Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-26

,vound there on the hroe ID. -, 1856,
nd have busily improved -. ,psstuni>
, since then, having srects r. pile ef
ubstantial buildings iille n ma
.hio9y q The noss slabos !. ser; -
Dsoughs aeout one hundri ~ with
heir families from the / / them
Iull employment In che :, ,.ars Of
uiosks and in the rolling Of 70 are erect
I'd the buildings necessary ? ..:epur.
poess 6es the voskmen az .g'ss. and
IN lioe, have organised /. Wa shore
. year ego, u not he~liss e~nsSs'.rsIs
vas little but an unbreke 49, ms.
90 much has been sccomp! T. s"o''
time, 10 better evidence
wo,ds could give. thas III" - VINO
compose and manage 'hs the
United States Clock and .sy
live men.
The buildings consist OF story
structures. each leo by one |
structure Of about equal size a, ground
plan, Of two stories. In the .aentioned
is PLACED the engines, boiler s.d rolling ap>
paratus. One OF the other two buildings 10
appropriated 70 the woodwork required in
clock manufacture; the other 70 the brass
working and finishing. The operations Of
the establishment include every process
from that Of taking the crude copper and
zinc, fusiDg them IN the furnace, pouring
them out into the moulds, and taking the
Jumps thus made (When cold, putting them
through the pondeeous rollers and pressing
them down gradually 10 The thickness rev
ouired. whether for sale for other purposes,
OF for the stamping out Of wheel work for
the clocks. A specimen Of their brass, be-
81 Al
MES, was exhibited On Change . few days
ago. and Vas universally pronounced to be
one Of the best specimens Of the metal ever
seen in this city. beth ~ segards The text
ure Of The material end evenness Of finish.
In the building in which the woodwork 10
performed there are dozens Of pondefous
machines. The wood used In the eonstruc>
ton Of the cases 10 put through saw, cut
ting 10 the required size. then taken 70 the
venesring rom. These venssrs are pre-
pared in y way new 10 the West. A soiid
block Of walnut, rosewood or mshogany, 70
frat cut into . cylindrical shape; then steam
ed for four hours, aud then put into lathe
wheel. A wide. chisel- shapsd instrument,
throws oil c00tinnOus shaving,
perhaps . hundred yards in length Or
more, which 10 one veneer. This is taken
away and thsa cut up to The required
lsneths and carried 10 tho glueiny ROOM
Here The framing piecss Of soft wosd hav>
ing been cut " something like the required
sizes and moulded, n nssd b, ere covered
with NE veneer by . hundred q tune.
block d together and carried into the
drying room. After being thoroughly dried
these pissss ere taken 70 the polishing
wheels where they are FURNISHED up. They
ere then formed into the required shape for
tho clock frame They are afterwards
framed and fnist ed, 40 far ~ this departs
ment Of labor on clock - concerned.
The sheets Of brass after leaving the rolls
ing mill are pushed through pondsrous
machine which stamps cut the wheels "a
any required size and pattern. These
wheels are thsn put together by fifty at 4
time, strung on spindle, passed rapid,
back ward and forward through an appara
tus which cuts the teeth in an instant, fifty
wheels being cogged in nearly A. few sec
onds. Meanwhile, in another part Of tn,
building. the pinions and posts arc being
made out Of iron wires and these two ar
tskcn TO number Of nmblc fingered work
men, who put them together. and Ties,
then. with the frames which are made il
another room, are taken 10 she makers up
who put together the clock. which 10 taksr
out ready for sale.
AZ already stated, about hundred per-
sons now A0d employment At the works
and the company has capacity for fully ,
hundred moro, who will b. pat 10 work .,
soon - the requisite amount Of machinery
cen be got 10, ready for operation. Thsy
} have already sent ous about two theusan,
dolass' worth Of cloeks, end have sewers
Z thousands Of clocks nov ready iss the sprinI
trade. and are turning them out ct the rat
Of about one hundred Thousand . year. =
; Their makes include nearly al the usus
styles and some new ones. One Of tn
clocks, especially noticed. was . schoc
house clock which is noticeable rs being ca
pablc Of being set 20 strike at any time, CIV
cry five or ten minutes. or half b ,nr 40 ma
be required to indicate the tire for bcgi..
ming or ending Rotations, Sc. saving {
the teacher the trouble Of watching the cloc
g. determine the length OF exercises. Tn
clocks are. all Of them, of the best quality
fact which may be considered "a vouche
, for when il is remembered that the forctna
and workers are the very best in their sew
eral departments who could be found ia til
East, many Of them having worked for fror
IL 70 % years in the clock factories of Cor
nccticut. The pioneer OF brass clock max
ing, Mr.. Jerome, who, il is understood
has materially aided the company in carry
ing out their plans, declared that there ~
: not = factory in the United States whic
J turned out better work, and there were sec
, srsl whose work would not q Ill compas
With that Of the works q Austin.
On the Arst anniversary Of the oseanixs
ton Of the company banquet was given
, comprised Of prominent citizens Of Chicago
A Spesshss we're mAds-ths 0rst BY Mr.. Nc
. dill d the Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Asdill congratulated the eonpan
4 present on this sign Of true W sstsrn entei
; price. Il va bassly year age that NJ
!, Holdsa Whispered to him that they intend
. ed TO do - add -, and now here was Ii
whole thing in operation. lie we especiall
pleased, % be recognised in msnufaeeuss
the true psospssity sfa people. Chicag
snsn might make few cents IN the dolls
by handbag produce, but whom they too
bold OF the raw material and wrought
, into the finished product, they could chan
one dollar Of value to ten, twenty, or hun
> drsd. He vas plcs.ed to see Chicae
Dossy in this direction. and especially whe
taking such noble stride = The One the
then witnessed.
Nj. Hesing. Of the Nasts Neitxag. follow
D ed, and 10 the course Of HE remarks iutrt
. duced pertinent personal rsniniscsusc. H
, came TO America in lSse, aad Tie vessel 1
n which he crossed TIE ocean brought lsrs
r number Of clocks for American use. n
= visited Germany in lS41-nins years afte
4 and with him went out some two hur
b bred cases Of American clocks for the Eurc
pean market. That was big revolution. :
{ Now it Was found that American nanufsc
. tursrs can sell their goods Is cheaply q
, Europeans. and pay much better wages.
{ why u that Because they have here n
! brain as well a. the muscle, aod use the be.
! and most labor saving machinery.
, Alderman knickesbocker followed. an
/. then Mr.. Holden ross and called the atten
q ton Of the company to . watch and chat
which he held ia HE hand, which he said b
had been instructed to present to Willias
: A. Giles, Esq, the worthy Secretary Of Ii
It company, ~ testimonial Of appreciation Z
!. MS energy in carrying through the obiec
" o' the company. in spite Of eli the obstruc
v lions standing in the way Of Aueeess. n
:. e's'.d that this vas the g!t Of several lea d
d ing gentlemen Of Switzerland AMI - ~
y Last - vsll - Chicago. NJ. 0;lss -
i ssall, taksa y surprise. Thss, ~as /.