The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-05-10

tNtnt<t-<iHSttttE fttfH t''ttNnss aaA< Itttf-
duction Of s,l,ese nnines may be greatly in
creased and tlievaluemoauced from tbem
more than qumdrupl1db by the introduction
ofimproved nmclIimery. as iessiegal
Since he war, for the OF capital
and labor, (everybo'iy kiioss how lde-
pressed our section of the country iinrs,
BEEN tIIese mines bave not been restored
70 their former degree ofpraductivensss'
And, besides the want of Tabor generality
there have oeenin tile fast two years two
railroads completed, one from Wihnine-
ton 70 Charlotte, aud one from Charivtis
" Atlanta 10 the Stale Of Georgia, wi!lcll
drew 0ffa htge anlount ~ labor That would
otherwise have founlemplnymentin IN tliose
mining sections. These railroads are now
completed and this labor will soon return
sloils old channeL and then capital will
seek inyestinen. IN miliig lands.
] The continual,ce VI this ASSAY, office 1T
charlotte will lie of immense value, IL
sa'illgiye confidence. IL will direct and
!. fix the attention Of capitaistr sndsen-
courage Investments. ltawiii stimulate
the production ~ goid; and not only iliat,
bun Il will furnish the mineIs the great ad-
vantage % having at their own doors, of
having at hand ready aud convenient
means IL ascerlainii,g tile value OF their
bullion; aud il will not be open 10 the OBJ
jcction of my friend from Pennsylvania,
[Mr. Kelley,I who. d0es hot believe In
n,inls, because tI,e.cuili is sent abroad and
becomes ali liarticle al commerce. All we
want Is that there shall be, convenient Of
access 10 this people, al assay Office By
which they eau ascertain ihs value OF
their bullion. aud put II ia the market,
and lei il 70 as an article Of commerce.
We wish to have this assay ofiice II We
cannot nov yet The old mint, which will
be le-estaLlished someof these days when
the bright and golden future of North
Carolina shall TeL.les II Of sufficient impor-
tanve 10 demand il, AZ every session of
gougress sinee tle war except the last an
appropriation was made COR this Office. Al
tile iirst srssiono OF tine last Conlrvss theirs
was an appropriation msh.s of "a 900. Tile
necessary buildings are all there, aud We
only ask for this suiall sum Of u 900. And
! desire 10 say just here, I,ecause 4 believe
Il to be true, TINT there Is not perhaps n
State In an this Union which has been.
relatively speaking, the recipient Of so few
flvDrs aiiJ w Few appropriations from the
Government as the old State Of North CaU-
iiiIa The Director ofthe Mint, Dr. Lluder-
man, recommends this appropriation of
si,UO. 1 have lis letter. which 1 desire
10 be read at the Clerks desk. And now
let me ask for North Carolina. = State
which has asked very few fayors at the
hands ofthe Goserhment, that this ap-
preparation be made, i trust the COIN
niitee Of the whole viii adopt the aineid.
neni.
The Clerk read rs follows;
6ra IEEAsuki, DEPARTMENT,
Q0iee effhc Dlector u u'c 1hD1, fvo' -
1856.
DEAR SIR. Acknowiedging your letter
oi tiie Zist Instant, Ia ts'sfshee ~ she
htceSsily oieuhlihsuus ehs asrss o'n0s -
ciiarlol.s, ! have uae ho,'or 70 state that
while tiic condition Of The guild mining ~.
terest of that locality j. nat such as would
justify The establishment ~ an ASSAY ofilce
ifit were ~ original question. am olthe
npinici that Il would be proper TO continue
assaying tlicre on . limited scale, and ~
which an appropriation OF a ,VOO would 10
sufficient.
Very Respectfully,
III. RIiNDERMAN, Director.
Hon. irhonlas ,. Ashr.
Mr. Randall. Is tliers no otiler assay
oilics recommended there! Let us get
them ali IN atoncs,
Mr. Holman. This plastic gentleman
who presides over the nint department. Y
q aspurcs u great embarrassment TO the
Committee o,l Appropriations. We lad
taken IL fDr granlcd that the assay Office