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Title: A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts : with numerous illustrations
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Nason, Elias, 1811-1887 Varney, George J. (George Jones), 1836-1901
Subjects: Massachusetts -- Gazetteers
Publisher: Boston : B.B. Russell
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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amounted to $511,000. In those days Derby and neighboringwharves were lined with merchant vessels from many parts of theold and new worlds. Millions and millions worth of goods havebeen landed here; but the old wharf is now fast passing away, andthe warehouses falling. Manufactures have largely taken the placeof commerce, and the city is still wealthy. According to the last State census, there were in the city 54 shoefactories, employing in June, 1885, 1,322 persons, and making goodsin that year to the value of $2,021,085; a cotton mill employing1,060 persons ; two jute mills, employing 118 persons; the textilesmade by these amounting to $1,612,378; and 57 leather establish- SALEM. 575 ments, employing about 1,500 men ; the goods made being valued at$4,162,563. There were iron and brass founderies, several machineshops, a lead mill, and a tin-ware factory employing some 300 men ;one or more cooperages, employing 27 men; 5 ship-yards, 7 stone- H KM en H>HH O JO CO o XO o co >fW S
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Image: The State Normal School, Salem, page 575. yards, a brickyard and a glue factory. Other goods made werebraided straw and other articles of clothing, boxes, artisans tools,electrical apparatus, cement, oils and illuminating fluids, beveragesand other food preparations. The aggregate value of goods madewas $9,845,681, The value of the product of the 26 farms was 576 GAZETTEER OF MASSACHUSETTS. $77,206. The fisheries, consisting of lobsters, herring, clams andmackerel, named in order of value, brought in $22,300. Engaged inthis business were 4 schooners, a sloop and 30 dories. The capitalstock of the seven national banks amounted to $2,015,000 ; and thedeposits in the two savings banks, at the close of business last year,amounted to $9,975,548. A co-operative bank here, just instituted,has started a fair amount of business. The number of legal voterswas 0,036. The assessed land of the city amounted to 3,802 acres.The valuation in 1888 was $20,351,328, with a tax-rate of $16 on$1,000. The number of taxed dwelling-houses was 4,075.

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