, 1865-08-23
CHICAGO MANCFACTuREs.

The list Of manufactures IN Chicago and
vicinity, II fully made out, would create
twoiold astonishmcnt in the public mind.
The variety d1 classcs and 4hc extent Of pro-
duct Ii 1he' mechanic; cas, would surprise
very many who arc accustomedto regard the
Northwest o. likely to repaiu for gcneratiou
TO conc, as they now believe 1t? to be, solely
dependent upon the manufacturing: ak1ll -pf.
Older communities. And the SECOND form OF
surprise wouh. be expressed ID the inquiry
Why, with the success thus. widely demon
6trated, The rumpotiiiq for such rewards Ia not.
ten-fnld greaters Ench year, indeed, adds TO
the list 7Ibut the enterprises thus far are mostly
Our manufacturing era, 1s> >only commencing,
and It is commencing very slowly. The only
MD The public press can. glvethe movement is
10 stimulate TIC conviction in the public
mind, first Of the necessity and then OF the
rewarls Of such undertakings. g.
There is no reason why Chicago should not
j In TO her prominence as O forwarding mart,
the rcnown Of Industrial: skill in all, the fab
rics and manufactured products into which
her own great staples can enter, and not only
her OWE, but those that Arc easily commanded
by hcr geographical position. The wool Of
the focks Of the region tributary TO us, can 60
forward in shape far more profitable than
in the rude bundles Of fleece Cotton has
been carried through Chicago BY thousands Of
bales to find Its way to spindles On the sea
lizard; has there paid the profit: Of the;
middlemen, p, manufacturers, commercial
agents and 3obbers,s to return to Chi
cago in the sane. cars that carried
It on this needless round. II Is needless be-
cause the operatives at the mills where 1t wns
manufactured arc also to be fed from our
g7snarics and herds, so that 1t is the cost Of
two tlansportations thrown away upon The
Faw materials Of fabr1c and food and 50 WS,
co1la go on to speak OF all products that the
mechanical arts might render for. utility md
luxury ilom the mineral wealth easily acces-
s3blc to Chicago enterprise in the coal, and
lead and Iron, and copper, and the woods OF
the forest that fringe our great lakes.
We arc not writing to urge our readers to
patrcnize home manufactures. AL advice Of
that Kind is wasted. The purchaser consults
cnly Ills own interest in the excellence or
cheapness OF the article ne pays for. No en-
terprfse can succeed which Is dependent upon
| sentiment, unless II be purely clce1nosynary.
The puIlic buy what thcy can buy cheapest
and best, but 1t Is the duty, rs 1t is In tho
power Of Chicago enterprise, to compete
squarcly on these cialtns, and on these alone.
We do not base our plea for the extension Of
our manufacturing interests on any sentiment.
1tscnly strength lies In fba facts TINT can be
-adduccd to show the profit that such extcn-
sion will bring to all who intelligent1y and III.
emily undertake it,
| We arc glad to notice very promising move.
mcnts in the direction Of new manusac1ures
| in Chicago. We do not 1ncan tue narrow con-
strnciion CT tie term Chicaso manufactures,
but include the Investments Of our capitalists
within available distances from the city, to
give their enterprises The bensiits Of our trade
centre, and yet the advantage Of cheaper To-
cali,ics for living. Tie watch mandatory ut
Elgin Is Of this class, the direct growth OF
Chicago capital. So arc other present and
prospective undertaking In that and other
towns in our vicinity. We learn That capital
| is being secured for a cotton mandatory on
large scale. One hundred Thousand dollars
arc 10 be Immediately invested IN hrst class
| woolen manufnctory- We need these nnd
scores Of Others TO meet the present demands