Beginning at the end of the 19th century and for several decades, a temporary economic recovery took place, due to the development of the textile industry ("Foustanos-Karellas-Velissaropoulos & Co").
Počevši od kraja 19. stoljeća pa nekoliko sljedećih desetljeća, održan je gospodarski rast otoka zahvaljujući osnutku tekstilne industrije (Foustanos-Karellas-Velissaropoulos & Co).