American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-05-08
LOWELL MANUFACTURES.

ed companies tor manufacturing, IN this place.
TIE Proprietors of Locks ard Canals on .Merri-
mack Riuer; The .Merrimaclc; and The Hanlil-
ton Manufacturing Companies.
The Proprietors Of Locks and Canals have cap.
ital of 5000, 1000, and the owners of all the
ter power that is undsposed of. The Machine Shop
also belongs to them, where all the machinery u
sed in the factories is made. Some idea may be
formed of the amount of labor done in the Machine
Shop, from the fact that nearly ton Of cast iron
has been used daily from the commencement of
the establishment, besides large quantities of
wrought iron. In some respects, it is believed
that the machinery made here is superior, and, la
ken together, would probably bear favorable COM
parison to that in use in England, when we con-
slider that great improvements have been made
since the commencement of their establishments,
parts of which only have been adopted; while
here all the latest improvements have been intro
duced, in the first arrangement of the business. and
no pains have been spared to render the machinery
as complete and perfect as possible.
The Merrimac Manufacturing Company is in
corporated with capitol of 81 100000. They
have four factories in operation. containing 10000
spintles, and more than 500 looms, and have it in
contemplation to put another in operation in the
ensuing autumn. One Of the above mills has been
filled with machinery during the last year. These
four mills now give employment to $50 hands, use
5000 pounds OF cotton per week, and make about
400 pieces, or HOO yards of cloth daily; nearly
the whole of which is printed for calicoes.
The Hamilton Manufacturing Company has
capital of 100000, and was incorporated for the
purpose of manufacturing variety Of twied and
striped cotton goods, dimities, &c. They have
put in operation, during the last year, one factory
containing about 1000 spndes, l44 looms, and the
building for another is nearly completed, and will
| be filled with machinery in few months. They
employ $50 hands besides those occupied in build
ings, use $500 pounds of cotton per week, and make
about 5000 yards of cloth. They have completed
| two brick blocks, containing 16 tenements, which
are occupied as boarding houses, in which $40 per-
sons now reside, not Of which was occupied the
| first Of last May. Two blocks more. containing
| twenty tenements, have erected since that
time, and are nearly completed.
| There are now about $50 tenements erected for
the accommodation of those who employed in
the factories print works, and machine shop; all
of which have been built during the last five years.
There is still an abundance of water power uIlim-
proved probably enough for fifty mills Of the size
of those now in operation This power is perna-
nent, and not liable to be affected by droughts.
| On the Concord river is private estabshm ent,
| owned by Mr.. Hurd, where there manufacture
ed about 400 yards of sattinett and 100 Of cass-
mere, daily, and in which about 100 hands are en-
ploycd.
i The Powder Mills of Messrs. Tileston, Whipple
and Hale, are also on the Concord river. about a
mile from the manufacturing establishments
These mills we're first erected about six years since,
and now make $4,000 quarter casks Of powder
yearly, being equal to $4,000 pounds.
The population of Lowell, probably considerably
exceeds 5000. Great attention has been given to
education and moral improvement. There are
four regularly constituted Religious Societiesfor
two Of which places of worship have been erected.
The other two will probably erect Meeting Houses
during the present season. One of the first build.
ings erected by the Merrimack Company, was a
school house, where they have since regularly sup
! ported school. The Hamilton Company have al
: SO erected school house, and it is in contempla-
ton to add another school district to those already
existing for the accommodation of the families that
live in their boarding houses; in which there are
43 children between and IA years OF age. None
are employed in the factories under IA years, as
it is not intended to offer any inducement to pa
rents to put their children into factory at that
t time of life when they should be obtaining edu.
0 cation. The different establishments now give EN-
!. ployment to about 800 girls, who are paid accor.
I ding to the quantity of work which they perform
r They generally receive, besides their board, from
81 to So, many So so. and some who are particu
lariy skilful and digent, as high as Ss, per week
This constant employment at liberal wages
speaks yolumns in favo, Of the present happy con
= dition of our country. and affords striking con
trast to the distressed state of the manufacturing
> classes in Europe. Journal
6 gentleman riding over Salisbury Plain, wher
it rained very hard, set up gallop, and met witt
= traveller whose morse standing still. Some
what surprised at the sight, he asked the
P it. sZounds,' says the other, who but fool
= would ride in all this wet
:, ? On very rainy day, man entering his hous'
= was accosted by his wife in the following
:, Now my dear, while you wet, go and fetcl
IS me bucket Of watcr.' He obeyed, brought tn,
water and threw it over her, say ing at the sam
% Ipar ,uhtln or uoa