0 0 0 ▁sp ind les , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 ▁lo oms . ▁According ▁to ▁their ▁state ▁char ter , ▁it ▁was ▁" allowed ▁to ▁spin , ▁we ave , ▁manufact ure , ▁finish , ▁and ▁sell ▁war ps , ▁y ar ns , ▁cloth , ▁prints , ▁or ▁other ▁fab rics ▁made ▁of ▁cot ton , ▁w ool , ▁or ▁other ▁material ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁mill ▁had ▁" a ▁ 2 7 0 ▁horse ▁power ▁Cor l iss ▁engine ▁there ▁and ▁mach in ery ▁that ▁will ▁compare ▁favor able ▁with ▁any ▁in ▁or ▁around ▁Boston ". ▁Cole man ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁purchased ▁used ▁equipment , ▁described ▁by ▁one ▁source ▁as ▁in efficient ▁" second - hand ▁English " ▁works . ▁This ▁eventually ▁caused ▁production ▁problems . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁the ▁corner stone ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 0 × 1 2 0 ▁feet , ▁three - story ▁brick ▁building ▁was ▁laid ▁" with ▁Mason ic ▁hon ors ." ▁Several ▁four - room ▁mill ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁and ▁were ▁r ented ▁out ▁at ▁about ▁$ 3 ▁per ▁month ▁to ▁the ▁workers ▁of ▁the ▁mill . ▁▁ ▁Local ▁black ▁labor ers ▁and ▁art is ans ▁initially ▁accepted ▁stock ▁as ▁payment ▁for ▁their ▁work ▁in ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁mill , ▁but ▁most ▁soon ▁decided ▁to ▁accept ▁only ▁c ash ▁instead ▁of ▁more ▁stock . ▁Many ▁workers ▁quit ▁due ▁to ▁the