Inland Massachusetts illustrated A concise résumé of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, their towns, villages, and cities, together with a condensed summary of their industrial advantages and development, and a comprehensive series of sketches descriptive of representative business houses To which is prefixed a short chapter on the Commonwealth at large . ^•LSa; kowkv,ll^ c-. *»--S a: .?4ij„,r,„, - N., the eldest remaining at home and purchasing sewing silk of all kinds which was peddledfrom house to house by the younger
Inland Massachusetts illustrated A concise résumé of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, their towns, villages, and cities, together with a condensed summary of their industrial advantages and development, and a comprehensive series of sketches descriptive of representative business houses To which is prefixed a short chapter on the Commonwealth at large . ^•LSa; kowkv,ll^ c-. *»--S a: .?4ij„,r,„, - N., the eldest remaining at home and purchasing sewing silk of all kinds which was peddledfrom house to house by the younger brothers. This plan of operations continued until 1S63,the business rapidly (lcvelo])ing into large proportions. Iti the year last named the IJeldingsformed a copartnership with i:. K. Rose and established themselves at Rockvillc, Conn., asmanufacturers of silk thread and silk goods. .Mr. Rose retired in 1866, and the lirothersenlarged their works and extended their field of operations, increasing their facilities fromtime to time until in 1869 they purchased the Rockville silk mill. The venture jiroved suc-cessful and was followed in 1873 by the erection of the fine silk mills at Northampton, the])lant comprisitig two four-story and one one-story brick buildings, rcsjiectively 45 .\ 100, 45 .t300, and 50.\ 175 feet, lighted by electricity, heated bv steam, ]irovided with automatic sprink-lers and all modern improvements, run
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