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denims, tickings, and sheetings,
valued at $ 4,165,000 ; 70 steam fire
engines, castings and various
kinds of machinery, to the value
$ 1,269,000, making the total pro-
duction $ 5,434,000. Hon. Ezekiel
A. Straw has the management of
this large business, assisted by
competent men.
The Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire, Seventh
Edition, Compiled by Alonzo J. Fogg. Concord, N.H.: D.L.
Manchester Print Works, incor-
porated in 1839 as the Manchester
Mills. In 1847, its charter was
changed to Merrimack Mills, and
again in 1851, to Manchester Print
Works, with a capital of $ 1,800,
000. In 1853 a part of their works
was destroyed by fire, inflicting a
loss of $ 125,000. It was soon re-
built, but, in 1855, they were again
visitedt by the fiery element, which
destroyed one half of their large
mill, causing a loss of $271,000.
Their business is under oiie gen-
eral supervision, but in two de-
partments, viz. Mills for manu-
facturing cotton print cloths, and
delaine cloths, &c.; mills for
printing cotton goods and delaine
cloths. They annually employ, in
both departments, 1,000 males and
1,400 females and children, who
annually receive for their labor
$ 910,000, and annually produce
9.500.000 yards print cloth, valued
at $712,500 ; 9,000,000 yards de-
laine cloth, valued at $1,440,000;
380.000 yards casimere valued at
$410,000, making the total $ 2,562,
500. The goods printed in the
other departments, are valued at
$ 2,750,000.
Stark Mills, capital, $ 1,250.000,
were incorporated in 1838, and
commenced operations in 1839.
This corporation employs 400
men and 900 women and children;
the annual pay roll is $450,000,
and their annual product 4,500,000 |
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yards sheeting, 4,500,000 yards
drilling, 240,000 yards duck, 1,500,
000 yards crash, and 1,100,000
seamless bags; the whole valued
at $2,000,000. Phinehas Adams,
agent.
Langdon Mills. Capital $ 500,
000; men employed, 150; women
and children. 350; annual pay roll,
$200,000; producing 5,000,000
yards sheeting of various grades,
valued at $ 700,000. W. L. Killey,
agent.
Namaskee Mills. Capital $ 680,
000; employ 91 males, and 145 fe-
males ; annual pay roll, $ 102,000;
annually producing 1,600,000 yards
gingham, $232,000; 500,000 yards
flannel, $ 135,000. E. A. Straw,
agent.
J. Brugger,Hosiery mill. Capi-
tal, $50,000; employs 55 men,
and 95 women and children; an-
nual pay roll, $85,000; annually
produce 78,500 dozen pairs woolen
stockings, valued at $265,000.
A. P. Olzendam, Hosiery. Cap-
tal, $50,000; employs 37 men,
and 58 women and children; an-
nual pay roll, $51,000; annually
produces 60,000 dozen pairs wool-
en hose, valued at $ 180,000.
Manchester Locomotive Works.
Capital, $ 150,000; employs 675
hands; annual pay roll, $405,000;
and annual product 156 locomo-
tives, besides castings of every de-
scription, valued at $ 1,560,000.
Amoskeag Ax Company. Em-
ploys 60 hands; pay roll, 40,000;
annual value of goods manufac-
tured, $ 130,000.
Lowell’s Iron Foundery. Pro-
duces iron fences, lamp posts, col-
umns, water pipes, gas pipes, &c.;
employs 40 hands; annual pay roll,
$ 27,000: annual productions, $ 75,
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