The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-03-11
MANUFACTURES,

turing branches, in any community
ian infallible sign that the people
have awakened to the fact that such
things bring with them prosperity,
not only to the community in which
they are located, bat 70 the indiyid-
uals interested In them And there
il scarce an instance can be noted
where the result has proven other
wise. The reason Ia palpsble-the
demand for such articles is constant
ly increasing-just as our popula-
tion increases, and new farms are
opened up, the demand for agricul-
tural implements increases; building
goes on, and saw mills must be
equipped to get out lumber, sash
and door factories and plainng mills
are required to aid In working up
the raw material, glass manufactur-
ing is encouraged, factories for max
ing locks DC, ere required, and
works Of all kinds are necessitated
to keep pace with the country, as
well as to replace those things which
by constant wear and tear have to
be thrown aside. These facts ex-
plain yhv manufacturing alwavs
gives an impetus to town, and at
the same timo renders "a handsome
return to tho capitalist The field
is not oYerworked; there is still room
for more, and as long as our country
continues to grow its growing wants
must be supplied, either by the home
manufacturer or the foreign one.
It becomes an important question
to every community. whetherto sup
ply itself with these things, and aid
in supplying other communities, or
whether it viii continue to draw its
supplies from other localities? Or
in other words, whether it viii aid
in building up other places, instead
Of Strengthening ITSELF This ques-
ton needs to be considered b
our midst. True, we ere, in
Door Factories lave Sash and
nnd an F. and Planning Mills,
TO- Agine Works, a Boiler Fac
~ a Hub and Spoke Factory, 6
Chair Factory, and Carriage and
Wagon Factories, all of which arC
doing well-employing mechanic;
and employing capital-giving good
pay to one, and good profits to the
other. But there is room for more
and there are branches which have
not vet been touched, where capita
would fnd employment and gooc
urofits. while comforting benefit
upon community and furnishing EN-
plovrnent to hundreds Of mechanics
An agricultural works, while re
quiriag pretty large capital, furn
ishes employment, proportionally
to the largest number Of men, anc
wouli relatively increase our popu
lation the quickest. We have here
the rest quality of timber, and tha
is 3 great requirement il the manu-
facture of Agricultural Implements
All communities have not this ad
vantage, and must depend upon-thei
more fortunate neighbors to suppl,
them. Hence, while we would keel
in our own midst the money that l
now sent abroad for Reapers, an,
Movers, and Horse Rakes, and Cor
Shelters, and Tanning Mills an
Plows. and Cultivators, Hand Rake
and Hoes, and all such implements
the rich farming districts, wher'
timber is scarce, would pour thei
treasures into our Golfers in ex
change for what we would manufac
ture for them. The same may b
said with equal truth, in regard to 4
well managed Foundry for the manu-
facture, Of Stoves and Hollow ware
&c, Lock Factory and Noveltl
works, and sundry other work
which would employ capital and EN-
ploy men.
The little town of Geneva, Ashta
bula county, has an agriculture
works. which, because of Hmite'
capital, makes a speciality Of scyth
snaths. hand hoes, rakes, horse rak
es, plowes, horse hoes, forks an,
cultivators; and yet it paid its pre-
prietors a dividend Of twenty pc
cent, the past year, on its business
and this year, has already cease
taking orders because the amour
of work engaged, up to the presen
time, viii tax its capacity to I'll
The attention of capitalists there,
being drawn to this fact, in expeC
tation of increasing the works an
procuring larger investment c
capital. We have all the element
here for such work (unless W
except ,cilliag capitalists, and one
begun, and carried forward wit
any degree Of business tact, it woul'
demonstrate that there are bette
profits in the business, than can b
realized by shaving notes at fabu
lous discounts, or in loaning none,
at from ten to fifteen per cent
We would not be understood a
condeming men who loan money
1t, like everything else marketable
has its value, and no man, un'es
pinched by necessity, will pay nor
than that value for its use. W,
may deprecate the necessity, ant
reprobate, if you please, the indiyid
ual who would speculate upon ne