This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 Excerpt: ... low a rate of profit ns possible. The parties addressed argued the prineiples of trade with tho baronet, and by way of demonstrating that they were not aetuated by motives of extreme selfishness, they eonsented to sell meal at 2s. per peek for the sueeeeding three weeks, the ordinary priee being then 2s. (id. per peek. Another meeting of the distressed workmen being expeeted to take plaee on Greenaeres moor on Saturday, tho 8th of the same month, Sir Walts llorton nnd Mr. 1'iekford, attended by fifty speeial eonstables nnd fifty soldiers (light horse), were on the spot at an early hour, but no riotous erowd appearing, Sir Watts addressed to the few individuals who had easually assembled some pithy and eoneiliating remarks on the lamentable eondition of publie affairs. His observations were highly npplauded, and eaused all the parties to separate in good humour with eaeh other. Though suffering from the pressure of the times, manufaetures eontinued to inerease. In 1795, Mr. Daniel Lees, brother of Mr. John Lees, of Chureh lane and Werneth, and grandfather of John Lees Ainsworlh, Esq., and Mrs. Ainsworth, of Pit bank, ereeted a eotton mill in New road, or Manehester street, ealled liankside mill. Mr. Lees originally eommeneed eotton spinning in Duke street, where he earried on business before 1791. In his latter years he beeame one of the most opulent manufaeturers of the distriet. His death oeeurred Mareh 1, 1822. Messrs. Jones had beeome possessed of log lane or King street mill, previous to 1790, and let it to several individuals, who eommeneed the eotton spinning business on a small seale, forming about one of the first instanees of a system sinee beeome extremely eommon, partieularly at Oldham, thd appropriation of nulls to various eoneerns of moderate ...

Historical Sketches of Oldham

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