The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-30

The grounds used comprise some ten acres poror ar
which probably three acres IS covered with the dier
the autumn OF 1860 starting with capacity equal To the
employment OF forty men. The works have been in
creased until the present time running night and day
they employ four hundred operatives, three hundred 81
them being Chinese. In 1865 these mills consumed
81 600 pairs blankets nearly 500 yards nannes and
100 600 yards Of cloths cassimeree tweeds and
coakngs Since then the machinery has been increased
and the estimated consumption OF wool for 1868 set
down al 900 900 pounds The business sagacty Of the
propretors OF these mills has made them keeny alive
TO improvements In machinery with which they have
supplied their works as soon as known. Tho present
working power OF the mills consists OF two engines each
Of one hundred and fifty horse power, which drive
eleven sets OF cards. four thousand spndes and hfy
broad power LOOMS which will be largely increased
To give idea Of the extent OF their manufacture,
state that during the month or August there were
completed, from the raw wool to the finished cloth,
1920 yards cassmeres, tweeds and cloakings 49, ATS
yards hannes, and 1910 pairs blankets. The Mission
Woollen Mills were the first the Pacific coast
10 manufacture varieties OF woolen goods, besides
blankets Their blankets lin common with the Pioneer
woolen mills) have made reputation for California
manufactures the world wherever known, they
exceeding in nneness Of wool and finish the best
blankets made in Europe. The Mission mills are now
getting up styles goods blankets for exhibition at
the worlds fair Paris in 1867, where they will doubt
less be accorded the first prize for blankets One feature
in the working OF these mills In San Francisco is the
employment Of Chinese operatives who beng intelligent
and industrious low wages, enable successful compe-
ton be had against white labor in the manufactures
The Eastern States and Europe Without this cheap
labor, mill owners state they would be unable to manu-
facure with profit II rs source OF PRIDE TO the people
Pacific coast that their woolen manufactures
monopoliziDg the market wherever known Very large
quantities of goods being shipped to Montana
Territory where they preferred to the manufacturer
of Eastern mills which pay less freightage by way OF
the Missouri river.
The PACIFIC wooLLEN MILLS
This company have not rs yet commenced working,
their buildings being In of erection few blocks
west Of the Mission Woollen Mills several Of tho propr
etos Of the latter being the ncorpoators OF the Pacific
Woolcn Mills. The capital stock Of the company Ia
$500 o0o all Of which, in the case Of other mills,
to be paid in. Tho new mills will manufacture KNIT
goods only, for which there is very large de-
mana. They intend making all kinds and grades
OF men and women's knit under garments and hose
from WOOL The works will start about the LIST OF
december, with seven sets Of cards and spinning
cnlnery 10 correspond 1t being the intention of the
company TO increase the works to twenty sets OF cards
within year There s doubt in the minds Of ntel
gent business men who have examined into matter,
that scarcely any branch OF woolen manufactures Of
importance 70 the people but be probably engaged
In on the Pacific coast