Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-10
PROPOSED INDUSTRY.

crccIior f bits: :a.naco CT c;h,r msru!acur
ing est=5Ii.tm cot ic this city, WIS htli at the
Chamber Ct he Bard Ct hi3:lm25, s! nooa
10 day,
Aucpg these present were Mt;srz. J. 8.
Barbour r +. R2barta, J. J. Aguew, }. II
Reid, julius Dlenalt. l.. j. Miller, G. Ii.
Smith, Gel. J. W. Rid Isaac Echterg, T. S
L:ed5ea:cr, ". II. Marbuiy, E. Saovdeu, j.
N. JoSnsoc, +. l.. Brockett, WD. II. Lambert,
J. Il. D. Smoo; aud 4. Grcall1sss.
The mecii1e WIS called 10 order By VIM. Ii.
Lambert, Hho read the call fur the meeting.
II ssid that shila the whole county bad
been 6epIess:d for gears past; iG short time
there lad bccn reHakssl9 advance 10 the
iron il:eg, S 5 OF The coua!ry, and i! had occur.
rad &c lls1y c!liz:1s that tho interests ct this
city night roa be s;ya7ced Il crdsr 10 pro-
eyed regularly, &c gou'd uonin4ts Gel. L. ".
Reid tor c1aiImsa.
Col. Reid Sa5 u1sLinon:ly eactcG ald John
N. J5boaou WIS elected Secretary.
Mr. ElsGr Saowisn. BY request If Dir.
Lambert. ststed the tic: Of Tho meeting,
which h, said was to io!;iato COCO maou
featuring establishment to advance toe pros
perity the city. He alluded to the Increased
activity OF the iron Interest, AID the adVsnl'
ages to be deTigs6 by AIexaadris il that res
pect
Ctl. Joho S. Blrbau, said hat be was ccSl
tieat that If there vas any OGe thlog that could
afford profitable employment to labor and cap
itaI, it IVES iroa. There we're large beds of
iron Gro AL .ccnt aL2 available to this city. 10
addition 10 these. thcr2 Terc stall ores w:.;ch
were equal % thosc 0Cw brought from foreign
corn.iitS. |. T2i CSC searT bat capital should
Gow bc interested ami ihGt Facilities should
Cow be ail).dCG iar Tic ma9uiaciure Of these
aitlr!is. lie IzG recently visited The Pennsyi
vaula irao wvlks, aud I'D baCl Gm3z.d CT tic
extent OF tbs busiacss O:e 's@s daily passing
through here tor nauuiae;uca. and bsiog re-
turned here 10 flushed stale. W9nu oom.
m2noc al the b3ltom, bEli make DE iti,aI gr-
uo!o Of Jig lr1r. We had ths r.8 ms.erisl
close at ha@d cid should be nb!e % furnish
iron cheaper 'han epybr1y eI5o. Gov. uoi
Gay had Geld hin ;hac b, CO OPERATION am0Dg
the people OF Winchester - great .cuveasiion
Ia business had 5.ra ic;ymp!i>hgG Inst was
~hst YES Gce!cd aeIG.
he wa iutey.stcd, & c1urss, ia !ccreasog
he iornaxe or Tie Midland rod. TneEs
Was OF cour5; c3i'IiE GmOuIL oil ra=Seuger
bu=inc=a wheel! would COM, nyhlW. H. had
been c0nGl!G!t that ulT VS. gJrI ilue 20 10
"ueurate !rou iu5aacGs on he l'oc ct thc ruai
tic had beer! IL ajnmunlcai)a with Ncrthern
men, bu! TIE; "G!G Interested elsewhere, aud
our pc0rc waaid hsYu III Work Gu. their owe
s4lgaiIo2. lis tnnusht the pian worthy # COZ.
elleralGH, a5d suggested tlC appair;tncnt Of Il
o)!nIut!ce 10 &scar:a!n the cost 0. !urdgce,
tho amouu: ri sock Hhicn oould be secured.
nc, AID &c report - a0OthrT meeting.
III. Secretary. a. the sugs, s.iuu OF Colonel
Barbour, raai letter ir0m .:lr. Alfred E .ra-
dha@ l.: su9pG;t OF AJ hai!ji&y Of iron work.
il F;T1ui4.
Col. Hs,!,orc SID ia ra,;| recently he had
never seen the Opportunity iJr Alex ,utria 10
20 1870 tic iron trade. Now, when cverytAing
YES fl luriShur il he trade. IVES the time, if
ever. for AhX.ndIi. 10 strike. IT the Peuu-
syiVauia ir1u met caud hyuti,h Hi:hcu; the
material at hone, surely VIC c1ud 10 SO here.
T6cTo C7crything vas Gt our GGOis. The GOrth.
crn people ha! oil succeeded b. Il uGiou CT tho
intelligence and mGnry OF the section. The
pco.l! here must DO likewise. CT The city would
continue to SICK, sud The cIass would grow in
Cur strc@!:: The people themselves must put
Their shoulders to tho wheGl aud do tho work.
he "cu'd take pleasure 10 d5irg Whit he could
to forward the measure. ll5 moved tho ap.
pn!ltIcnt II 2mu.lucc5 10 consider tho fes ST.
bi;ify Ut the establishment CT 40 i1on furnace
here, Rui tc atc ,r,sia lilo amount Of c,ri,aI
which could Ic Interested ID tho matter
Mr. j. J.. ApnaW eaiG that the idea Of
blast tuTncce had bean Iaso.itc coo with him,
and i Tie g,iircal management woul fsvor
tho plen BY mbk,Ns treiGh;s low, rs thought il
clu:d % acc IN giiSIed.
Co. Da7lcU: reed su1dcy statistic. S 10 ihc
cast CT L charcoal iu,aaca, which, ho said WAS
about the s2Ule a. 4 cckc furnace. Tho c;;i.
mate fixed he Cos, Ct igo charcoal furnaces at
S35 600. lie thought t5st q good o5ks far
nace could &c cfCced lcr about $4,000.
Mr.. Agnes detailed Inc relative advantages
Ct cha,c1sI aud cosl furnaces Ho thought the
chsrcca! furnaces would to r:lher suin aud
expensive.
After some iur!Eos e.i.q9g as 10 tie different
Elads OF tulracss, e., { o9aUiitse9 of Eve,
consisting Ct oha s. Barbour }. Z. Asnew,
!saao Elc5bs?g, Kob;r: P1rtne.. and Ro. L.
Roberts. was appointed to consider tbs feast.
h'!ity CT constructing q furnace, ascertain the
COS: thereof, &c, aai report 10 tu5st oueut
mce.iag.
a letter ~as rta iro4I iir. Robert Pottner
rcg5ettitg bis iaa5i!i!y 10 lie present, but
p!s6gipg lis &C operation ia The work proposed.
The meetlrg thco a iouFneG, subject TO tho
cell OF the chs!!naD.
Toe Committee. b. ltqcss! Ct Tie chairman,
remained to consult as 10 thair napuer CT pro
ccdutc. Ii Was Determined 10 appcist q sub.
committed. cO5Sistiag cr Messra. Barbour, Az.
Dew, and PcrinsT, wGo ahculd vii; the iron
works 10 me PsrnsyIvaria region ED Procure
the proper dctG by personal Inspection. These