. Marqneze Il Co., shoe merchants of Canal street,
and, on being informed that they had started mau-
uiacturing shoes suited to the wants of the army
we expressed desire to witness the operation in
aits departments ,and were politely shown through
by one of the partners in the house, Mr.. W. NC
Master. The manufacturing is done in the second
and third floors of their large building, and busy
place it is, sure enough. In the second floor we
found some fifteen or twenty men engaged in cut
ting the leather into shape, and preparing the
upper feathers for the bottoms. They worked
rapidly and skilifully, turning out work enough
each day to keep up with the hands engaged in
finishing up stairs.
In the next noor however, we saw the most in
teresting sight. There We found some sixty or
seventy men sitting round low tables, upon which
lay the working tools of their craft hammering,
cutting pegging and trimming away with rapid,
orderly kind Of confusion, which would convince
even the most inexperienced observer that they
were up to their work and bent on making the
most out of each day. Here we saw the upper
feathers and soes, which were cut out down stairs,
rapidly stretched over lasts of different Sizes and
pegged, hammered and trimmed into handsome
and serviceahle shoes, in so short space of time
that the baholder could hardly believe his eyes.
Observing the great number of small wooden pegs
in the bottoms of shoes, one would suppose that
it was slow and tedious operation to place them
there so smoothly and regularly, but We were un.
deceived by the skilful artizans who were at work
here. We watched one, and seeing him about to
| commence the pegging operation, drew out our
watch and timed him. In exactly eight minutes
he had finished putting in two rows of pegs in a
pair of shoes, and that, too, without knowing that
we were timing his work if he had, perhaps he
would have finished in much less time. In this
room over two hundred pairs of shoes are finished,
ready for sale, each day. These shoes are strong
and stout, made of we'll tanned leather and come
up high on the leg to prevent accidents to the
ankle, and have double soles to keep out the wet.
To Mr.. McMaster is principally due the credit of
organizing this mandatory. He saw the scarcity
Of fit army shoes in the market, and determined to
| make the attempt to supply the demand by a home
| production. At first sight the magnitude of such
| an undertaking does not appear but when it is
considered that material is to be supplied in large
quantities and with regularity, in section where
| leather is scarce and few tanneries exist; that
| workmen are to be procured that can be de-
pended upon and who skillful in that particular
! kind of work. it will be then understood that Mr.
| Mem. had to encounter obstacles which were cal
cuated to somewhat daunt his enterprise; but he
went in with good heart and determination tc
succeed, and his present success is proof that he
| was up to the emergency. To procure leather ii
| was necessary to go to Texas and establish tan
| neries or make permanent contracts with those
that were established, and to procure labor to a
certain extent he had to teach the trade to every
man he employed. But he did all this, and is now
| producing as good shoe, as was ever offered il
| the market, at figures as low those brought BY
an inferior article. We glad to be able to state
| too, that he finds difficulty in selling, in fact
| such is the demand for his shoes that he is forced
| to make purchasers wait sometimes before he car
| fill their orders.
| COMPANY OF NEWSPAPER MEN.-Our contem
porary of the Delta, day or two since, threw ou
| a suggestion in regard to the organization of d
| company to be composed entirely of newspaper
men, which we hope will be Immediately acted
upon. There are large number of patriotic gentle
men in this city, connected with the different
paper Offices, who. owing to the peculiar nature Of
| fbo,a ba,a L.,
meet themselves with military companies and be
| instructed in the school of the soldier, because
they could not do so without sacrificing the bust
ness by which they earned their daily bread. A
printer for instance, only receives pay for wha
he does, and as he is obliged to do all lis work a
night, he hardly be expected to leave his busi
ness and attend drill when by so doing he loses
each time, from two to ive dollars. But if a com
| pany were organized, composed entirely of mel
| whose business hours were the same as his, hi
would willingly join them, and choosing sucl
hours in the day as they would all find convenient
they could perfect themselves in the drill and pre-
| pare themselves for the defence of their home
and fresides. While it is a welknown fact that
majority of the printers of the South are now il
the ranks of the Confederate army, yet we know
that those who have remained at home from neces
| panies, if they could accommodate themselves tt
the hours of merchants, clerks, mechanics, and the
public generally; and if this move is put on foot
it will take no prophet to foretell its perfect sue
cess. Therefore. let a meeting be called at such {
time when all would be at leisure, and let the pre-
liminary steps be taken. 1t cannot be done tot
| SOON
| MORE TROOPS ARR1vED.-The steamer Prince o
| Wales brought down on Saturday, from Avoyelle
parish, the Evergreen Inyincibles,'' a splendit
company, composed of the elite of their parish
and numbering "A 1hen. The following gentleme
are the officers? Captain, Rev. Fred. White; Frs
| Lieutenant, r. Fl. Oliver; Second Lieutenant VIM. I
| Fuqua; Second Junior Lieutenant, Cephus Thomp
son; Orderly Sergeant, VIM. NJ. Ewell; Secon
Sergeant. ]. II. Oliver; Third Sergeant, E. D. Hat
field; Fourth Sergeant, c. D. Matthews; Fifth Sci
geant, John Montgomery First Corporal, }.
| Merobin; Second Corporal, w. Z. Crawford; Thir
Corporal, George II. lrion; Fourth Corporal, Joh1
Goodman. This company are now quartered at tn
armory of their friends, the Crescent Blues of thi
city, and will be mustered into service on Monday
They are anxious to proceed at once for the sea
of war, wherever it is, and are going for the Who'll
time it lasts, whether for month or two years