New-York tribune., 1868-10-22
TIE coTroY MILLS or rArERSoN

"The Society for Establishing Useful Manu-
iactures" planned by Alexander ~ milton. and hcur-
porated by the New-Jcrsey Legislature, under tie
eovernorship Of william Patef,on, obtained franrise
Of the waters oi the Paaaic River at ana Tor consd-
cradle distance above, the Pas,ac Falls. IN i7s "The
soccry" stll owns the monopoly Of the watcrpower,
including the upper and lower racevHvs. aud leci;i-
matcy collects large rents Tor s Use. O fourteen mills
IA Passlio County, however EiN run by steam ana
one ly both water and steam The river above ia" f"l
Is about feet higher than the level OF tie city where
tho mills are situated aud tie water Is carried down by
raccWny which emptcs into the river halfmllc below
the Fas Many Of the cotton mills IN operation are
the same as we're originally erected no tie beginning oi
the century, aud the antique dormcr-windows without
gass Out upon tine conservative city from moasy
roofs IN dirty contrast with The elegant structures OF
New England manufacturing cities. The manufacturers,
es citizrns are class by themselves The operatives
hye mostly IN the old West and south Wards The shop
keepors and tradesDcn know little about the cotton
mills and their people as "a clt!zeh OF We" loEh'
Tho cotton mills employ about ilO0 operatives, NJ the
average wages of g. ca week. They work ten hours
day There are 5000 sp.ndles in operation. But l57
looms are used little weaving IA done. the mills SPIN
ming mostly twists aud warps supposing the mills TO
run OIL full tmc which they not doing at present the
mills commune 6OOOoO0 pounds Of raw cotton, ana spin
100000 pounds of yarn year, showing loss OF one
pound In FIVE IN the Of yarn manufacture count
ing the are OF haggng &o. The twists and warps aitr
kcts mostly the former The Scott. Wayeriey' and
Franklin print works purchase their plain cacoes from
the Eastern weayers The DanfOrth Locomotive and
Machine Co have cotton mill on Congrersb' Win
2C.O spndlos and G5 operatives This mill Is driven Dy
water from the upper u consumes @oGo pound,
warns The nil Of A. Irall Co has Go56 spndies l95
hands, $4,000 pounds Of cotton year. anu ,1 % az
600 pounds twists, warps, and plyyafhs II run ny
wafer. The Hope MIL. John Oakuan running % I WIZ
from the upper race, contains 5000 slndes ana ehPos
| q
making $4,000 pounds Of twists waTis anu p' M
nindss Mi and 10 looms and employs 30 hands. IL
sumes GO0OO pounds OF cotton ieat, ana "ca,cS 5
t0s steam mill has also spiudes. and 81 operatives. con-
snIning 10000 pounds OF cotton, and manufacturing
Osborne buckley a. Co.'s steam mill has 2oG spindrs
aud AZ hands consuming $3.50 pounds OF % ,o,'2n anG
spnning la5oo0 pounds OF TWISTS yea. '; - az
Manufacturing Co.'s mill c'Cots MIL Miiian @ hlaS @
way President running BY water, from the o"eI r",
has CsGl spndles aud ~ looms employing 10 hahnh
consiucs $4,000 pounds OF cotton year. hu uah"Ho ~
| lures Gy6,0O pounds OF duck, wairs anu t"sI ihe
Pasaic FAILS Manufacturing Co.s mil peoig' re
Presde running by water rom inc oN,I ln'o5 70
so spindcs aud G2 operatives II consumes ~ ~Sz,pu"
pounds OF cotton per annuin, ana MT n NJ
pounds Of warps; tWisl aHdpy lhe lluu5lI @ 81,
pounds OF cotton. and makes 25ivo ponnaa ui m ,,
tvi,t o year MARX HetIcotor nil. running 10y htthlh
has $50 spndlrs and employs 81 operative 6
10000 pounds of cotton year and ayo
opunds of vHfps and twist. The Arkwrght hahn,hclt
ing Co = siegIn mill has 1889 spndles iuu epio) sO'
hands under the Presidency Of Jano' kig; ts So mn n
/ ss
nouHds OF warps and twist Tho EnIhe hanuInotuIing
20 samuel smith, Prcsident ifteaiu nill, las Slp
] sp,dlcs and "a employees, consuming 5!5mV I'Ousds
| of cotton ~ year, and manufacturing Esop P"upuu'
OF twist aud warpe. X Il H. Adams q Lo' No. ii., hs
| run NV water, on tho lover race, hus s''o'
irindles i0i looms and employs l2 operatives
M consuDes 2G2 600 pounds Of s.tiOn year hn i"u
fsoturys 200 900 pounds Of musketonetlng tarIs "
of poundJ buckram. and Innings for tho ork u @
Eet The BoudiDOt MIL L. H. Atterbuiy . I'M .uu
Ming Iy steam has 2GO0 spndles and % Dius, s,s
AUO1O pounds Of cotton year, an 81 t"t
90 o00 nouds of warps and twists One otheF eo''on @
mil snall one. run by Joseph Whitiem q 80.
gIruuI usiuc and mauufac cturiIg about htil tp .a
,Scs ~ fhe iirger mills At GOdwinVfle near 20
arr two cotton mills. that OF Rosencrinh
spndles employing Sc operatives cohsul.inh 80 ,,I
nourAs Of cotton aud making 22l 900 potihiS Oi 80
! iwlss. Tne mill Of Cornelius Nofteiul no a.
"a spindea employs o. hands, consumes VV l
of cotton, and manufactures 227,00 Iouiaa ui " -.
/ warps aud twists Al HOhOlus, John HaDl4a1,' - al
n steam and wnter mli. usng 5000 tpi',i', ,oiIi,P,e
hands cgiislImes fu0np pounds ~ COTTON W., ~
turcs 350Oa pounds of wIrIs and twists TO- H. =,
| GoaWinvhle aud Hohoius employ their olei"'''' ."
| hours "a ddJ. ..,,-..,, ~ ngltsh
tu.ele rallhd NenyertOWu. Ia which "a large
elttuu tabg-clUtls aTc woven fOr lOru ana oNtn. a.
! fnc maiuhcfOry of =. V. III. Van Ripor to tlI ~
lI,a number OF bObhns. al, does tbhI :" 80 ~ ' ,,r,
IJ..,fs a 60. Mr.. Van Ripcr has large usl.lr
I'M Boudiuot,t., manufacturing prlnclpaIb i"' 'N' "