Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-13
For the EquiTyT.

For The EnquiTsT.
Hur .saInca.ic HIanufacrures-No. IKE.
There are large number of the ag,aler
a.s: IS manufactures which, in themselves,
may appear trivial, bu: which affect the every-
day comforts Of social life among us, AID tl!s
prof:ll::s of which have bea1 brought to &c,
and arc used in nearly every family-somo o.
them upon the clothing, in part, OF almost CT.
err, person in our midst-and which have
drawn from us, in the aggregate, 1erg iaJgs
sums Of money, Tor the manufacture Of wbici.
we, in this city aad immediate neishborl,ccG,
posses; Ice very hest facilities as 20 labor an:.
material. ard = home market in many things,
without co,Dpcli:!oI; and certainly HeGer need
fear it from abroad. as our agricultural interests
furnish f!lc material cheaper, if not also b@:;a.
than any n here in the world pes!neG, 10 the
article cf ;1hcat.
reiIs to the IIanuiscturs OF starch, ior
which very simple machinery is required,
which nay he used in rrnn.ction with bCsi-
ness snail mention in The latter per: ci tha
article. .
The requisite machinery is mill 10 crGsE
the grain, the quality Of which does not need
to be of the finest, whitest or even scundaat,
| for making starch; few large tubs or csterns,
| for the making OF the necessary sleeps and
wnshngs, aud the precipitation Of Toe starch:
! By very simple chemical process the 1s1s=.
sary nouds TO form it in the paste. and 'fis
store room to dry it in ; and the article, 7hGn
tied III paper, is marketable.
inc most important matter, as Will doubt.
! less he observed al once, is The location oi .hs
establishment, so that supply Of clear, pura
! spr;ng water can be bad, which ia Absolutely
necessary, but, with sucli spriGga as C!rA's
Sprlrg. MitchelIs Spring, und mauy oLtera
Ike ;he.n 10 tae neighhorhood, tAe.e certs;a,y
ought u GO TO lack for location.
inc refuse, or oifal, Of the establishment
NAV if desirable, be used for feeding bGgs, oI
sold for cash at The works. being very ezcei.
lent feed for c3xs, aud is much preferred 70
still. s,ops, where both arc for sail together.
In the Northern cities or their precincts, In
come xion with the starch making IL added
the grinding of mustard, pepper and other
spices, which are packed in tin boxes oT
paper bags. ss they are received here and else
where South. The writer os this dces rot
know of any concern in these businesses
south OF Baltimore. Certainly there is no1h-
inG Of the kind in this city, or neigh 5orhooa
The advantage of putting these .busiuessas
together will be apparent when we know th&t
the DR. oduc,s Of both trades fad the:E custo-
mers in surrounding communities, principally
through the same mercsut.ie cizHnai-sIS
wholesale aad retail grocer.
aly object being 10 draw Inc attention CT M
fellow .citze;,s to manufactures, By which We
u:sy de7elopa Our ample resources foz the sup.
niy of ou7 oTn wants and q: means Of Hld.
ing better return for our agricultural Pre-
duets through commercial relationS, rather
than that Of troubling you with too long an
article. shall now close, intending 10 notice
some other Of the many, which conceive may
b. 7rry profitable, operated here.
4 PRACTICAL MANUFACTURER