The New York herald., 1873-11-13
PENNSYLVANIA.
Suspension OF Large Wooilen Mflls-Axe
Factories and Paper Mills Also Cease
Operations For Want OF Necessary
Funds.
NEW BRIGuroN Nov. II 1879


NEW BRIGHTON, Nov. II, 1873.
The section OF country along the Beaver River,
the Shenango and the Mahonng, beginning little
West OF Pittsburg, to Youngstown, in Ohio, and
spoken OF in general way as the Shenango VAL
lev, is one OF the most interesting for manufac-
turing industry throughout the country. New.
CASTLE on the Shenango, is about the centre. Here
at New Brighton and at Beaver Falls, just across
the river, about thirty miles from Pittsburg, are
number OF factories. The Keystone Woollen Mills
employed some 200 hands, mostly females
and boys, In making shawls, fannels and carpets.
These are suspended in consequence OF the nnan-
cal troubles OF the time. The wire and rivet
works OF W. b. Townsend Sons, at Fallston, en-
ploying 10ohands, running on half time. The file
factory OF Blake h Fessenden, at Beaver Falls has
between 200 and 800 workmen. This continues
In full operation. This establishment Is worthy or
special notice for It's superior work and the ad-
mirable machinery which turns out perfect arti-
Gle, even to corrugating the flle by one process.
The Beaver Falls Cutlery Mandatory, started and
owned chiefly by the Economic Society, employs
200 Chinese and about nifty others. 1t Is In fun
operation The Chinese do the skilled labor and
turn out very fine work. Perhaps no better cut
lery Is made In the United States or England The
Chinese were brought here few years ago, and
proved most apt to learn and manipulate the
WORK They are spoken OF highly for their skill and
good conduct They get 81 day wages and some
advantages which bring their earnings up to about
81 25 day. There was good deal OF opposition
TO them when they first came from among the
working people, and they woulu have been driven
away but for the Economic Society," which had
great capital and influence, and which threatened
to close the manufacturing works generally In
this locality. This Economic Society owns large
portion OF the country, the property In the towns
anu manufacturing property around here for miles.
~ = sad 70 be worth 600 though this seems
10 be an extraordinary amount. Ii Is society OF
Ger Germans, holding property In common, something
like the Shakers. They either do not marry, or, if
once In seven years. They are piotlsts aud com.
munists, and perform their religious services
quietly, as the Quakers do. They came here many
years ago, when land was cheap, and bought a
large territory. This territory, then worth little,
has become very valuable through settlement the
growth OF towns and factories and the railroads
that run through II. Besides the large real estate
property they have, II Is said, a vast amount OF
realized capital ana ready money. They have, In
fact, as was said before, chief control OF the indus
tries OF this region In consequence OF marital or
sexual non-intercourse the original colony has
dwlndlcd down TO some ten or twelve old men,
or TO about thirty men and women. Connected
WIN tnem. however, there are about 150 Germans
anu oIheIs VINO came latef to this country, but
do not know II these are co-propretors In the
enormous wealth OF the society. They are plain
people ana i've plainly do not indulge In the lux
ury OF carriages and magnificent residences or
vanites OF the world but they cultivate the grape.
uhkc Rood VINE ana Whlskcy, ana drink plenty vi
these themselves, particularly OF the wine. As
| they must soon die out the question raised as 70
Their vast property IL, 'wha Will they do with II ~
IL ~ currently reported that 10 Will be lett TO the
United states or 10 some grand charity.
In addition 10 the industries named there is the
axe factory OF Joseph Gran Co., employing 100
men. The work goes much as usual. The saw
mills here, giving employment TO 100 men, continue
In operation, as also the Brighton Paper Mis OF
Frazier Co.. employing seventy men, shovel
Iac'o,y tnat =, gave work nrdoc,ons 20 100 men men
| lagcs Won n IL "a q HaL eAsGpt nlIh