Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-03-28
THE ANTHRACITE FURNACE
at CatOctin Iron Works.

at Cat0ctin iron WORKS.
We resume tie threat Of our re-
marks whore we left off few weeks
ago. The Locomotive is zoo great a
power in the land to stand still. The
magnitude Of the interests at stake
and the capacity Of the Railroad Car
as the common carrier Of commercial
commodities and passenger rattle, will
not suffer it to stop. 1t must 90 for
ward until it penetrates into every Sec
ton and artery Of our widely extend
ell lomain. Ii will enter upon new
fields Of enterprise with the opening
up Of the virgin soil Of the great West,
Northwest and Southwest, and pnne-
trate into Mexico and on to the Gulf
Of California-The vast riches OF the
Pacific slope, the PHILIPPINE Islands,
Australia, China and Japan sill pour
their treasures Us if into q C0rnucopia
or Bee live on the Atlantic borders,
and every portion of the globe be
made to feel its vast power. The de-
manl for Iron Rails and Pix Iron
must necessarily keep pace with the
wants Of trade and the expansion Of
our growing country. The great
Southwestern and IaclIi. i ,iIroAd
from Memphis, Tennessee, through
Arkansas. Louisiana, Tennessee, Ari.
iona and California on to san Diego,
on the lower Pacific Coast, must be
built. From this grca, trunk branch
es must penetrate into Mexico to "a
diate FROM I'll paso through Chihua-
hua to the iln,ncnse gold and silver
fields Of Chihuahua, Of Nnrvo Leon
and CoaANjI"--aNd thence through
Arizona, AMI Sonora to lac Calf Of
California or Sea of Cortcs. There is
10 estimating the imm ncc amount of
bullion, of gold and silver, 2ul COM
mciti"Ie"1niEo'I'I'S II must ara" from
this great belt Of country, where cat
tie and Sheep. and horses an! mules
are raised in >uch large numbers and
at such trih.ns pN,,en~r. Besides a
Thousand other articles of traffic and
trade of commercial yalae.
The rich names Of Gaatl.l.upc y
c,lyo parral. san,o Do,aina,. Ciuasa-
nare4, San Antonio, Hubble ylIidalgo,
ctc AZ, 100 veil known to require
comment. Their wealth will flow
through Ills channel in augmented
force and tler. is no telling when once
bceun where it will end.
flo build palroa,is requires Iron
rails and makes rjy Iron Il leading
or,;c)a !, 1L.ir }uilIirr o;l sup,r-
90 '''' ". ,,., nl,.,.,t;d, i,
structure We nave II" ''"',i ''''o'' -,
saying that the time W!iI cone anu
that speedily, when the pig iron man
ufactured at Catoctin Furnaces will
ro;,, ,lo iro,l, for liza .oo,,,,nti.c
i"i "'''' ,n,.
10 make US 'ASHa9e !''!l' ',i7 N''"''',
to the Pacific side OF a worthwhile and
iron bound continent. DO we exag-
,,or.isp 30 nat L;t or #
rLNn. 49,, alrn,l,. - IL, I-r;tad
1le'e "'o "'' l'''' '' ''' "n''o>t
States over seventy Thousand miles OF
Railway, and the system Is vet IN It's
;,f,ncv The commerce rIrriel on
~. r,o,,e !. vast and ranillv
~ ''io W., IN W. - ~,
lhcicaSI,lH' ~ '''' ven ne' ~ ~
stUpp II can never stop as long as the
world lasts. That point Is settled
lovnrl all cay;l
"' ~, r''>' ,'' II ,l.a,,,. :, ,oo1;,, o,.or
we i",t al e."'H' III '', y, ONo1
the san francisco All Melbourne
uoi,ers that the Green Mountain Corn
IA Gro.n Peas and t9uattDps, crown
N'' :,l -, +L, r,t,,,,;, NI,m,t,;,
anu !"ife" va ~, .,,,:',i
ana h"h"'a'l '"'"s "'v - '',u. "
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IN 'aillorh'a anu .,"a',"in. -" l'''i wv
piS lT"n mace al 'hHh't'' '"L ''i'rH''o' VIC
eaost soma. lousn anu ''!."Hr r.'''', ~,