. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . H. Jackson, JohnT. Chambers. The Harrisburg Cotton-Mill was erectedabout 1852 by a stock company. Like similar enter-prises, it has had its periods of prosperity and adver-sity. It is located on North Street, between Frontand Second, is built of brick, four stories high, twohundred feet long and sixty feet wide, with end wingsof one story, sixty-four feet long and twenty-four feetwide. It has eight thousand spindles and two hundredand eighty looms, with a capacity of two tho
. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . H. Jackson, JohnT. Chambers. The Harrisburg Cotton-Mill was erectedabout 1852 by a stock company. Like similar enter-prises, it has had its periods of prosperity and adver-sity. It is located on North Street, between Frontand Second, is built of brick, four stories high, twohundred feet long and sixty feet wide, with end wingsof one story, sixty-four feet long and twenty-four feetwide. It has eight thousand spindles and two hundredand eighty looms, with a capacity of two thousandseven hundred bales cotton, producing cheviots, drill-ing, four-shafts twills, duck, warps, yarns, etc. Thenumber of hands employed is two hundred and sixty,and the monthly pay-roll amounts to forty-five hun-dred dollars. The mill produces four million yards ofheavy sheeting annually. The present proprietors ofthe mill are George Calder, Jr., & Co., of Lancaster. The Foundry and Machine-Works of WillsonBrothers & Co. are located on the corner of State andFilbert Streets. They are largely engaged in the. JHISAPIAKE MOIL-TOMS i paopnaw ©if ©H^iaiLii©
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