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tain (as all our endeavours are gratuitous, and personally- 

 disinterested; well founded hopes, of being encouraged 

 and assisted by the patriotism and public spirit of our 

 fellow-citizens. 



Such a manufactory, with its warehouse and reposi- 

 tory, once in operation on an extensive plan, will give 

 employment and profit to numerous workmen of almost 

 every description. It will not be necessary that all these 

 should work in the manufactory. — They may,- in their 

 own work-shops, wheresoever sifuated, complete in- 

 struments according to models furnished, or agreeably 

 to their own ideas, and send them for sale, or vend them 

 to the director ; so as to afford them a profit, and to 

 him a reasonable advance. 



To the Agriculturists of our own, and of every 

 other state (and to those of the southern states particu- 

 larly, where the demand is great, and where few or no 

 instruments of husbandry are made) most important ad- 

 Vantages will be derived. They will be certain of finding 

 at one place, a general assortment of the implements they 

 require; and have the most probable assurance of the good 

 quality and construction, of the articles they order. En- 

 couragement, by extensive demand, will induce fidelity 

 and integrity in the director; whose emoluments will en- 

 crease and continue so long as he maintains his reputation; 

 as well for the construction, workmanship and materials 

 of the articles he supplies, as for the moderate rates at 

 which tney are obtained. Audit may rationally be ex- 

 pected, that they can be aflforded on the best terms, when 

 the demand warrants the enij loyment of a capital not 

 usually within the means of work a len, or dealers on a 

 small scale. Among the benefits to be derived from the 



