The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-11-01

sH'p III oiauntun ASplrfd TO the dig
nifty of factory outside the three O
four excepted 10y lis, from the Vnadicdto
list i'll our last Issue. Look at it ant
Judge iof yourselves, working men. Be
fore the war all the cid water wheels rur
III Stanton aggregated about p horse
power. There was not a steam power il
the town in the list given by the Vindaca
tor To-day we have II establishments
run by steam. aggregating over 400 horse
power, and in addition many other wol Ks
without steam. 1t needs only Il glance at
the above figures to show how utterly de.
ceptive The statements OF the ViadicotoY
are. The attempt has been made by the
V5f5djcdtOr 10 show that under low tariff
from 1850 to 1850 Stanton had more man
ufactGring than she has now, and that
5lfeSe 'factogies7 have been destroyed by a
high tariff. We repeat that II OF l2 of
the list (V0gGicafor 81 did not have an ex-
istepee in Stanton between 1850 and 1860.
The shoe shop at Oivier's corner, was
run by Billy Martin and Mat Trust, col.
ored, 80 years ago, and was small shop.
The most Furnishing days of the tannery
we're under v n. Slower since the war.
The leather cumying existed about 1916,
and had brief existence. The writer Of
this article has dim recollection Of Ruff S
hat concern, which would make hats when
ordered, provided you could wait s months
tn pnf batn Cn &C n Mt to ititorforo NTH + h N
hands taking their usual fishing excnrsiQn9.
The saGdle tree 2:oP ended the smallDess
O! It's career .nQre than SO years ago, and
il Johnny Bowles made lasts between so
and go, he made them il better land
than tiis, it is noped2 for he died in lS4S.
GaTber1s stove foundry is we'll remem.
pered. The hands sold the stoves to the
country people on time, and then collected
them while on fishing tours, as con-
qeDieDce and pleasure perm tilted. The
threshing machine shop had brief
AID proiitIess existence under Mclxeever
prior to 1886; was run by the late Capt.
Jno. +, Smith from IS to 50, and died as
the other factories had died. The to-
baeco factory is relegated TO the period
prior to 1910. Arthur S ehurn factory
What cruelty to suggest that it was ever
a factory. Ask the DR.. rs to It's extent
and pIo.lts. 4he paper mill is set down
before 1880, and so goes out Of the list
The fulling mill had a brief existence
about 1853 OF CT 81, and died, il is reason.
ably supposed, under The blighting effect
of the Democratic nullIlication Of those
days. which brought about the compro
iaise low tariff. resulting IL the widespread
disaster of 1887. Diekie Williams died in
1913, and could not therefore make rope
between 1886 aud 1860. The pillow factory
and Wheat fan factory were only shops OF
brief existence and prior to 1860. Kultz'
chair shop has not been known for 40
years. No one remembers the pottery.
MI. Fuller did make some silver spoons:
but we have been shown by Mr.. Kreuger
solid gold watch eases, solid gold rings,
and for diamond sels, such as were never
heard Of in Stanton before the war
times" And kreuger and the other
jewellers Of our city are prepared to do any
work in their line.
W Jh ali the busy hum Of the vast ''fac-
tories'' described by the Viaad5cator, why is
it Stanton did not grow in size and
wealth? No, it Is all a myth as to the
vastpess of the manufacturing enterprises
Of those days. They had no existence as
factories, there were shops sufficient to
supply the wants of an isolated mountain
village. with 10 means of communication
with the outside world except the old mud
turnpike, and the four horse teams uf Eye
bygone days"
Since the war, under the influence of
protective tariff, Staunton has grown to be
city, and one Of no mean repute. lis pub
llc works ana buildings. its business enter.
prise, the sagacity of its business men, and
the progress she has made in development
have made her not only the Queen city of
the Valley Of the Shenandoah, but have
given her an enviable fame throughout
the land, 1t is true, enterprise has not
done what 1t should have done here, but it
has been the want Of proper spirit on
the part OF her people, and not Oh account
OF the tariff, that our growth is to. day
checked. In conversation with q Demo-
crat few days since, reference was made
to this subject. He remarked that a
manufacturing CONCERN had offered 10
establish its plant here if SIS 900 could be
subscribed. After fruitless efforts. the
money was not raised, the plant was es-
.tabished at 43ittsburg and is now working
over 100 hands. La another instance, a
churn factory sought to establish plant
here, the necessary funds cQuId not be
raised, it was taken to Knoxville, and the
churn manufactured at Knoxville, is now
retailed by our mere hants,
These instances serve to show how our
progress has been retarded by the want
Of enterprise and the lack of confidence on
,he part OF our people in manufactures,
while other sections. stimulated by the
competition OF home markets, and home
industries have gone Oh in the march of
progress. creating values, giving employ
ment to labor and reaping the rewards of
diversified industries. And so will it be
with Stanton, when we leave the Demc-
cratic plans and methods behind, sepa
rate politics from business, and devote our
time, talent, aud treasures to the promo
tlon OF the general welfare.
SLEEPLEss NIGHTS, made miserable by
that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is the
Remedy for you.
Call and see some CT the special bar
gains IN worsted goods at
HENRY, Young 81 Co.'S
Ctr Regis tsation.
The recent registration of new voters is
as follows:-
1st Wand, whites, Sc: coored SO.
End . $ Il; 6 50.
The transfers, deaths, and corrections
were as follows
LIST Ward, whites. So; colored %.
2ud = = IS; Is.
Which leaves in the first ward SIS white
and 1913 colored voters-total 70a.
In the Second Ward 466 white, and 249
colored-total 715.
There are registered in the city 98l white
and 442 colored voteTs-making totol
voting population of l.423.