New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-18
INDUSTRIAL INTELLIGENCE.


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TIE ANERIcAs CHEAP Clock NASUFAcTUM "A
core spond. mt who appears 70 be well posted up, ap
rpo,es our notice OF the clock business but brnas fv
ward proofs that the clocks nc making sufficient
70 supply the demand both for home use and eAporta'
ton He says the factory formerly owned Ivy the Je.
rome Manufacturing Co. is now occupied BY the New
Haven Clock Co.. with full complement OF hand.
The same workmen as formerly employed by the
Jerome Manufac turing Co. employed in making al
kinds of clocks especially those having wooden cases,
such as "O.G.s, AID DoUble . G.s, " Ronnd
and Shaiptop Goihics, Unions. "Cottaec, ~.
Ibis Company commenced operations in this factory
on The oath Of Apnl last their business having prcvi'
ously been the Manufacture O'Clock "movements' ex-
clnsively, and are now turing out finished clEks at
the rate of $4,000 per month 10000 per year. In
the years 1873 and 1854 the Jerome finished about
20 coo per month, OF 10000 Per year, instead Of
10000. They made their own cases, but bought
their movements, principally OF the Company tLat
now occupy the premises.
The j. G.. Brown Factory is doing very l4'ge
bush ess. About one third more hands are employed
than ever before at any one time.
The rumbcr Of clocks manufactured by the different
companies is greatly .ussd by the practice oi max
Eg the NOV ements and cases in separate eS,a DISH
m.nts, rendeIips the same clock Liable to be counted
twice OF not at ell Thus we nov learn that The An
sonia Clock Company, for which we allowed An'on@
$50 600 last year really finished but very few clocks,
their business beng no,ty confined to the manutact,
ure Of movements to be cased clscwhcre.
Our correspondent, who signs "Clockmakor,
agrees that clocks have been furnished at ruinousy
low rates. and that combination should be effected to
rcauate pr,ces but afirnS that we we're mistaken IN
supposIg the quantity now being manufactured not
fully equal 70 the demand. AL conccdc that the mar
ket has been ovetoeked that this is both the prime
snd the inne date cause Of the late depression aad
that ~turn to such cor dition Of the trade would
be attended With disastrous consequences. Clocks
are made OF lumber, iron, brass gkss, &C. com
bin ition which should include all the principal manu-
faourers, cause each to deposit bond, to be for
fei:sd on infringement Of such wholesome rules as
III ght bc osleed TO- and Involve IN agreement with
the parties who fuinnh materials, ard also with the
Bonks of rot to extend credit to parties
who should Violate these rules might prove all that
is necessary, and reduce the business 10 condition
where it could regulate Itself like other branches Of
manufacture. r..t
ALconoL.--M Berthelot OF France has lately
soly ed interesting problem In relation to the produc
ton of alcohol The same acid ssulphu'ic) which on
being mixed with alcohol and heated to 3aoo f. iber
atss bieabusetted hydrogen, will, Il united when cold
with bcarbuctted hydrogen, water, and carboaste of
potash, produce a'cohci7 NJ. Bettheot has produced
slcohol from common coal gas, bat whether tho pro-
cess il cheap enough to entte hil to the thanks Of
tho 20 who would j. az beverage, remains to DO
p;oved. -.f .,a., .-.. ...,....
GLAs. DAILoT Boxk,.-Mr. Joe, the we1 known
mus publisher, Is understood to be the inventor Of q
ballot box, lately shown us, designed to avoid the
possibility Of repeating the trick not always confined
TO San Francisco, Of "stuffpg." The box proper is
glass globe with a fair.szed aperture in the top
proteced by d brass cover in the center of wuph a
email hole to receive the ballots. The cover 9 made
to lcck dowp aud The whole globe is proceed from
violence BY an open fEaue OF wood or mc:sl IN lts
exterior Styffng consists in conceans bal ots in tle
bottom or side Of d box before tie voting commences,
and subsequently, dischsrsirs them inso thc box by
me ans of spring OF The like. This box would
most thecfasily toprsvenst. it. '' "a
Prpy iopnsx poR MEDICAL PsuosEs..-Io9!nc is Of
feossr usl 90 an exctant and ate,ative in medical
xactice. but i has always beea considered 20 nearly
! IN, olube IN water that some contns.or, such as
iodde Of potsssiuri, olide Of ron has generally
beer employed, but With this inporta,. disadvantage,
that the ei, ct Of the metal combined s oftsn more
seasibo than tha. of the iodine. Dr., Anders Of this
city Las iatsy succeeded in dssolvins this rare sab
derived rom the ashes Of sss plants
)--so ihA. each ouucs os the solution shall contain
about hall grain OF pure iodine, the remainder being
C,oton water Standard experiments hsvs indicated
water TO Sc Only capable Of d0solvins II 900 of its
weight ofioabe While THE result is equal to about
seven times that amount. We have not learned tie
process by ntich thi, iupor.an. result is accom-.
pishsd, slthssah are ssti-ie! Of :he fact.