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Post by Waverley on Sept 14, 2008 20:57:53 GMT 1
I purchased an old copy of History Today which was on sale in May 1990 and featured amongst other things several articles on Glasgow: City Of Cultures, 1630-1990. It has been a fascinating read so far and covers the growth of the city and her industries and how it became the 'Second City of the Empire'. Surprisingly there is a feature on the Covenanters and their contribution towards the setting up of a civic system for the administration of the city's commerce...these guys probably contributed more to the growth of the city during the Scottish Revolution of 1638 than John MacLean and his Red Clydesiders ever did! I will try and condense the various articles for inclusion in here which makes a more pleasant read of our great city's history than the usual 'ootside lavvy', the Gorbals , slum hooses and 'we were poorer than you' social history we have been used to over the last 40 years or so - yes a great city which we can all be rightly proud of despite what some might say and write about her.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2008 19:17:10 GMT 1
Oh, aye, we're movin upmarket noo we're in wally close in Riddrie, eh? ;D
Back and front door if ye don't mind ya tenement dweller ye... ;D
Stick tae the subject you ;D
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2008 23:27:38 GMT 1
Aye, ah would agree, Charlie, that despite aw the horrors of slum life, Glesga still hid a lot tae be proud o. Heres a wee extract from an ebook available at: www.archive.org/search.php?query=%28municipal%20glasgow%29%20AND%20mediatype%3A%28texts%29The book is entitled: Municipal Ownership Of Street Railways With An Analysis Of The City Of Glasgow Tramways. [From The Wall Street Journal of June 3, 1905.]
In order the better to carry out his policy of municipal ownership, Mayor Dunne of Chicago has brought to this country Mr. Dalrymple, superintendent of the municipal street railways of Glasgow, so as to have the benefit of his experience. The thorough analysis of the accounts of the Glasgow tramways by Mr. James Marwick, published in another column, presents the results of municipal ownership in that city in a most comprehensive way. There can be no doubt whatever that Glasgow has achieved remarkable results under a system of municipal ownership and operation of street railways. The service to the public has been improved and the rates of fare reduced, and at the same time the system is operated at a profit to the city. As Mr. Marwick shows, the operation of the railways last year left a considerable dividend, which went to the city funds known a* the "common good," and ftill a surplus remained, which went into a reserve for defraying extraordinary expenses.
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Post by Waverley on Sept 15, 2008 23:47:01 GMT 1
The famous Jimmy Dalrymple of Glesga Tramways who is reckoned by many to have been the finest recruiting sergeant the British Army had during the Great War...they just don't produce guys like him anymore to work for the benefit of the city.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2008 10:57:29 GMT 1
Apparently, Dalrymple wis a bitty an autocrat an no very popular wi a lotta people, despite his track record runnin the tramways. He's supposed tae hiv resigned efter an argument in 1926 an went tae Sao Paolo, Brazil tae run their streetcars. It seems he also advised the Mayor of Chicago against takin their trams intae municipal ownership, on the grounds that American politicians were too corrupt. Unlike oor ain dear cooncillors.
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Post by Waverley on Sept 21, 2008 11:34:28 GMT 1
I don't know much about his later life BillyDan but he certainly made an impact on the City of Glasgow's war effort by utilising the tramcars for recruiting purposes and propaganda...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2008 12:07:13 GMT 1
From:
VITAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS OF THE CITY OF GLASGOW, 1885-1891. WITH OBSERVATIONS THEREON BY JAMES NICOL - CITY CHAMBERLAIN
FACTORIES IN GLASGOW. With the kind assistance of Mr. James Henderson, Chief Inspector of Factories for Scotland and the North of England, I am able to give a list of the Industries of Glasgow as carried on in " Factories," the term factory signifying an industrial work, where machinery driven by mechanic power is used.
TEXTILE FACTORIES. Cotton Spinning 7 Cotton Weaving 46 Worsted Spinning 3 Weaving unions of Cotton and Wool 4 Sewing Thread Factories 4 Cotton Winding and Warping 12 Cotton Doubling and Twisting 6 Silk Winding and Throwing 6 Silk Weaving 4 Roperies 3 Lace Factories 2 Carpet 8 Hair 4 Jute 3 Heddle Makers 7 Waste (Wool and Cotton) 10 TOTAL 129
NON-TEXTILE FACTORIES IN GLASGOW AND GOVAN. Calico Printing, 3 Bleaching and Dyeing 26 Calendering and Finishing 78 Boot and Shoe Making 15 Underclothing and Mantles 20 Handkerchief Hemming 5 Shirt Making 2 Tailors and Clothiers 14 Umbrella Makers 3 Waterproof Clothing Makers 3 Engine Packing (Asbestos) 5 Blast Furnaces 2 Coppersmiths, 10 Weighing Machine Makers 7 Steel Smelters, etc. 4 Boiler Makers 19 Foundries 127 Makers of Machinery 129 Iron Sliip Builders 12 Tin-plate Workers 3 Nail and Rivet Makers 9 Metal and Lead-pipe Manufacturers 11 Cutlers 5 Wire Workers 12 Electro-platers 8 File, Saw, and Tool Makers 13 Silversmiths and Jewellers 3 Gold Extractors 2 Brass Finishers 11 Button Makers (Bone) 1 Smiths and Wrights 47 Tanners and Curriers 13 Leather Belt Makers 3 Soap Manufacturers 11 Lead (Red) 1 Candle Makers 1 Paint and Varnish Manufacturers 23 Oil and Oil Cake Manufacturers 22 (ilass Manufacturers 11 Gas 3 Chemical 32 Bread and Biscuit Bakers 63 Breweries 9 Distilleries (Whisky) 4
Margarine Makers, etc. 3 Preserves (from fruit) Makers 10 Aerated Water Manufacturers. 35 Pies, Sausages, etc. 5 Flour and Grain Millers 21 Stone and Marble Masons 4 Picture Frame Makers 51 Carpenters and Joiners 29 Furniture Manufacturers 37 Paper 2 Paper Stainers 6 Cardboard Makers 1 Paper Box 1 Stationery 3 Toy Makers (Children's) 2 Cork Manufacturers 2 Sawmillers 59 Blacking Makers (Ironfounders) 7 Cement Makers 5 Potteries 20 Brick and Tile Makers 26 Tobacco Pipe Makers (Clay) 13 Lime Burners, etc. 4 Glass Cutters and Stainers 10 Boat Builders 5 Starch Manufacturers 4 Letter Press Printers 117 Lithographic 48 Engravers (Metal) 13 Bookbinders 37 Box and Packing Case Makers 2I Zinc Workers, etc. 9 Coach and Van Builders 9 Coopers 9 Ivory and Bone Turners 2 Musical Instrument Makers 1 Washing Machine 4 Brush Makers 4 Tobacco Manufacturers 20 India Rubber&Gutta Percha Workers 4 Wood-turners 20 Electrical Engineers 7 Grinders (Metal), Mineral and Spice 17 Firewood Makers 15 Iron Tube Makers 3 There are numerous other trades, which do not permit of classification under the above headings. No other city in the Kingdom presents such a variety of manufacturing industries. From the latest statistics it appears that the total number of establishments registered as factories in Glasgow is 1,877, of which 1,748 are non-textile and 1 29 textile factories. Textile factories are those in which yarn or cloth is manufactured either from cotton, wool, jute, silk, or such-like material. In 1884 the number of factories registered was 1278, and there has therefore been the extraordinary increase of 599 within a period of seven years. The introduction of gas engines largely explains the increase to the number of smaller factories, the use of mechanical power marking the distinction between a factory and workshop under the Factory and Workshops Act. There are no statistics available as to the number of workshops in Glasgow, but they are even more numerous than factories, and it is safe to say that they have been increasing within the last few years in quite as large a measure as the factories. The cotton manufacturers some years ago occupied a much more conspicuous place among our local industries than now, not that they have in them- selves declined so much as that other industries — and especially our iron industries — have sprung into greater proportions by leaps and bounds.
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Post by Sandy Hills on Nov 7, 2012 21:42:39 GMT 1
Those three Umbrella makers and Waterproof Clothing Makers would have been putting in a lot of overtime this past year.
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