New Bedford, Massachusetts; seine Geschichte, Industrien, Institutionen und Attraktionen. Samuel, sehr erfolgreich. Zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt nahm Sanford & Row-Land, letztere, Sydney Rowland, als Enkel von John AveryParker, die Ölraffinerie von William W. Swain ein. Während er sich verzog, wurde es verbrannt, was für diese Tage ein großes Feuer machte. Es wurde später von Milliken Bros. Aus Boston wiederaufgebaut und in die Hände von eben Milliken dieser Stadt übergeben. George T.Baker gründete die Fabrik in der South Street, die sich in die Hände von Oliver und George O. Crocker und dann von Toka einschlittete

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New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . Samuel, very successfully. At a later date Sanford & Row-land, the latter, Sydney Rowland, being a grandson of John AveryParker, took the oil refinery of William W. Swain. While he ownedit, it was burned, making a great fire for those days. It was rebuiltand was subsequently taken by Milliken Bros., of Boston, and thenpassed into the hands of Eben Milliken, of this city. George T.Baker established the factory on South street, which subsequentlypassed into the hands of Oliver and George O. Crocker and then toCharles H. Leonard. The business here is now carried on by GeorgeDelanos sons, who succeeded their father. Mr. Baker afterwardsbuilt the factory at the corner of Water and Madison streets, now occu- 176 NEW BEDFORD. pied by William A. Robinson & Co. Cornelius Grinnell built afactory on First street, at the northwest corner of South, and JosephRicketson built a factory at the northwest corner of Grinnell and Firststreets. The two latter were subsequently burned. The Hastings. CUSTOM HOUSE AND POST OFFICE, built the factory at the foot of Grinnell street, which is still in opera-tion, and S. Thomas & Co. established the factory on Prospect street, now occupied by Homer Bros., about the year 1855. The above history is perhaps not absolutely accurate and noattempt has been made to give a list of the firms which succeeded INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL. I77 the founders of the various works. Such a list would include mem-bers of nearly all of our oldest representative families. The decline of the oil factories here dates from the advent ofpetroleum, but the discovery was not felt to any extent until after thewar. When the war broke out the prices of sperm oil and boneadvanced very materially and our merchants made large profits, pro-portionate to the risks, and as the owners of ships were subsequentlyreimbursed for tle destruction of their vessels, our oil merchants andmanufacturers were grea

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