New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-07
CENTREVILLE, RHODE ISLAND.

Correspondence of The N. Y Tribune
CESTREvILLL Il l, Tuesday Jan g. 1854
As have been spending few days in this neghborhood
and every gn Of prosperous acceptable to the
readers Of The TrJwRe will give sketch of the locality
Cenreyie is one Of numerous group OF manufacturing
villages situated upon the south branch Of the Pawu1et
River Here YVES erected the first cotton mil in the State
and the second in the United States 1t is occupied as
mandatory of wooden cloth The village numbers 400
inhabitants the majority Of whom derive their subsistence
from the cotton and woolen manufacture Ihere are TWO
mills one carriage maker blacksmith, post ONCE
cigar mandatory hotel two stores and TIN shop IN
the village Besides which there is good school doctor
one minister and church. and no larger or rumSer Inc
mills employ 53 operatives the wages of each operative
in the wooen mill averages 81 so perweek in the cotton
mill about 81. -, .
the factories with few exceptions throughout the STATE
from 10 TO l6 hours per day Since that time the hous
labor have been committed to III daily the year rouni
The result of this change has been most graiying Ia
again the OF eratyes have leisure 10 think read aad cu
waite some OF the social amenities Of life AS proof thy
by means backward in avaing themselves OF iis
opportunity send you s44 for treHy tro copes OF ie
Semi Wtekly Tribune for one year his elno, mr. Ian
per the Postmaster has organized with but little socs
ton AMI he thinks very probable that the number m ere
LONG be largely augmented There also several copies
of The DALI Tribune taken here together with many State
papers and periodicals. believe that its fearless advocacy
of the Maine Law has largely contributed to the popu
lsry of The Tribune in this neghborhood; at any rate
the Citizens have been most energetic in their Efforts 10
enforce the law which advocates Several ru
the neinhbong villages have been fined Tor selling anu
Loweyerlax the authorities in Providence may be 10 exc
cutting H. the law is carried out in the uness OF its Letter
ard spirit here Altogether. Centreyle Is thriving Ie
place and one Of the most champgy sua ed villages IN
the State. go -,
About half mile the north Of Centreye the wealthy
firm Of Suracue & Co have erected immense cotton
mill by far the largest in the State The spot chosen Tor
the factory Is ore great natural beauty being IN he
valley formed by the well wooded and gently soping
banks of tie stream whence its motive power derived
1bese hanks are dotted with neat story anda hall cot
tsces for the residences of the work people Inc NE"
village has been named Arctic, TO harmonze suppose
with Natick and Aequidneek, two neigho bring villages
owned by the same firm. nth
Arctic is situated about eleven miles from Providence
Tie village siie and water privilege were purchased 81
verious times at an aggregate cost of s25000 The cree
tou of the factory was commenced in september, ieo
and il will begin manufacturing cotton cloth IN March
uex The building is of granite the ais are Tour Zee
ton Its length is $40 feet width SO feet and hgh o. ieet
or four stories At the north east end OF the bidns
another factory in the lower part OF which are tne
wheels This building also of granite and equally SUP
stsntal Is three stories in hight IS feet long and ~ lee
In these buildings every attention has been given .
ventilation and the maintenance Of e7 equahe tenpere
,nre Each room is Il feet in hight and tho whole a.
TrLteA nv as windows each FEET inches by Ieet
inches lie floors supported BY Two rows OF ron M
lor of which GO are required 10 each room Near IN
Tors az bese pillars brackets ccs and bear the 50 al
Ing and puics for the running gear steam Is used
be aiing tie building, and $1,000 feet Of pipe eoh'e!
eroua tech room. 49,. N
This mil win employ go operatives run 20 90 spare
ard st2 20 ipth looms The motive power Tor this m
chile!y derived SON two colossal Wa'sS "Aes@' ga