Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-29

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Clarl<sville. Tcnn.s IN
SATURDAY ...........JAN. %, 1870.
MANUFAcTORIEs BETTER THAN
fit'f's'F5g BOyDS.1 ."v3il'fti
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We referred In our last issue ia. the
antagonis,n oexisting between bonds
and manuiaetoriss,' the, former abr
sorbing the rnpney. which should SO
10 bsiid ap the latter, iadyertingr ut
the same time, to the Importance of
manufactures TO the growth, ifnot
to the very existence, of our city.
We however. recognize the fact, that
an appeal to capitalists lin behalf Of
manufacturing, 4 to be successful,
should be made to, the interest Of the
individual, rather than to his sense Of
duty to the community;,. and that,no
particular department Of business
can lay successful claim to capital
except as II bases that claim upon q
well-founded prospect of profitable
returns. The comparative value of
Investments will always be determ-
ined by their respective risks and pro-
fits. Hence 1t may be well before we
are done, with this Enthusiastically
1t will be pertinent to Tito institute
n comparison in point of safety, as
well as profits between an invest
ment In bonds and many other, In
vestments thatarc open to the capt.
taIlso. li51 tdAiId ldl -gye 1ershtu,
That manufacturing ia profitable,
and has always been, cannot be ques-
toned by any one ut all familiar
with the sources of wealth of indiyid-
uals, cities, or nations. History and
observation both concur In teaching
that great towns and large indivld-
ual fortunes are alike, commonly, the
direct outgrowth Of manufacturing,
certainly In avery, large measure al
ways indebted to and dependent upon
it.. No. business can so lie at the
foundation Of the, wealth of a coun-
try, be SO Identified with Its prosper
ity at home andits character abroad
and not build up at, the same time
the fortunes of those who conduct it.
Manufactures and commerce have
always been, and are yet, the great
highways to fortune, and our citizens,
unless, they travel therein, can never
reach the goal to which 1t is their
duty to aspire, no less than 1t Is theil
desire to attain. Nor should they ex-
poet to run unimpeded in this high
way before, they learn to walk with
steadiness. 1t Is law that prevails
throughout the universe, that every.
thing shall have its Infancy, and .
violation Of this law In any enter
prise Of, business would be no less fa.
tai to q, continued healthy existence,
than its, violation in any department
of animated nature. Manufactures
to be successful, therefore, must star
upon q small scale, and grow rs tbs
knowledge of the manufacturer
grows, and as his enterprise opens vi
market for the product Of his labor
As it Is o law of trade, we'll estab
lished, that supply precedcs demand
we need not he surprised that W,
have no call for, those things which
1t is known we have not. Let tn
hum of busy machinery attest tina
we are manufacturing at home thos
articles which are now sought 70
abroad, and, self-intercst, stimulated
II need be, by q laudable pride Ii
home industry, will impel hither TIL
farmers Of the surrounding country
We will then cease to pay tribute I
now larger cities, and become tn
successful rival of those who, with n
superior advantages other than supe
rior enterprise, arc now growing ia
upon the sweat Of our brows. .,
WE take tho liberty to publish tn
following extract from private lei
ter dfrom u hfficnd Mt Farmingtor
KY, under date of the 2lst inst. ,'
at feel more anxious to see tn
Chronicle now than ever. | find tn
crops here good. The tobacco crop
much better than / had suppose,
and there Is nothing like as much IL
jured by frost a. has been reporte,
The crop Ia better than last years g
Co body and, color. The hog crop
very good, and no cholera here ms fl
rs my Information extends. Ever
body seems to be anxious and dcte
mined 10 make this the great point
The fine tobacco growing countr.
aud assure you that tho immigri
ton nowto the Purchase far exceed
what I had expected II was, or woul
be. Lands have gone up here in I'll
last twelve months, fully from 81
50 per acre, and n great deal IL no
httng sold to persons from Tod
Christian, Trigg Montgomery, Ro
ertsOn, and other counties. nan
these counties from the fact tn!
there are more persons from the
than elsewhere. Wheat IL wort
from S0cGSl per bushel corn $500
$50 pork SGol0c, and plenty OF e
orythlng to eat besides" ,i ...5f
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