Читать книгу An Essay on the State of England. In Relation to Its Trade, Its Poor, and Its Taxes, for Carrying on the Present War Against France онлайн

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Iron.Nor can I omit Iron, which is the great foundation of sundry Manufactures, not only used at home, but wherewith we supply our Plantations and other Places abroad, as Howes, Bills, Axes,Cases, Locks, Nailes, and a thousand such Necessaries, the Workmanship whereof adds muchto their Value.

Clockwork.There are many other things which may be and are daily improved amongst us; as Clockwork, wherein we sell nothing but Art and Labour, the Materials thereof being of small value; I haveseen Watches and Clocks of great Prizes made for the Courts of Foreign Princes.

Paper-Mills.Paper-Mills are a Benefit to the Nation, as they make that Commodity from things of themselves worth little; so are are Powder-MillsPowder-Mills.; also ArtificersArtificers., who bring advantage to theNation by supplying it with things which must otherwise be had from abroad for its own use, asalso with others proper to be sent thither for Sales, and when Exported are more or lessprofitable as the labour of the Subject adds to their value; In like manner things are cheaper tous when we pay only for the first Materials whereof they are made, the rest being work done athome is divided amongst our selves, so that on the whole it appears to be the great Interest ofEngland to advance its Manufactures,Methods to improve our Manufactures. and this I humbly conceive may be done these severalways.