The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-19
Notes About the Industrial Activity
Everywhere.
HUSTLING PAWTUxET VALLEY,
This Column Is Not Good Reading for
Democratic Calamity Howlers, bat
Is sJust what the Republicans Believe
and Talk.


ployed under the different road masters
of the line.
The production OF cotton cloth in the
various mills of the Pawtuxet Valley is
now enormous, and large orders for sheet
ings are being constantly received by the
different manufacturers.
Patrick Mcmahon, who has been
awarded the contract for the mason work
of the new suspension bridge at Natick,
has begun work.
The busiest place in the western part
Of the state to-day is Natick and large
sum of money is being expended under
the direction of the Is. B. & X. Knight
Manufacturing Company in improve
ments. Work has begun upon the
foundation for the new boiler house in
the rear of the mills, and in addition TO
the men employed in putting in new
wheel pit at No. l mill about seventy-five
laborers are busy aiding the masons ~
their work. The new boiler house will
be a model of convenience and Will con-
tain 11S Wilcox batteries.
At the No. / mill four turbine wheels
will be put in as soon as the wheelpit
is finished, and the large pen stocks
through which the water will flow TO tie
wheels have already been received.
Large quantities of pig iron which has
recently been bought for the Brayton
Foundry, River Point is being received
daily over the New York aud New Eng
land Railroad.
The tail race at the White Rock Mills.
White Rock, which was begun last year,
was finished Monday, aud Is LOO feet
long and 80 feet wide.
One of the most fiourishing industries
in the Pawtuxet Valley is the ID. Pike &
nj mi a
Pixies block. River Point, the work being
under the personal supervision OF Joseph
Holmes, Commander of McGregor Post,
g. A. r., No. IA OF Pheniy. Doors. viii
cow sash, cornices aud fancy articles OF
wood work are being turned out in large
quantities. and the local builders OF the
Valley are supplied from the establish
ment with large quantities Of lumber for
blilding purposes.
The Kilton mill at Washington village,
has been repaired and large stock of
looms for the manufacture OF fancy vol
len goods have been put in. The mill
pie who has leased the building.
Many Of the employees of the different
machine shops are now working more
hours than they did few weeks ago, and
it is estimated that the general business
is 10 per cent better than last year at this
time.
At the Colvin Loom Company's works,
River Point, the employees are hustliag,
getting out a large order for new fac
tory which is being erected at New Bed
ford.
Thomas Welcome of Natick, who for
many years travelled extensively through
out the country exhibiting his various
mechanical appliances, has finished the
construction Of a novel saving machine
which is attracting much attention. The
saw attached to wheels is built upon a
wagon and is run by means of dminu-
tive donkey engine. A horse is attached
TO the vehicle and the machine can read |
lily be drawn to any yard and the wood |
sawed at the door at the rate of cord in |
forty minutes.
Work among the painters and paperers
down the Valley is constantly increasing |
The Natick village has been painted by |
Rowland Chsppell and his men of Apo |
naug, as have also many of the new fac |
tory tenements at River Point. The ex- |
terror of the old wooden dwellings at |
jackson are being embelished with a |
thick coat of lead and oil. and the various |
wielders OF the brush at present are |
happy.
The new insane asylum, which is being |
erected at the State Institutions at How |
ard will be an ample and commodious |
structure, and will present an imposing |
pushing the work forward with great ra-
pidity.
The firm Of S. H.. Greene g. Sons, Clyde,
IS having bulls large tower near the |
main entrance TO the works. A new bell
will be placed in 1t which will he rung to
summon the help TO work and will strike |
once an hour every evening.
The work of improving the bed OF n
number of the roads in Warwick has
commenced in earnest, and under the
personal direction of Amasa Sprague. the
newly appointed road surveyor, some
valuable improvements have already
been made.
MANY of the bridges on the Pawtuxet
Valley railroad are being repaired and |
new rods built in Boston especially for |
the purpose are being put ia.
The project of an electric railroad from |
Eatick TO Washington and from Hope TO |
Clyde has again been revived, and it is |
stated upon good authority that stock |
will soon be issued by the company which |
has been lately organized.
The Builders Iron Foundry has one of |
the mortars IL is making for the govern |
ment on exhibition at the Mechanics
FaiI in Boston.
II is reported that the RHODE ISLAND
Perkins Horse Shoe Company will soon
commence the manufacture OF shoes for
race horseA
The business OF Richard Harrison,
pawtucket, is not only increasing in size,
but also In extent OF territory covered. His
daily output consists OF from $500 TO
$500 pounds of yarn spoiled ready for
she woolen trade, and about 800 pounds
more for the manufacture of plushes.
The high quality OF the work enables Mr.
Harrison To keep his plant running TO
he m al Ina /
manufactures feels sure OF the hiph
standard OF oil yarns produced at
his establishment
The National India Rubber Company
OF Bristol Is manufacturing an air-filled
life preserving cushion, which is so con
stTncted that after ali of the air is ex-
harsted IL will have buoyant capacity
sufficient for the purposes for which IL is
beng made. One of these cushions, 2
fegt long, 10 inches wide aud inches
thick. will support from four 90 six per
sens In the water. Attached 20 it are