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Merchants Manufacturing Company
| Name | Merchants Manufacturing Company |
| Ortssitz | Fall River (Mass.) |
| Straße | Bedford Street |
| Art des Unternehmens | Textilfabrik |
| $Anmerkungen | Lage: zwischen Bedford, Pleasant, Thirteenth und Fourteenth Streets. [Phillips]: The Merchants Manufacturing Company (three mills), organized in 1866, had a capital of 800,000 ; the building was enlarged in 1872 to make up the largest mill under one roof in Fall River where it operated 90,656 spindles. The plant was closed in 1931, and was destroyed by fire in 1934. |
| Quellenangaben | [Earl: Centennial history of Fall River (1877) 127] [Phillips: Phillips History of Fall River 2 (1944) 127] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 24.10.1866 |
Gründung (Organisation) der Gesellschaft mit einem Kapital von $800.000 |
| 02.11.1866 |
Die Gesellschaft organisiert sich dauerhaft, mit W. H. Jennings als Finanzleiter und Gesellschaftsangestellten, James Henry, W. H. Jennings, Augustus Chase, L. L. Barnard, Robert S. Gibbs, Charles H. Dean, Crawford E. Lindsey, Robert K. Remington und Lafayette Nichols als Direktoren. Auf einer folgenden Sitzung wird James Henry zum Präsidenten gewählt und Mr. Jennings zum Angestellten. |
| Ende 1867 |
Das Gebäude wird fertigestellt, und die Maschinen treffen aus England ein. |
| 02.1868 |
Die Weberei geht in Betrieb |
| 02.01.1871 |
Die Aktionäre ermächtigen die Direktoren zum Bau einer Fabrikerweiterung. |
| Anfang 1872 |
Die Fabrikerweiterung mit englischen Maschinen wird fertiggestellt. |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Baumwollgarn |
1868 |
Beginn |
1877 |
[Cent. hist. of Fall River (1877) 128] |
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| Baumwollgewebe |
1868 |
Beginn |
1877 |
[Cent. hist. of Fall River (1877) 128] |
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| ZEIT | 1877 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | Organized October 24th, 1866, operates the largest distinct mill in Fall River, and few larger are known to us in New England . The promotion of this conspicuous enterprise was due to the great business energy and tact of Mr. William H. Jennings, who, after digesting carefully his scheme, secured all the capital ($800,000) in the brief period of two days. The site selected for the factory was the lot now hounded by Bedford and Pleasant, and Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, then owned by the heirs of N. B. Borden and other parties. This property was purchased in preference to the Wardrope estate, at first decided upon, but finally considered to be too limited in area. On the 2d November, a permanent organization of the company was
arranged, W. H. Jennings being chosen treasurer and corporation clerk, and James Henry, W. H. Jennings, Augustus Chase, L . L. Barnard, Robert S. Gibbs, Charles H. Dean, Crawford E. Lindsey, Robert K. Remington, and Lafayette Nichols, directors. At a subsequent meeting James Henry was made president, and Mr. Jennings, clerk. Ground was at once broken for the erection of a factory, Lazarus Borden superintending the design as building architect, Tillinghast Records being master mason, and James B . Luther, master carpenter. The design contemplated a structure of Fall River granite, 397 feet long by 92 8/12 broad, six stories in height, including a Mansard roof, with a capacity for 54.324 spindles and 1242 looms. The work of building pushing on rapidly, in January, 1867, Mr. Jennings, accompanied by Lazarus Borden, embarked for England, for the purpose of purchasing the picking, speeding, and spinning machinery in Manchester. The mill was completely finished during the last days of 1867-the English machinery arriving coincidently?turned out its first cloth in February, 1868, and in the early fall was in full operation. Its production has been print cloth, 64 by 64. In connection with building matters, the company purchased twelve additional acres of land on Pine, Davis, Plane, Cherry, and Locust streets, and on a part of it erected one hundred tenement houses for its operatives. The business proving successful, at a special meeting, January 2, 1871, the stockholders authorized their directors to proceed at once to the erection of an addition to the mill structure, it being considered better to enlarge the original building than to build a distinct mill. The new erection was commenced early in the spring, Samuel Luther supervising the masonry, and David G. Baker the wood work. Early in 1872, the addition was completed and filled with English machinery in full operation. The Merchants Mill,
thus extended, contains, under one roof, 85,570 spindles and 1942 looms. The Merchants, in all features of perfection, the structure of the mill, the excellence and amplitude of its machinery, the simplicity for so immense an establishment of its labor organization, and the admirably devised and sustained economy of its successive stages of production, is a superb example of the industrial triumphs of Fall River. The number of its stockholders is two hundred and fifty. |
| QUELLE | [Earl: Centennial history of Fall River (1877) 127] |
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