Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24
The Rolling Mill Proiect.

Aessrs. Esiitors; have no doubt il viii be
a source Of real eongratuIation to the enter.
prising citizens of our county 10 know that
the project Of erecting Rolling Mill and
Nail Factory at Hopewell, or some point con-
Tenient thereto. Is to very great degree a
liked fact have the qualification Of saying
70 you that in the town Of Hopewell and It's
immediate surroundings with one exceptionl
there has already been one hundred and
scveuty-six shares taken, amounting in round
numbers to s17,60o. and this portion of Cur
county can hardly be said 10 be canyassed.
! have no doubt that when Broad Top and
HopeweH townships speak in their strength
in favor Of this long neglected enterprise, we
will have subscription amounting to thirty
or forty thousand dollars. The fact is the
citizens of this end Of our county are awaken
ing up to what are their true interests. The
farmer sees that by subscribing & few shares
to the enterprise proposed, that he viii be
more than repaid by the additional demand
made on him for his produce and by the con
seqUent enhancement of the value Of his land
The mechanic and laberer see that by TAX
ing small interest in advancing this lauda-
ble object that they are contributing to their
own interest by increasing the demand for
labor. The miller wisely reasons that If he
takes stock in the proposed object, and It is a
success, it viii increase the population Of our
county from two to five hundred, and this
viii increase his market for -four, chop, &c,
and last, but not least, the editors of our
county papers will doubtless see that if the
population Of our county can be increased at
that ratio, that their subscription list viii be
materially heightened I find too, that the
stockholders in making their subscription are
governed by the consideration that the enter
prise IS entirely and clearly feasible, based
upon the known fact that there exists in this
vicinity unteld wealth. IN the rich deposits of
iron ore and coal, which only awaits enter
prise and capital to develope these mex
haustable treasures and bring them forth %
be manufactured and used By our own fellow
citizens in our county, instead of sending the
raw material to Pittsburgh, at q cost Of ten
dollars per ton, to have it manufactured into
bar iron or nails, and after the manufacturer
there has made his profit, to send ii back 10
as at the cost Of another ten dollars. In
short assuming that it takes one and half
tons eff metal to make one tor of bar iron or
nails, Ii viii cost SIS per ton TO get the metal
to market. Our merchants then order bill
Of iron and nails from Pittsburgh, and they
find thar It costs them ten dollars more, max
ing the consumer pay for transportation alone
So per ton. I'm glad to learn that the en-
terprisiug citizens Of your town are waking
up TO what is the true interests Of Bedford
county, and that they have already called a
meeting TO be held in the Court house on
Wednesday evening. the 9Th day of Septem-
her, for the purpose Of aiding in the enter
prise. This is as it should be, and speaks
well for the citizens Of the ancient Borough
In conclusion let me say that l have not a
doubt that by an earnest and united effort on
the part Of the citizens Of rlis county Broad
Top township viii be to Bedford county what
Cambria Iron Works is to Cambria county.
Very Truly Yours,
ENIEaPRIsE,
Tfepr,v.-r5 Pa Am, aytb 1896