Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08
MANUFACTURER.


HTe.tins sf The Committee Order 81 Bual-
Heus-vlews ~ n. Il aheemakcrs
Tho Joint committee 90 manufactures met
last night 10 the Council commlltee-foom,
Metzefo,t building present., Messrs. Eaton,
Nj. Smith offered the foliowlogi whlchwes
adopted
E,,oit,a, Tna. the following be the order Of
business q the committee Alter the reading o.
W RSoeiyinE oral statements frori persons who
may 30 DESTROYS Of expressing their views be-
fore the committed.
y Reading q written eommunications,
\ Transaseiug executive business, with closed
Mr.Campboll introduced Mr.. NJ. Blanchard,
| q patent attorney, 10 tho committee, who, upon
Invitation Of that body, addressed them
| briefly upon the subject OF manufactures In
the District urging the necessity Of beginning
on q small scale, aud Increasing therefrom.
Mr.. Blanchard argued strongly In favor Of
water power, and related several personal
examples preyiny the same.
general Interchange Of Views was then
| indulged In BY the committee, each one pre-
ssntlng his manner Of accomplishing the OBJ
Mr.. Esion said the great object in estab-
fishing manufactures 10 tho District was TO
| draw capital this way, and stated that u cot
ton could 10 manufactured In this District
for less than In New Orleans Il would soon
DO seen that this section Of the country would
| be sought after.
i Mr.. Eaton presented lengthy report upon
the facilities Of the District, showing the
material advantages that would be derived
therefrom. He stated that he was preparing
a report Of the manufactures during the last
ten years, which he would submit ~ The next
| meeting.
Mr.. Cassln submitted the following CON.
munlcation from ID. L. Shoemaker, which was
placed on Gle;
| CART J. W. Hsag
bELR SIR In compliance with yotr request
that should submit my Visws, TOT the consld.
GRAFTON Of your committee, as 70 the best manner
OF increasing our facilities for manufacturing
r Ss 70.
present derived from the chesapeake and Ohio
shrss Thousand SQUARE iSSs.. o. ss. as used used
under head and tall Of thirty;nyo feet, giving
four hundred and eighty ltsol hotse power and
with Capacity Tor turning o out daily thirteen
hundred barrels Of nouri three pairs on corn
ADD one paper MILL creating q daily eonsgmP
one thousand bushels Of corn, and ono and hall
tons Of tags. This 10 fAif e1hlbit OF gu pros
ent manufacturing Interests, aud, compared
Now, what IL wanted 10 Increase our heilitiei
and put US q head and shoulders above Lowell
OF any other ma % featuring town 10 the eoun
| tEyt We certainly have all the natural Advan
taRes that any community could ask, situated Al
| The head cf tide water, me climate, and rive
capable Of AaIding power equal TO Ave hun
nrst railroad iNsIlitiss What town ever becam,
a manufacturing ons without speedy and Ger
| tain Communication Tor dlstributlnG lts surplul
Of manufactured aTtlclssi To encourage this Al
, | manufaoturinR town, encourage railroads
West, build : permanent dam across the Poto
I | mae Ito take the place on the press mt pile o
loose NonesJ al what il iioW called dam No. i
widen this level Of the canal 70 three times II
End ySS h DS. %s q ne PSS%s
/ river and Increasing the trade Of the District.
Then IN posribie. remove one Of the creates
, peisGness TIA, ever town va. cursed With. -
' msnts s1pnort dsespt railroad bridSe viii
: draw IN orier mai Ihe rivsr frout. intended h
a | mature 10 b, used Tor mauuiactoris, and trad,
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he asduot nulsanes We 40 our neiahbor.
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! Al theT' a. sal ear i. trsnsported on The Poi,
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