Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-11-07
PhiIaderphin .uanuracfmes.

We are somewhat astonished to no
tice that the Quaker city of Philadel-
phia puts forth a claim to being, not
only the greatest manufacturing city
on this continent, but, with the excep-
tion of London, the greatest in the
world. We are all familiar with its
advantages as quiet and pleasant
place of residence; but that it should
claim to be great industrial centre,
will be news to many. As the matter
is one, however, in which our mer-
chants are directly interested, and the
consumers of goods indirectly, we will
give brief synopsis of its claims.
In 1860, according to the Census
returns, there were in Philadelphia,
6,29S manufactures having a capital
of s73, ,3ls,ss5, which employed $4,000
hands, and produced an annual value
Of sl36,000,000, Recently, Mr.. Ed
win I. Freedley, well known author,
has prepared a volume of 700 pages,
on the Manufactures of Philadelphia,
and demonstrated that, in 1866, the
factories produced over tvo hundred
millions Of dollars Of staple goods. This
is an astounding exhibit; no other
city on the American continent ap-
proximates this amount In 1855, the
State Of Massachusetts,, including Bos-
ton, Lowell, and all her famous man
ulacturing towns, did not produce
more than two hundred and forty
millions. In 1860, New York had
only seven small Cotton Goods Manr-
factories, and no Woolen mills Phil.
adelphia is now the commercial cen.
tre of two hundred and sixty Cotton
and Woolen factories, and has besides,
several thousand hand looms, ofwhich
the annual product is equal to that
Of venty additional mills Of average
size. The class of Dry Goods manu-
factured in Philadelphia is of those
low priced staple goods, which are
especially adapted to the wants of the
people in the Middle, Western, and
Southern States. Millions of yards of
Pantaloonery, Cottonades, Checks &
Stripes, Tickings, Osnaburgs, Ken.
lucky Jeans, and Marrow Textile
Fabrics, are made there every year.
OF Carpetings, the product amounts
TO nearly ten millions of dollars of
Ready Made Clothing, to eighteen
millions; of Refined Sugar, over twen-
ty millions of Boots and Shoes, over
five millions; Of Stoves nearly three
millions. Philadelphia claims to have
the largest Military Goods Manufac-
tory, the lOrgest Chemical factories,
the largest Cordage factory, the larg-
est Book-selling house, and the largest
Locomotive Works and Machine shops
in the United States 1t is quite owl.
dent, that her proximity to the Coal
Mines and Iron Beds, her low rents
and facilities afforded mechanics for
comfortable and economical living,
have given Philadelphia a start in
manufacturing, which nothing but her
want of enterprise can rctard. 1t is
moreover evident that with tho pro.
gress already mado in manufacturing.
the Philadelphia market is worthy
the attention of those who wish TO
purchase goods at first hand.
While we have thus, in measure.
detailed some of the features that
should attract business men to our
emporium, we still must close our
article while our story is but half
told. Every Pennsylvania should
feel proud of Philadelphia, and by
making her interests his interests.
both can bs made to prosper.