New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-08


John F. slater was the Of John slater who. with
the latter brother Samuel founded the cotton manuac-
uring Industry In the United Samuel slater came 10
this country from England in 1889, when cotton spinning
had vet been successfully carried M America
owing TO the rigid laws which prevented bringing
machinery DESIGNS therefor from the mother country
From memory lac gnrd machinery sor Amy Brown.
OF Providence. who then unsucceSsuiy trying 10
make cotton cloth. The machinery was set up and put
operation In 1890 which time the successful manu-
factrc cloth this continent began In -oJ
John Slater. father ~ the dead phh3niBropl5t'
came 10 America and united with his brother in the
prosecution Of the cotton manufacturing business In
1906 they founded statewide in the midst Of bowling
wilderness IN northern part Of Rhode Island There
he resided m HE death III 49, and there born John
f. slater about year 1914. father bought mill
property I'm ,cwett City. Connecticut. IN ,3, and later
another further mp the Pacaaug River az Ho cytile
About 1884. when John i. had scarcely attained his
majority Lee sent by his Gather to tAe charge of the
Jevctt City property In 1910 J"ln slater removed
10 Norwich. After lis fathers dc4ih. bee and .lm e
slater OF Providence. bis brother formed partnership
and carried tie cuisines, enterprises together Tine
estate WAS dyi led IN So. when William slater took
tnc -a;ervIe property and john +. the JrWett tlly
mil. This formed the nucleus around which. By Judi
cioIs AMI sArcyd mana nen he auua-ed % fortune PSI
timal r at more than -7.1OO"oD Mr. -ater hat many
and extensive bl>lue.- interests Beside, h, Eurr,l
OF Lc J-ectt City mills be president OF the mani
moth PJnemah M., Con. ANY. Of TIltrlle. suburb oi
Norwich iu which nc largely Interested; WIS iii
rector ia tIe WasADuru MOeu Manufacturing Company
0f Vor,eac r niiIeItly d -u,i- WITH YAI-
ols banhl1- ana railroad enterprises.
Mr. >a,cr won national distinction boy his gft in April
r--2 ID. IJU1LJO Tor tlc ciueal4on the freedmen
of the south Ii making tails donation. Ir slater dis
played not only benfvOiruce, bat patriotism and CHRIST
ian conviction also. The project At been be- 7 ' 4esrt
Tor many years. and Ae cJuLd.d 10 90 -ererl friends
whose advice he sought ia shaping tAe scheme IN the
conversations u the letter conveying his s-t 10 the
trustees he betrayed deep OF the wronS that
had been done the American negroes. and the greater
necessity for educating Them since they ina leone
citizens. The nulru dli"lht'u N9 'HH ''t 'l te ~"
-,-re-id.ft Hayes ClieI Ju-ncc Waite. H. q. Gilman.
Lib r1 l,c6 OK Sl Worm k jcap John a @
Ind william q. Dodge az This rlfF, Governor tOitt
Rev p.uliu- Bruoaz. o. Boston. and the -iy-rs son.
William l. slater. 0f Norwich Me.srs HAYES and
I.o f.5.o over with Eivsrd At1'u-on OF Ro--1u. The
last mentioned lellal declined au Iseut invitation
procuring desired legislation ~ albany. 'ir slater
IN uI, letter inviting these men 20 serve. SAID IL has
% uuf t mo my power 1uI lr o. charitable Uses sum
o.. money considerable a. % require tAc counsel o
"a. ~ .-' g,, 5.i h a ,,i,fl tit, ri'.,ir D.
u lust notions duty toward God ali uIu I Thr lI-h
og Holy ~,riuturrs In committing tnc trIsl to the
L,i ~ ,I c,l-ii-tfi lp buui5r Larrf t.at rhc adj
nm.,tratUu nl:n be- SD guided ly az inc >ioU as
~ ,, l ~ t i-r -. NM ma lf, ,r. mean. ~
go - - he ira -tt''. NJ di--a-c r,r..v.i-,! li.
sitting through whole service. be would enter cdlrr1
alter tic meeting partly over aud rrnIlin tAIousA
Mr. slater made handsome ,ifts 70 the Park Uon-re-
giion1 tuurcn. Nor"l L. where ne "oisApi',' an" 10
qua tine erection at JeWc-t tiGy 0 puoc library ID cost
-IuOfl. which undoubtedly DEE
completed I'D accordance with l.- intent
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