The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-18
Richmond Manufactures.


that exhibition success. hut have not had
s!,r >racc to do so Till the present moment
Bv inviting attention to each firm. the
country NAV form some idea Of our bust
ness enterprises. and northern capitalists
will have rough sketch of the golden
fields awaiting investment and enterprise.
30 city in thS South offers 50 many adj
,autac"S TO the skilled manufacturer Of tho
North for realizing large profits on their
fabrics a. Richmond. Her extensive water
power, her cXhauStiblc beds Of Goals and
orpg--all convenient Of access: her easy
and quick routes to the markets Of
:nr world: her SaluhriOus climate, pure
water, hi"h and healthy location, fine So
,..r!y, cheap laboT-all invite the invest
mrr1s Of men Of means, skill. and cXpc-
renee Good men will &c welcomed from
an sections and all cimc>. Virginia needs
rqritI sk'n. and enterprise. She needs no
more dgrurS e. con~Um" her substance and
inrrc~-. her poverty. Live men are what
-l!c wants. and Ill such will be welcomed
US her people.
VI need capitol, brains. and bone and
Muscle" lCCou.rc>> admits the State when
,hc knocks for entrance to the Union, and
then prepares tie way for IN increase Of
banking capital il the South. only a few
brief wears can Clapsc ere Virginia will
~,,unlr her place, foremost in the great sis
trchood oG >tatc-.
Bu, sc are of the track on which we
started. The following Is an account Of
Richmond manufacturers and their contri-
,,a1lru> t. the Fair rs they occur TO Us:
SrEAM-rNGISIS, ETC.
NJtam Z. T01n"r d Co., proprctorS Of
ihr Metropolitan Iron and Brass Works.
among other things exhibited one Of their
portable steamer guc>, which. tons seemed
perfect jn all lis parts. This engine was Of
.j-hor>c power, with Tanner Il Co.'S boiler
improvements. which we propose to briefly
note. Their boilers are provided with large
riru-hoXc~ and built Of best charcoal iron.
h1ui-rivr't"d. The crown-shect is hraccdin
an unusually >tron" manner: and rs three
inch ilur> are used, il takes ONLY about
twenty minutes 10 get up steam from cold
water. These boilers differ from ordinary
uurS in this Instead Of having the steam
dome Immediately on the top of the fire
box. il i placed OH the opposite end of the
boiler, over the Smokc-chambcr, the dome
i.rIt surrounding the ilue. thus adding the
uaIsrr surface Of the >mokc-chamhcr and
iNn Who'll" surface Of the chimney for SCyc-
rti t""t to The >tcam-gcncrating surface Of
The boiler. and forming that portion Of the
i.ii.r which i termed "SuUer-hCatcr.'
Nu"Ihrr advantage secured by the alb
-,nec ui III" dome from the 1ire-boX
+, thai It j. thereby removed entirely
uut ui the way OF the engine, flcilita-
iH- access 10 the cylinder Tor the purpose
go 'A''',''n'% INV p'>.,h-i"'h''!S' U.S. ;.
49, ,r,I '''; %m aGlrtiomnI od,gntaac
.,r..s, ,. .,,,.lr,',. a,.,.. ,,,.'. i thnt Ihn
,...., ,.,,,,I,l..tn,, I,H,rnr,nIs thr tirr-
n.y.. .,.I,N,,it t1,nr.I,, .,,idin'r tl,t much
,..,,,. -, H., h.,ti,tu .ilriarc nf thr boiler,
thus sayjnc lucl IS well aS preventing tire
1rofl Grerp.u~on the iioor-& matter ct con-
:, i,I, ,,,:l.,,,, l,,,,s 'I rnInLn.t;i,lr ma
..'u;.
,',r ..,.,. ,..,,.;o,,y ,,hor i,onrovcmnrt. n
,lf. .,ir,;rarin ,n,,irn whirL viii lie con
,,},.~.I IN ,vl,n I.i,L tn n,trch,so fn, saw
min. m,nnf.,rtmrrs oi. o,hrr nurnoseS. We
,,,,,,rJ ;hrm as y:,Ilahlr. and therefore com
,nrrd the Nrtropoltan Works to all who
need Il rir,i-rlg,s portable engine.
yyIbgtt 4, Ey0tbrr. whose extensive works.
,.n t.l., street were r,Ipplctciv consumed
t., ,ir ,nl, :, tnyy. weeks since. exhibited an
,-,iIl.,ir, cnrina of >rpr,ior,ynr
.yb,.,n. ",t;,tln1l~n have = Worldwide rem,
ration lnr their portable engines and saw
min. and n soon as they can rebuild their
immense factory will he in the market for
nuLIi. laynr~. I'm the South. where they
made lrr~c >hj3ncnts before the war. their
,u mes Wcrc very popular with the sugar
nrI rottnn-rlautGrS and in some sections
,hry were rd,,idly srJpulantinr all northern
connexions. Richmond is llnuucStionablv
1N.. rronrr market from which TO supuly
i've .nnthnru states With sfclrn-ruriucs- and
that ~hr win .rrndjly do 80, when the Union
j. thorouLhlv Reconstructed. we have not 4
shadow oI doubt
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. ETC.
r. " Smith d. Co., makers of arricultu-
raj machinery ana indictments. also had a
portable engine at work driving their va
Iious nl.rhinerv. They made an admirable
exhibition. Their DISPLAY of thrcshine-ma-