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D'{ O. I. JULY, 1901.


I N our regular routine of advertising, we i. ssue circulars


descriptive of individual machines, and publish com­


· plete catalogues from time to time. . There are im­provements


on the detail of our products,. ho~ ever, not


important enough to warrant the issue of new circulars on


the entire machine itself, which " ought to be brought


promptly to our customers' attention, and also many items


of general interest, which we could offer for their perus­al.


We therefore start with this issLie, a proposed series


of printed circular letters, which will be continued just so


long as they prove acceptable. We shall not attempt any


definite regularity in dates, unless there is sufficient continu­ous


information to supply a regt,: lar issue.


As our mailing list is necessarily more or less imperfect,


those who take no interest in · " these r. latters will confer a


favor by giving notice to discontinue.


We are glad to enlarge our lis[ at any time, with the


names of those who desire our literature.


• • •


IRA DRAPER.


While the Draper family has been interested in the


manufacture of CLOTH for many previo'-. 15 generations,


the fIrst attempt at the improvell, ent of COlTON MACHIN­ERY,


with which the present business received its fIrst im­petus,


was that of Ira Draper, father of the late George Draper,


and grandfather of General Wm. " F. Draper. Ira Draper,


son of Major Abijah Draper, a soldier of the Revolution, was


born in Dedham, Mass., Dec. 29, 1764, and moved to


Weston, Mass., in 1808, where he lived until his death. He


was widely known as a prolific inveqtor, being prominently


mentioned . br.. commissioner of PatentS: under John Quincy

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