Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-03-27
The mills of the Springfield Blanket

The mills of the Springfield Blanket
company at Holyoke, Mass, which have
been practically closed during the past
year, have started up, rs sets and 200
looms running on full time.
The foundation has been laid for good
sized addition to the Blaney & Buxton
morocco factory at Peabody, Mass.
Carriage factories in Amesbury, Mass,
that have been idle since July l, and EN-.
ployed about 1000 persons, have started
up again.
The Arlington mills at Lawrence, Mass.
have erected a worsted mill, which will
employ 500 hands.
the American Machine Screw COM
pany at Worcester, Mass, has erected
two new buildings to accommodate in
creased business.
The Peabody cotton mills in Newbury-
port, Mass, which employ 500 people,
have increased wages, and the Virginia
mills, which were stopped, are again
running full blast.
The Washington mills, worsted manu-
facturers, at Lawrence, Mass, have in
creased the plant to an extent that gives
employment to $50 more operatives.
The Arlington mills have also increased
their plant and employ 500 more opera
| tives.
The Clarendon mills, West Boylston,
Mass, have been enlarged.
The Chapman Valve company has
erected new building at the northern
end of their old machine shop at Indian
Orchard, Mass. The building, filled with
it's complement of machinery, will In
crease the output of the company about
80 per cent. Business for 1890 reported
as being considerably ahead of the same
time in 1889.
1t is busy season at the Whittier cot
ton mills at Lowell, Mass. Five spinning
frames have recently been added, thus
increasing the number of spindles by
500. This mill runs on twines, cords
etc.
A new 50x40 addition has been erected
to Robbins box factory at Hudson, Mass,
to be devoted exclusively to the manufac'
ture of paper boxes, new machinery
having been put in.
The business of Wallace, Elliott & Co.,
of Haverhill, Mass, has increased SC
rapidly that their factory is crowded, and
at the expiration of their present lease
the firm will have to secure additional
room.
The Ryfeld and Georgetown Mass,
wooden mills are behind their orders, and
are obliged to put on an increased force
both of machinery and hands to keep up
with the demand.
The Perseverance Worsted company at
Woonsocket, r. l., has recently erected
a two-story addition, 1l0X50 feet, and
added slxty-two broad looms. This
doubles the capacity OF manufacture anG
more than doubles the number of en-
ployes.
The Silver Spring Dyeipg and Bleach
ing company at Providence, r. l., arr
adding a story to their building used fo
white finishing. W. A. Chapman & Co.
of Providence, the contractors, are also
erecting new accommodations for thei
shell and kier departments, etc.
| G. A. Luther & Co, of Pawtucket, R. l..
manufactures of improved thread an(
I yarn reels, patent yarn printing and 9th
er special machines, will occupy nev
factory about March to better accommo
date their increasing business.
The directors of the Pratt & Whitne,
company of Hartford, Conn.,, have erect
ed another new factory for increased
business. The new building is 300x4
feet, two stories with basement.
The payroll at the Yale & Towne works
, Stamford, Conn, which has been in
creasing steadily, now show over 80
men, and the list, though it is alread
larger than at any previous time, will b
still further increased as soon as add
tional facilities now under construction
are completed.