Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-08-21
A Massachusetts, Factory.

Ter gives an interesting account Of one OF
those sources of New England wealth and
independence factories-which is
to be found in the fourishing city Of Law
rence,in that State. 1t is the establishment
Of the Pacific Mills and Print Works. The
company has capital of two million dol
lars, was chartered in l949, and commence
ei operations in 1854. The establishment
consists of three parallel buildings-the
mill in front, the print works in the rear,
and large intermediate building.
That part of the main building in opera
ton, is 406 feet long, ~ feet wide, and
seven stories high; when completed it will
be SOC feet in length.
Bleaching, printing, dyeing &c., are
carried or the rear edifce, the principal
part of which is $50 feet, by 60 feet, exclu-
sive Of two wings used for storage, offices,
&c., each $50 feet by 40 feet, and three
stories high. The intermediate building is
800 feet by so ieet, and is also three stories
in height. If the various floors were all
on one plain, the works would cover more
than l64 acres. These building constitute,
it is believed, the largest cotton mill and
print works in the world.
In that portion of the works now in oper-
alton, there are employed $4,000 self act
ing spindles, ,l27 looms, 275 carding ma
chimes, 65 fly frames, % warping machines,
and 81 dressers. The yearly consumption
OF cotton is 100000 pounds, and Of wol-
en- 1000 pounds. The printing room con-
tains twelve steam engines and twelve great
printing machines, capable of giving from
five to twelve colors at once. These beau
tiful pieces of mechanism are capable Of
running through 200 pieces per day, or an
average of75,ooO yards. They are truly
lightning machines. In the printing ar
rangements there is an investment Of $780,
600 to $4,000 for copper cylinders alone
The engraving room, whore designs are
prepared and sketched, is an interesting
department. A little most Of skeschers and
designers here exercise their ingenuity,
taste, and skill to please the fancy Of the
ladies who are to purchase the fabrics Of
the company. The sum of$l2,Ooo is an
nually spent for designs.
The chemicals and dyestuffs used reach
the value of over $1,000 daily, and COM
prise an annual consumption Of 100000 Tbs.
madden and 10000 lbs. coctineal, and there
are employed besides, $50, 900 lbs. starch,
1000 gallons sperm oil, 1900 lbs. glue,
$50 bbls -four, and numerous other articles.
The gross annual amount of prints manu-
featured reaches 100000 yards, and Of
delsines and challies 100000 yards.
The power which sets in motion the vast
machinery Of the Pacific works is derived
from FIVE turbine wheels, each six feet in
diameter, and calculated TO work up to 275
horse power, but at present only exerted TO
about $50 horse power. The steam en-
gines also furnish about 100 horse power
When the entire building is completed the
number of wheels will be increased TO eight,
two of them seven feet in diameter and Of
$50 horse power each.
The steam for warming the premises in
cold weather and heating the drying groom
the steam for the printing engines, and
for bleaching. dyeing, and other processes
is generated in rs cylindrical boilers,
each 2S feet long by s feet in diameter, and
which are now producing, in the aggregate,
high pressure steam equal to 1000 horse
power per hour; while in winter the vol
ume is equal to 100 horse power per hour.
No fire is used on the premises except in
the great boiler hall, in the intermediate
building; and in this department occur
some items of consumption, viz: 10000 tons
Of anthracite coal per annum, 900 bushels
Of charcoal, besides over 100 cords of
wood.
There are 500 persons employed on the
works, one-half of whom are females, and
the I'm paid them annually is over $780,
600. In connection with the establishment
is library Of l, 100 volumes, furnished for
the use Of the employees, who are required
to contribute one cent a week for its main
tenance and increase. THERE'S also read
ing room open every evening for the work.
ers, in which thirty-two of the leading
newspapers and magazines of the day are
on file. Besides these there is lecture
room where lectures are given. A relief
society for the benefit of its members in
sickness adds to the means Of usefulness
established by the company for its opera
tiyes, and to the funds Of which 1t literally
contributes. The receipts from members
last year were $2,237, and the disburse-
nents 81 ,24o,