. 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. with mul-berry-trees to supply worms for the raw silk. Mr. Whit-marsh even had two hothouses, one hundred feet long,attached to his house at Northampton for raising mulberry-trees in winter. Whitmarsh became president of the com-pany. Watch ribbons and satin vests were made: some ofthe heavy black vests were presented to Henry Clay, DanielWebster, and A. A. Lawrence, who had shown interest inthe enterprise. I shall make $250,000 before next winter, said
. 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. with mul-berry-trees to supply worms for the raw silk. Mr. Whit-marsh even had two hothouses, one hundred feet long,attached to his house at Northampton for raising mulberry-trees in winter. Whitmarsh became president of the com-pany. Watch ribbons and satin vests were made: some ofthe heavy black vests were presented to Henry Clay, DanielWebster, and A. A. Lawrence, who had shown interest inthe enterprise. I shall make $250,000 before next winter, said in the summer of 1839 to John Ryle, who laterbecame the father of the Paterson silk industry and wasthen a weaver in Whitmarshs employ. Before winterthe company had failed, and Whitmarsh had neither moneynor credit. Although over a hundred thousand dollars wassunk by the company, it eventually paid its debts. In 1835 the Connecticut Silk Manufacturing Companywas formed at Hartford, Christopher Colt being presidentand largest stockholder. The company collapsed in after 1844 the Nonatuck Silk Company was organized. F^ 1.
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