The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-08-29
COTTON MANUFACTURES IN NEW
~ ENGLAND.


/ COTTON. MANUFACTURES IN NEW
~ ENGLAND.
A Boston correspondent Of the New York
Herald gives some interesting statistics in rela
ton 10 the manufacture of cotton in New Eng
land, which, though derived from imperfect data
are doubtless an approximation to the facts =
From this statement we compile the following
Massachusetts takes the lead in the manutac-
ture OF this staple. The writer says;
"From recent tour through the New Eng
land States, we have found out the secret OF Van.
kee pro-p rity. 1t is universal incessant, perse.
vering, calculating, well directed labor. Work
has done 1t all. With natural capital of rocks
and harbors, and forests, and waterfalls, indusr v
has lined the valleys with factories the hills with
cottages, and schools, the plains and peninsulas
with cities and villages, has penetrated the coun.
try in every direction with railroads, and has
whtened all the seas with the sails of Yankee
ships freighted with YAM . notions.
with view OF exhibiting feature of the in.
dustry OF Massachusetts, the pride of all the Yam.
kee States, we submit some statistics OF her cot.
ton manufactures And, first as TO a most impor.
tant particular-ihe amount OF cotton consumed
annually within the limits OF that State.
The following is an account OF the annual con-
SUMPTION Vi COltOn
by the forty mills of Lowell 65 600 bales
From the reports aud estimates Of her fac
tories in the State, al Newburyport, Sa.
lem, Fall River, Nantucket Pawlutket,
trchburg. Taunton l. aneaSler aud a hun
dfed oher localities $1,000 bales
Total 1913 600 bales
AS the consumption of the raw material of cot
ton, annually, in Massachusetts,. The Lowe II
mi lie nj he Tan ~ NJ
mack Company employing 1000 females, Gas
males, using up $4,000 pounds of raw cotton
weekly, and turning out. dyed and printed, 30O,-
600 yards OF cotton goods The working I'm Of
these l2s 900 bales, directly employs in the mills
an aggregate force OF $1,000 operatives, and gives
incidental employment, in machinery, oil. wood.
glue, starch, dye stufis, soap, provisions, trans
portatlon, &C. &c, to perhaps 80, 900 more. in
o'her branches OF industry--so that, independent
y oil the force employed in the cotton culture
me mills OF Massachu sets, in the cotton manu-
acture, give employment TO at least so 900 peo
pie.
Assuming that the cotton delivered at the mills
costs an average OF ten cents pound, we have
an expenditure. for the raw material OF As 600.
600. Allowing the manufactured article OF a
pound OF cotton to bring twenty cents, as deliver.
ed from the mills, we have doubled the value OF
the raw material by labor, or advanced its value
The cotton goods manufactured in the Massa.
chusetts mills are, sheetings, shirtings, calicoes,
checks, drllings, ginghams, counterpaues, cot.
ton flannel, candiewick, thread, cotton carpeting
&c.
The bingham mandatory of Lancaster EN-.
ploys capital Of $1,000, 900, 20 900 spindles,
ana $50 looms, turning out $50 900 yerds per an
mum. a1e
The cotton duck factory at Rockport consumes
zooo oaies OF raw cotton, and turns out 1853 600
yards OF duck per annum.
he Suffolk company, at Lowell. turns ont
5,72O 600 yards Of drilIings per annum.
In Connecticut, there are 1877 cotton mills con.
Stunning yearly l3,3l9.l7O pounds of cotton, and
manufacturing 33 43l .985 yards OF cloth, /. S72.
S63 pounds OF yarn 10, 600 dozen spools OF thread
6O8,547 pounds batting, 80, 900 dozen sheets pc
Ilsse wadding, Al 81 yards cotton flannel The
amount OF capital invested is 1882, 45O. There
are 23l2 males aud 1850 females employed in
this business.
In Vermont the capital employed in the cotton
business does not probably exceed $3.50, OOO.-
Her manufactures are confined chiefly 10 wooden
and mixed WOODEN goods, a large portion OF the
raw material being furnished by the farmers oil
the State.
Rhode Island is heavy manufacturing State
She has within her limited territory l62 cotton
mills. consuming annually equal to Sc 900 bales
OIL cotton, and manufacturing equal to 10, 600 900
yards OF cloth.
New Hampshire has OF late years entered
largely into the cotton business. She has $l2,-
100000 OF capital invested in the business, and
consumes probably not far from so, 900 bales OF
cotton per annum.
In Maine, there are but dozen factories .hay.
6 an aggregate capital OF about $2,5OO,0OO =
me annual consumption OF cotton is about 100
bales.
The aggregate consumption of cotton in New
England, is estimated at about 237 800 bales an
nualiy. This is about one ninth OF the entire
cotton crop OF the South. We have reason to
believe that the business is yet in its infancy
Inc time may yet come when neatly the entire
cotton crop will berequired by the manufacturers
OF the URted States mf I'd "A
POWER OF THE BIBLE. A correspondent OF
Brookv.lle American, travelling in the southern
part of Indiana, gives graphic and interesting
sketch of the town Of New Harmony. The ear
marks OF the Rappites have disappeared, end the