American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-06-03
vol. IL.

tns and gives employ ment to about 100 persons.
.uerion Cotton Nil, on Mills Creek, has in ope-
ration $40 spndles, manufactures cotton yarn prin-
clpally. Warehouse, 90 North Front street. Lewis
Huron.
Pleasant Mills, Cotton Mandatory in Glouces-
ter Co. New Jersey is now going into operation
with 1000 spndles. Projectors VIM. Lppincote
and others Counting House, 81 South T ont stree
Philadelphia.
Providence Cotton Works, are situated / S miles
from Philadelphia, and occupied by Hugh Wag-
staff, have IN operation 1900 spindes and 90 power
looms
Richards, .Eark, Proprietor Of Cotton Factory,
situated at the Flarock Canal, about miles from
Philadelphia. At present there only 500 spin
dies, but more machinery is in hands at the Facto-
ry. to fill the building, which is calculated to contain
1000 spndles, besides 60 power looms and neces-
sary machinery for weaving These works will
employ about 200 persons more. Counting
House 127 North third street, Philadelphia.
Rodnan, WnI. IL. owns Wollen Factory in
Germantown
donaldson, James, Proprietor of the Hillsburg
Mills, on Ridley Creek, about Is miles from Phi.
ladelphia has in operation 1900 spindies, apPro-
pristed for spinning cotton yarn
ShGrpless, Enoss, owns the Ridley Cotton Mills,
in Delaware Co. Penn. employs about 5000 spin
dies.
seIkirk, John, 8 Minor street, Philadelphia
manufacturer Of cotton gath, web, braces. &c.
Simsuitle Factory, the Brandywne, is occu-
pied by John Siddal and Co. Minor street. Phas
ldelphs. They have in operation 2 500 spndIess,
appropriated for spinning cotton yarn, and employ
generally from 20 to 80 persons principally women
and children
Valley Cotton Works, located on the banks Of
the river Schuylkill, 90 miles from Philadelphia
have in operation 1900 spines, and power looms
and other machinery In proportion, occupied BY
Hugh Wagstaff.
| Wells & Fisher, Cotton and yyoollsn Factory, ac
New Hope, Penn
| WoOtLen Factory, at Falls of Schuylk miles
I! from Philadelphia, has in operation carding ma
chimes, with other apparatus conducted by Wme
/ Taylor Jr. Market st. Philadelphia.
| Young, Son x Co. w No. 10 south Third St.
Philadelphia occupy the Rockland manutac turing
establishments on Brandywne, state of Delaware.
/ These establishments comprehend the Delaware
woollen factory, and Wallace Cotton factory, the
property of w. Young. The works calcu
lated to give constant employment to about 500
persons, chiefly women and children, and occasion
;, nay 100 more, but owing to the depressed state of
1 manufactures, have never been employed to half
| the extent.
| From the Columbian Observer.
i Messrs. Editors--In looking over the Aurora @
few days ago, noticed piece purporting to be ex-
tracted from Typographical dictionary, and giving
an account Of the Cotton and Woolen Factories in
ana IT'S VICINITY III giving statement
of this kind, ought TO procure correct account
these purport to be statement Of Philadelphia and
lis vicinity II am correct in recollection Gas
have not the paper before me) his account travels
into two different states, so miles upwards dis
liant, whilst there nine ten nearly all wi hin
miles distance entirely overlooked Permit me
now, sir, through the medium OF your paper to add
little information to that of the typographical die
ltopary.
! LIST Mr.. David Adams, Cotton Factory, GOO
Ispndles, situate in Roxborough township u miles
RI from the city.
i Q. Capt. Jno. Towers, Woollen Factory, two
)lsipge engines, two bilIys and Two jennys, on the
Icanal, Roxborough township, and about 81 miles
distant from Philadelphia
1 s. Messrs. E. & C Preston, Woollen Factory
on the canal, Roxborough township, 81 miles dis
ant from Philadelphia.
u a. Mr.. Isaac Baird Cotton Factory. 500 spin
dies, employs 90 hands regularly in the mill situate
on the canal, Roxborough township, 81 miles dis
tant. This gentleman was polite enough to show
q me his books, giving count of the Cotton
Isumed by him in exactly years. (the first two Of
(which he said he had only $50 spindles going) the
weight of cotton was IS ,467lbs. amounting to $40
l421 TO- Mill rent 5000, hands wages about $4,000.
tlexpenses, keeping up the machinery about Sll09,
I total S16.42l 20. This conveys volumes of intor
mation on the utility of domestic manufactures, but
trust the thing is beginning to be understood.
Il s. Mr.. William Grossly, Woolen Manufacto-
= Try, in Lower Merton township, miles distant.
6. Mr. Brooks, Woollen Mandatory, keeps
-cards going, aud 10 looms employed saltinctt
land cashmere, l.. Merton township, miles dis
I tant.
81 7. Mr.. Jno Thoburn, Cotton Factory, about
1900 spindles, situated on Mill Creek, miles dis
/; liant.
j s. Mr.. P. Lebert, Cotton Factory, Chesnuthill,
between and 400 spndles, miles distant.
9. Mr.. Jacob Wunder, Manufacturer of sattinett
t and cashmere Germantown, miles distant.