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We are indebted to a member of the company for the following 

 statistics : 



Their factory is situated at Cohoes, N. Y. Capital invested, 

 $100,000. The building is 220 feet in length, and has two water 

 wheels of 85 horse powder each. The preparing departments for 

 flax and tow are calculated for 6,000 spindles. In the spinning 

 and twisting department, they are now running 2,000 spindles, 

 and intend, in due time, to run the full complement of 6,000. 

 They at present employ 120 hands, and when in full operation 

 will employ 150. They now produce about 2,000 lbs. of thread 

 per week, and will soon be able to increase their production to 

 3,000 lbs., or about 150,000 lbs. per annum, averaging in value, 

 say $100,000. 



It is to be hoped that such an undertaking wall not be permit- 

 ted to falter or fail for lack of patronage from dealers and consu- 

 mers, especially when the article in question excels, in so many 

 respects, a vast proportion of the linen thread imported and vend- 

 ed throughout the country. Let this new and promising branch 

 of industry be duly encouraged, and the working of our own flax 

 and spindles will, inevitably, and at no distant period, blot out a 

 large item of our present imports. 



The two cases of linen thread from Coflin, Bradley & Co., also 

 afford very creditable specimens of the same article, which de- 

 serve encouraging notice." 



TREDERICK A.|LEE, 

 WM. E. SHEPARD, 

 ^ HAYNES LORD, 



Judges. 



PROTEUS CHAIR. 



A chair, under the above designation, or rather a lounge for 

 invalids, was exhibited at the last fair by Mr. P. O'Niel, Phila- 

 delphia. It can, with very great facility, be adapted to almost 

 any required position for the human body, having twenty-five 



