Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-05-28
Ifa has experienced reyerses Of fof.

Ilo has SApc'iSiso' 'o'S'oSo VI ~
tune but, like the fabled Phenix that
rises from its own ashes, so every re-.
verse in his affairs has only served to
Increase his energies, aud devolope
and extend .. new spirit Of enterprise.
He has probably made twice or three
times as many wooden clocks as any
man in this country, and more than
any other person in the world; though
for some time past believe his ma
,erial for clocks has, been brass. In.
deed 1 do not otknowthat wooden clocks
are now made. Besides his factory
in New Haven, which employs near
ly hundred and fftylhands, Mr.. Je-
rome employs more than another hun
dred in Bristol, Derby and elsewhere
and his commodity is scattered all
over the country-Gand ] might say all
over the civilized and even the half
civilized world. He has. as | have
lately learned, (for | have made q put
chase there, a depository of his clocks
in Hanover street, in this city; also,
one in each of the cities of New York,
London and Liverpool. | am told by
those who ought to know, that he has
for three years past manufactured
five hundred clocks daily. At this
rate the result Of his labours would
be about one Aundred and Jg1y thou
sand a gear. In truth, | should not
be greatly surprised to know that he
has manufactured in his whole life
nearly a MlLLIoN .5ig
1t is curious to observe what results
sometimes follow from'the efforts of a
single man-as "tall oaks from little
acorns grow" How many social cir
cles in the old United States, in Cali
foruia, Oregon, Peru, England, Con-
tinental Europe, Turkey, China, Hin
doostan, and even Australia, have
been gladdened and cheered by the
presence of Jerome's clocks! Had
but one-half as many circles been
made mourners by his efforts for thir-
ty years-had he been a means, like
Caesar or Napoleon, of the, destruc-
ton OF tIlohsahas ol you"s 'ncr' :i;.s s''e
flower OF theif tesPee..ss lam, .a,n,'eS. - !.
he might long ago 9een .auaeu,as q
nero, II not cr1"'ieu do a.. e"Ps;o.
Dut 10 ao SUN ,. .onou.' ~ LIS -, ,lspa,o'
tinu the earth, but the good of his
fellow men and the glory Of God, in
making it the cheerful abode of cheer
inI and banny men. The peans sung
TO bis nraiss will he sung by another
class Of men than those who havelau.
ded beroism in war, aud delighted il
carnage and blood.
1vl;;r. ,a,,,;,,n ,bose l;,,s mann.
-, ~ n''e ~, pe'' ,r,,e | ~ bsr TT ,rust, has
" ~ ~, o.o ~ ,no Ne Ne fnI,o,y;no connlet
e.", "oag ,hs ~ ,,oa, @ youna
i'o't' '"' pe'
"ihe CLOCK s'IiAes ohs'
We take no note oil ''m' out ey ~ iossi
10 give II 'heA tongue IS WISE u ''"n'
To show that have not exaggera-
ted while making the statements a.
bove concerning Mr.. jerome, allow
me to quote paragraph Or two from
the Nc@ HareA journal ana Courier
OF about TWO years ago;
"The entire number Of operatives
uowdcpenden,upon hist {MlrJ erome's)
enterprise, is something more than
two hundred aud sixty, to whom about
s6,0OOin cash are paid monthly
Looking at a single clock it would
seem that no. very large quantity Of
material would be necessary to the
manufacture of many thousands Of
these. Yet n million and half of
pine lumber: more than a third of a
million Of mahogany and rosewood
voneers; two hundred thousand lbs.
of rolled and cast brass two hundred
barrels Of glue and hundred more Of
varuish; two thousand boxes Of glass;
three hundred casks of nails. and 9th;
will give some idea of the immense
business done by this single establish
ment."