Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-08
Our Manufacturing Interests.

/
| Our Manufacturing Interests.
| The legislative joint committee on maniac
| lures, consisting of Messrs. Eaton, Smith,
Campbell and CasSin, met at Metzerott Hall
| last night.
| MIR. Campbell introduced Mr.. j. NJ. Blanch-
| ard, a patent attorney, who briefly gave his
| views on the subject of increasing the manu-
| features OF the District. He believed that large
| manufactures should not be built at first. Ex-
perience shows that success in manufacturing
! depends upon starting in a small way. Every
| machine shop in the country for the manuiac-
| ture OF large iron machinery began i'm a small
| way. Mr.. Blanchard gave a number Of in
| stances where companies beginning with ex-
pensve establishments failed in short time
| Ii seemed to him that what Washington needs
| are establishments for the manufacture of small
| articles, such a. paper bags. We now make
| enough of these for home consumption; why
could we not supply the entire south with this
| one article?
MIR. Eaton said we must convince capitalists
that Washington possesses peculiar facilities for
| manufactures. If We can demonstrate that
cloth, tor instance, can be made here the smallest
| fraction of a yard cheaper than elsewhere, We
| shall have manufactures iii our midst; otherwise
not.
Mr.. Blanchard, resuming, said there is doubt
| as TO which is cheaper as a motive power, water
/ or steam. One reason why the latter is prefer
| able here, is because OF the proximity of the
Cumberland coal region. He believed steam
| preferable, except, possibly in making flour.
MIR. CaSsin said the powers OF the committee
| were limited. They could only recommend to
| the Legislature the exemption of all manufac-
| lures, machinery, &c, from taxation. He threw
out, as a suggestion, that bonds might be issued
and money loaned TO persons who desired to
| start manufacturing establishments, and that
| the sums advanced might be secured by mort
gage on the property.
| MIR. Eaton did not believe any aid would be
| necessary. Ii capitalists found that manuf.tc-
lures could be carried on here at n profit money
| would be forthcoming.
MIR. Cassin read a communication from Mr..
ID. J.. Shoemaker, proprietor OF a large Touring
mill i'll Georgetown, Ill which, after giving sta
tiStics relative TO the manufacturing interests
| derived from the Chesapeake and Ohio canal,
| lie says that proper railroad facilities will
| place us head and shoulders above Lowell.
| To encourage this as manufacturing town,
encourage railroads, give us connection by rail
| with the south and west; build a permanent
| dam across the Potomac ito take the place OF
| the present. plies of loose stones at what is
| Row called dam No. l; widen this level OF
| the canal 10 three times its present wiitI,
| and you have made a commencement at
| utilizing the power of the Potomac river,
and increasing the trade of the Districl.
| Mr.. Shoemaker also recommends the removal
| Of the Alexandria aqueduct and its replacement
| by railroad bridge with a draw, and suggests
| that the District government, if 1t has the
| power, Off not, joint stock COMPANY pur-
| chase the fifteen hundred inches OF water and
| the land belonging to Mr.. Lynch, above the
aqaeduct, lay IL out in lots of the proper size,
give each lot water equal to ten or twelve horse
power, and rent them for a term of years. Mr..
Shoemaker says: "NOw, suppose the entire cost
| of water and land to be 1925 900. six per cent
1
| ty-fve lots, with front on the canal OF thirty
| feet, running to the river, with depth OF two
hundred and fifty feet, then If the object is SIM
| ply TO encourage lease each lot, with the 30 wer
/ for $500 per annum. As further inducement
| give ninety nine year leases with the privilege
| Of purchase, capitalized at six per cent, and
| release ii from taxation for twenty years. With
| plan Of this kind fifteen to twenty factories
| could be started Immediately. There is suih
Gent room for paper mill, a WOODEN mill, spice
MILL shoe factory corn mills, plaster mills fur
L Factories wooden
1 the manufactured articles from which are in
| daily consumption and have a market at our
1 DOORS"
| Mr.. Eaton presented a rough draft of a lengthy
| report OH the manufacturing interests OF the
| District, from which he read extracts OH the
natural facilities, the subject Of improving the
navigation of the Potomac, the increase of rail
| roads, the advantages of cOntiguity TO the coal
| regions, the value of the water power of the
| Chesapeake and Ohio canal, &c. He said that
| lie was preparing large amount OF statistical
| matter relative to the manufactures here in the
past ten years, which he would present at the
| next meeting.
THE GREAT LIBRARY SALE.-Comparative
| ly few of our citizens know OF the extent and
value of the collection of books to be sold i'm the
| catalogue comprising this library. The illus
| trated books are nearly all early subscribers
| copies. Among these to he sold this evening are
the Art Journal comprising the early impress
| sOns OF splendid plates Of the Wiikie, Turner,
| Vernon and other galleries, besides the great
| work OF sculpture and statuary. No book in our
language equals this for the beauty and multi
| tude OF engravings. This book is lot Is Oh the
/ catalogue and comes up early. Then follows
| very choice collection of original autograph
| letters of the poets, statesmen and historians Of
| the present century. Lot 80 Is particular fine
| copy of Batty's Architectural and Landscape
| Beauties of France, very scarce. Lots 361 are
Nottingham Sharps beautiful editions of the
| British essayists, long out of print. IS is the
! scarce copy of Buffers HudIbras with Hogarth's
plates. now very scarce; and lot 40 is an original
copy OF Burns Poems, copy of which was sold
MT U in nta6n 49, ~
night comprises also Blackuood's Magazine, the
| great works OF Bacon, Button, the English and
American Encyclopedias, &C., &c. We appre-
| bend many OF our own citizens and distinguished
strangers amongst US will be present to have
their attention specially called to the sale OF a
library so really valuable rs this.
THERE WILL BE A CONCERT by the interne-
date schools of the Fourth School District at
Lincoln Hall to- morrow evening, the object
being to Yet the parents and friends of the pupils
see how they are progressing in music, and to
raise funds Ter the purchase of piano for the
school building in that district
SUDDEN DxATH.-About Tx o'clock this
morning man, named William Baker, living
ton, died very suddenly, as is supposed, from
! heart disease.
PRIee's Dollar Jevelry Store, No. 457 Penn
syivania avenue, between AZ and 9th streets,
receives new'styles every day. ..r :
special meeting of Hibernian Benevolent So.
ciety No. 1te-norrow evening"
IT WILL BE SEEN by the advertisement else
where that the well-known Sherman House, at
Chicago, is again in full operation.
| A BEAUTIFUL real hair Switch is sold for sc
at G. Baum's Human Hair Depot, 40s Seventh
| street.
The best thing out-a dangerous confiagra-
ton.
~Dr. Medlcott, the Kansas prisoner, won't
hang till March p.
Mcffa man has Q great many debts are they