What kind of world were the factory owners trying to create with these rules?

The factory owners were trying to create a pious world in which the workers lived and worked according to the religious ideals the owners prescribed. In this passage, the line between work and the private lives of workers is eliminated as the company rules enforced "moral and social obligations," as well as prohibited particular behaviors both in the factory and on the grounds of the boarding-houses.

Explanation:

Chevalier described the rules and wages of the Lawrence company in 1833.

The factory owners where trying to create a pious world in which the workers lived and worked according to the religious ideals the owners prescribed.