They continued to expand. soon occupying all the mill and then the building that once housed the Forge Village Horse Nail Co. The firm continued to grow through the years. In the early 1900s the owners planned major expansion but were unable to find sufficient help to meet their growing needs. They sent representatives to Europe and made agreements with large numbers of people to emigrate. They advanced the price of a train ticket across Europe and a boat ticket to New Yorks Ellis Island. There they were gathered together and given special tags that identified them as destined for the mills of Westford.
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