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Pocasset Manufacturing Co.
| Firmenname | Pocasset Manufacturing Co. |
| Ortssitz | Fall River (Mass.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Textilfabrik (Baumwolle) |
| Anmerkungen | 1877: Kapital: 800.000 (urspr.: 400.000), wichtige Teilhaber: Samuel Rodman, Abraham Bowen, Oliver Chace, Clark Chase, William Slade, Nathaniel B. Borden, Nathaniel Wheeler und Edward Bennett; besteht aus der Quequechan Mill (fünfgeschossig, 16.392 Spindeln und 492 Webstühle; bedruckte Stoffe) und der Pocasset Mill für leichte Baumwollgewebe. |
| Quellenangaben | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 535] [Earl: Centennial history of Fall River (1877) 119] [Phillips: Phillips History of Fall River 2 (1944) 125] |
| Hinweise | Five mills. Organized in 1821 with a capital of 100,000. Samuel Rodman was president and principal owner. He erected several buildings and leased sections to others. Job Eddy occupied one ell of the Bridge Mill and some calicoes were printed in another section. In 1824 the south half of one building was leased to J. & J. Eddy who manufactured woolen goods (satinet). The Eddys continued in this building until 1849. In 1831 Holder Borden leased the whole mill. Another building known as the Quequechan Mill was owned by the company and operated 56,112 spindles. Capital was 1,161,000. Stephen Davol was superintendent and agent. Bradford D. Davol was clerk and treasurer. All of these mills were destroyed in the fire of 1928. |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1826 |
Die Quequechan Mill geht in Betrieb |
| 1847 |
Die Pocasset Mill geht in Betrieb |
| ZEIT | 1877 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | The Pocasset Manufacturing Company has a present capital of $800,000. As the third cotton-manufacturing enterprise in the place, its large agency in the general development has been frequently observed in the course of the general narrative. The original stockholders of the Pocasset were eight in number, namely,
Samuel Rodman, Abraham Bowen, Oliver Chace, Clark Chase, William Slade, Nathaniel B. Borden, Nathaniel Wheeler, and Edward Bennett. The capital was fixed at 400,000, but was increased to 800,000 in 1849. The
company own two factories, namely, the Quequechan Mill for the manufacture of print cloths, and the Pocasset Mill, for the manufacture of sheetings and shirtings. The Quequechan Mill commenced operation in 1826. It is built of stone, 319 feet long, 48 feet wide, and five stories high, with a pitch roof, and contains 16,392 spindles and 492 looms. The Pocasset Mill commenced running in 1847. It is also built of stone, 208 feet long, 75 feet wide, and five stories high, with a pitch roof and a square tower on the end which fronts the street. It was the first of the wide mills, so called, and contains 20,352 spindles and 422 looms. The machinery is run by a Corliss engine and three turbine wheels. The fire apparatus consists of two force-pumps, stand-pipes, hydrants, sprinklers, and complete connections with the city water-works. The company owns fifty-four tenements and employs 550 operatives. |
| QUELLE | [Earl: Centennial history of Fall River (1877) 119] |
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