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Durfee Mills
| Name | Durfee Mills |
| Ortssitz | Fall River (Mass.) |
| Straße | Pleasent Street |
| Art des Unternehmens | Textilfabrik |
| $Anmerkungen | The Durfee Mills (three mills) organized in 1866 with a capital of 500,000 was named in honor of Major Bradford Durfee, whose son was the original president. After the No. 3 mill was built in 1881 it had a capacity of 109,360 spindles with the same capital as at the beginning. The corporation was liquidated in 1935. |
| Quellenangaben | [Earl: Centennial history of Fall River (1877) 126] [Phillips: Phillips History of Fall River 2 (1944) 127] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1866 |
Eintragung der Gesellschaft mit einem Kapital von $500.000. Die wird nach Major Bradford Durfee benannt, dessen Sohn der Hauptanteilseigner und erster Präsident ist. |
| 1866 |
Bau der ersten Fabrik |
| 1871 |
Bau der zweiten Fabrik |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Baumwollgarn |
1866 |
Beginn um 1866 |
1932 |
Ende (Liquidation) |
Verabeitet 1877 9.500 Ballen/a Baumwolle |
| Baumwollgewebe |
1866 |
Beginn um 1866 |
1932 |
Ende |
Stellte 1877 23.000.000 yards her. Unsicher, was 1935 noch produziert wurde. |
| ZEIT | 1877 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | probably present the finest view to the eye that seeks something like artistic effect in this great congregation of factories. They consist of two very large five-story structures at right angles with Pleasant street, occupying a large square beautifully grassed, and fronted by a handsome iron fence. The buildings, including a spacious office structure which stands between them, are of granite. The company was organized in 1866, with a capital of $500.000, and named after Major Bradford Durfee, whose son, since deceased, was the principal stockholder and original president . Mill No. 1 was erected the same year, and its companion in 1871 The company runs 87.424 spindles and 2.064 looms, being the largest capacity of any corporation in Fall River. Its production is print cloth, of which 23.000.000 yards are annually made, consuming 9500 bales of cotton, and employing 950 operatives. The number of stockholders is seven. |
| QUELLE | [Earl: Centennial history of Fall River (1877) 126] |
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