Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-10-14
What Manufactures do for q
Town.

People, speaks volumes in favor OF encour- +
aaglng manufactures in our midst, and alsoE
aestablishes the fact that few thousand dol /
] liars contributed by any city toward the es-
Establishment of machine shops and manu-
factories, is money well invested: "Ins
alS57, Aurora had population Of less than
$1,000 the G. B. & Q. machine works wereE
located there at cost Of 100000 to the
3ctizens, and the present population is 20,-E
1000. Galesburg had machine shops located
there at about the same time, and the ratioE
jof increaee Of population is about that OF
3Auroras. The machine shops Of the G. A. |
,& St. L. r. R. were put up in Bloomington
Elm 1859, since which time it has doubled inE
population. The Illinois Central put sbopEE
Gin Champaign in 1858, since which time theE
\ increase Of her population has been 50o0.E
The machine shops Of the G. G. & l. roadE
built at Logansport (Ind. y by Mr.. Young
Gin 1856, at cost to the citizens Of $780,
5000, have since increased her population
10000 Mr.. Young also put up the FortE
Wayne Qnd.) shops in 1856, at cost of
$4,000, 900 to the citizens, and the increase
IIsof population has been $4,000.
j We clip the above, in order to exhibit toI
saour people the great interest we all have
lin securing the workshops of the G. & O..
zzR. R. at this place, and also in the build !
sSing up and fostering manufacturing estab
sslisbments here
8 This is matter generally acknowledged
81 be Of the first Importance to US, bu'
(which our people do not seem to be willing
j ito take hold of as they should.
In several instances, in the above article,
jwe notice that towns have donated as much
Gas 100000 with immense results. We
scall attention to this for a purpose We
sacan build up manufacturing establishments
here without such cost and we think with
Gas great results to US. For instance, we
u are authorized, by parties experienced and
irresponsible, to say, that, if the citizens Of
sAStaunton will take stock to the amount Of
1885, 900, they will furnish an equal amount
saaof capital and start an establishment, which
D will employ 20 hands constantly, from the
start, in the manufacture of Plows and Mill
81 Furnishing goods. The number Of hands
employed will increase after the business is
n started and will probably reach 500 100
constantly employed.
81 This is a subject Of interest to all 1t Sc
cures an establishment managed by expert
81 enced business men, which will add much
Ito the business interests Of Staunton. 1t is
b certainly step in the right direction, and
|sssas an experiment in building up Aanufac-
d turing establishments here, backed by CAPT.
EEatal and experience, may be Of untold value
Ito our entire community.
~ It is worthy the consideration of our PEG
klple and as such we present it to them fol
their calm reflection and, we trust, thei
prompt action.
E3 An amount of business is being mapped
out by the Legislature, yet but little ha
been done by that body Of general interest
"a We notice in the proceedings Of the Sen
Gate of Monday last, a resolution, offered b,
EMr. Fitzpatrick, which is of direct interes
Ito this and other sections Of she State visit
Lied by the late food His resolution wa
adopted and instructs the committee Oh
Finance to enquire into the expediency 0
the collection of the State tag 0
0S4s1 $40 for twelve months in that portion Q
sSS9the State visited by the food, and to repor
%5by bill or otherwise.
81 The loss to the people in certain portion
EAof the State, due to the flood, is immense
greater by far than the damage they sus
Etained during the four years of war
H5T The postponement of the collection of Stat
taxes for twelve months will be great gen
@seral relief, but numbers who are perfect,
pecuniarily will be lily able Il
pay two years. State taxes in a twelve
If some bill were devised to relieve
She damaged section of the payment of this
Ess9year's State tax entirely, it would be but ;
simple act of justice. If that can not bt
B33done, let the payment Of this years Statt
stax be divided between the next three
zsyears. Such course will relieve those
who have suffered and enable and encourage
81 them to 60 to work speedily to repair the
damages sustained.
u This subject should meet with the prompt
Reconsideration of the Legislature and as a
q matter of deep and general interest in this
u section we press it upon them.
u At special Cabinet Meeting on Saturday
D last, to consider the European question, an
glother neutrality proclamation was determin.
ssgged on and issued by President Grant Oh
sa3Monday. It declares that the bays, waters
& land harbors of the United States shall not
be used in preparing for war by either party
that ships of war Of either bslligerent shall
d not leave port of the United States within
hours after the departure of a
sH merchantmen of either belligerent; that war
sIIvessels of either bclligerent shall not remain
Yin any United States port more thar twenty
flour hours, unless it be for needed repairs
Esor supplies and that war vessel of either
b party after once having entered a United
States port shall not re-enter United
States port until after having visited a Eu
EEssropean port of its own Government
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hsd A SINGULAR STonY. Carlisle (Ky.