Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-16
soufhern Manufactures.

The result Of LlScoLs's war and blockade is to
make the people of the South dependent upon them
selves for almost every article which Northern
manufacturers have heretofore supplied. We
scarcely opens paper that we de not find mention
made Of some manufacturing enterprise springing
up. When the war was commenced it was found
that the South was short of percussion caps. We
now have manufactory in this city turning 49,.
600 per dey, and ne believe there are manufscto.
ries at Macon, Ga, Cbsrlcst on, s. c. Raleigh, n. C.,
and Richmond, Va
The Portsmouth correspondent of the Richmond
tGnliner, says pistol factory has been started In
that city by Southern mechanic, native Of Ports
mouth, Mr.. THOMAS GoDTN. He Is the inventor
of nine hsrreled rife revolving pistol far superior
in range to CoLT's which are being turned cut n
great perfection. They are deadly Hespons az
distance greater than the army muskets. He viii
soon commence the manufacture of rifles and
variety of other arms.
The Anderson Is. G Gazette says: "a. o. Nor
RIs, Esq, of this place, who is largely engaged IN
the tanning business having broken his Scotch bark
mill, of Northern manufacture, and being unable
and unwilling to order one from Yankee land, sent
the old mill to the enterprising firm of JONI ALEX
AMBER & Co., oc Columbia, with directions to make
one similar to the original. We are gratifed to
state that the new mill was received by Mr.. NORRIS
few days since, and having been submitted to
fair trial has given entire satisfaction, and is in
Decd perfect success in every respect. being far
superior to the one OF Yankee manufacture, being
able, with all ease to grind twelve cords of bark
per day. Thus have the necessities of the case de-
mOpstrated the capabilities of our Southern work
shops for turning out admirable work, and we
heartily commend the Congaree Iron Works of Co
lumbia, under the charge of Messrs. JOHN ALExAN-
DER Co., to the attention and patronage of our
Southern people"
The Atlanta (Ga.) bateuigsncer says oil cloth is
now being manufactured by Messrs. MANNING d
WHBoRN, of that city, equal any thing we have
heretofore received from the North.
The Charleston Mercury of the 18th says: "Messrs.
W. W. d J. R. READ have sale, at their store,
several pairs of ladies' lace gloves knitted in
Charleston The idea of making up gloves for our
market would never have been thought of, If the
Yankees had the means of supplying us However,
the Charleston made articles, though first trial in
the manufacture, is considered equal, in every re-
spect, to the Northern glove. We also saw knit
ted lace shawl of superior ineness also done up in
this city,
The Charleston Courier states that German is
preparing to commence the manufacture Of matches
in that city.
The Columbus (GaJ Sl1, says Mr. J. H. BRAMHALL,
of that place, is constructing the paper machinery
for cutting and finishing military letters and will
soon be prepared to fill orders for any quantity,
either silver or gilded.
A Richmond oOrpasOondpDt Of the Savannah NelreJ
writing on the 4th says 81 have just made an inter
esting visit to the famous Tredegar Works here
where they are making cannon and Shells About
six cannon are completed weekly. Some are of
enormous size, and would throw ball weighing
one hundred and five pounds. There are four styles
Of cannon cast here, viz the C0umbiad, the Dahl
gren the Port gun, and field pece-the latter after
wards riFed, and having ball with lead band
about it. At the Tradegar Works, am told, were
make the guns comprising the masked battery
which did such execution in the fight of Great Beth
el. LINCOLN, Of course, knows al aboutthese Tired
egar Works. for they have been making suns for
the United States for many years Cannon and
shot and shell are being manufactured at Nashville,
Clarksville and Memphis. in this State and at sever
raj other points in the South
4 shoe mandatory en- pretty extensive
scale has been established by Messrs. HOL-
Inns & Co., who will soon be turning out
work equal, if not superior, to that we have
heretofore purchased at the North. There are also
extensive manufactures at New Orleans and Staun-
ton, Va and at other points in the South do not
now remember.
A type fouudery has been established in Rich
mond, which is turning out type equal, if not supe
rior, to that manufactured at the North.
Printing ink manufactures have been established
in Richmond, Va, and at Atlanta and Augusta, Ga,
and at New Orleans.
There are various other branches of manufactu-
ring prosecuted in the South, to which have not
alluded, but these instances, gathered ct random
from our exchanges, will show tina, as the necessi
ties of our people demand, manufactures Of every
description will spring up.