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140 JOHNSTONE.
FOWLER'S
JOHNSTONE DIRECTORY.
AX
HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH
or
JOHNSTONE.
Few places in Britain exhibit so striking an illustration of the effect
of manufactures in originating and increasing towns, in attracting,
condensing, and augmenting population, as does this thriving seat of
business. Sixty years ago, near that bridge over the Black Cart,
which till lately gave to the place the popular appellation " Brig of
Johnstone," merely a few cottages were to be seen, where now is a
town, consisting of two large squares, many considerable streets, and
numerous public works, with a population of about 7000 souls.
It is probable that the town of Johnstone never would have exist-
ted, or at most would have been confined to the few cottages that
stuck upon the ground near to the Brig, had not the late public-
spirited Laird of Johnstone, by his influence and example, excited a
spirit of industry among its inhabitants, and cherished and supported
it by Ms fatherly care and protection, and, we are happy to say, that
the seed has been sown in good ground, as it continues to manifest it-
self by the increasing wealth and prosperity of the enlightened and
enterprising merchants and traders belonging to the place.
Towards the end of October 1782, nine houses of the New Town
of Johnstone had been built, two others were building, and ground
on which forty-two more were to be built had been feued. In 1792,
the mhabitants were 1434 in number; in 1811, 3,647 ; in 1818, by
computation, 5,000. As the introduction of the manufacture of
cotton yarn by mill-machinery led to the founding of Johnstone, so
has the extension of the same manufacture caused its rapid increase
and present prosperity. There are now within the precincts of the
place 15 cotton mills of varied extent, some propelled by water,
others by steam, besides a flax mill and a carpet factory ; also, El-
derslie and Linwood mills, in the neighbourhood of Johnstone, mak-
ing in all 20 mills.
There are also in the town two brass foundries, and two exten-
FOWLER'S
JOHNSTONE DIRECTORY.
AX
HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH
or
JOHNSTONE.
Few places in Britain exhibit so striking an illustration of the effect
of manufactures in originating and increasing towns, in attracting,
condensing, and augmenting population, as does this thriving seat of
business. Sixty years ago, near that bridge over the Black Cart,
which till lately gave to the place the popular appellation " Brig of
Johnstone," merely a few cottages were to be seen, where now is a
town, consisting of two large squares, many considerable streets, and
numerous public works, with a population of about 7000 souls.
It is probable that the town of Johnstone never would have exist-
ted, or at most would have been confined to the few cottages that
stuck upon the ground near to the Brig, had not the late public-
spirited Laird of Johnstone, by his influence and example, excited a
spirit of industry among its inhabitants, and cherished and supported
it by Ms fatherly care and protection, and, we are happy to say, that
the seed has been sown in good ground, as it continues to manifest it-
self by the increasing wealth and prosperity of the enlightened and
enterprising merchants and traders belonging to the place.
Towards the end of October 1782, nine houses of the New Town
of Johnstone had been built, two others were building, and ground
on which forty-two more were to be built had been feued. In 1792,
the mhabitants were 1434 in number; in 1811, 3,647 ; in 1818, by
computation, 5,000. As the introduction of the manufacture of
cotton yarn by mill-machinery led to the founding of Johnstone, so
has the extension of the same manufacture caused its rapid increase
and present prosperity. There are now within the precincts of the
place 15 cotton mills of varied extent, some propelled by water,
others by steam, besides a flax mill and a carpet factory ; also, El-
derslie and Linwood mills, in the neighbourhood of Johnstone, mak-
ing in all 20 mills.
There are also in the town two brass foundries, and two exten-
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| Description | Fowler's Paisley and Johnstone Commercial Directory and General Advertiser for 1848-49 ... . Twelfth publication. |
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| Shelfmark | R.253.h |
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| Description | Paisley: G. Fowler. Title changes to 'Fowler's Paisley and Johnstone Commercial Directory' and then to 'Fowler's Paisley and Johnstone Commercial Directory and General Advertiser'. |
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| Description | Directories of individual Scottish towns and their suburbs. |
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| Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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