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 216
The necessity ofpromoting and establishing manufactures was pointed outin an address by Tench Coxe. Every member on admis-sion paid to the treasurer the sum of ten shillings and thesame sum annually for the purpose of defraying the neces-sary expenses of the society, and a subscription of not… … THE STORY OF TEXTILES 149 hundred and twenty-seven pounds, ten shillings, and six-pence, had spent four hundred and fifty-three pounds, tenshillings, and twopence for machines, utensils, and equip-ping the house of the old United Company of Philadel-phia for the manufactory, and had a capital left…
Textile industry
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