Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-17

TEE CRsssuAw wooLEs CoapAsr.-seco.

dence, scarcely to the Tredegar Iron Works, and the
Virginia Armory, is the Crersllaw Wooden Company
The tuctory of which Immediately adjolns the Trsde-
Cur works, presenting In strong and proximate con-
trost the nrts OF peace and of wnr-the labors OF the
anvil and of the loom, made equally subservicnt 10
tbs success ola people engaged in All ardnous struggle
for their liberties. The Crenshaw Woolon Works,
established but little over Il year ago, ha9, in that
hrici nrriod, achieved u remarkable triumph, inna-
mu,l, ~ that il has demonstrated, Notwithstanding
the many disadvantages so suddenly imposed upon
tho enterprises OF the company, by the biocNaae, inc
r.riect ability Of the South TO compete WITH thc
North. even in the field OF manufactures, exclusive
precedence in which has heretofore been so AFRO
r.un,ly claimed by the latter. II has practically DC,
u,pustratel, too, to our own CAPITALISTS, the ni'eqn"!
natural advantages Of Richmond ms II manufacturing
town, and is destined, we hope, 10 VIII 4 yet more
memorable distinction than it., energy and enterprise
have achieved, ms the first OF number OF similar cs-
Establishments which slnll confer upon onr city the
title If the Manchester Of the South.
The iuhrics manufactured by the C~rensfaw Com.
many, chiefly the light, blue and grey cloths, adopted
t,r Inc regulation uniform Of the Cnntedcracy; broad
cloths and blankets, although lacking, it nny, he,
somewhat Of the high finish ofthnse lnadcin Northern
mills, are certainly far superior IN every other re-
spcct. This superiority is especially observable in
the weight and strength Of the muterlHI, and III Tie
tr.nncss OF iis color. Where fankee cloth may be
torn nS The SligHltSt cAHTt lUI: VI loII"i ~ iSlhiSo Wv
exercise of considerable muscular power to rcid that
manufactured by the CrcnshHw Company. The
marked inicri0rlty Of the former i'll this respect, is
due to the almost general Introduction into Yankee
manufactures, ns i substitute for wool. OF the ilIatcrl-
ri technically known Is slIoddy, which, while 1t
chriI,ers the manufactured article nearly - per
cent, without drtractirg III the slightest degree from
i,s appearance to the inexperienced eye, renders 1t
comparatively worthless for actual usc:
The clnthin2 first furnished to the Northern army
4 T.l -. ..1rn nli.Vr ,sa nm fsnt II TYpl
from this article. auh new aprr reader. can scarcely
have forgotten the virta0usly indignant howl which
the great IaEkcc nation, Whose prosperity wns-i"r
it il no longer u thing Of the rrcScnt-bilsed upon
trade tiGccptipEs, from wooden nutulggS down 10
papcr soic,-sct mp or discovering that there WAS no
honor among rogirs, und that the sliOduv clothing
falling to pieces III The cnr'rsc of Il lew weeks wear,
left their braves III Il nearly Nude condition..
SliulIy is nothing more than nd WOODEN clothing
rcconvcricd by mems OF machinery into something
resembling wool, but possessing, perhaps, not i, per
cent Of the genuine article, and that so rotten by long
Use us 10 DC unfit tor any other than holiday service;
The exact economy, therefore, obtained III the Use OF
the article, may he determined by every rcader Tor
himself. 1t may he rs well u mention hero l"r the
bcuuft Of the unini,iatcd, that there are few articles
Of wooden manufacture rIrnIuiirg from Northern
mills, into the composition Of which sl'"'''ty does
not freely enter.
The saving to the manufacturer from the intro
duction of this substitute for wool, may TIE gathered
from lllt IlcL LInl "Hilc WOOL, TcauE pttliIc'i vi Luz
mil, costs from - 10 10 cents per pound, sioddy can
be purchased in Boston for - cents per pound, t"
cquul Which i'll cl,caprus>. wool must he purchased
ut 10 cents.
Another fraud upon purch aserF, extensively prac-
ticcd By Northern manufacturers, is in the ndultera-
ted character Of the dyes used IN the manufacture Of
broad cloths, principally log wood and chloride "f
tin, the elect Of which il to give 10 the cloth Il high
y CLOSED color, superior even in appearance to that
obtained from ~indign-tle proper dye-hrt which
-, l.. .t., h.I.r. a. SO. l.-.~ - SF.n-rtn o. n TIN
weather. In this respect, also, tho cloth Of the Crcii
shaw Company is superior to muth the greater ror.
ton nftEaL which ilnIs its way ~ this market from
the North, and is ,"i@rd upon with ragcrncss ny in
experienced purchasers, willing to s~arrIticr sub~tarrn
to show. We have ourselves Witnessed II practical
cntrlparisoE, ny MEALS nj chemical tests, between the
cloth ui the CrcT'shaw Company and n specimen Of
that from Northern mills, the Result Of which was TO
establish l'yoid cavil the eXccllcnt-we may say
the honest co!urlHG o. the former, AMI the thorough
Is Yankee. e., tricky and Notwithstanding o.! the
colors employed in the latter. Even English manu-
iacturrrs, we are told, ISe the spurious dyes.
The sudden hl0cl:ading ni the ports Of the South
hadr fair tor awhile TO terminate, or very much Grip.
Pile, 4; lcnsl, the Operations OF The Crel>l!aw mills. AZ
inr u the manufacture 81 hrpalGl0sliS wa- concerned,
by cuttIn. of the supply Of logwood: Int fortunately
The uIIcI talked about ship Trvlic Wind, which ran
The blockade in = pril brought within available dis.
lgI,ce vi RICHMOND II full cargo "f The NECESSARY ma
trrial, inrnd ~; board II wreck whi:I was cncrIi,icr
ul on TIC cDiSJ ~ NUDH. j EG tFcllSIld" Company
ar. nDw enabled 20 furnish their less fortunate ,nunm-
featuring friends throughout tiir South with ~ much
lurwood rs can nc Eccdcd for :n1,ILi, 10 CONG. Some
difficulty vas also ii first experienced in prGcuIiI!.
the cotton Tarp necessary ivr manufacturing pur-
poses, nnl which prior 10 tho war hId been usually
brought from England, but an ample supply, rrarly
~ excellent in quality ~ ;tr British warp, Is now
obtained through the agency OF l mnruiact"ry cstdh-
lislIrd at Fr.inkl!ns.ii.r. !. -, Under tic dircriiOn 81
CoGea, Foush & TO. The wpuierI wmrrs necessary
ia ,,.ir u.tp. r l.ar. ,iuin in thI. mill ,t fI,.
Crc;i5lIlT Cuii:lrIH..
The finest wool used i'll these manufactures Is
brought from South AmGG!cg, hut the Mrrlnn wool
raised i'll Fairfax county, Nj the vicinity oi the
now classic locality oi iiann->:I+, and The Texas wonl,
are very nearly equal la the South American, re-
curing, perhaps, ba; ear: and systematic: attention.
to renir. il mi: -. At al events, the Virgins: arr;
Trxa. woods are :Hr srI':riorlD that elsewhere {" he
inun.i witl:n the lini:is OF North Am"rica; AID are
quite good c:luugii &" rneai The clicl requirements oi
tic finest manufactures.
MECHANICAL OPERATIONS or THE cEEHsHAT c"NrAHY.
Ths Creushaw Compary-iI,s only one, by tbs way.
in i hrSvutI now cI!yhgel III the manufacture OF bfn"d
cloths employ III Present - br"nd looms, AMI Ln adj
dit;np Of l.. more IRE ,"% III the course OF coIlStri'c-
ton; : selts ut car,!ing narhIncs-thrrc ~ cacli SIT
and s spinning! lacks, comprising ahnut go :i!;i-
dies in elrl. AInut go wntk people in all an en-
uioycd, % Of whom are females, the latter earning
wages 10 the average amount vi about = III Il week
each. Seyeral children Ringing III their ages from ~
In ~ Yeats, ar. liSsl rlill'iuNi 30 II! tIe !!snt nlil EIllIlx
labor III aIliur shuulcs. Tie male rmpInveca are
principally Foreigners, from the English, IRISH, and
German factories. Their luhors are supcrintrndrd
by experienced overscrrs from England.
There are J dye waits IN The establishment with all
aggregate capacity equal TO about 1000 pounds Per
day and double iuI!ing Inill-, III which the cloth,
in it, rnrai. STATE Of manufacture, i%SShrunk. to rciI,lcr
il firm preparatory tn receiving the !irai finish. 1he
operation al raising tile Lap NJ the cloth, is an cNcced.
| ingly simple one, AID is performed upon " sis MI.
oil Il German PATENT.
Attached 10 the ~n.ks j. q machine shop, where
much of the necessary .ns"iIin"ry II CONSTRUCTED, re
pairs performed, &c. ,
The Crcnsliaw Works are now exclusively engaged
| under Il Government %ccniract, III the inann.aetiIre "l
r.yulalinn cloth for army urliorrnI, blnn;rtS, Eli1
| stacking warn, all Tor the Use oil the army. About
:lLUUu wards in I'll ot cloth is manufactured weekly and
| about $50 blankets. Tie latter, Of which large mum
hers have already hccn furnished To The army, are
oni,e equal tn the English army blanket, many Of
which arc nude Of shSddy. aud superior 10 those o.
the Yankees. Tue blankets Of the Crclslaw Conn
p.ny arc 10 by 80 inches ia dimensions: are made
wholly of wool, and weigh: but 3!s pounds.
The management Of the interests OF the company
is in the hands Of the following gentlemen:
l.. D. Grr.,shaw, President: Dircctor--Snnlucl
P. Mitchell, Wellington Goblin, John Ii. Montague,
r. W. ~lIarwoml. Crrr3llaT d 10. Agents. John
Wa,crhouSc. Superintendent.
The VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD
The fourteenth annual report uf L. Owen, President
OF the company, printed copies Of which we're laid be-
fore the City Council IN Monday evening, stale its
cros. earnings for the fiscal year which ended on
June tie $nlh, ut $7g5, 92S.i1, and the expense "l
operating il, nj S3ug,+ii,6 ID. leaving - ictt gam Ut
s3g@, 5l3.at. 4 ifncti"n over fifty per cert, or nv:
and one half per cent upon the total cost OF the road.
Compared with the operations Of the preceding year
there il ~, increase nl SI3,iIl.72 in the receipts; and
of s., $50. 60 in running expenses. There was u de-
crease in The ulnpuut at tonnage recorded, Of .42i
,o,ls. caused by tic almost total failure of wheat and
other crops in the West and So':tl-Wcs;; and IN i'll
crease OF II, 4z6 passengers, caused 10y the movement
| of iroops, pi whom 81 .uGu had been transported
| The tntu! receipts Of tho company from its organiza-
lion To the close hf the fiscal year, have been
slv,s.a,l,e.s5 mud the total disbursements in the
sunc period sl0,G 92 ,SCa-7s.
The company own ~ locomotives; Al passenger
uni mail, and 30 freight uud cattle rars: The
bridges &C., washed away, or injured by the
heavy frcsilc.s of last October, have been periIanent-