Download or read book Lowell an Industrial Dream Come True (Classic Reprint) written by H. C. Meserve and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lowell an Industrial Dream Come True This book has grown out of a paper by the undersigned read at the 113th meeting of The National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, held at Atlantic City, October 4 and 5, 1922. It was originally called "The Development of a Mill City." The chapter on "Cotton" and those leading up to the founding of Lowell were included in order that the background of the industrial picture might be more complete. Owing to the exacting demands of an exceedingly active business life, there has been no opportunity for cultivating the art of fine writing. If there is any merit in the work it lies in the fact that it is a plain unvarnished tale of a very remarkable industrial dream developed into a still more remarkable fact. The textile industry, which stands first in the industries of the country in the number of those employed, has retained all the conservatism which characterized its founders. It is in the belief that it has also the same broad vision which out of an idea built what has proved to be a great city, that I have told this story. I desire to acknowledge my great indebtedness to the members of my staff for their co-operation, over and above their routine work, in the many details connected with this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.