Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-06
Prom the Boston Atlas. !
THE MANUFACTURE OF WOODEN WARE.
The commencement of the manufacture Of wooden


The commencement of the manufacture Of wooden
ware to any considerable eItenas irregular branch "
business dates about the year 1875. "patcnt pail
manufactory was about that time established in
Kecne, " H., and others in Troy and in Brandon,
W. were started soon after. The next year several
manufactures commenced in MassGCusetts and
New Hampshire, and the business began to assume
some degree ol consequence. I'm the Year 1871 the
first .'patcnt tubs" were manufactured III FitZwiam,
Y. II. At this time there were not more than S2o'ooo
worth of wooden ware annually manufactured III all
New England: but soon after extensive inaruacio-
ries were established in Winchcndon, Gardner and
bingham in this Statc, and in various parts Of New
HAMPSHIRE &c. In Is h. the manufacture Of strictly
wooden ware, in Massachusetts, was estimated HI
nearly half q million. and probably exceeded that
amouut-at the present time the manufacture extends
more or less to every State in New England, and
amounts :hrce o: four millions OF dollars annually
most of which finds its way TO the market.
A large amount of the wooden manufacture of
Maine and New Hampshire is carried on on Boston
account but there is also considerable portion vi the
articles manufactured in Worcester county, which
finds its chief market in Rhode Island. Imy bulk oi
the articles manufactured proportion t. lf vhiu-,
operates rs hindrancc 10 their seeking distant mar
kets yet the auioun, OF ns description ." goods an
nually shipped distant ports quite large, ana Is
rapidly increasing. =. ,
who is thoroughly cnnvr.sant with this important
branch of trade will an idea u! the aidIiy win
which the business s hitherto increased and furnish
SOME data for estimating It's future growth:
Number Of denlcrs in Boston, in 1881,
Can;,sl invested, slO00O
Prpbahlc amount of business, $4,000
Number of dealers in Boston, in 1854 10
Csn;tal invested, s250OO
Probable amount OF business Sl,oOo,ooo
The manufacture Of corn brooms constitutes part
of this business which is by means 20 be overlook
ed amounting annually tn about million OF lolIars.
and half the trade concentrating in Boston. We have
heard the opinion expressed that the number oi
brooms used in any community furnishes the
criterion from which tn Judge of its mora! advance
mcnt; and considering the important part which ifi.
insignificant little instrument; sus;niIS III regard 10 do
mcsc comfort and ncatucss the opinion may hc cor
rect. According this standard, the American ma
ton must be in the most exalted stages of moral de-
velopment and progress, bu; in communities where
feminine difficulties csomnrly settled by testing
the strength of broomscks, we imagine the rule will
not bold good.
As is the case in other branches of manufacture,
the wooden ware of New England excels in cheap
ness and excellence. In some Of the Southern aud
Western States attempts have been made TO introduce
the manufacture BY machinery, hut hitherto tho East,
ern manufacturers have hecn able TO compete sue.
cessfuly with them in their markets, both IN
gard to the chcapness aud the excellence Of workman
shin in their wares.