Mill History Trivia:

• Nearly 600 workers lost their jobs at mills condemned by the Scituate Reservoir project.
• William R. Joslin is purported as having hired Clarence Darrow to plead his case for settlement of the Joslin Mills.
• Final settlements of business suits for damages:

Company	Settled	Amount
Ashland Company	April, 1916	$195,000
Barden Reservoir Company	September, 1922	$110,290
Joslin Manufacturing Company	July, 1925	$1,293,750
North Scituate Cotton Mills	October, 1916	$330,000
Ponaganset Reservoir Company	September, 1922	$35,090
Providence and Danielson	October, 1920	$200,000
Scituate Light & Power	July, 1925	$431,250

• Due to monitored and reduced flows from the Moswansicut, Ponaganset, and Pawtuxet rivers mills downstream were affected. S.H. Green &;Sons and others were forced to close when they couldn't adapt to the reduced flows.

Scituate Mill Statistics:

1809	2 cotton mills in town
1812	3 cotton mills in town
1815	4 cotton mills in town
1832	8 cotton mills with 18,000 spindles, 487 looms, 690 employees
1840	11 cotton mills, 19,000 spindles, 552 employees
1850	14 cotton mills, 775 employees
1860	5 base metal firms, 15 cotton mills, 868 employees

• During this period, 20% of Scituate's population of 4500 worked in the mills. (Sarkesian)

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