Evening star., 1907-10-13
Palace to Be Factory

the other day. He said: I'VE have floated
the company, and will now be moving the
factories to Trentham Hall, which Is be
ing partly altered to suit the require
ments The industrial section of the guild
is on sound and promising basis. We
have taken the matter up seriously and
will almost at once treble the output of
last year Trentham Hall VIII make an
ideal factory, and the grounds are great
boon for the recreation of the children
workers. The new company is a good
business proposition any way you look at
it. Turning this charity into a public
business company in no way detracts
from the good work of the Duchess of
Sutherland. 1t has simply relieved her OF
some of the intricate business problems
with which the growth of her charity bur-
dened her The duchess, the founder of
the charity and cha rman of the new COM
pany, will still give her personal super
vision and continue at the head"
The duchess is quite delighted at being
the first woman head of a public business
company in England. After describing how
she came to start the guild and detailing
tne work done. the duchess said There
is rosy future for us now that Mr. Pear
son and Mr.. Waring, two of the best
business men in the country have turned
our little charity into a business concern.
l was SO afraid that the guild would
have to step out of existence 1t was
quite growing beyond me. Quite lot of
ready money is needed to run 1t. Material
and wages mean cash down. while pay
ment for wares sold means a few weeks
or months credit. l am a poor beggar
We had 10 close down our paper flower
department because of want of proper
working capital At the time / wrote a
letter to the principal English newspa pers
appealing for aid, but did not receive a
penny piece. l then made an appeal from
the platform at a big concert given in
the heart of the potteries district. That
evening one lone man came up and hand
ed me half sovereign $3.50. and the
next day I received a postal order for a
shilling. So l know 1 am a poor one to
beg. L cannot reach the heart of the
public. But now our difficulties are all
over. Recently we started the Moore
Home for Crippled Children There they
go to be trained and the sick to be nursed
back to health. This home has been a
heavy drain on our funds, but with the
newly formed company we are going to
take all the points over and above the
71a per cent paiq to ordinary shareholders
ana devote 1t to this home
we soon hope to revive the flower
making for girls, but In the meantime
nave been drafting them into the factory
as metal workers of all sorts. This metal
work is the most inspiring for the cripple
IN nigh artistic craftsmanship he forgets
MS bodily infirmity. The artistic hand,-
crafts of the potteries cripples have been
developed entirely by my friends and nv
self We may be before out time in ex.
piotins this new age branch Of philan-
throphy, but it is a step toward a finer
soclai system to employ the hand and eve
even of the infirm in noble creation and
inspiring work. Our Workshons will,
S'ahd frm In the great social upheava1 Of
the future, for IT is there the weak arc
heiped TO become strong and self-denend-
eN' CHARLES BYNG-HALL