The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-08-26
Corre.psnaenee Of the Even,ax post.

Correspsnaence Of The Evening Post.
LcWsli--Hs CoTporatiOns--S Statistics of its Man
giaehRes-appearahe Of the City--Ckaraefer
Of The Operations, er.
Among the many places of interest ia
Eastern Massachusetts, Lowell stands prom
inent. A capital stock of S12, 460. 900,
owned by twelve corporations, is here inves-
ted in manufacturing. The Merimack, the
largest Of the corporations has a capital
stock OF S2,O00,00O The other compa-
MES have a capital stock, varying from
5 |, 500, 900 to S2l0,000. These compa.
nies have about so mills, which contain
30l ,297 spindles, and s, 749 looms. They
employ between twelve and thirteen thou
sand hands, two-thipds Of whom are females.
The mills and factories Of Lowell. con.
sumed last year 637 900 lbs. Of cotton and
$1,000 lbs. Of wool per week. They used
25,4 400 tons OF anthracite coal, $4,000
bushels of charcoal, $3.50 cords of wood,
10000 lbs. starch. and 765 bbls. OF
-four
The aggregate of cotton and woollen
goods made in Lowell per week. is nearly
z millions Of yards, or about 200 miles per
day, which is enough to reach from Boston
to Albany. AT this rate, they make cloth
enough in year to grdle the earth three
times. During the last year, the proper
lions Of cotton and woollen goods made was
SIS lollows:-l, 920.900 yards of cotton,
II .291 yards of woollen. and $500 yards
Of Competing. The proportion made at the
present time is about the same.
The Merimack is the largest of the Lo-
well corporations II runs o. ,965 spindles
and l, 920 looms. Ii employs :, PAS hands,
600 females, snd 645 males. 1t makes
3i5. 900 yards per week and consumes 49,
600 lbs. of cotton. One Of its factories is
365 feet in length and 1855 in breadth, and
six stories in height. The rooms occupy
the entire floor in story. In two Of the
rooms there are in each 800 looms and 100
girls. In another room there are 10000
Spindles and 90 girls. This building has
been recently erected, and the machinery
in it is OF the most perfect and improved
kind.
The printing works Of this corporation
are we'll worth visiting, and also the carpet
works Of the Lowell company.
In addition to the mills, where are made
the various articles OF broadcloths, and cassi-
meres, anddrillings; the visitor should exam
inc the extensive works Of the Lowell ma
chine shop" This company employs 500
hands, and uses 1000 tons Of iron annual
y. They make all kinds of cotton and
wOollen machinery, locomotives, steam en-
gines, and machinists tools. They can
furnish machinery complete for mill Of
5000 spindles in three months, which is
about the time required for the erection Of a
building. A
The average wages of females per week,
clear OF board, is 81; of males per day,
clear of board, 60 cents.
Lowell has three banks, two institutions
Tor savings, an insurance company, and
public library Of 1000 volumes. The
present population Of Lowell is about 80.
900. In 1920, it was only 200; in 1880,
6,4I7; and in 1910, 20,9S1.
In its general appearance, Lowell is neat
and pleasing. The factories and mills are
built in the form Of hollow square. The
ground enclosed i generally neatly turled
and planted with shade trees, and in some
instances adorned with shrubbery and flow.
ers. Every thing about the mills is kept
perfectly neat, and also within them so far
as possible.
The girls in the mills were generally
neatly clad, and they exhibited in their
countenances and in their manner more in
telligence and refinement than | anticipated
finding. Great care is taken by the con-
ductors of these mills not 10 admit any as
operatives, but moral and worthy persons
ard il is thought by those who know most
Of the operatives, that they would not suffer
in comparison with an equal number Of la
borerS in any other community. c. .