Dosuzhewy - dynasty of merchants and entrepreneurs in the Russian Empire , engaged in this type of activity for several decades. Famous representatives [1] :
- Alexey Alexandrovich ;
- Andrei Alexandrovich .
Entrepreneurial activities
In Moscow in 1823, Dosuzhevym Andrei Nikolaevich, on Kanava, a small cloth factory was opened in his own house, which was built on personal land, the area of which was 2 1/2 tithes. Initially, the production of cloth took place in small rooms, and it was produced in a primitive and simplest way. Until about 1859, the development of the enterprise proceeded very slowly, and the work proceeded with great slowdowns, since the old technologies were used and the mechanisms were set in motion by equestrian wires, which prevented good and high-quality production of cloth in the required quantity. Andrei Alexandrovich Dosuzhev founded the business in his youth, when he was 22 years old, and despite this, thanks to good work and dedication, he developed his enterprise so well and vigorously that by 1836 it became necessary to build a 3-storey stone building, which should was consistent with its arrangement and devices for weaving, finishing goods and spinning. Along with this construction of the building, the Ministry of Railways and communications dug a canal, which was a huge plus in this area [2] .
Increasing and improving the work of his enterprise in a good way, Andrei Alexandrovich decided in 1851 to expand his business even more globally, acquiring a second factory in the settlement of Potylikh, near which Setun flows into the Moscow River . At this new factory, technologies were used slightly newer: the so-called water force was used, which was set in motion with the help of liquid or semi-fluid wheels. After some more time, Andrei Alexandrovich transferred the spinning department from the Moscow factory; in 1859, he installed a steam engine of the vertical system of the plant Zhilen from Belgium at the same factory in Moscow; in 1879, this car was replaced by a newer one - the enhanced horizontal Shilov plant. In the same year, 1879, a locomobile was installed in the factory of the village of Potylikha, which was to help the water force, and the spinning department was again transferred to the Moscow factory. All the old wool-sewing machines and spinning machines were replaced with newer Belgian machines of the newest design of the Mercier company, and the whole decoration of the cloth practically passed to the second factory, except the cloth shop, the main branch of which was until 1893 in the Moscow factory. In 1867, the locomobile at the factory near the village of Potyliha was replaced with a steam engine of Russian work, which was carried out by the Moscow plant Rodion Smith. After using steam engines at two factories created by a domestic manufacturer and using new technologies, things began to expand significantly. In 1876, Andrei Alexandrovich died, the founder of the business and two factories, and the enterprise that had grown by that time demanded a new owner, and his grandson, Alexey Alexandrovich Dosuzhev, who also assumed this position at 22, became them. Gradually, the matter expanded even more, and Alexey Alexandrovich did an excellent job with all things, improving the quality and speed of production of goods. By 1893, Alexey Alexandrovich moved the cloth department to a factory near the village of Potylikha, in which two steam engines of the horizontal system of the N. E. Bromley and Rodion Smith [2] .
In 1904, in a factory in Moscow, diesel engines replaced the steam engines that were manufactured by the domestic plant “L. Nobel. " Already in 1907, the factory, located near the village of Potylikha, in exactly the same order moved from steam engines to newer diesel engines from the same manufacturer, and moreover, in the same year, the company began to be especially updated and modernized in the wool department. All the old apparatuses of this designation were replaced by spinning-milling machines of German and English origin. The chief assistant and closest associate of Alexei Alexandrovich during the period of 16 years was his son - mechanical engineer Dosuzhev Andrei Alekseevich. He managed the technical part of the plant and was responsible for this, as well as for the production of merino fabrics. In addition, he was in charge of the production of fabrics from coarser fabrics, the so-called Russian fabrics, jabs and camel [3] .
The main specialization of the factories was the production of fabrics from coarse wool, namely the production of bikes for rubber galoshes. Alexey Alexandrovich manufactory received an order from the Russian-American rubber manufactory under the Triangle brand. Alexey Alexandrov, thanks to constant orders from this company, was able to save enough money in order to build a new special building. To expand the activities were ordered new machines and vehicles from England . In addition, an additional diesel-motor engine for 200 forces of their Kolomna machine-building plant. In this new building was equipped with the transmission of electricity. For a good production of cloth goods, the company was equipped with the latest and best equipment of the time [4] .
During the transfer of ownership to Alexey Dosuzhev in 1876, the total cash flow reached 500 thousand rubles, and later it was increased to 1.8 million rubles. A. A. Dosuzhev also for many years supplied products for the War Department [4] .
At the present time it is impossible to trace what exactly happened to the factory. Probably, after the revolution, like in many families, the company was selected [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Dosuzhevy merchants - “History of Russian Clans”
- ↑ 1 2 1000 years of Russian entrepreneurship: from the history of merchant families , Oleg Platonov , p. 381
- ↑ 1000 years of Russian entrepreneurship: from the history of merchant families , Oleg Platonov , p. 382
- ↑ 1 2 3 1000 years of Russian entrepreneurship: from the history of merchant families , Oleg Platonov , p. 383