“Mr. Crompton died December 29, 1886, and in January, 1888, the Crompton Loom Works was incorporated with Mary Christina Crompton, the widow of Mr. Crompton, as president; Horace Wyman, vice-president and manager; and Justin A. Ware, secretary and treasurer. It now employs about eight hundred and fifty hands, and is one of the largest manufacturing establishments in Worcester. The product of the company finds its way into every part of the Union where looms are needed, and no inconsiderable amount of it is exported.”

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The New England States, Vol. 1, by William Thomas Davis, 1897, page 398