New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . industrial New Bedford of 1888. As a prelude to the detailed survey of New Bedfords businessinterests, the reader is invited to a glance at the following interestingtables, kindly furnished by the Massachusetts Bureau of Stadstics ofLabor, in advance of their publication in rxw other form. Thev aretVom the forthcoming report of the manufacturing census of 1885,and are the latest available statistics of this character to be had. Itshould be remembered that since they were gathered, several newcotton mills have b
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . industrial New Bedford of 1888. As a prelude to the detailed survey of New Bedfords businessinterests, the reader is invited to a glance at the following interestingtables, kindly furnished by the Massachusetts Bureau of Stadstics ofLabor, in advance of their publication in rxw other form. Thev aretVom the forthcoming report of the manufacturing census of 1885,and are the latest available statistics of this character to be had. Itshould be remembered that since they were gathered, several newcotton mills have been erected, and that other enterprises have beenestablished. Number of establishments, 420 Capital invested in land, .$507,127 in buildings and fixtures, 2,826,629 in machinery, 5,101,580 in implements and tools, 369,351 in cash 4,799,194 in credit: supplied by partners or stockholders, . 92,084 in credit: notes on long time, etc., 1,373,730 Total capital invested, $15,069,695 Stock used: Brick, stone, etc., .$129,746 Coal and wood (fuel), 156,997 Findings and trimmings, 18,914. RESIDENCE OF JONATHAN BOURNE. INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL. 137 Stock used—Continued. Food materials, $177,947 Leather, 300,935 Lumber, 230,296 Fron and iron goods, 10),948 Other metals and metallic goods, .{40,120 Paints, oils, colors, ehemicals, etc 4.)8,4(i4 Paper and paper materials, Wooden goods, 54,175 Cotton (raw) 2,248,554 Wool (raw), 180,000 All other textile materials (raw), 470,700 (Jotton goods 43,820 Woollen and worsted goods, 01,835 All other textile goods, 30,411 Other articles specified 1,020,934 Total, Goods made and work done : Boots, shoes, and slippers, .$751,240 Building, building materials, and stone work, . S87,.508 Clothing and straw goods 292,324 Food preparations. 390,783 Iron goods, 209,075 Other metallic goods, 980,000 Leather, 50,870 Paints, colors, oils, chemicals, etc 911,880 Paper and paper goods, )0(» Printing and publishing, 295,248 Textiles, 5,.S4
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