 to be at Matlock in the summer of 1784, I fell in company with some gentlemen of Manchester, when the conversation turned on Arkwright's spinning machinery. One of the company observed that as soon as Arkwright's patent expired, so many mills would be...  Great industries of Great Britain - Page 86by Great Britain - 1884Full view - About this book
 | Edward Baines - 1821 - 680 pages
...Matlock, in the summer of 1784, to the effect, that as soon as Mr. Arkwright's patent for frame spinning expired, so many mills would be erected, and so much cotton spun, that hands could never be found to weave it.» Impressed with the idea of the practibility • Mr. of weaving... | |
 | Richard Guest - 1823 - 110 pages
...to the Encyclopaedia Britannica: — "Happening to be at Matlock, in the "summer of 1784, I fell in company with some gentlemen of Manchester, when "...turned on Arkwright's spinning machinery. One of the com" pany observed, that as soon as Arkwright's patent expired, so many mills " would be erected, and... | |
 | Edward Baines - 1824 - 678 pages
...Matlock, in the summer of 1784, to the effect, that as soon as Mr. Arkwright's patent for frame spinning expired, so many mills would be erected, and so much cotton spun, that hands could never be found to weave it.* Impressed with tiie idea of the practibility • "r. of weaving... | |
 | Robert Stuart, Robert Stuart Meikleham - 1829 - 418 pages
...to Mr. Dugald Bannatyne, of Glasgow. " Happening to be at Matlock in the summer of 1784, I fell in company with some gentlemen of .Manchester, when the...expired, so many mills would be erected, and so much cotlon spun, that hands never could be found to weave it. To this observation I replied, that Arkwright... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 438 pages
...with some gentlemen of Manchester, when the conversation turned on Ark Wright's spinning-machinery. One of the company observed that as soon as Arkwright's...would be erected, and so much cotton spun, that hands would never be found to weave it. To this observation I replied, that Arkwright must then set his wits... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 424 pages
...Encyclopaedia Britannica. " Happening," he says, " to be at Matlock in the summer of 1784, I fell in company with some gentlemen of Manchester, when the conversation turned on Arkwright's spinning-machinery. One of the company observed that as soon as Arkwright's patent expired, so many... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner, George Richardson Porter - 1832 - 298 pages
...Commerce in Glasgow, needs no apology : — " Happening to be at Matlock in the summer of 1784, I fell in company with some gentlemen of Manchester, when the...machinery. One of the company observed, that as soon as Arkwright'a patent expired, so many mills would be erected, and so much cotton spun, that hands never... | |
 | 1843 - 854 pages
...conversation with some gentlemen concerning Arkwright's spinning machinery. It was observed that, so soon as Arkwright's patent expired, so many mills...would be erected, and so much cotton spun, that hands would not be found to weave it. Cartwright remarked that Arkwright must, in that case, invent weaving... | |
 | Sir Edward Baines - 1835 - 590 pages
...was required to superintend each loom. " Happening to be at Matlock in the summer of 1784, I fell in company with some gentlemen of Manchester, when the...conversation turned on Arkwright's spinning machinery. One of tie company observed, that as soon as Arkwright's patent expired, so many mills would be erected, and... | |
 | George Savage White - 1836 - 502 pages
...to Mr. Dugald Bannatyne, of Glasgow. " Happening to be at Matlock in the summer of 1784, I fell in company with some gentlemen of Manchester, when the...machinery. One of the company observed, that as soon as Aikwright's patent expired, so many mills would be erected, and so much cotton spun, that hands never... | |
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