Lost Industries of Saratoga County

Synopsis

The Importance Of Water Power -- Canals And Railroads -- Town And Country -- Nature's Gift : The Mineral Springs -- Local Businessmen Were Inventive -- Lumber Drives On The Hudson River -- The Cotton Mills -- Tanning And Leather-making -- Keeping It Cool : The Ice Business -- The Mount Pleasant Glass Factory -- From Soap To Nuts -- The Country's Only Linen Thread Mill -- Healing The World -- The Paper Bag King -- The World's Largest Book Paper Mill -- The Country's Largest Newsprint Mill -- Mining And Quarrying -- Foundries And Fabricators -- The Waterford Knitting Mills -- Socks And Gloves From Ballston Spa -- Clothing A Nation -- Bleaching On Peebles Island -- Burned Out : Fire Takes Its Toll -- The Trust Movement -- Remnants Of A Bygone Era. Timothy Starr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [167]-169) And Index.