Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-08-30
BOSTON AND LOWELL,

time, with nothing unusual ocCurrin
but having to wait for trains in the wa,
The car we occupied had quiet, pleat
ant company, mostly of Toledo peopl,
arrived at Newburg, N. Y, before sun
rise Monday. Had beautiful view c
the Hudson and soon entered the Ian
of steady habits. AT Danbury, mad
met royal welcome. Citizens ha
provided an abundant supply of fresl
sandwiches and barrels of eXcellen
lemonade, which was given freely t,
all. 1t proved very acceptable refresh
mcnt to many who had found it impos
sible to get anything at places we hac
stopped, owing to the great crowd o
hungry ones. The agent of the Railroad
told me they had thus fed some 1,20(
and l have no doubt more than that
number were following us. Good fol
old Connecticut.
Arrived ut Boston about five O'Clock
some 10 hours late. The club" was
too much of centre and needed more
room. The crowd was immense streets
almost impossible. Street cars unable
to move but II. few steps at time, so
that we were about an hour going only
three fourths of a mile. Decorations of
buildings were magnificent. G. A. II.
"yets' had grand welcome by every
body. saw a number of men who
seemed to he drunk, but learned it was
only the effect of walking the crooked
streets of Boston-I did not venture
walking.
Boston has many places of interest to
every patriot - Fanniel Hall, Bunker
Hill, the Common, elc.
Lowell, onr destination, is city OF
about $4,000 population according to
the late census aud very pleasant city,
with immense manufacturing interests.
Perhaps few words may be of interest
to some of your numerous readers.
Nearly everybody, at sometime, wears
some of the cotton cloth or prints or
hosiery or under garments made here. |
Multitudes also use some of the carpets \
manufactured here. The amount OF
the capital invested in various kinds of
manufactures is l4,6j0,0 600 = the
larger part in cotton cloth and carpets.
Number of spindes, $685. ,22G; females
employed, l1,363; males, 7,799; yards
of cotton cloth per week, 5,005, ,15G;
prints per week, 1,G50,0O0 carpeting,
per week, $4,000 yards. 1904 |
pounds cotton used per week; 3,954, ,l46 |
pounds of starch per week weekly pay
roll, $113 OBS.
The variety of goods made is almost
endless. Water power is immense
which drives the various mills. Some
of the goods made here are found every.
where. Such AS Hoyt's Cologne Hoods
Sarsaprilla, Ayers Pills and other Pro-
prietary Medicines. A visit to the last
Is very interesting. Here may be seen
Sc veral vast bales of Sarsaparila root in
original packages from Honduras.
Central America. Ginger from the
West Indias, Burdock from Maine and
other roots and herbs in abundance.
Here, too, the process of manufacture
can be seen. There is used in tie
process more that 900 barrels of ram
per year. 1t is made from molasses.
But 10 me the printing presses We're the
most interesting. One of them, II Scott
perlecting press, made at Plainfield,
New jersey, seemed to posses almost
human intelligence. 1t takes II roll of
paper which would measure two and a
ha! miles if lald out, and from its
cylinders, with elcctrotype, prints at a
single impression four complete altman
acs, at the rate of $50 per minute, and
folds them in 32 pages each, and at the
same time prints the red line at the
bottom. The foreman told me it is the
only press OF the kind in the country
that is made to do so perfect work.
There We're printed for 1890, 49, millions
of Almanacs. For 1891, there are now
being printed 1G millions in about 90
different languages, and they are sent
all over the world and given to ANYBODY |
who wants them. 1900 tons of paper
are used annually. The profits probably
amount to $1,000,000 per annum, AMI
are divided chiefly among five persons
The widow and three children of DIR. /
j. G. Aver and his brother who manages
the business. From this one-though by
lar the largest-you can see what an |
amount OF medicine goes out from
Lowell Ter poor weak humanity.
The proceedings of the G. A. r. in
Boston you will find more fully reported
in the papers have sent you than from
any report could give. 1t was grand
indeed. Boston seemed to do its hest
III decoration, as well as in care for the
multitude, and the thrifty Yankee
turned IN many an honest penny from
tho multitude of visitors.
Lowell is the home of Gen, Butler
who is prominent in the G. A. r..
proceedings, and is hale and hearty