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 . ell, and he with-drew the offer, deciding to spin the caps upon the bobbins. The Waltham enterprise was a success from the start,and the needs soon required raising the full capital, fourhundred thousand dollars, and the addition of two hundredthousand dollars for buying a place below Watertown. CARE OF EMPLOYEES Under Mr. Jacksons management much attention wasgiven to the physical and moral care of the of regular wages at stated intervals was
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 . ell, and he with-drew the offer, deciding to spin the caps upon the bobbins. The Waltham enterprise was a success from the start,and the needs soon required raising the full capital, fourhundred thousand dollars, and the addition of two hundredthousand dollars for buying a place below Watertown. CARE OF EMPLOYEES Under Mr. Jacksons management much attention wasgiven to the physical and moral care of the of regular wages at stated intervals was begunat the outset, and boarding-houses, at the head of whichmatrons of good character were placed, were built at theexpense of the company. No boarders were taken exceptoperatives, and the careful regulation of these boarding-houses so gained the confidence of the surrounding popula-tion that parents were not afraid to trust their daughtersto work in the factory. Pains were also taken to have asagents and overseers men of character, so that the class ofhelp was of the best, and that aided much in the productionof good THE STORY OF TEXTILES 197 SALE OF GOODS At first the goods did not sell very rapidly, but, as therewas but one loom, they did not accumulate fast. At theoutset they were sold at a shop on Cornhill, Boston, keptby the wife of Isaac Bowers, who had the only place inBoston where domestic goods were sold. Mr. Lowell andMr. Appleton had a talk with Mrs. Bowers, who said that,although every one praised the goods and none objectedto the price, yet they did not sell. Mr. Appleton, whoafter the peace of 1815 had entered into partnership withBenjamin C. Ward to import British goods, suggested thatMr. Lowell send the next batch of goods to the store of B. & Co., and he would see what could be done. Thegoods then made at Waltham were heavy sheetings ofNo. 14 yarn, 37 inches wide, 44 picks to the inch, and ranabout three yards to the pound, the purpose being
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