The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-07-01

The export thence from the LIST 10 the 26th inst reachd
l7Y0 bales to foreign ports and 6s6 bales coastwise.
The Augusta, Me. Cotton Manufacturing Company are
proceeding in their arrangements for the erection Of
mill Of the largest class. company for manufacturing
cotton goods has been organized Searsmont Me- where
| there is good water power
The manufacture of figured silk ribands is about to be
factory ofthe kind has yet been this
country One ofthe parties concerned Swiss by BIRTH
has effected great saving in the business by substituting
the powerIoom for labor and il is said that loom
constructed on his plan capable with the assistance Of
girl of only moderate skill, of weaving thirty-sevsn
ribands at the time The persons experimenting
the machine change the patterns at pleasure.
The Philadelphia Inquirer states that and extern
sve cotton mandatory is in progress Of erection near
the Wire Bridge which, when in action, will employ 800
hands woollen factory, the above, has been
Gently enlarged now in full operation and employs3 300
persons.
very large and beautiful cotton MILL recently esab
shed at Salmon Falls in New Hampshire, is situated in
and about four miles from Dover and Great Falls. The
neat village covers the side of the hill above the factory
and the summit OF the elevation is crowned by the
church The propretors the same at LOWELL and
the superintendent is from that place. We understand
that four hundred girls will be employed two hundred
new cotton Spanning frame has been put in operation
at Lowell Theframe now in operation the Hamilton
corporation. very beautiful machine. 1t spins
greater quantity OF in less time and with less power
than the old spinning frances but whether it will super
sed DC their use, is by no means settled point
Waltham, within q few minutes ride of Boston, by
means Of the Eitchburg Railroad is thriving steadily; its
business Is increasing and real estate is upon the ad
vance, The factory stations called the Upper and
Lower Places AT the Upper Place the Boston Manuac
turing Company about to add another large factory
to the two already in operation All the factories Of the
town have been doing extensive business the past
SON. Their machinery propelled by water long
IT, the river affords an adequate supply after which, the
works are carried by steam.
The LoweH Courier of the a6th instant, says I'VE
were yesterday in the new blue dye-house the Ham,
hton corporation, and were pleased with the method
practiced of dyeng yarn and indigo blue II is very
great Improvement upon the old way The old way Of
dyeing yarn was to have the hanks sticks, which,
after remaining in the vat for time was taken out
and then It had to undergo process of wrnging and
drying; The mode was tedious and laborous All this
machinery are fixed. weavers beam IS placed at one
end filled with white yarn at the other end the yarn is
wound on to another beam perfectly coored and dry
and ready to be placed the loom to be wove Each
vat or machine, (Which requires the attention of one
NAM will dye hundred pounds day.
These items of enterprise in manufactures exhibit at
agance the progress America is making this branch
of industry.