The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-03

hamlet speedily growing into a hourish'ng
town. The iron industry aud woOllen factories
were at,O established.
Alter tue war, the embargo being removed,
the English manufacturers flooded tue Ameri-
eau markets with their products, nd our mani
factur. RS failed, Paterson speedily shrinking 10
almost lis ante bcuum insienifcance. But ne
place had acquired an estab ~hed lenutatlon'
and new CAPT aIists occasionally ventured toto
the almost deserted field. A rev tarin gave an
additional stimulus 90 thetr enlerltlsts' anu ne
Pc at 9n swe s frn p.s ~ ~ o VIZ 80, -, x ~
linen the sldi " scale tarih was INFUSED, AUG
THO popul,tinn shrank to 1900 in 1910. m tarlu
OF lSi2 wa fDiiovcd nv an Increase OF inhaOl-
tants ll,3il Ia 1870, aud since then the citv has
grown at tpc to oil " per cei I. every hve years.
"AOoui lb,5 the uauuf cture OF cotI"n duck
was begun. ann spon hccame "a leading industrf'
the United states u w being suppiled exclV-
siyely for many wears by Colts duck, wnile not
few English vessels we're equipped WITH tue
same. In 1872 the hrst railroad in New Jersey
was operated. from PETERSON TO Acqd3c X monk,
about four miles. The railroads soon Developed
a demand for locomotives. aud about 1910 the
0rst one was made In Paterson by inomas
Rogers 10 Ia still running In OHIO. This was
tne beginning OF mighty Industry. lu 1873 the
Rogers Locomotive aud Machine WORKS en-
ployed 1,725 men, and produced 80 motivos.
sending them to every part OF the United states,
Canada Cuba, Mexico, aud South America. Inc
Danforth Locomotive and Nachine company
and the Grant Locomotive Works together edi-
ployed aOout 1900 or 1,7OO men, and turned out
80 locomotives year. Tue Grant WORKS took
a contract for building eighty engines Tor
Russian railroad, which turned out badly aud
caused the failure Of the concern. The condpse
Of the raro DIS 10 1873 mas com pete CIV prostraueHu
the locomotive industry. aud Paterson. ueptnu-
ing so Largely upon H. has suffered exec uohaiS
from the panic. 49,, - 49,,
"A oout the beginning OF our civil war the
silk industry. wuicn had been growing very
slowly for thirty years, received great impetus
from the tarif Of 1862, and new mills were butt
| In every part of the city. some Of them immense
structures. Ihis Industry tori unately, was not
affected by the pant and throusn tns enter
| rise and skill OF the m dnufacturcrs new mar
ket Tor their products was larry created. IneY
| Dad always depended upon Parisiau designs as
to shades and nRures uf fdOrtc-, the signs Tor
| the next seasons fashions heing sent hither
| three or four months III advance. THIS often
| resulted In disaster, tho fashions someiiues
| changing suddenly when the mill owners had
| heavy stock Oh hand. About two years ago tue
| industry was thus threatened "ith ihiliie' ana
| then somr of tue manufacturers as an expert
| ment threw upon the m itket Few nRured n"nu-
kerchlets Of original designs, cheap and neauti,
| ful. 1hey took" and since then scores OF
J mills have been busy turning out kerchieis Tor
| the neck aud pocket, " varied designs. You
buy them in New York for French goous, II IL
| estimated that 1900 or 900 men, aud 900
| women aud girls are employed IN tue SILK mills
the men mainly Ia weaving anu uysi ,1 s Lne
| employ 100 or SD hands; 80 do tne Messrs.
Strange; r. John Rye mas 800 or tVu; ia w, tne
the same, and there are score OF smaller SILK
mills while perhaps HUNDREDS oil families CITY
OH yaiious branches OF the business weaving
aud suk braid Manufacturing them employ
ment at home. -, -
The cotton Industry which before the war
wac the leading ini crest In the city, was driven
out uy the silk industry, which PAD blshef
wages than the former could afford. Abo1t tue
| Only cotton mill now In operation l. tnat OF IL.
| & IA. Albums, who use nearly all their own
| yarn ~ making mosquito netting. beside theso
! industries tuere are the WatsoD Bruge WORKS
wnich nave built 100000 or $4,000 worth oi
| iron blidges per year for the last three or fOuI
| yeas. lhey iurnisuod the iron for tue LenO,
| Library, aua for much of that fot tue Mefopoh
| tan j. useunI. The Passaic rolling mill Furnished
| iron beams for the Albany Sapltol, anu LOT tn'
Elevated Railroad.
| ~" Among the Inventions OF Paterson Is that o
Turkish towelIng. For soiue years 'uls Was th
only source of supply Of that popular iaoile
hatever the people Of Paterson DO, they oeRi
Oh grand scale. FIVE or six years asO a cou.
pany WIS OTg,nized, chiefly ~ uerinaun' 10 er
Liblish q sumner ~. OFT ia the stSis vi ueIind
baths. ON Garrett Mountain. bold pfomohtor
uf the Blue Hiils, overlooking Patterson. IL Wa
, too extensive scheme, anu iatied. IL WAS pro
posed To have nos and cold water aud sulthu
b tns. on toy Of "A mountain, r.gTdiess oi III
difficulty Ia getting water there.
1t WAS evident to me that Ar Nelson was
| enthusiast about Paterson. Nor DID nnd hl
aiuiauIe wife less 50. She told me that a iri ga
| of ners, silk manufacturers VIE, nad a lev
| months ago gone mo New YORK to purchase a
| imported SILK at A. /. ste wars. lhe salesmd
| showed her wnat he SAID we're ltali Al suai
| The ppearAnce OF the good pieased the LAD
, 80 mucu sue bought n dress Jattern. When 81
al rived ut home and sno~ed her new AZ .lla
| tilk to her husband, lie looked al Tue SEW
| VuriOusiy for a moment. then unfolding III
| .aoIic found on tue luslce ioid Ills on uuml'
| taxable trade mark. He says bIs wife II III
not lose ner temper when he showed IL to her.