Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-02-28
ro.7 coxcao. Tx..,rsb,e 1850
JAMES D. BUTT.

For coneao. TEX as. Feb. 10, 1882.
IhI Jar1Es u Butt 1nornfy at LaU,
Harpsr's Ferry, W. Va:
factory letter of IS uit i,h the very generous
has been received. an, afraid you both .nsz.
crate the magnitude Of the factory / propose TO
i. in The pro.pec,irs viii ,herefora s,sts e sa
PreciseIy as can, tho size OF building I propose
to cree. a. present. and the lumber ofha.ds ss-
poet to employ, and what prs pose to iabricate:
af:er which tho people further consider
whoth'r they can afford to taks the eh anees OF d.
valophent In the investn ent proposed. At pres
eat 4 have thirteen looms producing o. an aver
age about two hundred belts per lay, usin = bout
already spun. twisted. coiore3 and wsIn.d a1
beam, ready for the looms. To run these looms
and other V Use nish the belts / employ sE.n,,'
two hands ; / also hire the buckles made pro
pose TO run the looms az now. " here they are IN
build or buy a brick building hun drsd feel
long by thirty feet wide and ono story Ei1b Win
oons,an. a nd expensive vater.pever ofat least
Fifty Nurse. into which ] shall put the looms " it'll
machinery necessary to fahricats. color ind warp
the yarn from the cotton in the bale. aud also
les. For all this I shall probably employ about
forty hands. ezpect to put my brother law,
ofColumbus. Ohio. in charge ofthe business, vhs.
with his ia niy, will reside lear the factory or
course pect to enlarge the buIdin &c nd other
the trade, hut all this is in tho probIema tieal
future. have bright prospects for large orders
in the early future from broad (ses letter en-.
closed from Major General e y C. Ord. u. q.
Army retir ed from Mexico Tho leather hsts re
after my fret patent. Another officer friend will
snil for Ja pan China about the FIRST of priI
With tho purpose of making Gales there. but none
OF count this until get them From
what you about the sold Rifle Factory ;, /
think it would suit my purpcsss very we'll, bu, Of
course can say nothing that would in any vay
obigate bind me. until have personally ex.
amn.d all the roup in a nd v hich
had hoped be able TO do in April next but an
application for leave OF absence has just been re-
turned to me disapproved. so win probably not
BIO able TO VISIT y gu before July or August next
MeR while take the matter under Adj
visenent and il the people feel that they are us.
tined az . matter Of business in aid in me in such
way as proposed ] shall be very GLAD to receive
such aid after zee that the location veuid be in
all other respects suitable. would be very glad
TO hear from you at carly day 0 prac tic bic
and II you can conveniently se nd mi a rough plat
OF the town adjacent TO the s.Rihe Factory"
would be much obliged. know nothing Of Har-
per's Ferry except as have seen it from the cara
in passing but vas attracted il bees use my as
soetAtion' are more in washin gton than nv oths or
large city end hv this mail sample of fabric,
some copies oil specifica tiops Of my patents nd
Ordnance Memorandum, No. 100, BY which latter
YOU will sec that have another monopoly in n
Spur Il has been adopted BY tho Armv Int III.
Ordnance Department will ma n factuIs IL for tho
Armv, which 10 not tho case vith tho belt Ihope
to make some of these for the civil trade but do
not count much on the i'm portance of their man
ufacture compared With the belt Al Worcester
We have been ma kin several thousand wards OF
duck tent cloth, the nme color . the bslts for
haversaoks: the Ordnance Department gives il to
in order to obtain uniformity Of coior-this 70
will also try TO retain. With any thanks to ysu,