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Davol Mills Company
| Name | Davol Mills Company |
| Ortssitz | Fall River (Mass.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Leinenspinnerei und -weberei |
| Quellenangaben | [Earl: Centennial history of Fall River (1877) 127] [Phillips] |
| Hinweise | The Davol Mills (two mills) organized in 1867 with a capital of 270,000 was named after William C. Davol, and later with a capital of 400,000 had 30,396 spindles divided between two mills . Frank S. Stevens was president, Charles M. Slade was treasurer. The mills were taken over by the General Cotton in 1935. |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 01.12.1866 |
Organisiert durch 19 Personen, welche ein Geamtkapital von $270.000 aufbringen. Die Geswllschaft wird nach dem Förderer der Baumwollfabrikation, William C. Davol, benannt. |
| 01.04.1867 |
Baubeginn |
| 11.03.1868 |
Der erste Stoff wird gewebt |
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Bem. |
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Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Baumwollgewebe |
1868 |
Beginn |
1877 |
[Cent. hist. of Fall River (1877) 128] |
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| ZEIT | 1877 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | Organized December 1st, 1866, nineteen persons contributing the entire capital of $270,000 and named after one of the conspicuous promoters of cotton manufacturing, William C. Davol. A site was selected above the dam
and on the west side of the pond, in such proximity to the latter as to assure a convenient supply of pure water for steam purposes . Ground was broken for the foundation, April 1st, 1867, and on the 11 th of March, 1868, the first yard of cloth was woven. The mill structure is essentially different in design and material from the Fall River type of long, straight granite factories. The mill proper forms two sides of a quadrangle, the picker, engine, and boiler houses constituting the remainder. The mill and out-buildings are of brick, the former four stories high, flat roof, and with its two sections 457 long and 73 feet broad. The machinery is entirely of American manufacture. The production of the Davol Mills is shirtings, sheetings, silesias, and fancy fabrics. The shirtings stand very high in the retail market, and at the Centennial Exhibition elicited not only the highly commendatory award of the Commissioners, but the admiration of the visitors and particularly of the European experts. The company now numbers thirty-five stockholders. |
| QUELLE | [Earl: Centennial history of Fall River (1877) 127] |
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