Business growth .E2.80.93 1870 to 1880 Bagley & Wright

joseph wright circa 1910

while wright brothers dividing time between business , church, business associates giving time other aspects of public work. chadderton board of health had been formed (rather belatedly) in 1872 following government legislation. 1 of first board members joseph wright s future business partner, jakeh travis, elected 1873/4 session. elected in year john marland colliery proprietor. john brother of hannah wright s husband jacob marland. ten years later, ralph bagley elected chairman of committee.

in november 1875, bagley , benjemin wright withdrew john marsden , company enable them concentrate on partnership samuel milne. however, 1877, partnership samuel milne had come end, , bagley , wright trading under name bagley & wright wellington , lees mills joseph wright mill manager @ wellington. these mills manufactured crochet, embroidery, tatting , bonnet cotton sewing thread; latter being relatively new introduction line. producing fishing-net twine became known , respected on many years. growth of company had, 1877, been rapid , saw commercial imperative appear daily (not personally) @ manchester royal cotton exchange cotton market lancashire based. here spinners tried best deals raw cotton importers of american cotton while simultaneously getting highest available price yarn weaving businesses.

while assisting in development of bagley & wright business, joseph wright developing business in own right. although wellington mill 1877 integral part of bagley & wright operations, provided manufacturing base separate business called travis, freeman & wright owned jakeh travis, thomas freeman , joseph. wright brothers, jakeh travis , thomas freeman devout wesleyans, meeting , partnership not entirely happenstance. however, whereas benjamin , joseph new kids on block , jakeh old money , family having been involved cotton industry 19th century. indeed, although involved in several enterprises, input financial rather active. when elected chadderton board of health employment listed gentleman ; clear indication did not need work maintain income. 1881, benjamin s family employed additional domestic help, 20-year-old servant called harriet mills wolverhampton. having 2 or more domestic servants norm cotton masters in oldham @ time.