INCREASE OF COTTON MILLS. 



15 



The next year (1804), the name of the town was changed to 

 that of Troy. This name it retained for thirty years, when it 

 was changed again to Fall River, and became a city in 1854. 



In the year 1814, the time when the Troy and Fall River 

 Companies were incorporated, there were thirty dwelling-houses 

 and two hundred inhabitants. 



In 1840, the cotton mills had increased to eight in number, in 

 which were run 32,084 spindles and 1,042 looms, what we should 

 say now would constitute a medium-sized mill. The population 

 at this time had increased to 6,738. 



From 1840 to 1860 the mills had increased only to eleven in 

 number, containing 192,620 spindles and 4,576 looms, and the 

 population had increased to 13,240. 



We have the complete statistics of the cotton manufactur- 

 ing of this place as published May 1, 1868, when we find twenty- 

 four incorporated companies with a capital of 86,405,000, 507,- 

 900 spindles, 11,500 looms ; hands employed, 6,759 ; number 

 of yards per annum, 114,364,000, or 64,977 miles, which would 

 encircle the earth two and one-half times ; coal, 32,482 tons ; 

 cotton, 23,273,000 pounds ; oil, 47,990 gallons ; starch, 636,600 

 pounds ; pay roll, about $200,000 per month. Population in 

 1867, 21,181 ; population in 1871, 28,000. 



To the above should be added the following mills, either 

 erected or in process of erection : — 



MILLS. 



Spindles. 



Looms. 



Wampanoag Mill, . 

 Durfee Mill, No. 2, . 

 Stafford Mill, . 

 Slade Mill, 

 Davol Mill, No 2, . 

 King Philip Mill, . 

 Weetamoe Mill, 

 Narrasansett Mill, . 

 Granite Mill, No. 2, 

 Merchants' Mill (additional), 

 Osborne Mill, . 

 Montaup Mill, . 

 Chace Mill, . 

 Borden Mill, . 

 Tecumseh Mill, No. 2, . 

 Crescent Mill, . 



Fifteen new mills, containing 



25,584 

 47,104 

 34,923 

 31,480 

 16,688 

 32,686 

 32,016 

 25,000 

 44,672 

 32,076 

 30,000 

 20,000 

 40,000 

 50,000 

 22,000 

 25,000 



509,232 



586 

 1,073 

 780 

 704 

 287 

 582 

 732 

 320 

 984 

 644 

 720 

 480 

 950 

 1,200 

 500 

 600 



11,072 



