Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-13
IRON and Steel Interests Of Aye.au.
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10 tie editor Of the Alexandria Gq:stte.
10 the Baltimore Sun OF July 5lh nol;sA
the following under the head Of Bushes.
Items:
'Seven iron steamships are now being con.
structcd in the Delaware river shipyards. John
Roach & Son, Of Chester, have closed con.
tract with firm on the Pacific coast for the cor.
struction of three new steamships Of 2hou,
| 100 tons each.
Alexandria presents superior advantages fer
the location OF ship yards Tor the couslructlu
of iron steamships off Jones Point, the chan.
mel extending to within few yards Of the
shore, carrying depth OF over q feet G! wate,
at high tide, sufficient to float the largest SHIN.
navigating the ocean OF Fow!e's wharf Is
water carrying depth Of 10 feet, sufficient fer
| the largest ship ever constructed TO pass iuin
| dock without any Inconvenience or cyueD,r
Let the magnificent deposits Of irou ore Of IT,.
Blue Ridge and the Valley of Virginia, ia cou
| nection with the fuel, the Cumberland coai anal
| the pure and superior bituminou%. spIint AMI
cannal Goals and cokes Of the kqnawAa ca
| basin be utilized, the development Of the Mae.
ganese ores OF the Nlas:aoulG moun,alv All
other sections Of Virginia, the Introduction eth!
| successful manuacture u! the t'erru Aiaur.r:.,.
| pig iron from our manganls hemctle mon a!,.
| with the valuable timb"rs OF Errinlu and W.,
Virginia at command, AlcX9Gd;a can H. CON-,
large and prosperous CITY. gastainiGn it:.r. f.
| dustrlOus aud PROSPEROUS r1pnlltIr", Erc .h.i
| yards may become lannon's, rvaIInr th0,, =.
| Chester, and those on the clyde; her surr,:yg
| iron and maDCaOcso ores, used - uiagu!,ciu,.
| bessemer steel, 10 ue used IN the CONSTITUENCIES
| OF steel ships, Will become i large AMI rroiuc
| tive business. The manufacture III youv city ~.
steel armour plates for naval vessels Wi! gay.
| employment to Thousands OF skilled wa,I,mnn
| and your markets will be the govcynmcu,. -.
| the uatious of the world. IA item !rou. r..
same paper gives the following uicrmafian
TIE Lehigh Car Wheel Work; have iu.n.l
out o plumber Of wheels intended for the (irr.r
Eastern railway of EoglaGd, ani haze a:!,.
lrom South America.
Alexandria may utaiiZ. her superior lr.a
ores, adapted for the manufacture o! tie w.,
| best, or superior car wheel, lrom a.: l,yn.
or what is now becoming 20 popular, ! .,,..
wheel, from her Superior stcC! IrJn urc., ~,
! be able - cutcr toto successful! cyupauu.n
| Tor he markets Of the wirid tor csi IRON .ai
steel wheels, rlVa0g the lrb!sh car wiz.
works, or the world r. uowned aud truly sugeu.i
Philadelphia wheels OF tie Wiltncys. i!2,.
| foundry Of the Old works Of the Mess @miD!
| 4 Perkins would answer for this brarcI Il ia-.
ness, and their Old shops 90 the r!vcr 'r.,.
might be restored and converted into -.r..
cngiac works, or an establishment for III r".o
utacturc VI agricultural machiocry. The m:@F
acLu!iug Of nails from ;hc Supcro: i!5n o.
Virginia might become Business cH!Iiayg.
| hundreds OF Workmcu. \ market Gao b: e.,
atcd all along our Atlantic COST, ani iar rlt.
into the interior, in South America "ni "'''.
countries Tor the superior mill irons AMI ca
ngs, nails, g., from our Virginia orr tn
iron and its products taking !he piac, .! the TT
famed, world renowned, and high priced ,s"!
ish Az! Norway irons, thus furnishing ear ow.
citizens with az equal grade Of mail roads, h'.s'
shoes, nails, ircts. wire, H., Tor whI>h " a..
at this very time, 10 great measure, tyrta! g.
rely upon supply Of the torsign article M u,rh
rates. | claim, when our EirGina iron ores 81
| properly developed and her iron Interests a.
properly established and sustained az: rn
couragcd, we can then undersn'i ii hnr o|a
| markets. and In tJrelgn countries, Earopaa"
nations, and enter into competition With them
not only here at home, but in the foreign mai
kcts of America, the Australian possessions e
| Great Brta!n aud other countries, Will! ~ ci9n
quality Of material and workmanship, anal At n
low, il not at lower prizes. CAM, with iI0..
Dean, that Our iron ores arc az pure and 9:Mt'':
! to those brought from the mos! removed r''u
ore regions OF the c)uutry. Ant II this b" tr"'.
| then your city has superior adya"tn@ts !rr Che
| starting, sustaining AMI buI!,!iut up a. ing. II
| ant iron aud STEEL interest over aoY O!haf t""u
| city or locality within the ljNiiGi STATE.
!llrGU IHoS l'"r.u&.
| CAILETT'i VA, July H., l>,r