Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-22
LOCAL MATTERS,

The Feather Probabilities. Jlt7y 90. 1851
Flr the MidGla Atlantic S.stes partly cloud,
or cloudy weather, with rain, filling toliowet
" rising barometer stationary or lower tenn
peIature, and ncrtherly shllti1g to we:terl,
winds.
IHE FoToMAC MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
The Washington correspondent of Tie B:s!or
Daily Advertiser writes
lnera is very material upook in misics
sod manufacturing affairs in Virginia. The
nils are Plethora with tha 70 ost valuable min
erals AS 90 suhorz,d geological survey O.
Virginia has ever been nade. the owners were
not aware OF the wealth they possessed, acd
cauid not acqlsint outsiders with what th;n.
selves koeW not Of They had to wait u1li a
Rea' scarcity IN developed regions set irdly!dua!
enterprise to txDltre new fields to nee! The
incFeaslog demsud fer irou ore. Vlrai0ia ores
ruo from AZ to 50 per cant iron, Wills | em
told 81 to 50 per cent is feir average for Penn
syvapla ores. Brown hem,ti!e. magnetic sai
other classes OF iron ore. crop Gu! all over the
State OF Virginia. Besides, her hill. ara rich
10 Vaiusble minerals of other kinds. the ore
baGks OF PanosyIvaola were neY5r 50 ricl 90
THESE, sDd ipl.a!ls's have we'll Diyh absorbed
al thero is OF any Value ic thst State. Tsko
Center county, P., IS highly eolored sample ::
SEQ 1t stated thst Mr. Mercer, Of Bolo3,
has rllcad 81, 200 900 there Jamison, Phila.
delphia banker, has INFESTED ST 900 900; ho
Carnaghs. OF sPittsburp, HAYS located SIS 900.
VOoi tho PENNSYLVANIA Railroad s. coo 900.
.nh tho Cambria lrcn Company has paid
si3 UOO cash for least co 800 ceres OF Cr,
l'nd Tor twelve yasr9. AL thaso Investments
nave been made 10 limited timo in one county
And ye'. thousands OF tons Of tho richer ores of
virginia sre beng shipped by rail to the fur
naoces OF Pensg7an!a, there TO conbino Wit
the poorer naive Cros in sUel;ifg. If crude
ores viii bear shipment by rail for hundreds of
miles. md still yield pref, the dutsioo
Comes up, how muc0 greater the prof. 10 smelt.
log them nesr the ote b,Lks, aod only shippiDg
the rthoci !tsnit? The blight end Of this
o'uudrun has Just been SEIZED upoa By rum
Der Ct enterprlsDg capitalists, who taka tho ST.
hrmalvo practically by orgiuIzDg the Potomac
Manuisc!uf!cg Compsny, 10 operate 10 AK
audiIa, opposite this Il :. ] sec that some
Eastarn mon se members of this cornpsn7. 10.
qury has satisfied thom that hl1xand.ia is ooe
OF TIC best distributing points. either ty rail or
water. 10 tba Uaited Safes No piaos has
equal advantages with il fer the profitable man
uf.cture OF irOn ard steel. The orc abouods 10
unlimited quantities and ancss unparalleled
rrnhness. Lands gre about Cd chsap as on the
Western frontiers. G1a living expenses as lieht
IS aby where 10 the county There can DO no
dagger CT com1init ian Ct railroad corporations
10 cut he comraDy oil trou customers, or TO ca.
npls legitimate gTOts ty exOrbtsnt ireigass.
Ao open u let 10 the sea il sure and pcrpe,
lual Gusraoteo OF :eas0nsbio freight rates.
lho fottmso Malufsc;u.i9g Company Waken-
ed the A'XaGdiaLs from long coadi,ioa Of
letharey, and obtained same valuable adSan
t5ges, ahiob We're refused 20 oher oomrauins
year5sgo, sod is. Irccjiag her sleep. There
Gu be 60 dtubt III. that tars, privileges vii!
act So precedent Of great v.luc 10 Other CON.
lanes OF capitalists wao mag srrn their alien
lion to THIS Dew fc!d lc! investment ard pECi,.
ab!o work. Tho result will show tie eurerior
Wisdom CT h:exantria in cx;erdiog ioss
tcrloS care 10 40 enterprise which will be
come her IT., bicGj o her Vi:siui. oies
will cot DO slow 10 foley hfr txaurla.
IL is happy iso fer Alfxs5dris aid
the gentlemen composing tho Potomac com
pany that Il posscSsts s,upeod0us a9vantsgasI IN
Inc Ownership OF franchise CT great proven |
Vsiuo. II Will work ucoCr r.Co5ss which net !
only very nrcA IT duc,s lie cost Of rroduc ion, |
m. ~ !osNnS every trace Ct sulphur. phos
pnofae. or o:Etr dcetel,Cus Eubstsrca, gtcally |
enhatces The value Ct tic article trcducsd. Ill
Is i.ct ttas ty this process chcEica } |
pure rlu AID steel is r,snutsour.d freq, The |
80" w, Hou ~ ISt CGSL, fSCUuI 4
pound. ihsn BY suy Ct tho cid proc s:,s. lis
claimed, md the rosul;s cbtsiuld gusraulee 90 !:
assertion. ,hat tho pgoooss 10 be operated st |
s,ltXao3lls vii! % much towsrGs rcvo'us
iio1lzlcg tho iron trade Of this uptry.
The high character ald s,auJiuz tf the !
gentlemen fornlcg The P0oinso hianu!ac-
turing CcIporsliOr, and The tgtept and |
Vs'ue CT the property acquired ty hem in AK.
snd''a and Virginia, give every sssu;tnce as 70
the o1!tcc;nCss OF these caUo,usioGs. | am sure
this clnps'y haiog the ,ioleers, will prove on
enlne ut success financially. Tie mile SUCCESS !
iu' II proves, tho more speedily w:! it be fol |
lowed ~ tho establishment OF nhcr wo,kiog
Uorpo;anors. Sud predict ihat Virginia will 10 |
ire Eek; tec.da take ratk slocgs:Gc of Fcan.
SslVanls 10 the va'u0 acd * cnt OF hcr furnaces
snd 'helf prod uc,ons. AID lhs. the rro6le to |
tho Investors, from various ob5,rvaIla cauacs. |
Will DO d)u1Iy great. ! do not ,hiuk .harc 10 a !;
more promising r:onesrng leii in tee United |
oalc5 than Cd Virginia now presents Those |
VINO hIst see II. aou lake sGvaDsgc CT Tho CD.
pcrtunnlcs tff.rcd to invest their surplus
me,us' will fnd themselves rnany IoId richer 10
very limited time.