The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-01-21
BESsBR0OK.
An ''ss~ Temperance Town c.. -,
pcrity.

Town aud It's Pros
III my recent transatlantic tr;n ouo :.
Tue most interesting localities I Gna =,
was nessbrook, in the north ., Iv .isiIeu
are,l"nt a ~ nnen mandatory. The
preu proc - o. Its looms may be fonnd all IL
over over, tue world, while every inte , %.
eiouM exposition of industry has ho na
S.eu l's contributions with the hiah.s,
IVES ana declarations of annrnraj
Inc founder of this immense ppa:
is George Richardson, one of baana,,s
nooi,ity, an unassuming Ouakar ~
member OF the Society of Friends u
from his youth George R;cbs,ason
was brought up in the linen traJa i'n,
ms present colossal establishments, , uas
commenced by him in the yaon Io Vac
ana y has kept on growing and imn nror'
ing ever since, until it now eiyes am.
ployInent to 5000 hands, paws ont
so eoy 500, 600 in wages, burns Annually
Lo,ooo tons of coal, and weayes into It's
exquisite fabrics every wear 81 C0o 600
worth OF raw material. With ineynress;.
pie astonishment and delight We az.
anlned some of these beautiful nro5nc.
LIONS, forgetting as we looked MON
.hem that they we're articlessof every.
gay utility, and thinking Of them only
~ WORKS OF art-fowers and ferns as
delicate and graceful as though they
were scattered over the material into
which they were woven. y
on one set of table linen buffalo
hunt was depicted with as much yigor
ana accuracy as though it were drawn
on canvas. On another set. DESIGNED
for the French market, the whole series
OF rontalne's fables was most DELIGHT.
fully portrayed. But what most of all
challenged our admiration was table
cloth of immense proportions into which
the shuttle had deity wrought mag
nificent representation of VIM. PENIS
contract with the American Indians,
over the heads of the figures appeared.
woven IN ornamental letters, this in
scrlption: "The only treaty never rati-
hed by an OATH" Underneath. woven
IN similar manner, appeared the COM
pietlon of the legend: "The only treaty
that was never broken"
We suggested the presentation of this
superb table-cloth to the State of Penn
sylyania. Having been disappointed in
obtaining PENIS body for enshrinement
IN their new city hall in Philadelphia.
such gift might soothe the vexation
they felt at the refusal of the British
authorities to part with the relies of
the Quaker statesman. The proposal
was quite cordially entertained. / ex-
pect that some day the keystone State
will gratefully remember the obligation
she is under to wandering Methodist
preacher fer one of her most beautiful
specimens of household goods.
We wandered through this immense
establishment marked its lofty walls
of chiseled granite, the complete ar
rangement OF its several departments,
tie skill and accuracy with which every
detail of this vast business was carried
ON. and learned the power and value Of
intelligent organization as we never
before perceived it. We looked into
the faces of the men in charge Of the
various sections of the establishment
and read In their conferences a re-
pose of character, sn expression Of
sohriety and intelligence which plainly
showed that they brought more to their
business than mere mechanical skill
that they knew how 10 serve God as
we'll as the corporations by which they
we're employed. The operatives gener-
ally looked healthy and ntented, and
appeared to enjoy their work.
Around this great establishment lies
the beautiful village of Bessbrook, in
hahited mainly by the workers in the
mills its streets we'll laid out, wide
and clean: fountains of the purest
water gushing up in every square and at
aimost every corner: tasteful cottages
butt with brick and stone. of varied
form and color; hardly house without
his patch of greensward and flower gar
dens every house occupied. and new
blocks IN course Of erection, more elab-
CRATE and ornate than any Of the earlier
structures. We saw fine large churches
of the various leading denominations
Friends, Episcopslians. Preshyterians,
Meshodists and Roman Catholics; ele-
giant school buildings, and Thongs al
children rompins around them; . nice
library building and free reading room.
we'll arranged dispenSary and savings
bank.
We are informed that the dispensasy
was supported b. light tax on the
earnings Of every employee, and this tax
not only secured medicine and medical
attendance. but also half pay for every
invalid belonging to the firm SO lons As
he was unable 30 work. The savings
bank was well supported, some opera
tives being deposisors to the amount Of
from 81. 500 10 Sa.000 We saw one Of
the largest diaries il the land. where
nlk and butter Of the best quality are
furnished to the villagers Just at the
cost of production. Some things found
IN prosnse abundance il aluloS. every
other locality are utterly lacking in
Besshrook-no idlers, no laafers, no
policemen while The country ST large is
held =: the point Of the hsyons.l, no
drunSsrds. AL these are lacking be,
cause there are no rum shops.
No ranssllsr or rumdrinker can ind
any place IN Bessareok; they sire kept
ont az j; SIS strictly as wolf is kept
from sheepiold. And in this single
fact We have the ross obvious cause Of
It's marvellous prosperity. Mr.. Richard
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