Vocabulary – W.C. Bradley
Entrepreneur Noun somebody who starts or provides the money to
start new commercial companies and businesses
Cotton Factor Noun The merchant who sold the cotton for the
planters
Unrivaled Adjective Has no equal or rival – set apart
Vertical Integration Noun the bringing together of companies that are in the
chain of companies handling a single item from
raw material production to retail sale.
Textile Mills Noun The facility where cotton was turned into thread,
woven into cloth and dyed
Philanthropy Noun a desire to improve the material, social, and
spiritual welfare of humanity, especially through
charitable activities