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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 409
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At length, after about twenty years' labour as a manufacturer, Mr. Salt thought of retiring from business, and again betaking himself to his favourite agricultural pursuits. He intended to retire on his fiftieth birthday, but before that time had arrived (having five sons to provide for) he reversed his decision, and resolved to continue in business a little longer, and to remain at the head of the firm. Having come to this determination, he made up his mind to leave Bradford. The borough was already overcrowded, and he did not like to be a party to increasing the population. He looked about for a site suitable for a manufacturing establishment, and at length fixed upon a large piece of ground in the beautiful valley of the Aire. An extension of the Leeds and Bradford Railway was in front, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal behind it, so that there was every convenience for bringing up the raw materials, and of sending away the manufactured goods. On that spot Saltaire was erected--a noble monument of private enterprise, liberality, and wisdom.
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定位：Excerpt 409 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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索尔特先生做了大约二十年制造商后，想退休回归农业。他原打算五十岁生日时退，但想到要养五个儿子，就改变主意，决定再干一阵，继续当公司负责人。既然这样决定，他就打算离开布拉德福德。那里已经太拥挤，他不想再增加人口。他找适合建厂的地方，最后选中艾尔谷一大片地。前面有铁路延伸线，后面有运河，运原料、送成品都方便。于是建起了索尔泰尔，这是私人企业、慷慨和智慧的丰碑。
上下文
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》一书中的例子，讲述英国实业家泰特斯·索尔特创建索尔泰尔工业社区的故事。
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如果你要扩大事业，会像索尔特那样考虑对社区的影响，还是只看成本和便利？
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