Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-10-14
BOOM FOR THE CITY.
G. A. R. Mill Likely 10
Locate Here.
10000 SPINDLE CONCERN.
Potter 4 Atherton Company to Also
Enlarge It's Big Plant.
10000 SPINDLE CONCERN

every facility cor such a concern a com
mittee was appointed TO get the firm TO
locate here
The committee was composed of senator
A. II. sherman, Chairman, and Messrs.
Esston, Park, Fuller and Lennon. MIR.
Fuller has since died. rhis committee
immediately went TO work and sent MIR.
sherman 10 see the directors of the new
concern. William Il. Saylcs was one OF
the directors at the time.
The company was looking very favor
ably toward WoonsoCket aud Mr. Sayes
and the members OF the committee began
earnest work 10 sci forth the advantages
that Pawtucket offered aud what certain
private individuals would give II to
build I'm this city.
The matter was kept very qnlet for
while and for different reasons the New
England Cotton Company never fully
organized and Il short time ago merged
into the G.. A. Il. Cotton Company. The
latter body is fully organized, has elected
directors and il is very certain will build
an $4,000 spindle mill on the Plains.
MIR. Sherman left the city today 10 meet
the directors and settle the matter.
The President of the q. \. r. Company
Is general A. &. Corse of Winchester,
Mass, ex-Po.tmastor of Boston, and
man who is interested In many maufac-
turing concerns all over the country.
A very funny, but truthful story II told
OF him while serving during the Rebellion.
II was the battle OF Atlanta and General
Corse's command was being hard pushed.
General Sherman signaled to him: "How
are you getting along2" The answer was
Lost n cheek bone, but can fight like
HI yet" Sherman answered. "Hold
the fort, for am coming" and from that
was written the famous song.
The Directors are: Colonel A. A. Rand
Title Insurance Company, and heavy
capitalist; Colonel Albert Clark, Secre-
tary OF the Home Market Club James G..
Harris, Treasurer OF the Union Pacific
Railroad, and siXty-two other roads de-
pendent on the Union Pacific; Stephen
A. jerks Of this city, Treasurer OF the
Fales d jerks Machine Company, United
States Cotton Company and President OF
the Pawtucket Manufacturing Company
General William +. Draper OF the Hope
dale Manufacturing Company. The treas
urer ~ A. L. Fcssendon of Boston, Har-
ward man, who was educated In the house
OF Peabody & Co. OF Boston and who
spent year establishing a branch In
London.
The company viii be known ~ the O..
a. X. mills. The first visit to this city
was made by A. +. Fosscndun on August
l3. He brought an engineer and was
taken over on the "Paius" by Mr. Sayles.
He was very much pleased with the land
and other facilities. 1t was a certain fact
that the mill would go cit her to Woon-
socket or This city and then began the
real work OF the committee to secure the
land and offer other Inducements which
were necessary to outstrip other cities.
The members OF Chc committee we're
very successful and today Potter Il Ather-
ton will place on record the deed OF the
Driving Park purchased by hem OF q. H..
Fuller and the Charles Allen heirs. II
comprises n tract of lowell land OF las acres
on Brook street and the old Boston road.
This the Potter q Athcrton Company
will use themselves and viii move their
large business from Broad street to the
new location ~ soon ~ the structure is
completed. Work viii be begun AS soon
AZ possible.
As before stated, the q. A. II. mill will
be an 5000 spindle concern, probably
five stories In height. II will be the
largest mill ever put up at one time as a
beginning. Mr.. Sayles gives them all the
land necessary, 20 acres, TO be selected
from tract Of land bought by MIR. Sayles
ten years ago from the jeremiah Whipple
family.
This land was bought from Rcv. Will
lam Blackstone by the Whippcs in 1888
and remained in that family until Mr..
Sayes made the purchase. The members
OF the company are all satisfied with the
location, although no deeds have yet been
passed. 1t will have To bo acted on at a
regular meeting oi the Board Of Directors.
II the company concludes To come Mr..
Sayles will give ten acres for site and
ten acres more 20 be held in trust for five
years and To he used In case the plant
has 10 be enlarged Ia case the mills are
large enough and the concern has plenty
oi room i've years hence, the latter ten
acres will revert back to the present
owner, MIR. sayles.
The tract OF land is between the Driv.
ing PARK and the Ten Mile river and the
mills will be able to get water from the
river, a very great convenience. MIR.
Sherman est mates the water privilege
alone is worth 10 any manufacturing con-
cern, 10000 year.
Another great advantage oi locating
there is that the Old Colony Railroad
Company has agreed 20 build a spur track
from India Point to tue rear OF the mills
and afford every facility for handling
freight. President Hendrick has given
the engineer, Mr. Ellis, power.to build the
track ~ soon A. the @. A. II. company 10
ready.
A. the members oi the committee say, IL
is grand location and the bringing Of