CHAPTER XVI.
WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN.
Summary of progress in machine-tools William Fairbairn's early years His education Life in the Highlands Begins work at Kelso Bridge An apprentice at Percy Main Colliery, North Shields Diligent self-culture Voyage to London Adventures Prevented obtaining work by the Millwrights' Union Travels into the country, finds work, and returns to London His first order, to make a sausage-chopping machine Wanderschaft Makes nail-machinery for a Dublin employer Proceeds to Manchester, where he settles and marries Begins business His first job Partnership with Mr.Lillie Employed by Messrs.

Adam Murray and Co.
Employed by Messrs.

MacConnel and Kennedy Progress of the Cotton Trade Memoir of John Kennedy Mr.Fairbairn introduces great improvements in the gearing, &c.
of mill machinery Increasing business Improvements in water-wheels Experiments as to the law of traction of boats Begins building iron ships Experiments on the strength of wrought iron Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges Reports on iron On boiler explosions Iron construction Extended use of iron Its importance in civilization Opinion of Mr.Cobden Importance of modern machine-tools Conclusion INDUSTRIAL BIOGRAPHY..