Chapter 11

THE CROSSLEYS--MASTERS AND MEN (CONTINUED).

John Crossley--Martha Crossley--A courtship begun--A courtship concluded--John Crossley begins business--Dean Clough Mill--The Crossley family--Sir Francis Crossley--Martha Crossley's vow--Halifax People's Park--Martha's vow fulfilled--Co-operation of colliers--Partnership of industry--Other co-operative schemes--Jeremiah Head--Newport rolling mills--Bonuses to workmen--Mr. Carlyle's letter--A contrast--A hundred years ago--Popular amusements--Improvement of manners--English mechanics and workmen--English engineers and miners--Swiftness of machinery--Foreign workmen--Provident habits of foreigners. Pages 205--232