The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-12-18

Dc Manufactures increase the business
Of n PInce?-We had few lines in our paper
last week in reference to the contemplated cree
ton of an extensive FIGURING Mill in this city,
the spring Immediately our former eorrespon
dent ''W" pitches into u.s. and our theory, that
manufactures home industry, &c must benefit
this city. Itwould seem that our correspondent
mas an unaccountable dread of any kind OF busl
ness that going to attract capital or enterprise III
in this direction. He pitches into the Banks, and
into the merchants, and concludes it must be be
cause there are not more Banks or larger stores,
that business languishes in our midst. We give his
article place not because we agree with him or
think his reasoning at all conclusive, but because
there are few men among who make use of
he same course of reasoning to discourage any and
every enterprise that promises to break III upon
the apathy that seems to be stealing down upon
our beautiful and once thriving city, We think
the spirit bera and self destructive that dictates
such arguments
We believe that the man company of men at
this crisis in our affairs who turns capital into any
channel of probationary species of mannfac-
true tnat converts raw material into merohan t
able articles of greater value, benefits the place.
Just so far do they add to the wealth and prosper
ity Of the place. Among the Manufactures that
mig ht be started here, we know of none that
that would be so appropriate as the manufacture
! of Flour. No other manufacture could be start
| ed here that would have the raw material so close
at hand Tie produce and TIE manufactures
would be brought in close proximity, and that is
one the first conditions for the successful prosecu-
ton OF any manufacture Our farmers produce
as good wheat as is raised in the State, within
sight of the city. 1t needs no extraordinary
strength of vision to see that we can manufacture
Flour as cheap as it can de done in Milwaukee
Racine or Chicago. If it is good article and o
those interested IL the enterprise propose TO man
ufacture nc other. its ready sale at the highes
price in whatever market it mey De offered can
not, for moment be doubted.
"W" charges merchants with driving our
farmers to other markets with their grain. because
they keep such meagre stocks Of Crockery as wei
as Dry Goods &c. and charge such extortionsta
prices for what they do keep. Il is very proba'
bic that our merchants do not keep metropolitan
stocks but as q general thing, they keep suct
stocks as are most in demand by the people In
the particular line OF crookery, some persons may
have gone to Milwaukee to purchase, but wt
doubt whether even in that line, good bargains
could MOI have been made here at home. In re
gard 70 prices Of merchandise generally, wehave
heard those who do business in Chicago and live
n Kenosha, declare that in all retail purchase;
of Dry Goods, Groceries, &c, they could do bet.
ter here than in Chicago.
But it is useless 10 carry on this discussion o
| a subject 80 patent to every one. The advantage
10 the city of such mill as we understand is il
contemplation can not be over>estimeted
and if the best quality of flour is manufac
tured it cannot be otherwise than profitable 10 thu
owner or owners.