The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-04-25

is no better country for iae profitable EN-.
ploymen, Of capital, or rural retirement,
Than 10 our own State.
CHAPTER vi.
Ia New England there are two distinct
systems Of manufacturing pursued. The
Massachusetts and New Hampshire es,ab.
lishmeu,s are on al extensive scale and are
almost universally owned by 'lnl stock
companies, composed principally OF the
merchants OF Boston. They are careful to
employ the best talents the country affords,
and have matters SO Systematically arrang-
co that las will be hereafter shown there
Is no possibility Of failure, even TO joint
stock company. unless The business becomes
90 protiiless as 10 ruin the whole country.
Mills owned, or under the influence Of Bos
ton oapiialisis-such as those in Cabo,vllc,
Chichopee, Walthsm, Lowell, Nashua,
Jackson, Manchester, and other places
generally coutsin about 6 900 spindles each,
come 10 900, and recently, others are be.
ing erected, TO contain 90 and % coo
Esch company has an ageni, whose Office
- IN Boston, and another at the factory
the latter has direct charge Of the mill, or
mills, as the case may be-ior there arc
freq1enhy two, three, and even four facto-
ries owned by the same company and 10
The same enclosure. Each factory has an
overseer for the carding department, who
generally speaking, is skilled IN this depart.
meni obly olso a spinner, a dresser, a
weaver and a machinis,. These men have
co charge except their particular depart.
meats; they hire their own hands, (beiug
nuder certain restrictions, make certain re
palrs. and direct others TO be made by the
tnaehiulst. and are responsible to the agen
for tie manufacture Of given number c
pounds cotton per day, a, cost Of give
number NJ mills per pound. For instance
every Saturday, uigh, the agent receives
rspor, showing The number Of lbs. ra. col
ton passed into the carding roon, and III
number Of lbs. OF cloth taken from tn
weaving room-the cor6er shows by hi
pay Hsf that he has carded the same for
mills per ib.-ihe spinner hist be has spu
il fof mills per lb.--the dresser tia, h
has warped, beamed aud dressed II for
withstand the redrer iha, it has bee
woven for mi.a, and bsled for mill pc
ID. Al The end Of The month the sgent a
tbs factory makes cut a statement for III
agent ID Boston, showing The number {
haods employed al The mill, male aud e
nsle--ihe average wages psid-!he nuu
Der Of It's. Of raw cotton used-,be numbe
Of yard, and pounds OF cloth produced an
forwarded 10 their commission merchant
R3j tie entire cost OF manufacturing an
delivering the cloth at Boston, giving ii
items IS above stated. Tnesa Statement
fon The various establishments are cor
pared IN Boston; in fact. the proprietor
club together. compile them, aud pace
b25k 10 me hands Of each agent FOR reie
ence, 50 that hoy are constantly apprise
Of shat Oilers are doing aud each carde
spinner nf seavef knows the mninu
cost al which his particular department. Ia
leen accomplished. The general resu
proves to The company the fitness OF the
agent. The cheapness with which al
particular department is performed IS ,c
Of The ski and industry u tie subaleru
charge Of the same. Knowing the cost
the raw materIaI-the quantity Of waste
The precise cos, Of producing clo:h--aI
its worth 10 The market-ihe manufacture
are a, once placed 10 q position not 10 SIT
money. uaess they chose 10 do SO, in Tin
Of great embarrassment, ss a mailer
charity 10 their hands. These Boston {
Establishments Tor SO may call ihcn) q
ell very similar. The dead spindle
warp, as well as Tor filing, is unlsersa
and each factory is erected Cor pat,lcul
purpose, and confined exclusively to it. F
inEsnee,--some mills have their machir
~ adapted to the manufacture Of osr
bargs and can make nothing else, --soi
are adap,ed 20, end are run exclusively