The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed (1912)
Walton, Perry, 1865-1941 · Boston, Mass., J. S. Lawrence · leaf 134
High,Arkwright, and Crompton had done for the spinning ma-chine, was Edmund Cartwright, a minister of the Churchof England. He knew little about mechanics when a chance conversa-tion in a public house directed his attention to the prob-lem of power weaving. As Cartwright himself describedit,… … THE STORY OF TEXTILES 89 Arkwrights patent expired, so many mills would be erected,and so much cotton spun, that hands never could be foundto weave it. To this observation I replied that Arkwrightmust then set his wits to work and invent a weaving mill.This brought on a conversation on the subject,…
Textile industry
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