The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-29
Providence Dyeing, Bleaching and
Calenderlng Company.

Ii is said that with age comes expert
ence, but there are some instances where
the experience Is present at the begin
ming. SUCH was the case with the origt-
majors OF the house known Familiarity to
business throughout the United States,
Canada, South America and textile Eu-
rope as the Providence Dyeing, Bleaching
and CRlepdering Co.. OF this city. X. j.
has good cause to pride itself not only
upon the worth and stability of it's indus
tiles, but also upon their sge and rerma-
nency. Ii Is urquestionably something IN
favor OF any INDUSTRY that il has been car
risd on Uninterrupiedly and successfully
for 100, so or % year,. Foremost among such
concerns is the Providence Dyeing. Bleach
ing ana CalenCering Co., which was
founded in 1914 under the style OF tbs
Patent Calender Go. The original pro-
pristors were famed men In their day.
they com bined sagacity, economy, tact,
honesty, Integrity aud ample means and
last though not least, push. I'm their de-
sire 10 push, however, they did not lose
sight OF the great secret OF success, hon
esty In all their transactions. IL Is to
them aad to their heirs, no less success
full ana well and widely known. Is que
the usefulness and standing Of this etab-
lishment. IL ia stated OF this concern
that once IL secured a customer. so salts
f~sctoriiy was its work one in every
respect, that so long as it had work in
the special lines OF this great firm, no
other house could obtain any share OF
its business. The company began busi-
ness on Sabiu street in a comparatively
small way, and those ancient works are
regarded as a land mark in the history
of the city. Its reputation has been the
highest from the beginning. Its service
IN the market for more than Tour score
years has been rendered 10 a long line OF
customers, ana has been in the highest
degree satisfactory. From its inception
its sterling inIegTitiCs were recognized
AID business increased. With the ad-
vancement of their usefulness the conn
panv kept pace, ana as ii became necessary
built additions TO their plant. They now
have a pant covering five acres OF
ground, uron which are ten large, sub
stantial buildings, containing a total OF
5000 So. II. Here upward OF lao skilled
workmen are constantly employed. The
plant has been overhau'ed. rebuilt, re-
modelled ana in TACT completely changed
since 1885 in order 10 keep in touch with
the rapid advancement OF its business.
At That time the works were bleaching
an average of $500, coo yards of fabric
a year. But this great aggregate hss
steadily increased until now upward
of 30, 000, 600 yards OF cloth ere icing
hardled by the bieache'iss every year.
The b~usiness OF Tie company is that Of
bleaching ana finishing shiftings, lawns,
bandgerchiefs, Eutter end cheese cloths,
Csmbric etc., making q specially Of
fancy dress goods. Dyeing was abanooned
in 1888, when the works we're remo1ei1d
snd equipped. The company was incor-
porated In 1912, lad since then has neen
under the management OF skilled mechRn-
les and financiers, and numbers among
it, presidents at least two ex-Governors
of this State. The management oday,
and in fact for some years past, has de-
volved principally upon Mr.. John p.
Farnsworth, the treas. and agt. O. the
corporation. He is a native o. P~awtucket,
Il. H.. and il one OF the widest known OF
Providence's successful men.