Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-12-30

Tnirty seven thousand Dales we're importeo
Providence, and the residue into Norwich, brls-
WARREN Troy and Taunton. The whole num-
o( spindes in the country, have certain G
,,ns Of ascertaining.--From my own knowledge {
The MI NIB II and extent of the establishments IN
wHalppshre, Massachusetts and Connecticut,
from information derived from various sources,
relation to other states, it is my opinion that the
.rct within 80 miles of Providence contains one
,rter of the spndles in the country. This would
AXE the whole number 1879, 1863, and the quanti-
of cotton consumed, ~ 686 900 lbs. equal to
b. y bales There are various opinions, how
ver. on this subject Some think that the district
frrred to does not contain more than one fifth. and
hors that il contained one third of the machinery
ftbp country. The latter is the safest, and would
make the consumption of 1927, l70,334 bales, or
l514 500 lbs and the number OF splndes 952 ,626. |
mould the increase Of machinery for the ensuing !
yeye wears, correspond with the increase from
s,oto is %, it would be sufficient to consume all
he cotton now grown in the country.
thous and spntles require, an average, Al
persons within the factory All the machinery in
he country require but 80 O31 persons, principally
women and children. Two hundred and twenty
thousand within the mills, sufficient to spin and
weave 900, 900 bales Of cotton annually more
than is at present grown.
The average wages of 1000 spindles. is $4,000,
equal 900 for the 952 900 spindles now IN
operation.
The number of persons indirectly employed can
not be accurately ascertained. 1t much exceeds,
however, those employed within the mills.
The imports into the town of Providence during
1927. may give you some light that point
as 4Ol bales of cotton 39, 500 barrels OF Hour !;
ATE 7O4 bushels of corn from the middle and south
erp states and 1926 vessels OF lumber, from Name,
are among the larger articles.
1t will require II, 900 tons Of coal to warm the
mills and shops now employed in the manufacture of
cotton The increased safety of that kind OF fuel
recommends it so strongly, that is rapidly taking
the place of wood. 1t is not generally known that
the materials composing the dyes for printing con-
ss Of more than twenty different kindsr- The prn
cipal are indigo madden, sumac. sugar OF lead. ash
es vitrols SC 1t is confidently stated by an ntelll-
gent maDufacturer that the freight on malder alone
much exceeds the freight paid on calcoes. 1t is
undenable that the freight OF all the materials fol
bleaching and dying, is than double the trelgh
upon English callcoes
Many Of the materials are grown or manufacture
ed in this country by the aid Of protecting duty
and the prices have become much more reduced
than of articles for which we depend on foreign MA
TONS Oil of vrioI, years since, was seven cents
1t is now four; similar reduction has taken place
upon blue yitrioi alum, and most chehicles.
Perhaps il may be useful to state, that, by tn
present law, square yard OF calico, worth perhap
so per cent more than before it was b'eached AM
printed, pays less duty than in the brown state
Every square yard is estimated at 80 cents, and
duty of 25 per cent. imposed upon that, making 7
cents in the brown state. Let The sane piece o
cloth be bleached and printed, and 1t will shrln
about three inches in width, and pay duty OF 6,8
cents only.
On piece of calico cloth, in the brown, 90 inc
wide. the duty will be 5,67 cents. The same pee
when beached. will be 25i inches wide, & the d,
~ 4 % cts making difference of nearly half
cont ward less on the finished than on the unhnisl
ed article The American printer has on the otht
hand, pretty heavy duty 10 pay on most OF the m
terals for dying and bleaching.
Very respectfully, &c: ,,,nr, ;,
Washington, March IS, 1923.
From he Wiscasset Citizen.