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Chronological Index.
Date. Events.
1887 £20,000 invested in Ship Canal. (133)
„ (Mar. 14).. Batley Mill commenced. [175)
„ (June) — Pepper Grinding commenced. (179)
„ (Aug. 29).. Heckmondwike Currying Department commenced. (174)
„ (Oct.) Employees' Sick and Burial Club instituted. (368)
„ (Nov. 2)... Manufacture of Cocoa and Chocolate commenced. (178)
(Nov. 2)... London (Leman Street) New Premises opened.
,, (160)
1888 Enderby Boot Factory opened. (171)
„ (July) S.S. Equity launched. (131)
„ (July) Irish Co-operative Aid Association formed. (296)
1889 C.W.S. take Shares in first Irish Dairy Society registered
Dromcollogher. (297)
„ (Oct. 21).. First C.W.S. Dried Fruit Sale held at Liverpool. (165)
1890 (May 16).. Blackburn Saleroom opened. (153)
„ (June 10). Leeds Clothing Factory comnaenced. (176)
„ (Oct. 22).. Northampton Saleroom opened. (152)
1891 (Mar. 7)... First Divisional Meetings held. (157)
„ (Mar. 14).. Land Purchased at Broughton. (262)
„ (April 18). Dunston Com Mill opened. (230)
„ (June) Site for Irlam Works purchased. (241)
„ (June 20). Profit-sharing finally rejected. (186)
„ (Oct. 22).. Cardiff Saleroom opened. (148)
„ (Nov. 4)... Leicester Wheatsheaf Works opened. (172)
„ (Nov. 4)... Aarhus Depot opened. {192)
1892 (April 9).. Special Meetings endorse Committee's policy on Insurance
Fund. (196)
„ (April 16). Coal Conference at Balloon Street. (138)
„ (May 5) ... Birmingham Saleroom opened. (153)
„ (Dec. 17 and 2 1 ) Newcastle Branch Coming-of-Age Celebrations. (159,193)
1893 (May 8) ... Broughton Cabinet Factory opened. (262)
1894 (Jan. 1) ... Ship Canal opened for Traffic. S.S. Pioneer first Merchant
Vessel to reach Manchester from oversea. (134)
„ (June) Montreal Depot established. (193)
„ (Oct. 2).... Irlam Works opened. (241)
„ (Dec. 8)... Quarterly Meetings endorse Committee's policy on Deprecia-
tion. (197)
1895 Broughton Tailoring Factory commenced. (263)
„ (Jan. 23).. Printing Department commenced. (191)
(Mar. 9)... First C.W.S. Creamery (Castlemahon) acquired.
,, (297)
„ (Mar. 16).. Death of J. T. W. Mitchell. (202)
Mr. J. Shillito elected Chairman. (206)
„ (April 24). London Branch Coming-of-Age Celebrations. {194)
„ (June) .... Durham Soap Works closed. (241)
„ (Aug. 5)... Gothenburg Depot opened. (192)
„ (Oct.) S.S. Unity run down and sunk in River Seine. (136)
1896 (Jan. 2).... Architects' Department formed. (325)
„ (April 24). West Hartlepool Lard Refinery purchased. (254)
„ (June 13). Roden Estate purchased. (209)
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