▁Street ▁Mill , ▁could ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁its ▁higher ▁land . ▁ ▁The ▁long ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁cot ton ▁industry ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁India ▁and ▁Japan ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁develop ▁their ▁own ▁indust ries , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁imm igration ▁- ▁mainly ▁from ▁Pakistan ▁- ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁help ▁bol ster ▁a ▁failing ▁industry . ▁But ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁mill s ▁were ▁closing ▁at ▁an ▁ever - f aster ▁rate . ▁The ▁old ▁buildings ▁often ▁re - occup ied ▁by ▁small ▁business es ▁special ising ▁in ▁other ▁occup ations . ▁ ▁The ▁C ocker ill ▁family ▁William ▁C ocker ill ▁( 1 7 5 9 - 1 8 3 2 ) ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁John ▁C ocker ill ▁( 1 7 9 0 - 1 8 4 0 ), ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁family ▁members , ▁both ▁sons ▁and ▁daughters , ▁are ▁worth ▁a ▁foot note ▁to ▁the ▁industrial ▁history ▁of ▁Has ling den . ▁Both ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁Has ling den , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁William ▁showed ▁great ▁skill ▁as ▁an ▁invent or ▁of ▁mach in ery . ▁The ▁Sl ub bing ▁Billy , ▁a ▁ro ving ▁or ▁sl ub bing ▁machine , ▁which ▁tw ists ▁and ▁draw s ▁out ▁y arn , ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁Sl ub bing ▁Billy ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁North ▁West ▁Morris ▁Team .