Contents. xix 



to the several hands living in the district — Description of the Sizing 

 process — Drying the Warps — Jack Spinning — Hareholme Mill erected 

 in 1798 — The first building in Rossendale lighted with gas — Wool 

 combing — Festival in honour of Bishop Blaizo — Particnlars of the 

 Woollen trade of the district at the present time — The Slipper trade — 

 Silk Weaving— Manufaotore of Ginghams, . . Pp. 278-293 



CHAPTER II. 



The Cotton Trade — The prosperity of the district chiefly dae to its 

 development — Increase in the population — Probably no Cotton goods 

 mannfactured in Rossendale prior to 1770 — Fastian Weaving — The 

 Deeting Frame — Early records of the Trade — The oldest Cotton 

 Factory in the district — J. & W. Clegg at Little Baltic — Haudloom 

 Weaving from 1815 to 1830 — Robert and John Munu — Whitehead 

 Brothers — Hardman Brothers — Trades directly dependent upon the 

 Cotton Manufacture — Other Trades — Gas and Water Supply — The 

 Rossendale Branch Railway — Tho Stone Trade — Coal and other Mines, 



Pp. 291-303 



CHAPTER III. 



The Co-operative Movement in Rossendale — Account of the origin of the 

 Bacup Co-operative Store — Difficulties experienced by the early 

 Co-operators — Mistakes in "buying in" — Educational appliances — 

 Table of Industrial and Provident Societies in Rossendale— Population 

 represented by the number of Members in the various Stores, 



Pp. 301-311 



CHAPTER IV. 



The Power.loom Riots of April, 1826 — Description of tho Rioters — Progress 

 of tho Mob through the Rossendale valley — Names of persons in 

 Rossendale charged with being concerned in the Riots — List of persons 

 killed in the encounter with the Military at Chatterton — Compensation 

 paid to the Manufacturers — Distress amongst the Operatives- 

 Opposition of the Merchants and Woollen Manufacturers to the 

 introduction of Power-looms into the district — Extract from " Scars- 

 dale " — Remedies suggested to mitigate the distress — Pamphlet by "A 

 Friend to the Poor" — His arguments examined — The "Dandy-Loom" 

 —The Luddite Riots of 1812— The Plug Riots of August, 1842— 

 Prevailing distress of the period — Causes of the distress — The Corn 

 Laws abolished — Conclusion, . . . Pp. 312-.327 



