The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-11-30

with other Cities Walnut, the principal lunl-
Der used, is S. to $40 per thousand feet cheaper
in Louisville than in the next nearest city,
and $50 less than in New York. 1t stands to
reason, then, that Louisville is the place to
buy furniture.
STOVES, MANTELs AND CRATES.
This is another important branch Of manu-
fscture at this point. The trade in this line
of business extends into all of the Southern |
States In msrblesed msntels and CRATES |
Louisville ranks second in number Of eatab-
lishments and first in quality Of gooas. The
reputation of these houses is not confined to
the South, but extends even to Europe, where
there is good demand for their goods. The
capital employed in this branch Of manufac-
ture aggregates something over million OF
dollars.
CEMENT MILLS, ETC.
Eight cement mills make 100000 barrels OF !
cement annually, which finds market from
tho Atlantic to the Pacific and from tho Can
adas to the Cult This branch represents at
least million Of dollars.
TWENTY CARRIAGE MANUFACTURES.
The carriages made in Louisville are Of tho
best class. The business done in these facto-
res is enormous. The workmanship is re-
garded as superior to Eastern work, and the
styles Of carriages are fully up to those man"
utactured in the East There are several
large shops where children's carriages and
toys are made exclusively, and these are
among the most active houses in the city.
There are also number Of wagon manu-
factories, which are growing in business and
reputation year by year. One Of these firms
make the famous A anna and Southern E1-
pres. wagons, which are shipped to oil parts
Of the country. There could not be better
evidence Of the high and substantial charac-
ter Of their work than this.
THE IRON TRADE.
The increase in the amount Of pig iron con-
sumed in the various branches Of manufacture
in the cities Of Louisville, Now Albany and
Jacksonville during the past fifteen years, is
estimated At eight hundred per cent. This
large consumption has had a fresh impetus
BY the recent large increase in the production
Of pig iron in the Southern States. All
iron coming from the North by river is
freighted to Louisville At 4 cost of but
20 per cent over Cincinnati, while the freight
On oil Southern iron 10 $3.50 more to Ciucin-
natl than to Louisville. This gives to the lat
tor city an average advantage Of Sl'23 over
its Northern, rival. The effect of this is seen
in every instance where the two cities come
in competition At interior points on large
contracts. Ten years ago Cincinnati manu-
facturers best their Louisville competitors at
almost every point, and even sent work to
Louisville. To-day the whole thing is revers'
ed, and thousands of tons of iron are manu-
featured in Louisville and shipped to Cincin-
natl. whose iron manufacturers can not com.
pete with Louisville The United States Gus
tom-house and the Music Hall at Cincinnati,
are cases in point, in which the difference in
cost of pig iron enabled Louisville manufactu'
rers to compete successfully with Pittsburgh,
Cleav Gland. St. Louis and Cincinnati. Louis
vile now holds contracts for the iron work Of
a large number of the finest structures now be-
ing erected in the Western States, such as the
United States Custom-house At Cincinnati,
State Capitol at Indianapolis, building for the
State, War and Navy Departments, Washing
ton city. .,
1t is estimated that 10000 tons of iron will
be used within the next year in the architec.
tursl branch alone, in the construction Of 8se
iron fronts in Cincinnati, Chicago, Columbus,
DAYTON and other cities in Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois.
In addition to the extensive operations Of
Louisville manufacturers in the Northwest,
her merchants are shipping large amounts Of
the choice Southern iron to Chicago, Cleve'
land, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, and other promi'
nent iron manufacturing cities in the North
ern States. The fact is that Louisville Is TO-
LAY the cheapest pig iron market in the
United States, and is showing the largest pro
portionste increase in the consumption Of iror
Of any city in the country. This relative
cheapness is owing to her central and accessi
bic position to the iron producing districts il
kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, Of which
she is the geographical center, oil Of whlc'
compete for the trade Of her manufacturers
This advantage can not be wrested from hel
and is making itself felt in all directions.
During the last year the Perrin & Gait 20
Of Cincinnati, manufacturers Of shelf hard
ware, have removed to Jacksonville, wher
they employ 900 hands. The Bergen Stee
and Iron Company, Of Portsmouth, Ohio
have been agitating the subject OF mo7'n
} their entire works to Louisville, wholly o
. account Of the advantage Of its position
to the purchase of raw material and tn
Q facilities for the distribution Of the produt
of the works.
The Union Pipe Works. in 1875, me]te
: into gas and water-pipe $4,000 tons Of meta
i in 1876, $4,000 tons; in 1877, $4,000 tons, an
this year the amount Of metal used in the
, immense foundry will not fall short Of 1000
q tons. This establishment has for the pa
three years supplied all the cast gas and vat
maina used in the citiaa Of CHICAGO. India!