New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-11

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SAMUEL SLATER.
What shall the people Of New England d. for him who
first brought US the knowledge Of manufacturing clot
by machinery moved by water? In England he would
in life be ornamcntcd with pecrsGe; in death
lamented by monument in Westminster Abbey. The
name of slater Will be remembered as one OF or
greatest bcnciactors.'
George White, who printed memoir OF slater IN
1886 says in that work: slater, By the inirNucton
o. machinery and by his arrangements in The various
DEPARTMENTS of the manufacturing establishments.
opened the means OF employment, and eNcaVa;ed
NINE more valuable than those Of Peru, OF than all the
precious metals OF the earth
Richard narHcavos, poor weaver In Lancashire
Invented the jenny for spinning cotton, IN the year
l767. 1t very imperfect al the best Cromp'oh'
the Inventor Of the mule learned 10 spin Of Igrcivcs
u 1869 About this same time Richard Arkwrglt,
Of Preston Lancashire. devised a method OF spinning
reon BY means Of rollers, although II Is claimed t''
Lewis Paul and Joan Wyatt took out a patent for
something similar as ea.ly a. 1875. At all events
Richard Arlwricht put il into successful operation
invented card, and built up large business after
ward becoming sir Richard
samuel slater born in Bclper. Derby shire, June
O. 1865, being the son Of wcllt>do ye0mdn ana one
OF large family. In June, l7-2. he was apprenticed
20 Je..ediah strut in Milford. near Beiper strait
was the inventor Of the n&chne foT making Fibbt'i
stockings and had been partner Of Sir Richard MIX
wright in tie cotton spinning business. FOR seven
years young slater worked faithfully IN the MILFORD
cotton factory the latter part OF the ume d. eeHeId4
overseef.
In America various attempts had been made about
this time 70 introduce cotton spinning by means of te
Harereaves jennies but without success. and some oi
the states offering bounueo i0r th@t purpose.
Hearing that Pennsylvania had paid Zoo 20 per
s,a who had impeIfcctly succeeded III constructing
ca,lin, machine TO make rolls for jeun!es, aud d
knowledge that the Legislature had incorporated d
society for the promotion of manufactures young
Slater, convinced OF his own powers, deisIH'Heu 90
seek fortune ia the country. lie "as by 40
means desitute. for his father, DYING had ie' LH
property worth ZOO. Young slater HO"cNtI' u'u
MOI take this with him 10 America
The Government restrictions against extending INC
know edGe Of agiis3 Inventions were 30 severe u'dI
Slater aid not take ale mea'mcAcht or pla i"'"
l.. q CONNECTED machine. la fact, ne did not dare
inform even his mother that he was going t. leave inc
c,untrg although he parting with has ehnN
family never TO ste any Of them again, except NJ
brother John. lie sailed from London september L.
17.g After a vOy ase Oh sixty six days he IaAoeo IL
New York, November l.. lie lnmeilaieY went 10
work for the Ncw-Nork Manufacturing Company ana
S,,.I, AT 3 Golden HIN The s,a;c % their bust
mos yas Inferior and he aid not Like the prospects,
and could find no suitable privileges 10 begin ne"
works.
Andrew Dexter an English goods merchant moved
from Boston TO Providence in 17e1, and established a
store where the Arcade now stands. Mr. Dexter Wa
aud a senator Of the United states. In Scpt' mbcr
17ss Andrew Dexter sold d machine for caleEderng
cotton goods 10 Brown, one of that famous GUAR
tel Of Brown Brothers, who founded tEc house o.
Brown & Ives, established brown University, ana &c
comyllshed many other important thing, for Prov
dence In May, 1888, Dexter sold brown spinning
,ennv probably of the HargIclyee pattern. TIN
machinery at the tmc slater landed ~ America, was
sci up in the old fullng MILL located on the rocks al
Pawtucket Pals. This building was swept away IN
the Hood Of 1907 Til, machinery had not been
prohtake and while able TO spin linen after fa hon
the mill had not produced much cotton yarn
A captain of one Of the Providence packets in
formed young slater IN Ncw-YOrA. that Nose Brown
was cndeavoring 10 DO something in the cotton Dus
ness On December 2. 1903. slater addressed letter
u Mr. brown, in which he SAYS:
a few days ago l Informed That you wanted
manager Of cotton spinning etc. ia which business
hatter myself that l give the greatest sat,fic
tion, In making machinery, making good warn, either
for stockings or twist, as any that ID made In Eng
land
lie went to state his experience. present en-
poy nent, etc.
hr. Brown al once replied that he rather Amy
& Brown, who has business in the cotton Line. which
began, one being my son-in-law and the other u
kinsman, want the assistance Of person skilled in
frame or water spinning. An experiment has been
made which has failed, person being acquainted
with the business and the frames imperfect"
order D lnduCe slater to come, he him all
the profits made the interest Of the money and
wear and tear, If he would only perfect and conduct
those machines 10 profit. lie held out also 10 hiin
the credit well a. the advantage Of periecting the
Erst water-mill III America
slater came to Providence early in January l79O
and was taken by Mr.. Brown TO Pawtuckc1 and Ller,
shown the rude machines, January H. The Young
Englshman told the Providence Quaker that the
machines were worse than useless, but that he could
build machines that would perform the work profit
Ably.
Alter considerable conversation, II decided that
Slater should erect the series Of machines needed
what was called the Arhwright patents " Under
my proposals. said slater, II do not make III good
yarn as they do In England, ] will have nothing for
my services, but will throw The whole Of what
have attempted over the bridge II was agreed that
AImy & Brown were 10 turn in the machines Which
they had already purchased a; the price thcy cost
cm and furnish materials for the building OF Two
carling machine breaker aud hnsher a draw
ng and rowing frame, and TO extend The spinning
namo to 100 spndl"s. Slater was 10 doV"le hls INNS
and energies to budding machines and sfer~ard run
inng them and 10 receive hall Of the prOAts
Mr. Slater at began work. Without single
pattern or memorandum 3rsist him In his colcI1a-
lions In constructing his first machinery, but favored
AA aosentive memory which never failed him IN a