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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. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ... price for spinning on coupled mules and compensation of extra turns. That Lancaster be admitted a district of the association. That our fellow members of Chorley, having been wholly... Read more
CHAPTER I. Introduction CHAPTER II View of Employers and Operatives on Improvements of Machinery CHAPTER III. Comparative Increase of Population 1801-1861 CHAPTER IV. Regularity and Punctuality a Feature of a Lancashire Life CHAPTER V. Co-operative Stores and Manufacturing Companies CHAPTER VI. Manchester in 1822 CHAPTER VII The American War CHAPTER VIII Incredulity about the American War CHAPTER IX. Progress of Preston 1851-61 CHAPTER X. Origin of the Mansion House Fund CHAPTER XI. Origin of the Central Committee CHAPTER XII. The Policy of Emigration CHAPTER XIII. King Cotton CHAPTER XIV. Reduction of Relief and Introduction of Ticket System at Stalybridge CHAPTER XV. Action of the Poor-Law Board CHAPTER XVI. Growing Monotony of Disciplinary Labour CHAPTER XVII Condition of Friendly Societies CHAPTER XVIII. Effects of the Cotton Famine on Marriages CHAPTER XIX. Gains and Losses CHAPTER XX. The Flax Trade CHAPTER XXI. The Woollen and Worsted Trades CHAPTER XXII. Origin of the Cotton Supply Association CHAPTER XXIII. Constitution and Utility of Chambers of Commerce CHAPTER XXIV. Objects of Manchester Cotton Company
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John Watts
