The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-27
Lowell.

LOWELL, Oct 1915.
Statistics Of the Industry Of LoDsHk
At the last session Of the Massachusetts Legislature,
law passed. requiring the Assessors in the towns and
cities throughout the State to the statistics oil
It's productions Agricultural, manufacturing and CON-
mercal. The facts to be embodied and published
under direction of the Secretary of the State next
winter.
The OF this city finished their work.
and will send You some facts concerning the msnufsc
turing industry of Lowel-the commercial and sgricul
tural productions of course very iIAing rather
think that there place of % 900 80 900 inhab
tants which is talked about than city. 1t in
fact forms considerable portion of the standing capital
of the wing and democratic parties-the wings point
its prosperity unanswerabe argument in favor of
tariff and their opponents to its rate of wages and
the regulations Of its mills proof positive of the op-
preston and vic kedness Of the mlocracy. Lowell il
TO be sure thriving place and the largest manufactur
ing the Union, but is not much unlike other
northern towns and cities that should attract this &C.
neral attention IL is considered the representative
and exponent Of all the manufacturing interest the
nation and the friends OF the tariff shrew der than
there opponents in admitting this for would not be
difficult to show that the stem is carried here
more advantage both to employers and employed, than
in almost airy other place in the country But to the
And 6rst, Of the Cotton Manufacture There are 20
mills for the manufacture of cotton, with lss 4s spin
dies They consume %, 9ls pounds of cotton and
make "a 1875 III yards of shrtngs, sheetings, drlngs
cotton fannels tickings printing cloths o.
naburgs, valued at 80 so5 64a "a Also 10000 pounds
value 500 500; 81 900 pounds pesse wadding, value
So 200 1000 900 yards cotton flannel value 5000 600
The capital invested SIS AIS 000 and the number Of
males employ ed, 297; the number OF females, $500
Connected with the Merrmack and Hamilton Mills,
are two establishments for making calico, which print
lisiO 1865 yardsvaue ST. 6sl 200 yards blesched and
coored aud not printed sso,l9e-valus $4,000 The
amount of capital is $4,000 number OF males en-
ployed, 430 females 81.
There is one establishment connected with these
which beaches OF soioIs ooo 5000 600 yards IS value
Now for the Woollen Manufacture. There are i've
mills, which work !, 200 900 lbs Of wool. and make
100 900 yards $3.50 600 $40 47a yards
cashmere value S605 900 $4,000 yards Kentucky
Jeans value $4,000; sss,7Se yards Asnnsl-vslus
sae7 pairs blankets value Sc SOL sOes5 lbs woousn
yarn made into cloth value S560s 80 The capital
is Ss26 900, and the number OF males employed sls
For the Carpet Manufacture there three mills,
which consume s25 4ss lbs Of WOOL and make Iia gao
Yards carpetng and s62 rugs-value S36s, Sa4 Capt.
;al S32 600 males employed $50 females iss
But this Cotton and woolen and Carpet business, is
,ou sbalI see There are establishments for ma
ing hosiery which make 1000 pairs OF hose of the
valne of $40 800 furnaces, which make 1900 tons
castings OF the value OF Sl2s, 900 1--WE establish
nents witch make machinery Of the value Of $4,000
lock mandatory which makes 20 aoo iocks-vsiue
value $40 600 brass foundery-vaue OF articles,
1900 paper msnuiactory-lbs of stock used,
% ooo-bs of paper made 400 900 value $le,500 one
rush actory-vslus OF brushes, 81 800 four sad
% harness. &c manufactures value So 900 two up.
Jlsteries value of upholstery made, ~ 900 four hat
I'd CAP es-number OF hats and caps made.
900 value $4,000; one card msnuactory-vaiue
10 900 three soap and tallow candle manufacture
alue $44 600 three powder mills-kegs OF powder,
. 000value $s7 500 SIX tinware manuacoIes-
IL OOO value OF cigars made 1000 value OF poou and
noes made TO- 1885, value OF building stone ana
repaired $40 900; value OF marble wiougns $500 sue
n Wins made $4,000 value OF blocks and pumps
,ada SIOO0. yalue Of lumber prepared Tor market,
10 900 value of bedsteads made value Of smut
Ia. boht;ns &C made, $50 0OO value OF loom needles
a. a. 20 valne OF scales and balances made ~ 600;
,alue of power loom pickers mace, Sdo,voo vsiue OF
~. aara Tor uianofor.es $4,000; value Of blinds
has doors sc made, $40 OOO value oi cloth boxes
nd folding boards made S20O0 value oil stoves made
IN ma. value of printed cotton booking made, $40 600
There are o. gallons of sperm Gil OF the value Of
50 522 used in manufacturing establishments; also
400 gallons OF whale oil, OF the value of $500; also
3O gallons Of other kinds Of oil, OF the value of
~ $50 There are Is 225 tons Of anthracite coal used,
Iue SIT 574 also Of bituminous and foreign
oa value 81 300 The value Of all other articles used
manufacturing, except cotto wool and iron OF anne
ican production Is SS2S63s 20 Of foreign production,
l99 622 - The number Of hands employed IN the ma
uiacturng business, have enumerated aiue Iom ,he
otton woollen and carpet business lle the amount
# capital inv rested Is $6s6,2O0 ,, -,
might have given you these stausucs win more
tcuatity but presume IL Is not necessary 70 uh
andino oi the industry AMI production OF tho
lace A great many branches oil industry are not emu.
M rated and the business OF the presem year Woud
,ay ,rrch reduction than that vi 1914 There
IRE now in progress OF completion OF nave peen pu.u
"a ,,ss.nt xesr number Of mills and additions to
mo ,ld ones IL ls46 good year Tor manufacturers,
no hnsv hands OF Lowell men and women, VIII tun
-, ysry much increased amount OF wealth
hail write to you again concerning this city OF spin
lies.