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Show MACHINERY FOIS. Tllfci SOLili. Mr. Joseph Birch is shipping at the present time from this city 57,500 KmnJs of machinery to Washington, Washington county, for the Bio Virgen Manufacturing Company. This machinery machi-nery is for working wool separately, cotton separately, and wool and cotton together, and will do the carding, spinning spin-ning and weaving. It was principally manufactured by Alfred Jenks, of Bridesburg, Philadelphia, Mr. Birch having decided that that was the best place to purchase after spending some time in the east examining machinery in various places. This is the first machinery that has ever been brought into the Territory unboxed, and its condition when received re-ceived here speaks highly for its quality and the manner in which it has been brought through. It was shipped by rhe Star Union Line, via the Philadelphia Philadel-phia Central Eailroad ; was passed over the Missouri at Omaha without being transferred, and came through as shipped, most of the machinery stand ing. And yet in the long transit from Philadelphia to Salt Lake City it did not receive a scratch. The Rio Virgen Manufacturing Company some time, since purchased the machinery of President Young's cotton factory at Washington, in Southern Utah, and will add this now received to that already there. The company is formed on the co-operative principle, and intends manufacturing manu-facturing suiScient cotton and woolen cloths, and a mixture of th.m, not only to meet the demands of that region, but to supply a portion of the noi tht i n demand as well. Mr. F. X. Louglii ry, a cou-in of Mr. Kelly, of the Kiilysviile manufacturing works, has arrived iron the E t.-t to superintend super-intend the putting up of the machinery, machin-ery, and expects to rema n in charge of it for some time. He is sati.-ti-.-d tha: cotton fabrics can be manufactured manufac-tured by the Piio Virgen Company so as to be sold as cheap in Salt Lake City as the same goods can be imported im-ported from the east and sold here. This, is a matter of no ordinary consideration,-and should receive the strongest strong-est and warmest encouragement from our bu.-iness men. The manufactures of Utah are steadily stead-ily growing. Machinery is increasing in the Territory. It was but yesterday we learned that the building fur the new Beaver woolen factory was nearly completed. .North and south such evidences of internal development are shown. And with this increase of machinery and the erection of new bu;luifjg3 for 'irnnfacturing purposes, a great guide in advance has been male in the qualify of home-made fabrics. A stranger stepping into the vj:hiiig department of Z. C. M. I., ri this city, can see homc:made and i:.: ported cloth, side by side, and is af a ios-: to point out any difference in quality and appearance between that made here and that made in some of the best eastern mills. We would like-to like-to urge upon our merchant-, who deal in dry poods, to f'o-.ter by every means in their power this growing industry. Wise policy would suggest that it will ray them better to do so than to eternally eter-nally import and leave indu-tries at home to languish. Such is not the case at present, with regard to woolen manufactures, as the mills now running can scarcely meet the demand for their fabrics; but there will soon be a large increase in the number of yards of clo'h made weekly in the Territory, and bu.-.iricsu men should, from the first, encourage a ta-te for patronizing and wearing home-made. The more money kepi in the Territory the more there is fur circulation; and the more thi re will lie to spend in stores and wjifi merchant'. Is the point plain en 'Ugh, gcriti"iri"n ? |
