. Lawrence yesterday and today (1845-1918) a concise history of Lawrence Massachusetts - her industries and institutions; municipal statistics and a variety of information concerning the city. also makes a specialty of high grade mercerized yarns. Mercer-izing is a big feature of the business. The process adds lustre toa cotton yarn, strengthens it, and makes it resemble silk. The x^r-lington corporation was a pioneer in this process of manufacture,which has been developed to an extraordinary degree of efficiencyin the Acadia plant. The yarns are delivered to the trade in skeins, cones, t
. Lawrence yesterday and today (1845-1918) a concise history of Lawrence Massachusetts - her industries and institutions; municipal statistics and a variety of information concerning the city. also makes a specialty of high grade mercerized yarns. Mercer-izing is a big feature of the business. The process adds lustre toa cotton yarn, strengthens it, and makes it resemble silk. The x^r-lington corporation was a pioneer in this process of manufacture,which has been developed to an extraordinary degree of efficiencyin the Acadia plant. The yarns are delivered to the trade in skeins, cones, tubes,quiller cops and warps. The finished product per week amounts to200,000 pounds. In raw material, 120,000 pounds of cotton areused every week, and 125,000 pounds of yarn are received forfinishing processes. There are 1,100 operatives employed, and theweekly payroll amounts to $20,000. The officers of the corporation are William Whitman, president,and Ernest N. Hood, treasurer. William A. Pedler is the agent ofthe mills. The selling agents are the William Whitman Co., Inc.,with offices in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. LAWRENCE S INDUSTRIES MONO MAC SPINNING COMPANY 155.
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