The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-19

tons. Every dollor sent to purchase goods
outside, which can be procured at home, is
so much drawn from the funded strength Of
the community, and conversely enriches and
fortiGes other markets. 1t has always been
| the object Of social economists who, like
Plato and Sir Thomas More, have founded
ideal social organizations on a more prac.
ticable basis however, to first ensure devel,
opment Of all the industrial pursuits in &C.
cOrdance with the necessities Of the project.
ed society. Rock Island, which we propose
to make the mercantile and manufacturing
point FdppWi for wide extent Of country,
should first render itself free and unshackled
from dependence on the world outside by
encouraging, by patronage and good will,
ell internal manufacturing interests. These
are self evident platitudes with which We
would not insult the good sense of our PEG.
pie by impressng were it not for one cir.
cumstance which has lately come to our no.
tice. 1t is this: There are in this city two
breweries which engage largely in the man.
ufacture of beer This beer is Of quite as
good quality as any made in the west. Rock
Island beer has ever been celebrated all
along the Mississippi as superior to that of
any other town, and has been largely ship.
ped to points beow-even to New Orleans.
Our manufacturers are both most upright,
honorable and respected gentlemen. The
people nave shown that by electing them to
honorable positions. They have the respect
Of all our people, and they manufacture an
article which it should be the pride Of every
retail dealer in Rock Island TO sell TO his
customers. This is matter in which the
entire community is interested, for, besides
the fact that by sending abroad an mpor-
tant branch of home industry may be cramp.
ed, the money, if expended at home, would
tend to strengthen every interest of the en-.
tire region. As good an article is manuiac
tured here as any where. Why not? The
barley, the hops, and all the articles used in
its manufacture are as good as can be had
anywhere. The conyeniences for manufac.
turing are equal to any. Aud the workmen
who make it are as skilled in their trade as
any. Why, then, should it not be as good
We profess to some little knowledge of the
article,and we frankly say that we get no beer
abroad, none which tekles our pallet or feels
80 comfortable in the lower regions as Rock
Island beer. Well, if this be true,it certain.
ly is the bounden duty of every retail dealer
to sell none but Rock Island beer-aud the
more imperative duty Of the consumer to
drink no other. Is not this perfectly plain ?
The more you encourage home manufacto.
ries the more money you keep at home and
bring from abroad; the more people find
work in enargng and building more manu-.
factories and dwellings the more sale there
is for lots the more demand for mechanics
and laborers the more demand for building
materials, lumber, stone, lime, brick, hard.
ware, paint, paper, aud work-and the more
trade in all branches of business.
This is not only true of our breweries, but
it is true of all manufactures and oil who
have regard to the interests of tnis section,
and through it, to their own, will buy all the
manufactured articles they require of home
manufacturers \ failure to do so reacts, in
some way, upon all.