These statistics were compiled from reports by Lowell’s textile manufacturing companies, including the Lowell Bleachery and Lowell Machine Shop that supported the textile mills. This data illustrates the necessity of southern-grown cotton for northern textile mills.
Osnaburgs: A course, heavy cotton fabric used for furnishing or sacks
How many textile mills in Lowell produced cotton cloth?
How many pounds of cotton were consumed per week in Lowell's textile mills?
If mills had to purchase cotton grown without enslaved labor, how might that affect the mill workers?