Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-08-23

LOWELL--The Intelligent correspondent the
Philadelphia u. S. Gazette, in his last published
letter, furnishes the following Interesting notice Of
the manufacturing capabilities OF Lowell:
There are ten principal establishments, with
aggregate capital of S6.250,000. These employ in
th.,r operations 2s mills exclusive Of prinreries &c.
The whole number OF looms is 1861, and Of spndles
l6o404. Olicmalcs employed there are e295; Of
males 20i7. The annual product Of all the mills,
in wards IL 5lld7 200. The annual consumption
Of cotton is 16 l6l GOO lbs 4a,769 bales OF wool
600 900 lbs. The kinds Of goods manufactured are
cdcoes, sheetings, shiftings, dtilngs, Competing,
rugs negro cloth, broad cloth, cassimercs. and
chlnery 81 various SORTS. The consumption OF
thtaclte coal per annum 10 II 600 tons of char
coal 500 900 bushels OF wood, $40 cords; OF OIL,
Sperm, and olive $3.50 gallons; Of starch, 5l0,-
900 lbs. and Of flour lor starch, $500 bbls. The
average wages Of females per week, clear Of board, is
81 70; of males, clear of board, 80 cents per day.
Persons employed by the companies are paid Al the
close ofeaeh month; The average amount ofwagcs
per month is Sl06 900 A very considerable por-
ton Of the .arnnrss sand 10 be deposited in the Sa
wings Bank. AS regards the health # persons TN
ploycd." saws the paper from which the above facts
are cleaned great numbers have been inteuogate
and the result shows that SIX Of the females out Of
ten ENJOY better health than before being cmployed
in the mills of males, one half derive the same ad-
vantages As regards their moral condition aud
character they are notnefoi TO any portion Of The
community" There is an important omission in
this statement To enable us to form intelligent
opnon OF the hcaihlulncss OF the occupation, we
should be informed whether not the health of any
employed Is injured.
Lowell IS one Of the most extraordinary phcnome-
| ma of this most extraordinary county. 1t is lust
sixteen years since the first factory erected there
and since. OF cou So, II was merely an obscure
country village, IN nothing distinguished from
the common hero except IN Iis latent capabilities
Now il counts It's 90 900 inhabitants and presents to
the admiration Of the thousands who annually visit
IT, It's thnty vast piles OF buildings, in which the sound
OF the anvil the loom and the spindle. never ceases
through the lye-long day. And tins IL but a spcci-
men, though undoubtedly one of the most extraor-
dinarv, of the mode IN which towns spring up and
reach their maturity, IN II were. ~ II night where
the principle practically obtaius, of letting men alone
How prorhelcally dld the Bishop of Cloyne, twas it
not lie y more than a century ago, sing,
! Times nobes empire is the last"
Lowell is % miles from Boston The county
through which You pass the first half of that dis
lance, is rich in every thing that can interest and
crafty the traveller. tits in n high state OF cuva-
ton; II is wntrred by two beautifully winding
streams, the Mystic and Charles Rivers; it is adorn-
ed with many elegant mansions, surrounded by pic
turcsque grounds it has due intermixture of hill
and valley, woodland authenticated field and IL is
livcnedby numerous villages, cmbosoncd in thick
foliage, and full OF that sweet, quiet beauty. which
tells at once OF virtue aud Of Thrift. | could not, IN
the course otmy mornings flight, (for we went by
stean.) help contrasting tho villages ofstern, puritan
New England. with those of the land of statues and
of song bright classic Italy The latter show pic
tnresqne'y in the distance and appear well IN painted
landscapes; but near approach to the reality breaks
tho charm and filth, squalo, and bcrgary then be-
comes the chiet ingredients of the view But here,
thanks 10 kind providence and constitutional GOV
eminent, the promise and the reality are 10 perfect
harmony. While our villages are not less attractive
IN the distant view than those OF Italy, no sudden and
painful Revision OF feeling awaits YOU on nearer