The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-23

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Winsted, Conn.,. aud Providence and East
Providence.
pany. River Point, has received large
order for new looms from the Harris
Mill Company.
The sale of a tract of land I'm this city
TO Harold Lawton few weeks ago has
started a rumor TO the effect that the
property is TO be utilized for manufactur-
ing purposes.
The firm of George Hunter e. Co., man
ufacturers OF ladies' worsted dress goods,
has recently removed its machinery to
ihornton, where IL has better facilities
Tor dong Its work. The interest of
Charles Elliott has been bought out by
the other members of the firm. and they
Ssxpect TO Increase their plant shortly.
They are making fine class of goods,
and running steadily to fill orders
1t Is announced that the Fairmount
Farm COMPANY. Woonsocket, will this
wear build large new factory building,
with the expectation of leasing to one or
more parties.
The works of the American Worsted
Company at Woonsocket, are running
overtime.
Machinery has been shipped from Bel
gium TO the River Spinning Company,
Woonsocket.
The Lebanon Mills Company and the
Easton aud Burnham Company of Paw
tucket, are running overtime.
The Potter and Atherton Machine Com
pany of Pawtucket. is building outfits OF
new cotton openers and lappers for the
Osborn mill, No l OF Fall River and for
the new mill OF the Georgia Manufactur-
ing Company. White Hall, Ga.
Feed water heaters and purifiers were
recently introduced in the mills of the
Crompton Company. Quidneck and the
noyai Weaving Company. Pawtucket.
The Saxon Worsted Company of this
city has completed its new mill, aud is
setting up looms. II is said that 125 will
be put in.
The Blackstone Wooden Company.
blackstone, Is has increased its boiler plant
by the purchase of two Allen boilers of
7O'horse power each.
The Warren Manufacturing Company
will add 300 new looms to its weaving
department.
The Rhoie Island Locomotive Works
is building 3l3 eight-wheel mogul and
six-wheel switching engines for the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company and seven six-wheel switching
engines for the Missouri, SKansas .and
Texas Railroad Company.
The new Swain water wheels at the
Natick mills are now in operation and
have been steadily running for a mum ber
of days. The new wheels have no friction
whatever ami are considered among the
best ever manufactured by the Swain
Manufacturing Company.
Warren Arnold. for years resident of
Utica, n. Y, aud one of the old school of
cotton manufacturers. died recently nc
the home ior aged men. He was born at
Warwick. in October, 1S02. lie was in
the cotton business long before the power
loom. and later in life was overseer of the
CLOTH room in the Utica steam cotton
mills.
The recently established Charlotte Ma
chine Company is in charge OF III. II.
Chadwick, formerly with the Franklin
Mac nine Company, of this city.
The Manville Company is having
another story placed on it's building
known as 1.-THE old building" besides
building bridge connecting Nos. 2 and
3. and making other improvements, Il.
p. Sheldon. mill engineer, of this city. is
doing the work.
Richard Harrison is adding warping,
dyeing and other machinery to his plant |
at Pawtucket, and is contemplating ex- |
tensive enlargements In the spring.
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is soon to start up.
Leander r. Peck has purchased the
plant of the Berwick Hosiery Company
at 407 Pine street.
Louis II. Laundrey, loom- fxer in the 1
Maplevile mills has invented device
for positive picking motion.
John White has resigned his position
rs superintendent Of the Nasonviile mill.
j. j. Joyce. formerly with w. A. In
man at Harrsville is now boss carder
with the Hudson River Woolen Company
at Newburg, n. Y,
George w. Payne & Co. OF Pawtucket
have issuei very handsome calendar.
The Berlin Worsted Company has nut
m sixteen new looms for ca worsted
goods at its mill i'm Washington village.
The company has received enouy orders
'or fancy worsteds to keep full force of
men at work until the latter part of
August.
William +. Boynton is manufacturing
large number OF Scotch caps oil a new
iesign at Washington.
The Narragansett Brewing Company
s laying out a large amount of money
n improvements at its plants In Arling-
on and has now in process of erection
In annex which will be used as wash
house. A new blacksmith shop and
,aint shop have just been completed.
Another upright engine is being put in
he main building.
Hervey b. Lovett. for many years
lead clerk at the Crompton mills.
jrompton, has severed his connection
With the mills.
The Thomson Electric Welding Com
ANY have just secured control OF an
lectric loom, which will revolu ionize
he present manner OF weaving all kinds
Il textile fabrics, and the cost for labor
will tie much cheaper by the new method.
he loom wilt be run by electricity, aud