The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-04-18
GREAT FALLS MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
SoMERswoRTH, N. Fl.

many families and in the general appearance of its scenery
exhibited only the widness of uncultivaed creation Its
woods had felt the stroke of the axe, and its streams
mbed and oamed its rocky bed and through its roman
tic and beautiful banks, undisturbed, to the Since
that period, the spirit of enterprise has been at work. and
" the magic of wealth has caused the wilderness to BLOSSOM
and planted oishng and industrious village in the midst
of the solitude of unamed nature.
The company, whose stands at the head OF this
article incorporated in 1922 with capital of one mil
lion of dollars and commenced operations soon after Their
works consist of three cotton mills one broadcoth and
carpet factory. Cotton mill No. was the first erected and
is of wood five stories high hrtyve by sxtyve feet con-
ans fifteen hundred pndles and manufactures seven thou
sand yards of No 26 cloth week. No is OF brick
stories in height foyfve by hundred and ysix feet,
containing thousand spndes, (more than were
contained all the manufacturing establishments in the State
1870 and will turn out from eighteen to twenty thousand
yards of No. 40 cloth week. No is contained in one
half of brick building, stories high ortynne by three
hundred and ninety which probably the largest build
ing devoted manufactures in New England The mill,
when in full operaon will contain eleven thousand spndes,
three hundred looms and turn out fifty thousand yards in
week.
The Woollen Factory brick building of six stories,
feet by hundred and twenty, contains thirteen
bes and jacks hundred ooms and manufactures two
thousand yards OF broadcoth IN week The coths from
this factory of elegant fabric and coors, and are obtain
ing high reputation in the market.
The Carpet Establishment is connected with the Woolen
Factory and under the direction of the Agent 1t con-
ans thirty looms in operaon and produces about thirteen
hundred yards of Carpetmg week, which will compare with
the best Kddemser and Scotch goods both as respects
beauty of figures and coos and excellence of workmanship
The cylinders which regulate the figures OF these Carpetgs
OF the
different from any others in in any part OF the world
The Company exclusive propretos OF the soil on which
the village stands by which they enabled to
troll the location of all buildings the consequence IS
and regularity in the appearance of the place which
approaches to tomaty and somewhat mconguous when
contrasted with the surrounding wness and the yet uneed
forests which approach to the yards and doors OF the
and substantial dwellings, The Company have erected
own about thirty brick houses of three stories EACH
fifty wooden houses of stories, four large boarding
houses, elegant ho:e &c. &c.
The whole population of the village supposed to be over
sixteen hunded of which thousand are employed
in connected with, the various Factories The Com
panys monthly disbursements for labor alone sixteen
thousand dollars
The ag contains three houses for public worship; post
Office ten fifteen stores, mechanics shops, &C. &C. The
market is well and abundanty supplied, at very moderate
pces trade brisk and at OF the year the
place exhibits all the hustle and activity of thriving inland
CITY: is situated the Salmon Falls river, which divides
New Hampshire from Maine-s five miles from Dover, aid
seventy from Boston, The fall at the control of the Com
pany hundred and twenty eet-only small part of
which is required for their present operations
idea may be formed of the extent of this establish
men by the quantity of articles consumed in year. The
! following is part, stated in round numbers
400, 900 lbs of Wool, value 100000
Is, 900 lbs of Indigo, $4,000
| 2OO hills Camwood 600
1 Az casLs Woad 800
! Other Dye Stu1s, 5000
! 50 pipes Olive Oil, 4,l0O
| 1000 Gallons Lamp Oil 5000
700, 900 Teazles, l,5oO
300 tons of Coal, 1000
/ 1900 cords of Wood $500
200 600 lbs Cotton 10000
i Soap 500