▁industry ▁in ▁Scotland ; ▁along ▁with ▁Mc Con nel ▁& ▁Kennedy , ▁A ▁& ▁G ▁Murray ▁domin ated ▁the ▁Scottish ▁market . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁Adam ▁Murray ▁le ased ▁land ▁in ▁An co ats ; ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁George , ▁began ▁construction ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁mill ▁– ▁which ▁was ▁complete ▁by ▁about ▁ 1 7 9 8 . ▁The ▁mill ▁was ▁probably ▁designed ▁to ▁house ▁equipment ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Murray ▁brothers ▁themselves . ▁First ▁known ▁as ▁Union ▁Mill , ▁from ▁its ▁position ▁on ▁Union ▁Street , ▁the ▁Old ▁Mill ▁was ▁a ▁purpose - built ▁steam - power ed ▁spin ning ▁mill . ▁Const ruction ▁took ▁approximately ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁mill w right ▁Thomas ▁L owe ▁– ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁on ▁Richard ▁Ar kw right ' s ▁first ▁two ▁fact ories ▁– ▁planned ▁the ▁building . ▁It ▁is ▁eight ▁store ys ▁high ▁and ▁probably ▁the ▁first ▁cot ton - sp in ning ▁factory ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁that ▁high . ▁The ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁mill , ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁by ▁, ▁was ▁built ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁locally ▁made ▁br icks . ▁The ▁mach in ery ▁was ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 2   hor se ▁power ▁( hp ), ▁£ 6 2 0 ▁B oul ton ▁and ▁W att ▁steam ▁engine . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁Murray s ' ▁second ▁mill , ▁De cker ▁Mill , ▁had ▁begun ▁by ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁to ▁the ▁east