This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...Ti_---A castle in Wales, situated on one of the hills of hard rock. Wales. Salt is also found; and there is clay of such excellent quality for earthenware that several towns have become noted for their potteries, as Trenton and Cincinnati have in the United States. The extent of the mining industry in the United ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...Ti_---A castle in Wales, situated on one of the hills of hard rock. Wales. Salt is also found; and there is clay of such excellent quality for earthenware that several towns have become noted for their potteries, as Trenton and Cincinnati have in the United States. The extent of the mining industry in the United Kingdom is indicated by the fact that more than half a million persons are employed there underground. Reasons for Development of Manufacturing.--Considering the abundance of coal and iron ore on the one hand, and of wool from the millions of sheep on the other, it is clear that Great Britain is able to manufacture extensively. Even in very early times the English were engaged in the weaving of woollen cloth. Later, owing to numerous wars and to the oppression from rulers on the continent, England became a refuge for oppressed industrial people from the mainland, so that such manuJv increased. vauia, turn uiner states to be smelted. But in Pennsylvania, coal, iron, and limestone are near together; and at Birmingham, Alabama, they occur in the same valley side by side, making this district the most favorable for iron smelting _ in the United no matter whereli factorymay be located, it is near tne coai fields and within a few miles of a shipping point. Woollen and Cotton Manufactures.--In the mountainous section of northern England, near both coal and wool, are hundreds of factories engaged in the manufacture of woollen cloth. The principal centre of this trade is Leeds, which has the added advantage of water power. On the western side of this hilly region is Bradford. noted for its broadcloth and worsted goods; and neighboring cities manufacture woollen yarn, hosiery, carpets, and blankets. The woollen industry extends northward into Scotland and sou...
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