Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-11-21
Thursday Afternoon, Nov. Al.
THE MANUFACTURES OF IRON, In Will
MINGTON.

AbuhhAoof hhoShAho bhopbt nhu oAhoA hOu NOIhbf |
(such as those for the manufacture OF bolts, |
nuts, and railroad supplies,) there has been
steady growth OF productive capacity, and with |
perhaps 4 single exception, an increase Of sub |
stantiAl prosperity.
Besides these great developments in our iron |
business, already realized, or nearly 80, there |
are other enterprises which are substantially |
certain to be soon established here. Among
these is the proposed mill for the manufacture |
Of wire for which a site has been purchased, ana
another large rolling mill, the establishment OF
which We may speak Of with confidence though
the details have not yet been made public.
The latest report Of the Board Of Trade, (pre-
pared in September Of the present year, shows
in totals which are approximately accurate
the statistics Of our iron product for the
year
Tons of iron manufactured ll,75o
Value e 81, 800, 900
Tons Z" consumed 5000
Value 81, 900, 900
Tons coal consumed anthracite 60.OoO
bituminous 25,000
The distinction between iron manufactured"
and consumed will be understood to refer to the
product in the shape Of merchant iron, and sim
liar classes, and that which goes into castings,
and other forms, Of peculiar and not marketable
sorts. The reports of the Board, for previous
years, did not furnish any similar stAtis-
tics, 80 that we have no means Of comparison,
but we feel we'll assured, from facts already
mentioned, that by another year there will be
very large increase in all the figures, to be re-
ported
Besides the advantages of our location, how
ever, for the working Of pig iron into other
shapes, there is no reasonable question that the
production Of pig metal itself. from the ores,
can be prohtAbly carried on here, and the a.
tention Of practical men is being turned to
this sort Of enterprise. Parties are now con-
sidering the prospect OF building a furnace
on the South side Of the ChristiAnA, and we are
in position to know that there is large amount
of capital which can be had for investment in
such works, whenever satisfactory arrangements
are completed. One furnace no doubt we shall
soon have, but more than one-perhAps three
or four-we ought to have, inside Of the next
Eve years. The iron production is expanding
immensely millions OF dollars are going into
new furnaces, to-day but there can be no dan
ger that the business will be broken down, in
this country, for a number Of years, st least,
while the fair prospect is that the policy
Of Congress will remain settled, a. now,
on the side Of Protection. the ~nns-4--
ton Of new railroads viii steadily proceed, the
uses Of iron in all the various arts will increase
and the demand for crude metal will be 80 great
that prices will remain, with all the increase OF
furnaces at q very remunerative margin. Under
these circumstances We are sure Of having Will
nington's iron business greatly expanded and
developed, giving employment to three timei
the present number Of hands, and adding i'm
mensely 10 our trade and prosperity.
The Atlantic, and Harper's, for Decembe.
The opening paper in the December Atldnti
is a description of ''Ihe Fight Of man with
Railroad, the " man being the author, Ger
tain John A. Coleman, who had long contest il
the Courts with the New York and New Havel
Railroad and gained the fight. His relation o
the affair is full Of entertainment IL not Of nstruC
tion. Mr.. De Forest contributes an amusin
article entitled "An Inspired lobbyist" Nj
Akers an excellent essay on Common Ornament;
Mr.. Parkman, vivid historical paper on th
"Jesuits' Mission Of onondAga in 1914 !" Mr.
Rafensperger, touching story under the t
tie of shaker johns" and pr. Holmes conclude
''The Poet at the Breakfast Table" Mr.. Pa
toms new chapter Of his life Of Jefferson is ca
led THE Meeting OF Jefferson and Hamilton.
1t is one Of the most interesting portions Of whit
promises to be long work.
We hardly need say that the Atlantic thorough
ly maintains it's standard Of excellence; it wa
never better than at present. 1t admits no so'
oIly or incomplete literary work within it's COZ
s7s, and both for ability and finish, the content
OF every number are Of the first grade Of exc,
lance. Its programme for 1872 shows no d.
cine. In addition to the usual features Robe
Dale Owen will furnish s'Chapters OF Al
TYPOGRAPHY" The varied life of the author.
Connection with the rise Of the Manufacture
Interest in England, the Socialastic Movemel
10 this country, the Political Affairs Of tbirt
years, the career Of dpomatist at the NeapoI
tan Court, and the growth of Modern Spiritua
Is n, affords abundant material for an instruct,
and delightful narrative. Then Mr.. Parkman
g. give more Of his studies Of French-Amelics
History Mrs. Agassiz is to tell the more strilir
episodes in the experience OF the Hassler Exp
dtion and for stories, Chow nice y there are
l,ast three cut out, by three Of the very best
oar American writer's, VIM. D. Howells, ]. '
De Forest and Rev. VIM. M. Baker This is
gallant programme, and il will, Of course,
fully carried out
AS for Harper, why need we praise what ev
Tybody praises for himself 1t is so profuse
illustrated with engravings that are uniform
good, and its literary contents are 30 skilful
and nicely adapted 10 the taste OF the gener
reader that it's success, though great indeed,
something thoroughly natural, and failure
practically impossible. 1t ID giving, now, ser
stories, by Charles Reade, Wilie Collins, al
Miss Thackeray, combination, which the pul
fishers regard as without precedent in the hi
tory Of magazine literature
There are in the December issue, five illu
trsted articles-one by Mr.. o. NJ Spencer, Il
American Consul at Genoa, dgesting al
epitomizing the Travels Of the wonderful al
heretofore unbelieved Marco Polo a second
Verplanck Colvin, describing s,The Dome Of t
Continent" which he finds In the grand mou
tAins OF Colorado the third is by Herbert Brigf
on Malta another is by Ben Perley Poore, Il
veteran Washington correspondent, describil
the Congressional Library and the fifth is
compend, by Benson j. Lossing, Of some inte
esting details about '"The Old Romans at Home
Such table OF contents speaks for itself, ar
yet what we have named ia but a part. G
Harper and read the rest for yourself.
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