The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed . There were thirty-eight cotton mills in Rhode Island in1812 with 30,669 spindles. The first duty on cotton goodswas 10 per cent. In 1797 it was raised to 123^ per cent. Atthe close of the War of 1812 a gigantic petition was sent toCongress for protection, and in 1815 one cent a spindle wasraised to pay the expenses of Agent James Burrill to repre-sent Massachusetts and Rhode Island before 1816 the duty was fixed at 25 per cent, ad valorem uponcotton
The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed . There were thirty-eight cotton mills in Rhode Island in1812 with 30,669 spindles. The first duty on cotton goodswas 10 per cent. In 1797 it was raised to 123^ per cent. Atthe close of the War of 1812 a gigantic petition was sent toCongress for protection, and in 1815 one cent a spindle wasraised to pay the expenses of Agent James Burrill to repre-sent Massachusetts and Rhode Island before 1816 the duty was fixed at 25 per cent, ad valorem uponcotton and woolen. At the close of the War of 1812, there were 99 cottonmills with 75,678 spindles in or near Providence, ;Massachusetts had 57 mills with 45,650 spindles; Connect-icut, 14 mills with 12,886 spindles; or 170 cotton millsin all with 134,214 spindles. Owing to Slaters influence and the abundant water powerabout Providence, the industry developed rapidly, and to-daythe territory within thirty miles of Providence is the greatesttextile centre in America. According to the latest censusthe output amounted to $37,000, THE STORY OF TEXTILES 233 PATERSON, The enterprise of Slater at Pawtucket had also mucheffect in influencing some gentlemen of New York, NewJersey, and Pennsylvania to start a movement for the es-tablishment of a cotton industry in or around New result was an elaborate plan for the establishmentof the textile industry on the Great Falls of the PassaicRiver and the consequent foundation of Paterson as one ofthe textile centres. The prime mover in the enterprise was Alexander Hamil-ton, Secretary of the Treasury, whose interest in earlyAmerican manufacturing did so much to promote it. Al-though he did not subscribe to any of the stock of thePaterson company, his advice and influence were mostpotent in assisting the men who were able to undertake thework. The first meeting was held Nov. 22, 1791, at New Bruns-wick, , and a company formed
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