The British Industrializing Era History Book

Section 1 - The English Inventor
Setting The Scene :

In 1744 the british economy was running its normal pace. Crops were growing as usuall. Goods were being made at their regular slow pace. However this would all soon change in the year's following before the nation, as one man with a simple invention changes the nation forever.

The British Economy
The British Economy was doing its usuall. Crops coming in on time, and sometimes not on time. Factories taking weeks to produce iteams needed for the Nation to survive. All-in-all the nation was doing fine in its economical department. But some people knew the economy could boom. King George II of England (John Breasly), current ruler of England at the time said

"I need the wheat for my crumpets, but the wheat tis not coming in fast at all, we need more wheat!"

Other problems soon sprang up of the problem of Wagon high-jackings, and the supplies of coal taking forever to reach factories and businesses which needed coal to survive. Things were coming to a quick change.

The Wheat Harvester
When King George II erged men to find a way to harvest wheat faster, nobody could find a simple way. One of his servants came up with the idea of closing factories and businesses to focus on Agriculture. King George II thought the idea was the most idiotic thing he ever heard. Another suggested training and hiring men to throw knifes down a row of wheat cutting it down, but yet the people would have to retrieve the knife which could easily be lost, and the wheat would take forever to pick up. A British citizen named Joshua William Pond came up with his own idea. He chained a Belt on two poles, attached a knife, and a bag behind the knife, and put a wheel on the belt. When he turned the wheel, the wheat was cut by the knife and almost 95% of the wheat fell into the bag! It took him only 5 minutes to pick up the ones that had been missed! King George saw Ponds Creation, and loved it! Pond was appointed to Chief of command of a new English Program called The British Experimental Program.

The Steel Caged Wagon
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