The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-25
ManufacfnrlngIZ.-

the insufficient protection afforded to
American manafacturs BY the pres
ent tariff, the fact remains that there
are numerous branches of manufactur-
ing that can be engaged in pro6tsbly.
Leaving out Of the count extensive iron
works, such as rolling mills, nail factor
les, ETC., and large cotton and wooden
mills, the wares and fabrics of which
come into direct competition with those
of European make, there are plenty Of
other kinds of manufactures OF local
character which would command sue
cess right along. What they are will
readily be suggested to every practical
man, who understands the wants and
capabilities of his, neighborhood and
has an interest in its welfare. s
Almost every locality has some pc
culiar natural resources, and tits great
point gained if these are developed and
used TO local advantage. For instance,
the inexhaustible beds of limestone
near this city, steadily and properly
worked, will, be permanent source of
revenue to the proprietors and indirectly
to the town: the clay at Milwaukee,
Wis, is of a peculiar nature, and the
manufacture of cream-eolored bricks
has grown to be one of the distinguish
ing features Of that city adding mil
lions of dollars to its wealth; the quar-
les near Berea, in this State, can-if
they do not already-furnish grind
stones to half the United States. 1t is
evident that this kind of manufacturing
viii be successful. But it is not neces-
sary that any peculiarly of natural re-
source should exist Success viii at
tend the manufacture of any article Of
general utility at any place where the
raw material can be procured in suffic-
ient quantity There isno danger of
manufacturing too much of good
thing. Being Of perishsble. nature,
the more useful It is the wider and more
constant will be the demand, to supply
the place of that which is used up.
Then it is true that always aud every
where the class of consumers is larger
than the class of producers---in fact, in
the case of most articles that could be
manufactured here, the manufacturers
would themselves be as much consum-
ers as anybody else.
The relation manufacturing bears to
other branches of industry is Of stirn-
uiating character. 1t sets many wheels
in motion besides its own. and the
number of hands it employs in its par
ticular work is small compared with
all those who are engaged in labors that
minister to it. Less than dozen men
can perform all the labor required in
coal oil refinery of q given capacity
at the same time it will use all the bar
rels that a dozen coopers can make,
viii furnish employment to half 2 doz-
On draymen or teamsters, will use
certain chemicals requiring one or two
skillful men to compound them, will
keen several Bohemian glass-blowersn
or somebody else at work making lamps
constructed for burning that kind of
oil. not to mention the wooden-ware |
tar-buckets, tianers' cans, lamp-wicking, |
etc, etc, which it finds especial use for.
So with every kind of manufacturing
it helps to keep many of the regular
trades and industries in motion, besides
creating entirely new occupations. In
the consumption of raw material it
opens a market for that which had no
sale before, and thus confers a benefit |
upon the Immediate locality by diver
styling and increasing emPloymenls-
Nothing is truer than this; if atown,
like Fremont, having advantages OF To-
cation and excellent transportation fa-
cilities, would take hold of the right |
end of prosperity, it should go to man
ufacturing. Every mandatory estab-
aished in the place would be perman-
ent addition TO its wealth and a positive
benefit to every other business interest.
We wish more of our citizens could
be persuaded to engage in manufactur-
ing. Many, are deferred from lack
of practical knowledge. While of
course 3 practical knowledge of such |
affairs is desirable, it is not absolutely
necessary to ensure success. Skilled
labor can always be secured; and ID
a short tine the proprietor, by the right
use Of his eyes and ears, would know If
his work we're well or III done. We ven
sure to say that if even half the capital
and energy which are devoted to the
mercantile trade in any of our Western
towns, were employed in some branch
Of useful manufactures, larger returns
in money, health and happiness would
be the result.
sH- Frederick s. FrelinghuyseD was
elected United States Senator by the New
Jersey Legislature last TUESDAY. Ar. Ere
hnghusen is at present in the ssLaie, bav-
ing been appointed by the GovernofOf n. D.