The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-23
isoRE OF THE LAWRENCE MASSACRE.
Graphic Descriptions Of The 0ther Minis Con-
dlfien sf the Operatives -Thelr Pay
Inlnx Of Fsrclgn Operatives,
u In kN An
!. SPECIAL LAWRENCE EooRREspONDENCE

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- !. SPECIAL LAWRENCE CORRESPONDENCE
LAwHxsx, Mass, Jan. 1s, 1850.
1As COzcs and woo1ea xils Of Neo England, 7axins
Is NJ Groat "Pacifcn kius at LGsrreacc Txps-Hc0
- Aey Are Gouo~oI-fks Obnditiox Of tie Opevuie3
JieioSsly snd korduy-TAeI Ragss and Privil4ees-
.wity g ne Bxs.dines o., DC.
g regnrds the regimen Of the cotton and wooen mills Of
England, accurate account Of the internal adj minis
N Of one a the leading establishments win afford
~ clear insight into the system Of government In the
ale. Al any rate, taking such corporation . type,
as be any material dinsreuCe II must be for the
sse In all the smaller concerns. The regulations re-
70 the board, clothing and pay Of the operatives
sf oourse, sighty dssimlAr. The large oorporanons
example, have ess 10 do with relasons Of landlord or
Wy and operatives than the smaller ones. They do
I've 80 much Of the "rust and decker" business, 80
Garried On between these parties, In which the ope-
sve must inevitably lose the corporation and the
~ssarding ohoers" must inevitably gain. But whole,
n index illastratve Of the system which Northern
ssean and woollen manufactures arc conducted, ono
ktry may, for details do for the WHOLE We therefore
fr Ne following statement, obtained from reliable
" oss, Of the xodus cpeyandt Of conducting the
PACIFIC MnIs LAWRENCE
II company was Incorporated In the year 1853, with
the par value Of each share s1,ooo VIM. @ Chapin,
q, Is tho local agent, and to that gentleman
ed for many Of these particulars. In all the mills up
I. II Of ], 800 hands are now employed.
70 main building, Ne 1, s 500 feet long, and
opposed 70 add 400 feet more; width, u feet ID nvo
Ss hgh, with atsic, and constructed Of brick, with
q Soundatons which average abou, ave feet thick up
ths nrst story In this building 400 looms and
0eoo spsndes, and about 200 operatives There
seven in all, with 90 pillars supports in each
These pillars originally all Of wood; but
ey became decayed they were removed and cast iron
supports put In their places.
Building No. s what Ia termed the "Intermedate
Duidng" h $50 feet long by so vide. This building
used for chemical making, pipe entting and repairing
Sm making, wool scourng storerooms, opening, picking
snd earding rooms &C. In this building upwards Of 100
ops. asivcs employed.
Building No. embraces the print works. II Is $50
Get long, and has two wngs-one $50 and the other 400
feet long The Hrst story Of the print works used for
sston bleaching delane bleaching, color printing and
sagraving, dyeing and delaine washing. The second
story used for shearing and gray soreroom drying,
ssrne and ss.ming Tns building rests On he bank Of
he kerrmac river, which is here 800 feet wide.
md presents stately spu.arsncs a. nsS, ~ With s s a
nc fable gasghts affords an appearance mot unlike
. nal
ei are other buildings on the grounds Of the oorpo-
n which are used for counting rooms, ofnces, &C.
CHARACTER THE FoUNDAnoN-rs ouIcKsANDp
IN ' was deposited I the e. ..aS blown from from
hills ON both sides Of the river, per-
for centuries. II was, In fact, blowing desert
the city was founded In oroer 10 obtain anything
foundation, It ID necessary 70 dig from twenty
. vs feet IN through ,nis sand portion Of the
part of ledge of flint rock which extends into the
v pv,o,-,, wh., 4. ,,o r.S,-. ~ chi. .,ra9
b n what B called qucksandS
AexM-No, sir, II is not quicksand There is no
thing better To build on than this kind Of sand.
hToxTER-Tnere arc reports abroad that the main
building ia seriously cracked. Is that SOP
AsswER-There is but one crack 1t occurred about
<<e.Is ears ego, but has created alarm.
How was 1t occssoned?
-It in tina. part Of the building resting
D. rock, and was occasioned, In my opinion, by that
n don Of the foundation the rock remaining frm
hDc that on the sand gave way very slightly.
BusiNEss GOING AnEAD--MoRE LOOMS.
So far from the business Of the mills decreasing, the
contrary has been the during the past few years
n' increased from tn year and two hundred new
&C. abont being put up in the Intermediate building.
'acl6c Print Works print all the lawns made in the
. ane y, mus an9 10 S0yoks nS and IN New
amount Of cloths manufactured by the Pacific Is
,er than ever before.
MUCH TRADE wrTu THE soUTr--AGEyTs NO POLITICIANS
In reply to question as to whether business with the
sou,h had fallen Of lately, the agent replied nat the
heir way into the markets OF, in demand in, the
rthern States. They are sent mostly tn the West, the
corporation are concerned none of its agents know
hing about politics They are something they do not
dle with and IL left 70 their own mcditstions within
walls of the corporation, they would never know
L,Jr John Brown had been hung, or that the cry Of
IN had been raised
rs KxPLoYEs PLEDGED sroRExEErxRs-
PArD-HoURs OF WORKING ETC.
Chaplin informed your reporter that Eve weeks
n, ut To the employees of the mills would be made
ow Qsth), when about $40, 900 would be d,sbursod,
rsges amounting to some s. 900 per week. The pay
ar. made in bank bills or in specie, at the option Of
ma
Hation or the operative how the money s paid, for,
&C s i mostly pledged din, in advance ,. to
incladed, is between eighty ana ninety cents
S-ecme earning ss low as 81 and others as high as
Irteen years OF age in the mill some two hundred or
Tie hours or labor are freE half past six In the
to the same hour in the evening, with three
s Of an hour intcrmssion for dinner. This y the
HIGHER, AND wHY-YAxKxx GIRLS TAKE no sxwIsa
NACuNB-
wages In the Pacific Mills higher than in
years, for a variety Of reasons among which ave,
ival OF business after the depression Of 81, tbs
Of American workmen in consequence Of the in
on oe foregners-for II seems the two classes can
Iaie In these corporations, refusing 70 board TO-
in the same boardiDghouses, or 10 act together in
reat degree social-and TO the gradual increase in
st she neceseares Of lfe business prosperity, &c
Pacific Mile there are natives q this coaotry about
hall Of Ireland one quarter, Of England ana scotland
the introduction Of sewng machines American girls,
aueh.ers Of farmers in Maine, Vermont, New H.mp,
nuu n"SS ACnuzSsttS, WIN ~ono uom NeW ITk, uASo
the mills and taken 70 operating sew
machines. Their places supplied from
sd, and rs the foreign element comes in
~ i've gives way and recedes. AT the CON-
al. / Of the Pschc huls seven-eights Of the girn
;s we're Americans Since then the proportion has
ed, as above mentioned, and mostly
better and more remunerative character o.
n sowing machines. OF these machines there
iiion In the tour or Lynn, about seven miles
VI ne ], ,500 all worked by American girls. The
town Of Metnuen Is alive with the industrious
u .ai Haverhil is = perfect beehive Of them, and
&auo have In like manner, for some years past,
III ~ drafts upon the American female element in
kn mills 10 supply the demand for workwomen
these machines.
RATES rsG BoARDBoDLY AND MENTAL FOOD FOR me oPERA
ether mills the rate for board in the corporation
cs s ~ Is per week, the corporation paying email
sns 70 boarding house keepers 10 make up the deh-
y which, In the end h supplied-by whom9 In the
3c the operatives board ard lodge where they peass,
pay what they please, the corporation having nothing
with their bodily fooa. Az general thing they pay