New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . rom whale oil is very white and hand-some. That trom the menhaden oil is darker. x\ll of the oil is finally sun bleached, and under the glass roofsthere are eight tanks with a capacity of fifteen hundred gallons each,seven tanks with a capacity of twelve hundred gallons each, and threetanks with a capacity of eighteen hundred gallons each. The fishoil is refined by a patent process at these works and is rendered verywhite and handsome, although, of course, it is more gummy than thesperm. A cooper shop is connec
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . rom whale oil is very white and hand-some. That trom the menhaden oil is darker. x\ll of the oil is finally sun bleached, and under the glass roofsthere are eight tanks with a capacity of fifteen hundred gallons each,seven tanks with a capacity of twelve hundred gallons each, and threetanks with a capacity of eighteen hundred gallons each. The fishoil is refined by a patent process at these works and is rendered verywhite and handsome, although, of course, it is more gummy than thesperm. A cooper shop is connected with the establishment, and the worksare provided with every modern improvement in the way of pumps,presses, and other machinery. The reputation of the works is the best. No gallon of oil everwent out of the works which was not strictlx* pure and the firm pointswith pride to the fact that its oldest customers, in sending in theirorders, never trouble themselves to specify that the oil shall be vpure,knowing that no adulterated oils are ever sent out tVom this INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL. 187 About three years ago the firm of Swan & Fmch, No. 151Maiden Lane, New York, leased the extensive oil works of Hastings& Co., at the foot of Grinnell street, having an area of five andone-half acres. This firm is the largest manufacturer of fish oil inthe country and the refinery here is used for this purpose. About adozen men are employed and Frank Corey is the local manager. Thefirm also has factories at Brooklyn and New York city, and has facil-ities here for refining whale and sperm oil. William A. Robinson & Co. are among the largest refiners ofsperm and whale oil in the country. This firm was established inRhode Island in 1829, transferring its business to this city in 1853,when a factory was occupied on the site of the present passengerstation of the Old Colony railroad. In 1863 the firm moved to thefactory it now occupies, No. 50 South Water street. The main build-
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