The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-02


And this is the growth of manufacturing city, whose
first germ was planted but 25 years ago.
On the 9th of February, 1922 the first act OF
s5ap co@ ny nv ana active Operations We're
menced in the spring following What !, n@w Lowell WT
and Incorporated as the of Lowell So that IL is 20
years since the foundation of our present Guy was
commenced, but only II years since LoWeh was icoPo-
rated a town.
See the picture of the ruin which the baneful law OF
40 is shedding over this town:
Lowell at the present writing, is developing the healthy
of enterprise and industry TO an extent beyond
fine of progress the fuflment OF her peculiar destiny
On every hand ifom centre to eanine, new buildings are
being developed and source OF confidence IN The per-
manency OF these Improvements they are being made very
generally by enerprising mechanics and tradesnen, who
keep within their and who thus pledge their inter
ests their influence for the prosperity OF the city In
the matter of building no year has ever witnessed the
of larger number OF buildings than the present
workshops for the immediate occupancy OF the builders
hemseyes, the present year takes the lead by
odds The midding casses-who are the salt and soul OF
all communes-who hitherto apparently designing to
hold to Lowell the relation and tenure OF birds OF passage
crowded which the stcest economy could sug
ges barely enduble are now joining hands in perma
citizenship and building houses Tor themselves more
roomy and more congenia TO health and comfort
Lowell, with her 5000 inhabitants, her Al mammoth
capital (yvith more than half million in private manu-
ACQUIRING enerprses her 260o 900 pndes and 5000 looms
ment of her resources the attainment of her destiny
the great workshop OF the republic Here New England
ed iooting which no periodical bubbe-bursting dis.
ub, of national policy destroy Already the
against the combined experience, the
perfected machinery, and the Pauper labor Of the mother
country, grown old in manufacturing Lowell now enjoys
in beautiful and harmonious combination, all the elements
of successful enterprise TO warrant her IN throwing down
the glove" in defiance 10 the world We repeat that as an
industrial and growing communy--as the manufacturing
m hnnning Of be srea end whose attainment is inevita
tla is hlt IS
The filing is coming as certainly and as regularly as the
The man who looks upon Lowell twenty five years hence
will behold population of $4,000 souls Think OF it.
Yes and recoec too that all these signs of prosperity
are increasing under the act OF A6 Here is another par
agraph, which reached this morning, from the Pha
delpha Ledger and relates TO the most sensitive of all
interests, particularly in Pennsylvania-tha of iron and
coal:
Iron RAILS ROADS, Several large establishments
have recently sprung into existence Tor iron
rails. The establishment on the Erie Railroad which
has furnish 600 tons for that road the Jour
nal Of Commerce says has just commenced turning out
rails sample OF their st work lies IN front OF the com
pany's office. There rail OF the very great length OF
25 feet and another of Is feet both of the improved II pat
tern and as smooth and handsome every way be
produced in the world The establishment is now making
twenty tons day. and viii soon make forty TONS SO that its
forty five miles from the junction OF the Lacka
and Delaware rivers where the road crosses. and
the centre of the great coal basin OF Luzerne county,
Pennsylvania where in fact foundation cannot be laid but
on beds OF coal and IRON
In word, cannot cast our eyes in any direction
but we are struck with many proofs of manufacturing
prosperity that we turn with establishment to Mr. John
NJ Clayton and ask him for the ruin which he has pre-
dicted And we would respectfully ask him how it is
that the repeal of the of 40 be the cause of the
alleged triumph of his party We deny the fact alto
geher because under its influence, all manufactur-
ing interests prospecting Takes few examples,
which lately appeared in the "Bahmore American"
and then calmly read over again this memorable let
ter of the Delaware SENATOR and the "watchword"
which he has pronounced for the wing party:
Fall River situated on the Taunton river about eighteen
miles from Newport r. L. has been recently brought into
ment of daily line OF steamers The additional import
which this ourishng of 1000 inhabitants ac-
and extent OF its business operations by correspondent Of
New York Courier. Abundance OF running water fur
featuring establishments at Fall River the productions
which are mostly "a M to The New YorE market ana
direct means Of transportation that originated the daily line
@ ea in the Ceupel s wo m ets from
The Fall River Iron Works Company employs $50 hands,
their limits double 20 single furnaces pudding
and heating air and cupoa furnaces steam engines,
engines driven by steam generated by the
furnaces the heat from which used without additional
the furnaces $1,000 tons bumnous COAL from Pctou and
Virginia, used per annun This establishment
out 100000 pounds of nails per week. to5 tons castings
day. and about 50 tons of hoop and iron
per week. The pig iron used is from Maryland.
The American Print Works Company has stone build
ing, employs 325 hands, and prints 1000 yards of cloth
week The house of McCury, A!dtch, and Spencer,
of New York; sold last year than haya million Of dot
lars worth OF the productions of those works.
The Fall River Manufacturing Company uses water
power employs 100 hands, 924O spindes 209 looms,
and produces $4,000 yards of No 81 prnling-coths
week. The building is
The Watuppa Manufacturing Company has stone
building, uses waerpower, employs l07 hands, runs 1000
spndles and "a looms, and 900 yards No. "
printng-coth per week.
The Pocasset Manufacturing Company employs 300
hands in the Quequechan MILL which is stone building,
containing 1000 spndles and 400 looms. The
pany has erected another very large stone building,
called the Pocasset MILL which will contain Is 600 spin
dies, and, like the Quequechan, be driven by water
dies and 50i looms, and both water and steam-power
The mill is capable of producing 6O000O yards OF NO ~
printing-cloh per annum The building is stone.
A. Robson " Sons Print Works employ 300 hands,
cupy stone building use water and steam power, and
print about lS0, 600 yards per week
The Annawan Company occupies n brick building, uses
looms manufactures yards Of No 35 printing
cloth per annum.
Hawes, Marvel s. Davolps Machine Works employ 40
hands, steam and manufacture all kinds OF cot
ton Neutrality-suspicious. building
The Massasoit Steam Mill Company has recently erect
ed very large building which contains H. 900 SPIN
dies and 800 looms; 40 hands employed The ma
chney driven by steam engine oil Izu-horse power
and in few days the whole will be in operon and pro-
duce 81 900 yards of No % printing cloth per week
The Troy Cotton aud Wooen Manufacturing Company
by water and produces $4,000 yards per week of No %
warp and 80 Milling printing cloth The buildings are oil
woolIen mill has recently been constructed OF
stone, four stories high, be driven by steam and ex
peeted to turn 200 yards of fancy per day
Inc Globe PRINT Works employ 75 hands, and use water