Lamb's textile industry of the United States, embracing biographical sketches of prominment men and a historical résumé of the progress of textile manufacture from the earliest records to the present time; . e office of a wholesale dry goods store in St. Johns, NewBrunswick, but the limited opportunities of that city became manifestbefore the end of two years service, and he determined to seek his fortunein Boston. There, without the aid of friends or influence, he presentedhmself as an applicant for the position of entry clerk to the proprietorsof the house of James M. Beebe, Richardson & Co.
Lamb's textile industry of the United States, embracing biographical sketches of prominment men and a historical résumé of the progress of textile manufacture from the earliest records to the present time; . e office of a wholesale dry goods store in St. Johns, NewBrunswick, but the limited opportunities of that city became manifestbefore the end of two years service, and he determined to seek his fortunein Boston. There, without the aid of friends or influence, he presentedhmself as an applicant for the position of entry clerk to the proprietorsof the house of James M. Beebe, Richardson & Co., successors to JamesM. Beebe, Morgan & Co., well known by the business men of Annapolis,and whose names were familiar to the boy of fourteen. He attracted themerchants by his many and positive assertions of capability, and he remainedwith the house for eleven years, being successively promoted through thevarious grades of clerkship, not leaving until the firm was dissolved in1867. He then was sought out as treasurer by the Arlington Woolen Mills,for which the firm of R. M. Bailey & Co. were the selling agents, and ofwhich Mr. Bailey was president. He held the position for two years, when. M^ fOLLLiMS SMUaXi^
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