Steadily, under the busy hands of hundreds of workmen, the new buildings arose, stretching their far lengths along, and towering up, story after story.

Steam, in addition to water power, was contemplated here also, for the looms and spindles to be driven were nearly twice the number contained in the other mill.
Disappointments and vexatious delays nearly always attend large building operations, and the present case formed no exception.

The time within which everything was to be completed, and the mill to go into operation, was one year.

Two years elapsed before the first bale of goods came through its ample doors, ready for market.
Of course there was a large expenditure of money in S----, and this was a great thing for our town.

Property rose in value, houses were built, and the whole community felt that a new era had dawned--an era of growth and prosperity.