New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04
Notes of n Ney.England Trip.

new township ot Ike name, recently set on rom
Lancaster lies some twelve miles northeast Of
Worcester on the Railroad to Nashua, n Il. 1t
is virtually the creation Of single mind, that OF
E. B. Bigelow, the celebrated inventor and COM
biner of improved machinery for Weaving. Here
is by far the most extensive manufactoryoi Cling
hams in the United States, very large manutac-
tory Of fine Brussels and Ingram Carpets, and
smaller manufqctory OF white figured Counter
panes. all using Looms of Mr.. Bigelow inyen
ton, and all fully at work. The women employed
therein earn about 50 per week over the cost OF
their board We understood that these factories,
operating at great advantage with these improved
looms, are all doing fairly. The Bingham factory
has aided to improve the quality and reduce the
cost of Ginghams in this country Its principal
mill covers over an acre Of ground. When the
Counterpart factory was established, the large
white figured Counterpanes bought here were all
imported and cost 50 each at wholesale; these
made at Clinton, every way equal to those are
now sold at 50 each at retail. Here Is also an IN
diydual mandatory OF Carpet.Bags, which cuts
up 100000 worth Of Clinton-made carpeting per
annum, sewing up the seams by Singer & Co.'S
Sewing Machine, which enables one man to do
what no twenty seamstresses could accomplish
All the water-power at this place is exhausted
and several mills are operated by steam-power,
though Coal costs here some 81 per tun
WMTHAM, MAss-This is the seat of the oldest
mandatory of Cotton fabrics by IN Incorporated
COMPANY in Massachusetts if not in America
We believe the first Company failed, but its sue
cessor the only company manufacturing here
has long enjoyed high reputation for the substan-
tal excellence of its fabrics, and is now working
fully. in spite of the prevalent depression.
LAWRENCE, MAss.-The great enterprise OF
purchasing the land adjacent to the lowest fall on
the Mcrrimac, some ten miles below Lowell,
damming the River, and making here large City
of Spindes, has not met that success which its
spirit and magnitude deserved, owing to the gen.
era depression of Manufacturing Industry We
believe the stock Of the Land and Water Power
Company is somewhat under par, as is that OF the
corresponding enterprise at Hadey Falls on the
Connecticut There seems to be an abundance of
land to sell and power to let at Lawrence, though
the growth of the place has Of course been rapid
from the commencement Of the enterprise. The
Bay State Mills, however, commencing with
cash capital of 100000, since increased to
81 100000, has been saved from any share IN the
general depression by the judgment or good for
tune Of its managers in deciding to embark In the
manufacture Of Shawls, which has been prosecut-
ed BY this company with uncommon address and
energy The entire force of the Company is ade
quate to the production of some five hundred
Shawls per day of various styles and prices
adapted to the market and for these it finds ready
sale at remuneratiDg prices, having driven several
descriptions of Scotch Shawls out of the Amer'
can market, and aided to effect reduction OF some
thirty per cent in the price Of Shawls generally
Lawrence profcrs room and power for several
ouch Companies whenever capital can be induced
to embark in them
SACo, MA1NE-Here and at Biddeford, just
across the Saco river, are some extensive manu-
factories standing still on account OF the high
price of Cotton and the comparatively low prices
of fabrics The two towns feel the stagnatlon
seriously. One Company, however-the York
is fully at work, mainly engaged in the produc'
ton of Pantaoon stufs Of admirable patterns and
good quality. We have seen poorer stuffs sofa az
retail for fifty cents per yard than are here put up
for whoesaling at sixteen. This company en-
ploys a very large capital and seems to be dong
well. Its agent, Gen. Boyd, has recently effected
and patented an improvement in the Loom OF
very general applicability by which 1t is calou!at'
ed that thirty per cent is added to the productive
capacity of each oom while the iaorlc ID iGn-
dered far more even in its texture anu "oi6"|'
The increased rapidity in the play Oh the snut.i9
nm the in,nroyed loom is very palpaole, Whlle the
1rab remains ever at a uniform tension, thus pro-
a,,cing cloth ofuniform thickness The loom costs
some : 10 more for this improvements to adaptit
- ~ ola one would cost $25. A hundred or SO
If the new are now in operation, while more are
being made as fast as may be-
On the whole, we do not consider the pros.
meets of Manufacturing in this Country very
gloomy A good many mills now stand idle, be
cause they could only run at a loss while Cotton
and Fabrics maintain their present relative
prices but most of these are being fitted up with
new and improved machinery, SO as to be ready
to resume working with increased efficiency when
ever the time shall permit it. We wit make our
own fabrics in this country-speedily and to the
advantage of all interests if Congress will help
but somehow and at some not very remote day at
any rate We have not and trust may never
have so cheap Labor as our British, French and
German rivals; but we can beat them ell at IN
vention. and If Manufactures are only enabled to
exist among US, we will continually improve our
machinery and cheaper our processes. We are
bound to go ahead.
Portland, ME-The Forest City is now hopeful
and buoyant, in consequence especially the I'M
pulse given to it by Railroad enterprise. Its At
lantic and St. Lawrence Railroad, now stretches
Northwest fifty miles to Norway, Oxford Co. and
is to be pushed thence the coming season by the
base of the White Mountains to the head springs
Of the Connecticut, where it meets its Canadian
complement, now being constructed thitherWafo
from Montreal When completed, this will be the
shortest route from Montreal to the Atlantic An