Bird & Company
Bird & Company
'Bird & Company' was established by the brothers Sam and Paul Bird in Allahabad in the mid 1860's. They started as a contractor for the East Indian Railway(EIR) and North Western Railway(NWR) loading and unloading goods at stations. They moved their head office to Calcutta and became a Managing Agent with intersts in the mining and jute industries[1].
In 1917 the Managing Agent and merchant company F W Heilgers & Company, also with interests in coal and jute industries was aquired by 'Bird and Company [2].
Coal Operations
- Burrakar Coal Co
- Reliance Coal Co
Coal Ships
- Bird Line, operating two 6,000 ton coal shipos (the Flamingo and the Florican)
Contract Labour
They supplied contracted labour to East Indian Railway(EIR), East Bengal Railway(EBR) and Calcutta Port Commissioners' Railway
Managing Agents
The following are known as having 'Bird and Company' as their Managing Agent:-
- Assam Saw Mill & Timber where a railway has been identified
- Barajamda, Gua Iron Ore Mines where a railway has been identified
Jute Mills
The following Jute Mills are listed on FIBIS page 'A List of Jute Mills in India' as having 'Bird & Company' as Agent:-
- Dalhousie Jute Co, Champdani where a railway has been identified
- Northbrook Jute Mill, Champdani where a railway has been identified
- Auckland Jute Mill
- Clive Jute Mill
- Lansdowne Jute Mill
- Lawrence Jute Mill
- Standard Jute Mill
- Union Jute Mill
The following Jute Mills are listed on FIBIS page 'A List of Jute Mills in India' as having 'F W Heilgers & Company' as Agent, in 1917 taken over by 'Bird & Company' :-
- Kinnison Jute Mill, near Barrackpore, Calcutta
- Naihati Jute Mill
References
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry WB60 page ....
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry WB83 page ....