. The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new . haracterize every partof the works. The newest inventions in machinery are con-sidered, and, if found good, are readily adopted, no matter atwhat cost. All obsolete machinery has a short shrift. Electriclighting and driving are gradually superseding the oldermethods. The serious risk of fire absorbs attention. Sprinklers,portable fire extinguishers, and buckets filled with water areinstalled all over the place, while an up-to-date fire engine—?manned by the employees and under a
. The Paisley thread industry and the men who created and developed it, with notes concerning Paisley, old and new . haracterize every partof the works. The newest inventions in machinery are con-sidered, and, if found good, are readily adopted, no matter atwhat cost. All obsolete machinery has a short shrift. Electriclighting and driving are gradually superseding the oldermethods. The serious risk of fire absorbs attention. Sprinklers,portable fire extinguishers, and buckets filled with water areinstalled all over the place, while an up-to-date fire engine—?manned by the employees and under a professional fire-master—ensures prompt measures in case of emergency. Watchmen 8o The Paisley Thread patrol the buildings all night, and their visits are automatically-registered by a clock, so that no shirking of this essentialinspection can take place without being discovered. Accidents, especially to the fingers, are not uncommon, andin every room there is a Red Cross box, containing thenecessary requisites for first aid. Attendance at ambulanceclasses is, in a manner, compulsory on the male Half-Tijiebs School, Ferguslie. A large sum is set aside each year for the Pension Fund,which now amounts to over ^200,000. From this fund all oldand deserving workers are liberally provided for. The two firms continue to take that lively interest in thewelfare and education of the work-people, which was alwayspractised by the worthy men who founded the classes are provided for the younger men, theattendance at which is in some degree compulsory, although Management the whole expense is paid by the firm. Lads of abiHty aretransferred from these schools to the Technical Colleoe, wheretheir progress is noted, and those who show aptitude aremarked for promotion in the mills. The education of the younger girls is provided for in theelegant Half-Timers School, of which we oive an illustration.
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