The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-30
Home Manufactured.

At an adjourned meeting of the citizens
of Burlington, held at Marion Hall, on the
evening Of the 9th inst, to receive the re-
port of the Committee heretofore appoint
Cd, Chas. Hendrie, Esq, was called TO the
Chair and Chas. II. Phelps appointed Sec
rotary.
Mr.. Starr, for the Manufacturing Com
mittee, made the following report, which,
with the resolutions thereto attached, was
unanimously adopted:
The Manufacturing Committee respect
fully report that they endeavored to make
thorough canvass Of the industrial and
commercial business of Burlington as was
resolved upon it at former meeting. To
this end the Committee employed Mr.. F..
d. Jaeger to call upon every man engaged
in business and present to him certain
printed questions to be answered. Mr..
Jaeger has been engaged over twenty lone
days and has thoroughly canvassed the
city, and the statistics we think are per-
fectly reliable, but far below the actual
facts. He was confined to 1862, because
most OF our business men could not give
the business Of 1868 until after the close OF
the year. He was assured, however, by all
OF our business men that the business OF
1868 would exceed that of 1862 at least SO
per cent, except in pork. BY his figures
the sales Of Burlington for 1862 amount to
over S6,00O.000. Those who transact this
vas. ouoiueSs only empiOS A,foA AstHuS,
connected with S51 families. Of course
there are and must be a great number of
persons, Of all ages and of both sexes, who
are greedy for employment in the peaceful
ana happy pursuit of manufacturing in
dustry. Hitherto we have been told that
the west could not successfully manufac-
lure Tor want of operatives; and now we
show you that in the great Burlington
army OF 10000 only l,402 have employ
commerce MA cf mr.
leaving to us large surplus of unemployed
taOOr, and from age or sex, not qualified
for rough W0rk, but eminently suited to
manufacturing industry.
Having thus insured to us the great ele.
ment Of Labor what do we lack for our
perfect success, Inc cost Of the necessaries
of life are now and ever must be cheaper
here than in the East. We can give every
supply. We have then Labor and subsisf-
cnce at home. AS to fuel for Steam Power
We have abundant supplies Of wood and
coal cheaper, than our Eastern neighbors.
We challenge them to competition.
1t seems now to be the time for our Peo-
pie to combine their efforts to build up
among us a Self-sustaining community
giving employment to all.
To accomplish this we must support eve
ry Industrial enterprise. We must encour-
age by subscriptions OF Stock. Under our
Laws no subscription of Stock can be liable
beyond the amount subscribed.
If then we aidevery enterprise by small
subscription few and feeble people may
accomplish in short time what an old ana
wealthy community have established in
many years. The Great Power of the Yves,
Is i'll associated effort. Few are able, Gas
are oar friends Of the East to inaugurate
an individual enterprise. A combination
OF many persons with small sums is the
element Of success. The elements of Power
are here-the development depends upon
ourselves.
Let US then avail ourselves of our power
combine our Capital: and each and al
unite our efforts to make our city the home
OF the Arts and of Industry!
Your Committee have done their duty
ana now claim OF their fellow-citizens to dc
theirs.
we have incurred large expenses, some
S9o, and since the tax payers of Burling