The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-31

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NORFOLK AT PRESENT AND FUTURE The prosperous
and increasing of the City Mills and the COM
mendabe zeal and enterprise OF the proprstors give
goodly evidence that this must be paying institution
The mills the day and night and turn out one
hundred barrels Of flour during the .twenty-four hours
Having but i've run Of stones the demand for the local
supply is far greater than the capacity of the mills: but
it proposed to introduce other advantages to meet the
requirements OF its trade. We informed by men,
Der OF the firm that they want all the wheat that can be
had OF the right standard much thirty thou
sand bushels The City Mill brands are becoming gen
orally popular IN this section which is truly gratifying
those concerned in the enterprise wen matter of
local satisfaction to those interested in home manuac-
lures Ii our merchants will at once set to work in the
proper spirit and organize Board of Trade for the pur-
pose of developing the immense natural advantages
our city it will not be long before Norfolk will rank
foremost among the first" manufacturing cities of the
South Unless some energy is used by those interested
directly in her commerce and manufactures trade icu
and must seek another outlet, and leave us here like
clam at low water. We have a harbor possessing the
best natural advantages in the world therefore, draw
trade and commerce to it, must use our energy and
best efforts to promote certain manufacturing interests
70 do this Board of Trade should once be organized
that in their wisdom means may be inau-
gurated to wake poor old Norfolk mp. There is
life in the old town yet She has not been dead but on
y sleeping: and there is no just why at this time
we have not at least twenty fourhng mills opera
ting Those who oppose will rdicule the dea because
they fatter themselves with the concet that we have no
soater priciieges Bah We have every privilege, but,
heretofore, have not had the proper spirit of enterprise
in our community to deveope facts The old ogies are
dying out, and Norfolk as waking from her apathy of
the past, and determined TO profit in the future by the
sad and depoabe lesson of experience she las so keen
y felt Therefore determined by the bitter experience
of the past to profit by the laws Of progress and enter.
prise in the future So let us have a dozen
city mills; not all for -four, bat for gen.
eral purposes and manufacturing of necessa-
res for local USE which imported for our benefit
from abroad Wehave the timber and can build our own
bottomy here; make our own machnerycotton for sails
in fact every advantage the top Of Goods green EARTH
to make US independent and prosperous All We have
lacked heretofore the proper spirit of entsrpriss
We o~ haze The element among as and for the good of
all concerned let these dormant advantages be at once
developed Start the ball in motion and draw the int
S1or trade to s point and it will not be long before we
can support direct trade with Europe Let the property
holders show some degree Of bsraty and their
COW pastures aad lots in the city to who can and
will improve then by building upon them to promote
conmodations for men of industry and zeal who will not
only bean accession to our community but advantage
and benefit to its prosperity in assisting to develope the
long dormant and neglected benefits OF trade and manu-
features:
Old Norfolks an Eden, tits no idle boast,
Good bargains plenty found, by looking in the ost
80 come al aeo,fty men, to thus locely spot,
And bring The rhino, to Buy a vacant lot.