The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-06-25

being pfacticaf In eSesy department, be
watches closely and jealousy guards the
uih1sast .minutise Of the business, 20 that at
all ttmea The public can feel safe, and the
6rm more than proud Of the estimation 80
jpa1 placed By che world at large on the
wabezes manufactured by them. III
|Ie VA Walss, Esq, ID one Of those gen.
tlana1 once met, is mot easily forgotten.
Having expsrienced all the disadvantages
possible In his early efforts to rise, be is
always ready 10 cheer and encourage the
ycang man striving to win himself position.
Active Of limb, and vigorous Of intellect,
he has sxerted both mind and body to the
furtherancA Of any and every plan suggested
fOs the good and interest Of the business (;
and in % doing has rendered the association
one Of pleasure M well as profit to all con-
ceyned.
In G. C. r. Wright. ESQ, the Junior
member Of the frm, we find all the elements
Of the true business man. Bold snd deter
mined IN the prosecution Of trade, genial,
generous and decided in character, be has
won himself host of friends, both in ac-
tive and private life. Those coming under
his immediate control are always subjects
Of his personal interest. while all with
whom be is brought in contact exclaim, sit
Is good to Esses0 him" Each and all of
the partners working in common cause,
bearing with each others peculiarities. and
willing, at all times to accept the rulings Of
the senior member. +. A. Giles, they have,
through bis ipdeatigable labors, carved
themselves out name that will shine
brighter and brighter, as the beauties of
American mechanism are held up for gen.
eral admiration by these worthy gentlemen.
THE FACTORY.
There is no doubt about this being the
largest, as well as the model mandatory
in the world. It is located at Marion,
New Jersey, only fifteen minutes distant from
New York, and is on the line of the New
Jersey Railroad, The principal building is
25S feet in length, and ia built almost en-
tirely Of iron and glass, and is remarkable
in its construction, in point of light and
ventilation. The grounds of the establish.
ment comprise three or more acres, are
beautifully laid out, and being surrounded
by unique iron fence, it has more the ap-
pearance Of private palace, than hive Of
industry, in which are employed more than
four hundred souls, turning out about one
hundred Of the company's celebrated watch
es daily.
The great care exhibited by this company
for the comfort of their employees, is q
credit to them, and is prominently ahead
Of any other mandatory in this country in
this particular. The building is in the form
Of I, the design of which excites the ad
miration of all who are SO fortunate as tc
see it, and the interior arrangements are
perfect for the convenience and comfort o.
all concerned. Sets ofpipes, of which there
are number arranged throughout The
building, arc used respectively for light
heat, and the supplying Of water. Great
care has been exercised in guarding against
accident by fire, every room and hallway
being supplied with tire-hose, 50 that every
floor can be drenched almost Immediately 4
necessary The toilet arrangements for the
vast number Of employees are perfect ho
and cold water, with abundance of room and
light, serve to make this one Of the pleasant
est rooms in the building, and could b.
copied to advantage by many employer
throughout the country. The sanitary ar
engagements are complete /; the consequence
of which are health and checrfnlness ex
pressed by every one engaged in the estab
lishment.
The first floor of the centre building i
occupied by the offices, which are located
on each side Of the hallway, in the centre o
the building, and the machine-room.
The basement is devoted to the engine
room, the smiths shop, hardening room
punching room, and other portions that arr
set aside for the storage Of materials used il
the business. The engine used is 80-hors,
power, was built by the Putnam Machin,
Company Of Fitchburg, Mass, and is, in it
self, triumph Of mechanical skill. Tb,
boilers, of which there are two. are the vel
known Harrison" On this floor th,
heavy work is performed, all the parts bein,
wrought in shape from the crude materials
there is also storage for the various tool
used in punching into shape all the part
and movements Of a watch. Where stee
enters in the construction OF watch
the American only is used, IS that has beer
found by actual test to be the only articI,
that can be used with any degree Of relia
bility, the imported article, many times
having defects that condemn it entirely
The only imported articles used by th,
United States Watch Company, are tht
precious stones for jeweling the movements
and the enamel used in making the dials
In the room oct aside for the use of me.
chanics in the construction of machiner,
used in the establishment, there is a corp
Of some twenty-five men. whose sole bust
ness is to construct and keep in repair th,
various machines throughout the building
of which there are something like 500, and
with but few exceptions, not two alike, eact
one Of which has been designed and adapted
for an especial purpose. Bone Of the ma
chimes are novelties, performing as they dc
various portions Of the work. The dutie:
of one particular machine used are various
yet, in its performance Of them all, it il
taultIeSs. On this machine are made the
steady pines Of the watch the wire being
fed in the machine, it is cut of, headed, the
thread cut and screwed in its position sim
ultaneously, while in some other cases, SC
minute is the work, and SO elaborate must
it be performed, that dozen machines aid
\ in its completion. E..
In the centre Of the second floor the
Office Of the Superintendent is situated, and
in which the private drawings are kept. The
drawings Of all the movements are on the
enlarged scale, and upon which are marked
the measurements Of the private standard
guage that is used by this company. So
accurate is this machine that the very small
est possible fraction Of difference can be
OWNED, even to the twenty-tifth thou.
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