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scribe annually to its funds. Towards a Memorial Hall in 

 connection with the Congregational Church, he also subscribed 

 ;^5ooo. Towards the erection of South Cliff Congregational 

 Church, Scarborough, he contributed in all ;^25oo. He also 

 gave a donation of ;^5ooo towards the Lunatic Asylum for the 

 Northern Counties, and ;!^5ooo to the Local Infirmary of 

 Bradford ; and to the treasurer of a Pastor's Retiring Fund he 

 sent ;^i8oo. 



His biographer draws a delightful sketch of his home life 

 amongst his younger children at Methley. A number of dis- 

 tinguished guests were once gathered in his house, amongst 

 whom were Owen Jones, Digby Wyatt, and Sir Charles 

 Pasley. The conversation turning upon art and literature, the 

 latter turned to their host, ' Mr. Salt, what books have you 

 been reading lately ? ' * Alpaca,' was his reply ; and shortly 

 afterwards he said, ' If you had four or five thousand people 

 to provide for every day, you would not have much time for 

 reading.' He had sufficient self-denial to give up smoking 

 after it had become a confirmed habit. His chief delight at 

 Methley was in the cultivation of fruits and flowers. 



At Saltaire, public-houses were prohibited by the wise and 

 generous founder, but this was more than compensated for by 

 the erection of the Saltaire Club and Institute, at an expense 

 of ;^25,ooo. 



A dining hall for those who care to patronize it has also 

 been erected opposite the works, where food can be obtained 

 at a cheap rate. The other institutions and societies are thus 

 summed up in his biography. These are — a fire brigade, a 

 horticultural society with an annual show, a cricket club, a 

 brass band, a string and reed band, a glee and madrigal 

 society, an angling association, a co-operative and industrial 



