Daily Advocate
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May 21, 1861
We learn that the Confederate Government has leased the large manufacturing establishment of W. F. Tunnard, Esq., on the corner of Main and church streets, and placed the whole concern under the personal superintendence of I. N. Collins, Esq. Mr. Collins informs us that it is the intention of the Government to give employment to about 150 mechanics in the manufacture of cannon carriages, harness, knapsacks, tents and all kinds of blacksmithing. For manufacturing purposes no place in the Southern Confederacy possesses superior advantages. Timber of the best kind and in abundance is near at hand, and it is accessible at all times.