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Ripka Mills, General R. Patterson & Co.
| Firmenname | Ripka Mills, General R. Patterson & Co. |
| Ortssitz | Philadelphia (Penns.) |
| Ortsteil | Manayunk |
| Straße | Broad Street |
| Art des Unternehmens | Textilfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | [Bishop] nur "Robert Patterson". Betriebsleiter Dr. John Rosenkranz. 1868: Broad Street; [Hexamer]: Main Street (Schuylkill River), liegt auf einer schmalen Insel zwischen Kanal und Schuylkill River. Herstellung von Baumwollstoffen (Ginghams, Adea). Maschinen (um 1883): 18 Paar Selfaktoren, 67 Throstle-Gestelle, 20000 Spindeln, 650 Webstühle, 24 Karden, 8 Zettelmaschinen, 3 Färbezylinder-Sätze, 2 Waschmaschinen. Keine Dampfkraft. 1868: 450 PS Wasserkraft (ober- und unterschlächtiges Wasserrad). |
| Quellenangaben | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 50] [Hexamer General Surveys, Plates 728-729+1811-1812+2490-2491 (1873+1883+1891)] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 12.01.1792 |
Geburt von Robert Patterson im County Tyrone, Irland |
| 1812 |
Der junge Patterson wird Leutnant in der United States Army und wird später Kapitän. |
| 1836 |
Bau der Mill No. 2 |
| 1842 |
Bau der Mill No. 3 |
| 1846 |
Paterson wird beim Ausbruch des mexikanischen Krieges Generalmajor. |
| 1853 |
Bau der Mill No. 1 |
| 1857 |
General Patterson erwirbt eine Baumwollfabrik auf der Brandywine im Staat Delaware, die ca. 40 Jahre vorher errichtet worden war. |
| 1858 |
Die Maschineneinrichtung wird nach Chester, in Delaware County, gebracht, die nun "Henry Clay Mill" heißt. |
| 1861 |
General Patterson stellt im Bürgerkrieg seine Dienste der Regierung zur Verfügung und übernimmt das Department of Washington. |
| 1862 |
Kauf der "Broad Street Mills" in Chester, ein großes, dreigeschossiges Gebäude mit einer Front zur Broad Street |
| 1866 |
General Patterson errichtet in Chester eine neue Baumwollfabrik. |
| 1883 |
Bau von Lager- und Färbereigebäuden direkt südlich vom Kanal |
| Produkt |
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Bem. |
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Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Baumwollgarne |
1873 |
[Hexamer Surveys] |
1891 |
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| Baumwollgewebe |
1873 |
[Hexamer Surveys] |
1891 |
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Objekt |
Anz. |
Betriebsteil |
Hersteller |
Kennwert |
Wert |
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Beschreibung |
Verwendung |
| 1873 |
Dampfkessel |
2 |
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unbekannt |
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| 1883 |
Dampfkessel |
2 |
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unbekannt |
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| 1891 |
Dampfmaschine |
1 |
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unbekannt |
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| 1891 |
Wasserturbinen |
3 |
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unbekannt |
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| Zeit |
gesamt |
Arbeiter |
Angest. |
Lehrl. |
Kommentar |
| 1873 |
550 |
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1/3 Männer) |
| 1883 |
550 |
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1/3 Männer) |
| 1891 |
140 |
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| ZEIT | 1868 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | Are among the largest manufactories of Textile Fabrics in Philadelphia or its vicinity. He is the proprietor of the Ripka Mills, in Manayunk, which have the capacity for producing between three and four millions of yards of Cottonades, annually. The principal mill in which the weaving is done, is one hundred and sixty feet long, forty-five feet wide, six stories in height, and contains six hundred and fifty looms. Besides this, there is a Repair Shop, a Beaming and Twisting room, and four other buildings in which there are twenty-one thousand spindles. The machinery is propelled by four overshot and one Turbine wheel, which have an aggregate of four hundred and fifty horse power. The average number of hands employed in these Mills is six hundred. In 1857, General Patterson purchased a Cotton Factory, erected on the Brandywine, in the State of Delaware, some forty years ago, and in 1858 removed the machinery to Chester, in Delaware county, where it is now known as the "Henry Clay Mill." This factory contains three thousand five hundred spindles and one hundred and eighteen looms. In 1862 he purchased, in Chester, the "Broad Street Mills", an extensive three story brick structure, built in the form of an L having a front on Broad street of two hundred and ten feet, and extending along Mechanic street two hundred and seventy feet. The machinery for spinning is new and of modern construction, and includes over five thousand spindles. There are in this factory one hundred and eight narrow looms and fifty-four wide Jacquard looms for weaving Damask and Diaper Table cloths. In 1866 General Patterson erected at Chester a new and very fine Cotton Mill, three hundred and sixty feet in length, seventy feet wide, with walls ranging in thickness from twenty-four to twenty-nine inches, and covering an area of twenty-six thousand two hundred and fifty square feet of ground. The first story of the main building is appropriated mostly as a finishing room, though a portion is set apart as A Machine shop, which is provided with many excellent tools The weaving is done in the second story while the third is used for carding and spinning. Trestle-work forms the support of the roof. The mill contains two hundred and twenty-eight looms, and seven thousand spindles. The machinery is impelled by a Corliss engine of two hundred and fifty horse power, with a driving belt of double thickness one hundred and three1 feet long and thirty inches in width. The whole, or any part of the mill, can be heated by steam direct from the boilers, or by exhaust steam from the engine; and, if desired, exhaust steam will heat one portion of the mill, while another part is receiving its heating steam direct from the boilers. In these three factories, known as the Patterson Mills, about six hundred and fifty persons are employed in producing Cotton cloths of various kinds. In addition to these General Patterson owns a Cotton and Woolen Factory in Delaware County, known as the "Lenni Mills", where he has produced largely, Balmoral Skirts, Kentucky Jeans, etc. Robert Patterson, the proprietor of these mills, was born in the County Tyrone, Ireland, January 12th, 1792. On the failure of the rebellion of '98 in that country, he was shortly after brought to Philadelphia by his father, who had been implicated in the efforts made for national independence, and placed in the counting-house of Edward Thompson, at that time the leading merchant in the city, and extensively engaged in the Canton trade. But while diligent in his application to Commercial pursuits his predilection for military affairs early evinced itself, and when the war of 1812 commenced, young Patterson, who had not attained his majority, received a commission as Lieutenant in the United States Army, and subsequently became a Captain. When the war closed he embarked largely in various commercial enterprises, but maintained his connection with the militia forces of the State, and passing through every grade of the service he attained that of Major General, in command of the First Division of State troops, a position he held with distinction for more than forty years. At the commencement of the war with Mexico, in 1846, he became Major General in the army of the United States, and, under General Taylor, rendered efficient service in disciplining the wild spirits on the Rio Grande, after which he commanded the expedition against Tampico. Under General Scott his command partook of the severe labor at Vera Cruz, and the hard lighting at Cerro Gordo. It was here that General Patterson caused himself to be lifted on horseback from a sick bed, and his gallant conduct in command on that occasion, elicited the commendations of the General-in-chief. When the war ended he returned to his counting house and engaged in manufacturing and in commerce with the energy he bad displayed on more heroic fields. On the outbreak of the Rebellion, in 1861, General Patterson tendered his services to the Government and was placed in command of the Department of Washington, which included, besides the District of Columbia, the States of Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. He undertook the herculean task of organizing an army without a nucleus, and established communication with the Capital via Annapolis. The services of twenty-five thousand of the men whom he had called from Pennsylvania were declined by the Government, but a portion of them, entering the service of the State, became the famous Pennsylvania Reserve Corps; and General Patterson may therefore be considered as the Father of this gallant and efficient body of troops. With the rest of his forces, though delayed by the want of artillery, and contradictory orders from Washington, he compelled the evacuation of Harper's Ferry and routed, at Falling Waters, the forces of the Rebel General Jackson, after a severe conflict. On the expiration of the three months for which his Division had enlisted they were mustered out of service and General Patterson returned to devote himself to his large private interests. The failure to prevent a coalition between the forces of Generals Johnston and Beauregard was attributed to him, and severely criticised while the nation was smarting under the humiliation of the Bull Run disaster, but though his vindication was easy, he forbore to reveal the true history of the affair until the conflict had entirely ended, when he issued a pamphlet showing that he had discharged a soldier's first duty - obedience to orders - and which, in the opinion of the ablest military critics, has so completely exculpated him from responsibility for the misfortune that further animadversion is a slander. It is now clear, from official documents made public, that had General Patterson been allowed to carry out his own plans and go to Leesburg, where he could have checked Johnston, and at the same time have been in good supporting distance of McDowell, the first battle of Bull Run would have been a glorious victory instead of a defeat. After the close of the war General Patterson made another important contribution to the nation's prosperity by loaning freely to Southern planters on liberal credits to aid them in developing their shattered resources. Now, at the advanced age of seventy-six, respected and honored, he is using his large accumulated capital in such a way as to furnish employment to over a thousand persons and advance the manufacturing interests of the nation. |
| QUELLE | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 50] |
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