Fall Rivers' Industries

tions of the world, to extract the shella c
that is used for stiffening, recover it so i t
may be used over, and shredding apart the
old hats and waste material in such a manner
as to make this of use . They employ a
large number of people, and the business i s
growing all the time .
The Fall River Bleachery was incorporated
in May, 1872, Spencer Borden being
organizer of the company, whose capita l
stock was $250,000 . The works of the corporation
were built upon land purchase d
near the Tiverton line, the property bordering
the South Watuppa Pond, and gettin g
its supply of pure water from the Staffor d
Pond. Sucker Brook, the sole outlet of sai d
pond, flows through the bleachery property
and is dammed back to make a reservoir a t
the point where the works were built .
Associated with Spencer Borden in the
active operation of the Bleachery were hi s
brother, Norman E. Borden, and George O .
Lathrop. Jefferson Borden was president o f
the company until his decease in 1887 . Spencer
Borden was treasurer until 1880, when
he was succeeded by his brother, Norma n
E. Borden. He held the position until his
decease in 1881, when Spencer Borden again
became treasurer, so continuing until 1899 .
At the time the Bleachery commenced business,
in 1873, Michael Partington was superintendent.
He retired in 1878, and from
that time until 1892 Spencer Borden acted a s
both treasurer and superintendent, Jefferso n
Borden, Jr., becoming superintendent in th e
latter year .
On the death of Jefferson Borden in 188 7
George W. Dean was elected president of th e
corporation, holding office until his decease
in 1897, when he was succeeded by Jame s
Marshall. Mr. Marshall was president of
the company until November, 1899, when
the property and business were sold to the
Fall River Bleaching Company of New Jersey
.
As stated, the first works were built i n
1872, starting business in 1873 . In 1888 a
stock dividend of 60 per cent was made ,
increasing the capital of the company t o
$400,000, and No. 2 works was built .
The officers of the Fall River Bleacher y
Company of New Jersey were : President .
Spencer Borden ; Treasurer, Spencer Borden ,
Jr .; Secretary, George O. Lathrop; Superintendent,
Jefferson Borden, Jr., and the fol -
lowing board of directors : Spencer Borden ,
Spencer Borden, Jr ., Alfred Borden, Jefferson
Borden, Jr., Bernard W. Trafford and
HISTORY OF FALL RIVER 8 9
Ridley Watts. The capital of the company
was $600,000. Additional buildings were
erected in 1903, 1904 and 1906 .
In 1905 the Fall River Bleachery Compan y
of New Jersey became reincorporated a s
the Fall River Bleachery, a Massachusetts
corporation, the capital stock and officer s
continuing the same . Bleaching and finishing
white cotton goods has been the busines s
to which exclusive attention has been given ,
and the present capacity of the Fall River
Bleachery is 50 tons daily .
The Algonquin Printing Company was organized
and incorporated in 1891, throug h
the efforts of James A . Chadwick and Ada m
Catterall, and began operations with a capital
of $100,000 and a capacity of 3,600 piece s
a week. Edward B. Jennings was the firs t
president and Adam Catterall treasurer. Th e
business prospered and the plant has been
increased from time to time, till it now operates
twelve printing machines, with an output
of 40,000 pieces of prints a week, and employs
350 hands. The capital was increased
to $160,000 in 1895, and in 1906, by a stoc k
dividend, to $500,000. Robert T. Davi s
succeeded Mr . Jennings as president in 1896 .
Adam Catterall, the treasurer until 1894 ,
when he became the company's representa -
tive in New York, was followed as treasure r
by Edward B. Jennings, and in 1896 , b y
William H. Jennings . James A. Chadwick
has been superintendent since the startin g
of the works. The directors are R . T. Davis ,
W. H. Jennings, J . A. Chadwick and Charle s
B. Cook.
KILBURN, LINCOLN & CO .
In 1829 Jonathan Thayer Lincoln, a nativ e
of Taunton, who had learned the trade of
machinist of David Perry, of Dighton ,
and later worked in the machine sho p
of David Wilkinson, of Pawtucket, then
one of the prominent machine shops of
the country, came to Fall River and in 183 1
was employed as master mechanic of the
Massasoit Mill Company, which then lease d
the mill property on Pocasset street owne d
by the Watuppa Manufacturing Company.
Later Mr. Lincoln began building looms o n
his own account in the shop of the Massa -
soit company, as well as shafting and othe r
mill machinery.
In 1844 John Kilburn, a native of Ne w
Hampshire, began in Fall River the manufacture
of cotton looms and the Fourneyron turbine,
the latter a French invention, whic h
was being introduced into the New England