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in steamers, sailing-vessels, small boats, and nets ; an average of $27,800 

 to each for gear against $22,000 for factory. 



In Connecticut, according to Mr. Dudley, about the same proportion 

 holds. 



The total amount of capital invested in the several companies is given, 

 by Mr. Jasper Pryer, as follows : 



G. S. Allyn&Co $25,000 00 



Wm. J. Brightman & Co 20, 000 00 



J. n. Bishop 9,000 00 



Bristol Oil Works 35, 000 00 



Brown's Cove Company 23, 000 00 



Isaac Brown & Co 9, 000 00 



Barren Island Manufacturing Company 17, 500 OO 



Joseph Church & Co. (Rhode Island) 17, 000 00 



Do (Maine) 200,000 00 



Charles Cook 18,000 00 



G.e.Clark., 500 00 



Fowler, Foot & Co 42, 000 00 



Fowler & Colburn , 47, 000 00 



W. y. Fithian&Co 20,000 00 



Eobert A. Friend 5, 500 00 



Albert Gray & Co 55,000 00 



Gallup & Holmes 70, 000 00 



Gallup, Morgan & Co 44, 000 00 



W. H. H. Rowland 20, 000 00 



S. Jones & Co 30, 000 00 



Kenniston, Cobb & Co. 25,000 00 



E.R.Kelsey 8,000 00 



Bond's Island Oil Company 25, 000 00 



LuceBros _ 50,000 00 



Maddocks Oil Works 130, 000 00 



The George W. Miles Company (Maine) 59, 000 00 



Do (Connecticut) ^. . . - 45, 000 00 



Monis & Fifield 5, 000 00 



James Manchester 3, 000 00 



James E.Otis 11, 000 00 



Brskine Pierce 11, 000 00 



Quinnepiac Fertilizer Company 110, 000 00 



Bound Pond Oil Works 42, 000 00 



Suffolk Oil Company 45, 000 00 



South Saint George Oil Works 37,000 00 



Smith &Yarrington 15, 000 00 



Tutbill, French & Co 21, 000 00 



Grififin&Yail 10,000 00 



Job F.Wilson 40,000 00 



