Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography, genealogical-memorial; representative citizens; . d of the businessis constantly studied, and numberless ex-periments are made, all with a view ofincreasing the efficiency of the plant, bothas regards quantity and quality of pro-duct. They also manufacture upholsterytinsels, and tinsels used in dress trim-mings and for decorative purposes. Theirmills include over two hundred thou-sand square feet of floor space. The J. Company was also the firstin America to mercerize cotton yarns, be-ginning in 1896 when the unprecedenteddemand for silks exc
Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography, genealogical-memorial; representative citizens; . d of the businessis constantly studied, and numberless ex-periments are made, all with a view ofincreasing the efficiency of the plant, bothas regards quantity and quality of pro-duct. They also manufacture upholsterytinsels, and tinsels used in dress trim-mings and for decorative purposes. Theirmills include over two hundred thou-sand square feet of floor space. The J. Company was also the firstin America to mercerize cotton yarns, be-ginning in 1896 when the unprecedenteddemand for silks exceeded the supply, andmade the price almost prohibitive to peo-ple of moderate means. A demand arosefor a lustrous fabric of soft texture at amoderate price. Mr. Montgomery has been twice mar-ried, but has no children. Both wives aredeceased. MITCHELL. Alexander I., Representative Citizen. Alexander I. Mitchell was born in Kin-cardshire. Scotland, on January 23, was the eighth child in a family ofthirteen, and the son of David and Mary(Ferguson) Mitchell. The children were 206. ftSd^wSuiv^ ^WjXwL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY as follows: David Thompson, of GreatFalls, Montana; Alice, deceased, marriedCharles Ireland; Daniel Ferguson, diedin 1896; Charles L., a well-known artistwho died May 5, 1918; Mary Ann G.;Edith; Elizabeth H.; Alexander I., ofwhom further; Harry B., of Great Falls,Montana; John H., of Cleveland, Ohio;Winifred M.; Ernest A., of Hartford,Vermont; William S., who died in SouthAmerica. David Mitchell, grandfather of Alexan-der I. Mitchell, was a native of Montrose,a seaport town of Scotland, about thirty-four miles south of Aberdeen, a city witha population of about 13,000. He was acontractor and railroad builder, contract-ing for many of the railroads in northernScotland. He was one of the most prom-inent citizens of Montrose. He marriedMargaret Thompson, of Montrose. Theirson, David, was born in Montrose, andafter receiving such education as theschools aff
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