The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-04
American Manufactures.

Tho Bay State Mills is the name Of woolen mill
II is said that petition has been presented to the Mas
sachusetts Legislature for increase Of the capital
intention Of this company erect mill which win
al Of ground in which to be placed two
hundred carpet power looms for the manufacture Of
pets. They have now fifty powerlooms in operation
These have the purpose so we'll that this great
Of the
Invention Of an american i; gentleman Mr. Bselow
Application viii be made to tho present Legislature of
New Jersey from New Brunswick, fore cotton factory
charter with $3.50 O0o capital.
at the settlement Andover Bridge according to
petitions already before the Legislature Abbott Law
Cotton Mills the latter with capital of 81, $4,000
The Warsdw Signal Narns, that some gentlemen of
pids. with view Of entertaining the ' praccabil,ty Of
turning the water power to account for manufacturing
purposes Al one point eight feet fall was found in
distance Of three fourths Of q mile.
Two large stone cotton factories in progress
Of complexion on the west bank Of the river the
Falls Immediately below the Eastern railroad depot in
Rochester in this State The first building is six stories
high lo4 feet in Length and Sc feet wide exclusive of
ton over 5000 spindes together with all the
machinery for manufacturing purposes. This will be
engaged in turning out fine printed goods and cacoes
and will give employment to about IS 325 girls The
necessary machinery is under contract and will be put
in some time in the month Of June and the business Of
The second building has been erected the Saw MILL
within few feet Of the above described. The main
Th. . intended nas for making
cottons and sheetngs, and will carry about 5000 spin
dies, giving employ ment to $50 operatives. The
water necessary for carrying these factories,
from Brow ms Rsce and affords power equal to any in
this region No obstruction can interfere with it, nor,
first Of the water The factories above described
have the advantage Of fall Of about 80 feet An sppl
cation is about being made to the Legislature for char
ter for manufacturing company, and If procured with
ont the individual liability clause eastern capitalist
propose to coma onward and make investments other
w nc no 6ret md orr fac-
tory spoken Of will be put in operation the coming
The other will not probably get under full head
way before year from this time The above will make
four cotton factories now located in Rochester.
The new Carpet Factory recently erected by the
Mesrs Tapey, in Danvers in the place of the de-
large building l52 feet long by 80 WIDE and the mach
merry is driven by steam engine of twenty-five horse
power has 80 hand looms and when the factory is
IN full operation it will employ 90 hands, and work up
sing propreors about furnishing machinery for the
manufacture Of worsted yarn apartment Of the
building The looms from LOWELL and it is the in
tenton Of the propretors to produce carpets equal in
quality and finish to any made in the celebrated estab
hshments in that city.
The erection Of the factory in Portsmouth, New
Hampshire is rapidly approaching its completion The
brick work OF the main building which hundred
and four feet long, sixty wide and six stories high
finished The root is and mostl yitinned. We under
stand that the propretors intend to have it in operation
time during the spring. We also learn that the
opening OF the spring, they will commence the erection
Of the two wings TO the main buildings which will be
some hundred and fifty feet each in length and
i've stories in height, making the whole building
five hundred feet long 1t is calculated that the factory
dred females large number the whole Of the Do
YER factories