Quarry Bank Mill.

Quarry Bank Mill.
The Cotton Factory

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Samuel Greg; Questions 1 & 2.

If you lived in 2012, would you change anything about your factory?

Well, considering the technology that is in factories now, YES! I would change the workers for machines as they would be, less costly to run, could run 24/7 and you wouldn't have to feed , dress or house them! Also , they could work none stop, meaning that i would earn more money. I could also go and set up more factories around the country. There would also be a lesser risk of injury of my workers.

Did you consider how you treated the workers? Are you ashamed?

Well, personally i thought i treated my workers very well compared to the other Apprentice Houses and Workhouses in the country. I made sure my workers were fit and healthy, I also think that i fed them well and clothed them. I made the Apprentices' sign an indentia to prove they were fit to work as i did not want to have unfit or crippled workers in my factory. I am not ashamed as i think i treated them well and gave the workers the respect and care they needed to work to their best abilities.