New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . otton manufacturing enterprises of this city, as they nowexist, may be grouped in a tabular statement as follows : Capital. Wamsutta, $3,000,000 Potomska, ,000 Acushnet, 1,000,000 Grinnell, New Bedford Manufacturing Company, 500,000City Manufacturing Company, .... 250,000Rowland, . 350,000 No. of Mills. Spindles. Employes . 6 . 203,000 . 2600 . 2 . 106,328 . 1100 . 2 . 100,000 . 1000 . 08,000 . 800 . 2 . 37,056 . 300 . 20,480 . . 25,240 . 15 560,104 6100 $7,100,000 On the 22d of December,
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . otton manufacturing enterprises of this city, as they nowexist, may be grouped in a tabular statement as follows : Capital. Wamsutta, $3,000,000 Potomska, ,000 Acushnet, 1,000,000 Grinnell, New Bedford Manufacturing Company, 500,000City Manufacturing Company, .... 250,000Rowland, . 350,000 No. of Mills. Spindles. Employes . 6 . 203,000 . 2600 . 2 . 106,328 . 1100 . 2 . 100,000 . 1000 . 08,000 . 800 . 2 . 37,056 . 300 . 20,480 . . 25,240 . 15 560,104 6100 $7,100,000 On the 22d of December, 1888, after the foregoing pages hadbeen completed, the Hathaway Manufacturing Company was organ-ized for the manufacture of cotton cloths, with a capital of $400,000and the following officers : President—Horatio Hathaway. Clerk and treasurer—Joseph F. Knowles. Directors—Horatio Hathawa3s Jonathan Bourne, Sidney , Francis Hathaway, William W. Crapo, of New Bedford,Thomas E. Brayton, of Fall River, and Joseph F. Knowles, of INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL. 169 A mill of thirty thousand spindles, to employ about four hun-dred fift}- hands, will be erected east of Water street and south of theAcushnet mills. Two other important manu-facturinu^ enterprises, somewhatakin to the cotton industry, mayproperh be mentioned in this con-nection. The New Bedford Cordage Company was established in 1842 b\ Joseph Ricketson, William J. Rotcli, and Benjamin S. Rotch, and in January, tour years later. it was incorporated by a special charter from the Commonwealth, with a capital of $60,000. This -z. amount was increased in 1849 ^^^ ^ $75,000. The officers at the time ^ were Joseph Ricketson, president, g William J. Rotch, clerk and treas- § [ urer, and Joseph Ricketson, g William J. Rotch, Benjamin S. § Rotch, and Leander A. Plummer, £ directors. In March, 1857, 5 William T. Rotch was chosen h opresident and Leander A. Plum- ^ mer treasurer and clerk. The for-mer continue
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