Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-17
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HOME OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF MEssRs.
G. R. HILL & Co., &c.-With the hope of
encouraging home enterprise, and at the same
time inducing attention to the subject OF maui
featuring in our city, We have frequently re-
terrcd to the subject recently, aud reviewed, with
great pleasure, the success OF our various manu-
lac,urers. There is good reason to believe that
our efforts to awaken an interest iu this direc-
ton have not been unfruittul. The existing
manufacturing houses Of our city are all pros
pering--widening their circles OF trade, and the
most of them, increasing their capacities and
facilities--while there is abroad in the cou-
munty an increasing feeling of interest in them,
AS we'll as in other contemplated manufactures.
This year will doubtless record the opening OF
more than Que enterprise of this kind. When
our citizens shall awake to the full apprecia-
ton of the iDterdepeDdeUce OF all classes; when
they shall, in other words, understand that to
foster aud encourage the various enterprises OF
their OWN CITY is to build up their OWN PROS
pERITY, upon the surcst and safest foundation;
when they shall understand that the invest
ment of every Thousand dollars, and especially
it's investment 10 manufacturing IN our city,
brings about not only certain decrease IN the
rate of annual taxation, but what IS perhaps
far more important sends throughout the varied
c:rgoes, to the retailer of the most uDimportant
tribe, q pulsaton of new life When these and
other corollary facts are accepted by our people
and acted upon wisely, then shall q new era
dawn upon our town, an era Of substantial ad
vaDccment built by, and resting upon the
sturdy bone and siaew of the mechanic and ar
tlsan
We refer with satisfaction to the improve
meuts in progress at the Steam Cracker Bakery
Of Mes,rs. Geo. Il. Hill l. Co. These gen
tlemeu came among US from Baltimore city,
about five years ago, aud ut once began series
improvements in the machinery used, and
IN the variety aud quality Of the stock manu-
featured, which has continued to the present
day, aud is just now expanding into almost
mammoth proportions They bought on the
LIST OF February OF the present year, the large
property so long known both here and abroad
AZ the Jameson Bakery, since which time
they have added to its machinery aud appll-
auces many important improvements. They
have recently built Two story brick addition,
aud are now increasing their steam capacity by
the introduction vi handsome new engine aud
:'ulltr, the former 50 nurse power and the lat
ter to horse power With this power at com
maud they will be enabled to drive all their
present cracker and cake machinery, together
troduccd for the manufacture of other articles
flood Messrs. Hill 4 Go. have also iu cou-
temptation the erection Of patent Reel
Oven" such as are working with great success
10 other cities With this and the Improved
labor saving machinery, already 10 operation,
they will have one of the most complete cStab-
ilshments of its kind in the country.
Here is an instance in point, to which we are
permitted to refer by the parties interested.
These gentlemen will have invested 10 real estate
and machinery, including the capital required to
make them operative, upwards Of $4,000,
upon which they can do business Of 100000
possibly twice that amount Add to this the fact
that their operations require the employment
Of large force of hands, is there any other
plan by which an investment of say 10000
eau be made to produce more favorable con-
dtons for the material prosperity OF city ?
How does the case stand when we suppose the
100000 to be invested in government bonds or
Union Pacific stock?
NIessrs Hill s. TO- deserve liberal support
irow our people, as they are brought into direct
competition with the Northern cities in their
manufactures, and as the crackers, &C., they
turn ont are superior in quality of material to
mostof those brought from abroad, they should
have the preference.