The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-07
Home Manufactures.

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Home Manufactures held at Marion Hall,
Mr.. H. B. Ware was called to the Chair
The following report being presented by
he Committee, on motion Of Mr.. Burn
ham, was unanimously adopted!
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY
THE MEETING OF CITIZENS OF BURLING-
TON To PROMOTE HOME MANUFACTURES.
Your Committee, alter much delibera-
ton among themselves, and having pro-
cured the counsel and advice of many of
our citizens, now submit, as their report,
some general conclusions as to our duty
and our interest as a community in be-
half of manufactures. We have noe at
tempted to collect statistics in regard to
our present condition. but propose this
course as initiatory to our future efforts.
We have arrived at some general con-
clusions, which we offer to the considera-
ton of our fellow citizens, together with
some suggestions as to the best manner to
obtain practical results.
We believe our city possesses all the ele-
ments of crC with, of progress and great
ness. We have a country east and west
and all around us, directly tributary to our
home commerce, not surpassed in fertility
by any other. region of the West. We
have a climate most genial for the largest
variety OF crops-the grape and all fruits,
hemp, flax, tobacco and the small grains
the paradise of hogs and cattle, with all
the means Of cheap subsistence for labor
ers. Wool, flax, hemp, cotton, iron, lum-
Der, coal, are all within our grasp. All the
materials o. manufacturing and of sustain
ing cheapiy a manufacturing population
are showered upon us in the greatest pro-
fusion. s
In addition to these elements of growth
we may be proud of our geographical posi-
tion-on parallel of latitude half way
between New York and Philadelphia, with
three outlets to the Atlantic-1st, by Lo-
gansport Fort, Wayne and Pittsburgh to
j Philadelphia, and, ID, Chicago and the
Lakes, and, Sd, by our blessed God-given
Father OF Waters to all the world: whilst
in our rear is successful railroad
now pushing forward to our twin
river-the misunderstanding its way to-
wards the setting sun; and unless selfish
interests shall triumph over natural adj
vantages, destined to become the principal
link in the grand thoroughfare between
ocean AMI ocean. Our location is a great
advantage. Our road-the Burlington 81
Missouri Elver Railroads. destined to be
built To some point on the Missouri River,
near the mos IA OF the Platte. The course
is due West and in a direct line from New
York and Philadelphia. The great Pacific
Railroad IS now duly inaugurated and
must be built. The accommodation of the
interior States demands it. The union OF
the States and the safety and the unity Of
The States demands our interior commune
cation between the Atlantic and Pacific
States, which c, anot be interrupted by for
eign wars.
The imminent peril Of our brethren of
the Pacific coast is now especially made
prominent, by the seizure by France of the
Mexican States and the establishment of a
foreign rule over the only Territory that
has heretofore furnished O. safe transit be-
no Df h
iic
The building of this National highway
inland, has become not only q national ne
ceSSty but national duty. If we are de-
{ermlned to preserve our entire Union, we
must be neighbors-We must have speedy
communication. We must have connec-
Ton which cannot be interrupted by for
e9n wars, or by any enemies of our peace.
our connection mast be as complete as the
iiashes OF the tel, craph-the whole heart OIL
1he Nation must ilrob in unison. We must
= realize to ourselves the Grand Diapason of
acomplete and entire union of all our ter
fiory, declaring all foreign intervention.
The American mind is fully alive to
these grand ideas and lofty hopes-ard let
no man suppose. that he has ne part to act
IN this grand drama Of physical. mental
and national deve OF lents.
We have said ha already, this grand
Pacific Railway is beng commenced. AL
@eaoy th- i4Nai e III aus from the MlSSiS-
'sppi to the Attain, ,eengaged in sharp
rivalry as TO wniee all become the entire
pdtof this nagni ,eat artery of the CONT
nent, St.,Louis AL cincinnati claim the
highest right and e est chance, and with
assurances doubly u they demand ter
minus south OF or Kearney. On the
other hand Chic . it'll her great net off
railroads demane at lort Kearney be the |
grand point OF d. ergenc e toward the east, |
and is now Seekll = to reach Fort " aarpav
a; the earliest day lv the valley of the
Platte, which the CHI 90 papers c,Am to
he the most available nd natnraI tie to
Kearney-as Col. Benton said eady
surveyed and plated by the buffsa es."-
And Chicago claims that the confending
interests of her roads and those termina-
ting at St. Louis viii be justly eQualized