ɪɾ ɐtɹˈæktᵻd mˈɛni fˈæmɪliz tə sˈɛɾəl ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə, ænd ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv bˈʌsbi swˈʌŋ fɹʌmðɪ ˈoʊld dᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ fˈɜːmtaʊn ɔnðə lˈænɑːɹkʃɚ sˈaɪd ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ kˈɑːɹt, tə nˈuːmɪl ɔnðə ɹˈɛnfɹuːʃɚ sˈaɪd.
It attracted many families to settle in the area, and the centre of Busby swung from the old declining fermtoun on the Lanarkshire side of the River Cart, to Newmill on the Renfrewshire side.