. Pittsburgh and Allegheny in the centennial year . Voeghtly k Bro. Arbuckle & Hyde. / Eagle Cotton Mills ) Robinson and \ , g„r,\ Company. J Sandusky sts J E. Hydes Sons. West Canal. f Kennedy, Childs & | 38 River ave- \ ^g^g Kennedy, Childs & Co.( Company. J nue. j • These mills have the following machinery, and make the subjoined consump-tions: Spindles. Anchor, 11,000 Franklin, 2,000 Banner. 3,600 Eagle, 9,700 Penn, 9,000 They produce as follows: iooms. Cards. Hands. Wages. Bales Cotton 271 ?40 300 60,000 2,000 — 20 80 15,000 900 32 57 150 32,000 2,500 22 0 87 260 50,000 3,000 227
. Pittsburgh and Allegheny in the centennial year . Voeghtly k Bro. Arbuckle & Hyde. / Eagle Cotton Mills ) Robinson and \ , g„r,\ Company. J Sandusky sts J E. Hydes Sons. West Canal. f Kennedy, Childs & | 38 River ave- \ ^g^g Kennedy, Childs & Co.( Company. J nue. j • These mills have the following machinery, and make the subjoined consump-tions: Spindles. Anchor, 11,000 Franklin, 2,000 Banner. 3,600 Eagle, 9,700 Penn, 9,000 They produce as follows: iooms. Cards. Hands. Wages. Bales Cotton 271 ?40 300 60,000 2,000 — 20 80 15,000 900 32 57 150 32,000 2,500 22 0 87 260 50,000 3,000 227 121 300 60,000 3,000. The value of machinery, buildings and grounds isoccupied is four acres. Woolen Factories. 000, and the space This is another class of manufacturing which, from the locality, is one thatmight reasonably be expected to be prominent among the manufactures of Pitts-burgh,—there seems to he the same retardation in this as in cotton. There aretwo factories: Firm. Office. Establd. By. C. Reel & Co. . 12 Church avenue. 1841 C. Bradley & Son. River av. & Balkam 1857 S. Bradley. These running full time employ 58 hands, whose wages will average $15,000yearly. The consumption of wool is about 225,000 pounds, and the product$125, They manufacture blankets, yarns, jeans, tiaunels, satinets. &c. 218 Pittsburgh and Allegheny CHAPTER XIX, MANUFACTURES FROM EARTHY SUBSTANCES. Salt. As an article of trade, salt is one of the staples of Pittsburgh; and although,from the low price at which it is sold, it does not present so imposing a front assome other articles, yet i
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