New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-19
A WATCH FACTORY IN NEW YORK.

Mr.. John Foley, matchmaker, ard alirge number
Of engineers, conductors and others employed %
the New. Haven and Harlem Railroads called public
mestrg to be held last evening" for the purpose OF
initiating movement for the finishing of watch move
merts in this country. Mr. Foley complains that tho
importers ae ruinrg toe retail rsde by selling at ret SILT
that they AXE from $50 TO sj profit on every move.
meut they sell, ard generally that the 8 900 OWs
wear which we pay Europe for watches ought to be paid
10 cur own wolkmen.
All the movements Of all the watches row finished IN
EDgard he tels w. are stamped at a single factory 10
Lancashire AID cost but - apiece. lie proposes {,
nuort these, ard to have them finished hsrei the
movement, properly finished aud full sweed, will then
cost but So and for such movement wa.chmakefs
here row have 20 pay from So to sj5. Several per-
sons were pIeeent Who had watches which they wers
wiling to bet for keeping correct time to within 10
geccnds year. Their watohes had been adjusted 81
Mr.. Foley. who hsd ATTACHED TO them special sad
very delicate screw for moving the regulator
The meeting was called TO order a, . O'Clock. Mr..
McL,rcHrIS was called 20 the chsir, Mr.. OBRHs
was APPOINTED Secretary, and NJ. joins UsG,s, rrea-
suIer.
Mr.. McL.roHrIs Paid that tbs object Of tho meet
inc was 10 organize association ior the msnuiacure
OF watches in this country
TIE following resolutions were pissed.
soea, I. Is Understood oLJ BY Few in orr soaunn,y ia.
thee branch 4 imported IN .le . % n
bs he ns' ne. e. - a. ..sss" -.
t.csI oalcuaDn. over t' ~" "oi % Ihi' !"
-,as ure entirely imported, Is sot % oar oilsns o. an exr
iCT.i. pfoft Of y pr fir rsmunsfanr profit
which would - or 0@n HschAnics manufactures e
I'D ,6eyea, II these sroooOo expended In giving
emrs uae mechanics snd Ills snn again e, sed
BY Them snaooz or own p"sps, VIZ ,esi ssns o. ths
pf c.u unfsy hte oct vt our Pockes ~ palo1s an.
5 years void 70 u wealth Seyond the rss'sees
of our fsr famcd California;
md rhe,ea, p.ive syrersnns b.s ausht o.f psopss
the fy ore La Il The wsl uosellsn iupOFtet efs ~
.g1iio- ara ussy hos 90 Il b.ss mes 1851
s5d polished and WEI calculated DE- give s1 tn VeU se
ResoitSS Thai sn ourssiy.. Ass.ioa; uaSs'
the At " The SeUTyf< Ns'en MSrriaci HSs A'"'
Reyrsd Thai onn,.. eon.,ut. AID s,pss.t hh 'sns
,,S nd c,Iry & is d .s ortenp aud By Asoes'n
MI. McLAuoHLIS read Lom TIE Dnoh'n ShDs %
Nav an account Of the commencement ~ 700 .atyu
factory Of John DOnegsc, the nses. ~ urss' DnI,'
in 1915. BE showed that tna' afoss "o" - ''"""
a. E,,y chased tie pecuniary sdysnt Xss o
osnn6sc,uupg here. lie said that nstches cosih ps
rsrnrrcturea in this country, 30 that good goss
.nh ~onld Be msds for what We now PAD fof sive
.s,eb,,. He concluded by ssying that tasy wesla
10 The mater before ire public ard y the puonc We
;r,ereS.ed enough 10 sSsist them, the public mgn
infer the cheat now prscticed upon thsm oy 'ss
/ importers. T., ,hso, IA
spueL 70 tho public was BY putting tAen naas, ~ y
! thsir oxn pockets lrst he accordingly gsve IN ~
snI.c,;o,op. other gentlemen followed, Mr. fosy
ling receipt Tor ths money IN trust 20 assist -
establishing watch factory repsyso'' y s0oss
III, he would give security 10 the Treasurer q "
Association Tor ths faithful use and r'tars o. We
| mooey advanced. .,...
TIE needing sdiourned 70 meet ct the ssn. s'ses'
Ne. f95 Fourth avenue, on Friday svssns s'N~