The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-28

at the AlermenS room, and the fact that A. d
Lockwood, esq. of Boston, would address TIL,
committee on the subject of manufactures il
Portland drew together quite an assemblage O
business men. The eminence of Mr.. Lockwood
as manufacturing engineer, made the state
ments brought out in the course of the evenins
of more than ordinary interest and Importance
Mr.. Lockwood first proceeded to give the cos
of operating cotton mill of 10000 spindles. a.
follows: 1t requires one-horse power to drive G;
spindles, consuming three pounds of coal pei
hour per horse power, or 80 lbs. of coal pei
power per day of II hours; an aggregate o.
4,717,O3O pounds. or 1858 tons per year for mil
of the size described. This includes, besides
motive power, heating and drying. For mil
of the same power driven by water 800 tons Of
coal are necessary for heating and drying, max
ing difference in cost of coal in favor of wa
ter-driven mills of 1858 tons per annum, or lat
IS per tom ST., 464 per year. Add the cost OF
an engineer ($1500 per year, to steam-miI
and we have S13,964. A mill of $4,000 spindles
at Lewiston will pay water rent of $4,000 Del
annum; the difference in freight between the
buying and selling centers and Portland and
Lewiston is $4,000 in favor of Portland, making
$7964 per annum in favor of Lewiston. The
taxes which such mill pays in Lewiston is
about $1l 200, or 13 per cent. in favor of Lew
lston II the rate of taxation in both places is
the same; but per cent. in favor of Portland
if the factory is exempt from taxation. Lewis
ton, we understood Mr.. Lockwood, was put in
comparison, as maximum of places possess
ing water-power, and less affected by it's fiuctu-
ations during the year.
The matter then took a colloquial turn and
IN reply to questions Mr.. Lockwood stated that
the increase of cotton mills in the country dur
ing the past few years had not been equal to
the wants of the country if we include the con-
sumption of coarser grades of goods. The num-
Der OF mills has not kept pace with the popula-
ton, unless we include those making print
cloths Printing machines have increased. hut
the supply of prints is no greater This is in
part owing to the opening of the South to trade
The consumption of cotton goods has within a
few years increased per capita. In the South
cotton manufacture has not increased much
some new enterprises have been established,
but have not been successful on account of mad
Below Maryland the manufac-
turers confine themselves to coarse goods. but
with Northern capital the South might compete
with New England in the fine standard goods,
The tendency of the people is towards finer
goods than formerly. The South cannot at pres
ent compete in fine goods; they require skilled
labor, and the tendency of Southern sentiment
is to employ white rather than colored labor.
He doubted if there was colored man in a
Southern MILL Portland and Fall River stand rel
atively the same as regards the question of cost
OF living; as regards help, he would prefer Port
land as the best able to supply the requisite
quality of intelligence. A location near other
mechanical industries is desirable, as they en-
ploy the men while the women and children
ind rly inf ba IL
wood here gave an interesting statement of the
increase of value of manufacturing operations
in Salem and New Bedford The recent i'm
provements in machinery are equivalent to an
increase of 10 per cent. in the product over the
average of mills in the country.
Mr.. Lockwood then gave the result of his ex-
animation of Browns Sugar House with view
to Its conversion into a cotton mill. By chang
ing It's eight floors to five in number, and in
Guiding the present store-house and out-builI-
lngs it could be made capable of containing
81, 900 spindles, capable of supporting a popula,
ton of about 1000. But little additional motive
power than that now set up would be required
The probable expense of putting this mill in
operation would be $12.50 per spindle, or $780,
600, and working capital of $500, 600 is need
ed A portion of this could be earned over
dividends in time Had such mill been put
in operation two years ago, the result would
have been 100000 profits, which would be a
little above the average of profits for mill of
long standing. One hundred thousand spindles
Will IN few years gather population of 5000
around it. | assume, he said, that mill to be
driven by steam, for fine work, can be built as
cheaply as water-mill; at $25 per spindle,
with land at a fair price; exclusive of boarding
houses it can be reduced to $50 per spindle
Fine work requires less power than coarse
work The average time required for putting
raw cotton into the market as manufactured
goods is one month. Nowadays the returns
are quicker than formerly, when goods were
sold on six and eight months. 1t would REQUIRE
about eight months to transform the Sugar
House into cotton factory, as the machine
shops are driven with orders for new work for
old mills. The manufacture of cotton machin-
cry is special branch of business and ordinary
shops have to be educated up to it, But little
would have to be imported. Should
such factory as we are speaking of be estab-
lished and be successful, and enlarged, bleach
cry would be found profitable. There would be
little difficulty in finding energetic practical
men to take charge of the mechanical and bust
ness affairs of such concern.
On motion of G. p. Kimball the thanks of
The Committee were rendered to Mr.. Lockwood
-or his interesting and valuable statements; and
when the meeting was dissolved Mr. L. was in
reduced to number of influential gentlemen
PRESENT, who personally thanked him for his
kindness. In reply to a question Mr.. Lockwood
SAID the advantages of cotton manufacture by
steam in Portland was superior to those offered
IN the majority of places where where the va
rlableness OF water-power was felt.
ST. LUKE's CHURcH-The Christmas offer
ngs at st. Luke's church, we understand, were
about $4,000 Included in the offerings was
pledge from wealthy member of the parish,
to complete the work of ceiling the nave at
his own expense, which it is estimated will cost
about $1,000. The parish is engaged now in
raising the funds to pay off large installment
Of the debt, and there is little doubt that they
will succeed in doing it ere many days These
people deserve rich material and spiritual re-
suits, for they are proving the doctrine of
Tree church, where no special privileges are
granted to one more than to another; no pew
system is sustained, nor specific price put on
the right to worship God, but where rich and
poor can meet in perfect equality and the
poor man is as welcome to the sanctuary as the
rich, each giving for Christian work as he has
been blessed in his substance; leaving the
mount to be fixed by his own conscience
These are the principles on which the work is
based; and no congregation has engaged more
heartily in it, or given more literally of their
means than they. They should have the good
wishes of all of every sect and creed.
GoRHAM.-The Christmas entertainment by
the Sunday School of the Methodist church in
Gorham, under the direction of the Superin-
tendent, Mr.. BENZ. E. Rcdlon, on Monday eve
ming, was very creditable and enjoyable oc-
casion The singing and recitations by the
children were very appropriate Miss Bedel
presided at the organ with care and graceful
ness. cold Father Time Represented by
George Johnson) with his whtened locks and
bent form, together with his twelve daughters
were present and impaired much life and vi
vacity to the scene. The singing by Miss Ada
Cary and Mrs. Topliff, was especially fine, as
well as the valedictory written for the occasion
by Mrs. Arthur Mcclellan, and spoken by Miss
Benson. The house was crowded and all pres
emit pronounced it very pleasant season. At
the close of the entertainment numerous pres
ents were distributed The pastor of the
church, Rev. John Collins, and his family were
remembered in the distribution
~
NC .-Sto ckbri dge is becoming IA
miliar to musicians as the publisher of excel
lent music. Among the newest pieces bearing
his imprint, are two sacred songs by Marston;
entitled ''Now the Stars are lit in heaven" and
'Jesus lover of my SOUL" very fine compost
tons. "Guard Mounting" military march,
and Good Night" dedicated to our popular
tenor John Morgan, are the names of two
more. Stockbridge has also sent us ''Farther
On, for voice and piano, by Camille; 'Only to
Live" one of Charles Santley's Songs: ''Would
that my Love- fantasia, by Gustav Lauge, ON
a melody by Mendelssohn; 'Tm dreaming to-