The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-04


spent a day with great interest, says Mrs.
Sarah h, Bolton in the C0ngregationalist, in
visiting the woTsted mill and warehouses at
Salfairs. just cut from Bradford. Eng, which
cover about ten acres. Tbs history of the
proprietor, Sir Titus Salt, reads like a ro-
nance. A poor boy, the sou of plain York
shire man, at nineteen in loose blouse he
was sorting and washing wool; q little later,
a good salesman, q faithful Christian
worker and the Superintendent OF a Sunday
school.
at thirty three, happening to be in Liver.
rool. be observed on thu docks some huge
pieces OF diftv-looking alpaca wool. Tnsy
lad iOrg lsin IN the warehouses, and, bsc0nS
ing a nuisance 10 the owners, were soon 10
be Teshipped 70 Peru. Young Salt took away
handful O. the VOC in his handkerchief,
secured end eombed it, and was amazed AZ
its attractive appearance His father and
friends sdYised him strongly 70 have nothing
to 30 With The dirty stuff, 8s he could sell it
TO ore, and If he attempted 70 make cloth
from it himself, he ran q great risk OF fail
ore. Finally be said. i ana going into
this alpaca fair ri ght and left and I'll either
make myself man q mousse
Returning 10 Liverpool he bought the
whole three hundred bales for g small sum
ard tOiIed diligently till proper machinery
was made for the new Diateriqa The result
Was great success. In three Years over two
million pounds OF alpaca wool were inn
ported, and now four million pounds are
brought to Bradford alone. Employment
vss soon fuTnished tn thousands laborers
coming from all over Great Britain and Ger
many. Ten years later Mr.. Salt was made
Mayor of Bradford; ten years after this a
me mber of Parliament and ten years later
still baTonet by queen Victoria. A great
change from the boy in his s0iled, coarse
blouse bot he deserved it all. He was rs.
nIarkabIe man in many ways. Even when
worth his millions and giving lavishly on
4 l. L L \
scraps OF paper Tor writing and lay them
sside for future use. He was an early riser
always at the works before the engines were
started. 1t used 10 be said OF him, Titus
Salt makes Thousand pounds before Others
are out Of bed" He was punctual to toe
minute, most exact and unOstentatious. At
ter be y as knighted lt was no uncommon
thing for him TO take poor woman and her
baby in the carriage beside him, or a tired
workman. or scatter hundreds OF tracts IN a
village where he happened to be. Oace
gypsy, not knowing who be was, asked hin
TO buy broom. To her establishment ne
bought al she was carrying,
The best OF bis acts, one which be bad
thought out carefully, IS be said, 80 do
good 80 his feiioW-men," was the bulldog of
Saltaire for mis- four thousand workmsn.
When asked once what he had been reading
Of late, he reT lied, ALPACA. RI You had four
ar five thousand people to provide for every
day you W0aId not have much time left fOc
IesoiDg.n Sallaire is a beautiful place %
the banks OF the River Aire, clean and rest
ful. In The center Of the town stands the
great six-stoTy mill, we'll ventilated lighted
and WARMED SO feet long. OF light colored
stone. costing over half million dollars
The four engines OF 800 horse power con.
sumo fifteen thousand tons OF coal per year
The weaving shed, covering two acres
holds twelve hundred looms, which
make eighteen miles OF fabric Der day
The houses Of the work people are an
honor to the capitalist. They are Of lIghs
stone ike the mill, two stories high, each
coutsiniug psrlO-, kitchen, pantry and three
bedroome or more, Eell.vsntilated and taste.
ful. Flower beds are in every front yard,
With vegetable garden in the rear. M
Drol en carts or rubbish are TO be seen. Not
satisfied 70 make Saifaire simply healthfal
by proper sanitary measures and beautiful.
Tor which Napoleon III. made him one Of
the Legion Of Honor, Mr.. Salt provided
school buildings a. a cost of $500 coo Con
gregatioDsl Church costing $50 600, Italisn
IN Styles are the other buildings hos
pital for sick or injured. and f0rty-five pretty
slmshouses, like Italian villas, where the
aged and inirm have a comfortable home.
Each married man and wife receives 81 50
weekly, and each single man or woman 81, 81