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carpets and rugs. Besides these are machinery, 

 locomotives, steam engines, machinists' tools, and 

 mill- work. 27,620 tons of anthracite coal are used 

 per annum, and of charcoal, 35,903 bushels ; 2,390 

 cords of wood ; 82,917 gallons of oil ; 35,000 pounds 

 of lard ; 1,380,000 pounds of starch ; 1,365 barrels 

 of flour. These buildings are built of brick, and 

 warmed by steam. The mills employ 8,260 females, 

 and 3,744 males. The average wages of females, 

 clear of board, per week, is $2 ; and the average 

 wages of males, clear of board, is $5 per week, 

 which is paid in money every month. Price of board 

 ^1,37 1-2 per week at the boarding-houses. These 

 boarding-houses are built by the owners of the mills, 

 for the use of the operatives. The Middlesex Com- 

 pany make use annually of 6,000,000 teasels, 1,716,- 

 000 pounds fine wool, 80,000 pounds glue, $60,000 

 worth dye stuffs, and $17,000 worth of soap. They 

 also own the Wamesit Carpet Mill, where are con- 

 sumed, annually, 93,600 pounds coarse wool, and 

 36,400 pounds of worsted yarn, producing 91,000 

 yards Ingrain Carpeting. 



The several manufacturing companies have estab- 

 lished an Hospital for the convenience and comfort of 

 persons employed by them respectively when sick, 



