AMERICAN WAR OF 1812: see WAR OF 1812. AMERICAN WOOLEN COMPANY, incorporated in 1899, is the largest manufacturer of men's and women's woollen and worsted fabrics in the United States. At the end of the year the Company owned and operated twenty-seven mills, most of which are located in New England States, two in the State of New York and one at Louisville, Kentucky. The Company nor mally employs about twenty-five thousand people. As of Decem ber 31, 1934 working capital was in excess of $35,000,000 and total assets about $65,000,000. The capitalization of the Com pany at that date consisted of 399,815 shares of 7% cumulative preferred stock of $loo par value, and 400,000 shares of no par value common stock. In 1931 the Executive offices of the Com pany were moved from Boston to New York City.