The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-07-03
The Virginia Manufacturer
A Scientific, Technical and CONNER
cial Journal. =
Published kly-subscription, Two Dollars
Year in Advance.
VIRGINIA MANUFACTURING PUB. COM.
PANY Jos. D. WEEKS, PRESIDENT.

BUCHANAN. "A, June l1Cn, 1871.
On or about July LIST, shall commence the
publication at this place OF a scientific techni-
calan commercial journal OF mining, metal
lurgy and manufactures, to be known as the
Virginia Manufacturers
The Virginia Manufacturer Is founded prima-
rily to furnish reliable information relative to
the mining IA allurgica and manufacturing in
dustries OF the Virginias. 1t will devote special
attention to the vast mineral wealth OF these
States, the development of the same, and eSpe-
ciaily to the working Of these minerals into the
higher, more useful and more valuable forms Of
IN carrying out this purpose, exhaustive, in
telligent and truthful descriptions will be given
o. the more I'M portant deposits OF the useful
Lead, etc. and when they are of sufficient i'm
portance to demand It, Of local properties and
Columns Of the Firujnia ManlJactarer viii al
ways be open to Intelligent and fair descrip-
and the notwithstanding possibilities of every
section of the State, and it invites those in
terested to forward such descriptions. 1t
will also send, both at its own option and
upon the invitation of those interested, mem
bers of its staff into different Localities to exam
inc and report, either upon we'll known deposits
or upon those that give promise of value, and to
describe what has been done in their utilization.
Realizing that it will be impossible to consider
the mineral resources and the manufacturing
advantages of The Virginias as segregated
from t&ose Of the adjoining States it win, III the
cnss the mining, metallurgical and manufactur-
ing INDUSTRIES OF these states, especially those
South and West of the VirginiaS.
1t will be the policy of the Virginia Mdnutac-
ttfer to encourage the working up at OF near
the point Of production, Of these mineral and
of manufacture. 1t wlllever inculcate the idea
that the prosperity of the South will not be
sor pig lead and sending it out Of tue State to be
worked up into hsfrs, hoops, plates and sheets,
reauires arse expendSure Of rst Class and
high-prieed labor, and then to return them to
the South for consumption, but 1t will insist that
the true policy Is to work its minerals within its
I own borders into the, highest forms possible.
AS this Is policy that is applicable to all States
as well as the Virginas. it is unnecessary to
point out that it's advocacy and adoption will
| benefit all STATES and sectiOnS ~ Ass5S
In earryg out this + policy 1--WE accurate
machinery and plants for the 1nining and pro
duction Of coal, ores and liIne.s 1t VIII discuss
ing of coal. tie smelling of ores, the ntiliza-
ton of pig metal, and in general, processes,
ron and ali crude products into higher forms
| We shall AIM to give our readers the earliest,
most accurate and most detailed inform. ation as
and commercial world, giving especial att an
ton to mining, metallgEgieal and manufacturing
Whenever Illustrations are necessary they will
be used freely and literally. No expense in this
direction will be spared.
10 aI read It viii be at the start ls-page paper
the same size as the Nesr York Nation, printed
on fine white book paper in the very best style
of the printer $ afG. line ONCE from winch IL Is
to be issued is entirely a new one and furnished
| with everything necessary to the production OF
our p per.
The managing editor will be gentleman OF
years experiencein editing and publishing tech
meal journals in the North, while the editorial
contributors will be gentlemen whose names are
among the highest in engineering and technical
/ circles in the country.
! While, as has been stated, attention will be
+ very largely devoted to the mineral resources
of the Virsinias and their development, because
at the present moment the industries connected
\ Herewith are the most prominent IN the State
it is intended to make the Virgiitd Mdnatdctufel
a general manufactui ing paper, and no effort OF
expense will be spared to keep its readers thor,
oughly advised on all manufacturing topics and
to make its columns fully abreast with the
| times.
The Virginia Mdnltut ucfitrer Will be a medium
of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4ptalists and those
promoting enterprises in tile two Virginias. L
will be invaluable to miners, furnace men. mil
men, investors and nlanufac turers of machinery
| The circulation will cover a 6e1d equal to that
/ OF any technical journal i'll the United States
which will thus MAKE the Virginia Manufacturer
valuable for adv ertising purposes.
The subscription price to the FifgiHid Mans
fuctlurr will lie 500 year payable IN advahcee
Advertising rates per inch OF. colNmN tnf !
m ,nths, $1,000; 6mOnths. SIT Hs one year, $3OOU
Address all comma ications to
VIRGINIA MANUFACTUhEk.,
lunel9 Buchanan, Virginia.