The Portland daily press., 1866-05-21
Letter from Rochester.
iNDoSIi'iAL ESrERPRIsEs-P. AND r. RAIL
RoAD-TENPERANcE.
ROCHESTER, n. H., MAY 1s. 1ss5.

ROCHESTER, n. H., MAY 1s. 1ss5.
10 the Editor cfthe Pycss
The town of Rochester formerly @NOrway
Plains Is very pleasantly situated ON n f;ns
fertile plain, covered with graceful elms and
fresh springing yerlure. The town itself IA
prettily laid oul, the houses are generally
well built and painted snow white, the
churches are neat and commodious structures
and the manufacturing establishments are
quite extensive. Boots and shoes and wooden
goods are the principal articles produced here.
There are three separate villages within the
town limts,-Gonic, East Rochester and
Rochester proper. At Comic is the Comic
Manufacturing Co., Hon. N. v. Whitehouse,
agent, which is at present only in partial op :
Grafton. A large four story brick mill has
just been completed, which has a capacity of
containing ten sets wooden machinery. the
machinery now being set up The other mill
runs six sets machinery. The entire works
will probably go into operation in a month or
two. tlannels and blankets are manufactnr-
ed here. AT East Rochester, on the j;ne Of
the Portland and Rochester railroad. the ~.
checO WoOlen Company, and the Franconia
Cotton Mil, the latter a small unincorno-
rated factory. In the central village is the
Norway Plains Manufacturing Company
which consists of three large brick mills. nrs,
ducing extra fine fannels and blankets. In.
all the above enumerated establishments are
employed between 500 and 800 hands.
E. u. d Il. Wallace are largely engaged In
the manufacture OF ladies' and gents peoped
work they have also very large tannery-
Another large shoe factory is being erected
by them. The Messrs. Wallace give work 10
about one hundred hands. Other manufac-
turers IN the town employ Is additional.
Mr.. b. Barker has a large carding mill. and
the lumber and ship timber business IS carried
on here to considerable extent. There Il
masniflcent water privilege in Rochester, GER
tainly adequate to furnish motive power TO an
extent double its present employment. and The
corporations have an immense reservoir. boId-
ing sufficient water TO keep the mills running
through the most protracted drought. Your
correspondent has been thus particular in
giving the numerous readers OF the Press
detailed description of the industrial enter
prises in progress in Rochester, because of the
enhanced interest felt in one Of the prospect-
i've ternsini of the p. &c r. Railroad
There Is an earnest desire manifested herr
that this railroad shall be speedily pushed for
ward toward completion. Many of the
kochester business men will take stock 10 the
extent OF their ability; and most of the capi-
talists here will do likewise, notwithstanding
they have lost largely in the two railroads al,
ready passing through Rochester. Let Port
land step promptly forward and pledge her fun
proportion of subscription to the capital stock.
and the success of this grand enterprise viii
have become decided beyond peradventure:
and its consummation can but be beneficial To
both Portland and Rochester.
j. +. Place, the accomplished and enterpris-
ing proprietor of the Rochester Courier, "a
spicy and wide awake sheet,) has recently
started new paper In the adjoining town of
Harrington, called the Advertiser. with fat
teilng prospects of permanent success.
The temperance cause is fourishlng in
Rochester. Not drop of the 'scritters can
be obtained anywhere in town. The old soak
ers are consequently suffering from serious
drought, leastwise, one infers as much from
their exceedingly sober appearance. Vox.