San Juan Record | 1931-01-15 | Page 3 | Machinery in British Cotton Mill Made Junk

machinery in in british cotton mill made junk low moor a village near clitheroe recently saw disappear its last hope of renewed prosperity the machinery in the village mill which formerly employed a total adult population ot of being sold in small lots to brokers at scrap metal prices the mill established years ago and run ever since by the garnett carnett family was the first in lancashire c a shire to introduce power looms and cavalry clef defended ended it against the mob of 1820 trade depression resulted in the mill closing nearly three years ago one hundred and twenty eight looms costing pach each sold for 7 40 looms which today would each cost 90 were knocked down for and which when running g were worth SO 80 aple apiece ce sold for cor brokers have seldom known looms to sell so cheaply london times