Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-04
Dun INTERESTS.

sea preservation Is the first law Of nature.
Whilst this h an i~ncontroyocttble fact.
whilst mono dispute Il, aud 10 Gar NJ lrs Ii
concerned mono arc SO igsprant asto fail TO
act nnlcr II, It seems really singular that,
wherc material Interests arc concerned, our
people should act In the suicidal manner In
which they do. Tens or thousands of dol
lars annually 60 out Of our county for agri-
cultural machinery aud implomouts which
should be made at homo. That thcy are not
50 mado Is 10 so,ne extent the fault OF tho
purchaser. There arc In Lexington two
foanjries, several wagon and pillow shops,
a furniture factory soap factory, and va
rious minor manufacturing interests, aud tho
gentlemen engaged In these pursuits have to
a great extent a right TO complain that tho
farmers do not give them fair chance to COM
pcto with foreign work. Take wagons, for ill.,
stare. Miro men In ten who como TO town.
sctba4hc agricultural warehouse to buy, and
ncrer think of calling OF u own shops.
We saw a wagon last week at Mr.. James
Halls shop which no can demonstrate to BIO
: good in every respect, and In many re-
spects better, than any imported wagon, and
Yhae asking tho same price. for lack Of chan
COS to show his work, thero arc twenty
foreign wagons sold 10 ono home made.
When you buy a foreign wagon tho only
Money which remains in tho community is
NE dealers commission. When you buy a
homemade wagon you pay your money
hrst the profit to tho maker, wages TO bis
hands,and price Of timbur-;o citizens OF your
county. all Of whom are your customers for
wheat, corn, oats, tobacco and provisions.
The farmers object in comhinlng with other
farmers In oranges and societies Is to make
war ION high ~frcights.> Why? to get near
er tho consumer. Who is tho !spnsums:
The merchant. tho siclsn. sth5fawycr and
last, but firsttn nnpoftance, tho artisan and
mechanic. How can you effect this SO easily
as by increasing tho number OF CONSUMERS in
your iuimsaiate vicinityf
We intend in the course or the
nexs few weeks to give our read
crs an insight into tho Manufacturing
capabilities OF our town, rs we arc sure they
are very much underrated, and that Is onc
reason why they arc neglected. As we have
said before. We have an example Of enter
prise n pluck In Jordan.s Lexington ROM.
dry, which is worthy OF praise and cncour:
agement. MIR. Jordan commenced here some
years ago without means and with q limited
acquaintance ond credit. lie had to rely
on his own industry and knowlcdge0f his
trade to carry him on TO success. BY perse-
vcrance and attention 10 hts business, he has
now brought bis. shop up to apclnt where he
is enabled to build engines of all sizes or
.pa,terns.to make all kinds of mill machinery.
He keeps 4 general assortment Of repair
parts, can do casting in iron or brass as
quickly, rs chea,iy and as we'll as any ST.
Louis house. lie now employs from ten to
fifteen hands; and If properly patronizcd by
the people Of ~thissertion, could very soou
DO working from fifty to sixty. These al
ditional men with their families would hay,
to come from abroad, their money would b.
sprnt here for the Ecccssaries OF life, which |
are principally supplied by the farmer. The |
amount OF work which can be done by lift, |
skilled worf;ncn, aided by the latest i'm
proved E,achiney, is Immense, and would be |
one ofthe very best advertisements for our
town and section. Ii this one house could |
do this, others would 90 as well or better.
and instead of being at a stand. our tow,
would improve. and as tho town improves
o will the country, fer their Interests are
identical. lf LcXin:ton contained fifteep |
thousand Inhabitants instead or Eve tiier, |
would soon be a different state or affairs ii, |
Lafayette county. Let lis all work together |
;hen, for the aivaIccnicntscf our mutual in |
tcrcst,. We shall, rs we said above, froIa
Zine 10 time not!cc the othcr industrial en-
.;crpriscs of our town. including our saw
mills, srist mills, brcwcries brick yards, &c.