The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-02

Tno Atlantic Iron Wovks.

ing enterprise in this section of the coun-
IT has been revived and reinvigorated
yjsr new regime, or rather the acquisi-
Wv. ~ rs new element of capital and superior
ssuvo Wv skill which places it upon foot
~ With any other establishment anywhere.
I.shoe been started into Its new life by the
aononendabe enterprise of its proprietors, at
noriod when the times are said to be dull,
han there is great scarcity of money; and
W. Notwithstanding these serious drawbacks
;ts nresent prosperity it has, nevertheless,
+oon enabled to give steady employment to 8
JoiIv force of artizans, mechanics and labor
u osa ranging from forty to fifty operatives.
Tbsce mechanics have turned out sons speci-
laws rnr of their work as skillful machinists,
snocineps of machinery of which they may
bs proud They do credit to the city of Nor
s.lk We do not know, all of US, what is 60
mo- m in our midst. And now we tell our
nsonle that the Atlantic Iron Works has
ttnrned out recently the first portable engine
and boiler and saw mill, ever built in this Sec
ton, This machinery, the work of Norfolk
mechanics and machinists has attracted con-
siderable attention among mechanics and
savers, and has been pronounced far supe-
rior to the less substantial machinery of the
same class or style, purchased at the North,
the cost being the same as the Northern
manufacture.
We are grati6ed to state that this engine
and mill have been purchased By three en-
tsrprising gentlemen from the State Of Ala
hama. who have recently located in our
midst The engine and mill will be removed
to their plantation en- Tanners Creek, in a
few days Inspection of this machinery is
invited, and parties contemplating purchas-
ing elsewhere would do well to examine this
recent work, and assure themselves by per-
sopal examination, that good mill and en-
zine to drive it, can be made at the Atlantic
Iron Works We have hitherto alluded to
tbs Importance of establishing manufactures
at the South. The capital invested in this
species of enterprise, pays better than that in
agriculture, besides opening field for the
employment of our own peope--in some
kinds of factories women and children may
lie advantageously employed. We must
foster our manufacturing interests-encour-
age the capital already invested, and which
eoatsmplates investment. Mechanical pur-
suits build up city-no enterprise does SO
more rapidly than manufacturing enterprises.
No other species of private enterprise gives
employment to so many hands, or creates
greater demand for labor BY their opera
tions money is circulated in q community,
and comparative prosperity is the result of
successful enterprise. Instead of going abroad
then to purchase our engines for our saw or
grist mills, or for stills, let the country peo-
pie and farmers, or others requiring machine
ry, with a view to embarking in any new en-
terprise, stop at our Atlantic Iron Works and
consult Fl. ASHTON RAMSAY, the gentleman
" and scientific superintendent, where we
feel confident they will be accommodated.
Let us spend as much of our money at
home as we can--live within ourselves and
avoid purchasing from Others what we can
make for ourselves, We cannot regard home
manufactures as subject Of too much impor-
lance, if we desire to take a really onward
and upward march. And there is no local.
ty superior to Norfolk as to convenience for
manufacturing enterprise
We have a genial climate, and are connec-
ted by water and land Communication with
the sections which contain the raw material,
which we can receive at our doors, subject to
the mill and the machinery, and when turned
out, ship to any Southern port Let the At
lantic Iron Works and all enterprises, where
the raw material is to be converted into fab
RIGS, receive local and Southern support and
encouragement, and a new phase will be
given to things, which will ga1den the hearts
Of all and animate us in the great work Of
local, State and sectional regeneration and
rscuperation which is set before us.