The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-13
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH.
Quite A Building Boom in the Paw
tuxet Valley.
THE KNIGHTS MILLS, NAIICK.
Manufacturing and Industrial Notes
From all of the Progressive Centres
Many Improvements During the
Week.

A tract of land has been purchased al
Centreville. near the estate of Benjamin
w. Gorton. and large woollen mill will
soon be erected by Boston parties.
II. l.. Aldrich has decided TO put in an
order for new machinery at his cotton
mill. Moosup, Conn, TO which an annex
will be built.
Floyd Cranskey is having an s0-foot L
put on his thread mill. The mills are
now running night and day TO fill orders.
The building boom in the villages OF
the Pawtuxet Valley has increased rap
idly since the granite cutters resumed
work at Westerly.
The outside improvements at the B. b.
and r.. Knights mi lis, River Point have
been practically stopped for the winter
season.
At Natick the masons have finished the
new L. of the Is. B. g. II. Knights mills,
and the carpenters are now busy putting
in the windows and laying the flooring
Many Within looms, speeders, cards,
mules and spinning frames have been or
dered. Work upon the superstructure of
the new bridge, which will be l55 fet
in length, will soon commence
Laborers from River Point, besides the
workmen OF the village, are employed
v,
Y. ID. Illlinghast, in putting in the piers
upon which the superstructure Will
rest Cloth to and from the depot will
be conveyed over the new bridge and the
pecuniary saving In freight transporta-
ton will be very great every year.
A new L. will also be built Mt the boiler
house and new water wheels will be
put in.
A new boiler house is to be erected at
the Pontiac mills, Pontiac.
The manufacture of cider for vinegar
Is being carried on extensively in the
western part Of the state. Over one hun
dred barrels are being made at the B. B.
N IL. knights farm and nearly all the
farmers are working their apples into
cider
The orders for campaign goods are in
creasing, and the Clyde Print Works is
manufacturing many thousands Of yards.
At the mill owned by A. Steere at
Rockland, a large pipe 1000 feet in length
Is being laid and two new wheels and a |
hume are being put in TO enable the mill |
70 receive better water power. New ma |
chinery will also be put in.
+. II. Allen of the Ashland mills is put
ting In TWO new Swayne water wheels
which will enable the machinery of the
mill to be run by the pulleys without so
many geers.
Swayne water wheels will be used at the
Manchaug cotton mills, Manchaug, and
two are now being put in under the ci-
rection OF the Il. B. and X. Knight Mfg.
Co., the owners of the mill
Miss l.. III. Low of PRovIDEYcE several
years since invented and patented n secret
safety pocket of considerable merit. She
will exhibit her invention at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, made into souve-
Mrs OF varying shapes, qualities and
sizes.
The Gorham Manufacturing Company.
having secured 5000 square feet of space
n which TO display It's exhibits at the
Worlds Fair. decided Tuesday to make
IN elaborate display.
The Bank of North America is having
Us old vault removed ana one Of the Cor !
ISIS pattern-the largest and latest inn
'roved--placed in its position. I
The Flint Company talk of building n !
even-story building on Eddy street for I
purposes.