Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-04-04
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The AAiaes Family.

A correspondent Of the Springfield Repub
lican writes of North Easton-the birth place
and home of Cakes Ames-the man who
just nowstands iii 30 tlisgraceful prominence
before the American public. The town lie.
midway between Boston and Fall River. or
the liae OF the Old colony and Newport
Kallroad. In this place is the great shove
mandatory of o. Ames & Co. The mum
Der of hands employed in the various depart t.
ments of this factory ranges from 500 to 400.
Ia an ordinary season. each days work pro-
auces 5000 shoyels. aOakes and Oliver Ames
are the senior partners OF the firm;;' and their
sons comprise the company.
Oliver ,Aines, Sr.s the father OF Dukes and
Oliver, began the bilstiess1in avery humble
way, first as manufacturer of nails, and then
ofshoyels; in asmaH one story building, with
no machinery. The little shop gave way to a
larger one, each succeeding year saw steady
gain over the proceeding, and when ten years
ago, Oliver Ames died, his little mall and
shovel shops had grownto be one OF the lead
i'g ! -dustries OF the nat,on. and Ames,
shovels were known and used through out the
world He died at an advanced age. HAVING
lived to see fiourishing town grow pj
around him, which iilaslarge measure, owed
to him its existence and prosperity. He was
universally respected; gkeen energetic man
of business, yet singularly straig htforward
and upright In his dealings. a 4 ags2a (
The Ames family have always been infer
ested in the welfare OF North Easton, and
every scheme ior, pr blicinrmavement meets
their ready support and receives from them
substantial and, They have always, been firm
advocates of the Temperance cause. and have
waged relentless warfare against the liquor
traffic in their midst. And this has not been
without Its perceptibie effect, for will ven
ture to say that no other town in the State.
In which the foreign element so largely nre-
dominates, chlpslfew 50 good temperance
record as does this place, Three or four
years ago Cakes Ames began building an
elegant school-honse, with the intention 81 |
presenting it to the district in which he re.I
sides, but before its Completion the school,
nlstfict system was abolished, and, not car
ing to include tile whole town inshis liberal
lily, he offered to sell the building at a slioht
" upon the subject. the town finally bouaht
the house. and some pt opie have been so I'M !
generous as to assert that Mr.. Aniesi knew
that this measure was be brought before
the Legislature, and would probably be sue
cessful and he took aiyar tage OF tliis knowl.I
edge to realizeafeW sdividends'sS by specu-
lating in scllool-houses, OF the two brothers
Oliver Ames Is thegsnerai favotnle. -aad-he
y certainly morally and intellectually the
superior ltyop Ws!ag !. favor, lge 2os0 Oliver:
- will e7sintiti Us Witllhl llisrpoWe4.s and
fnot. he sill give folP q Courteous iss refusal
Whichis more thtaf s5are,rilts ri avs oct from.
Oskes, who Is siIs i ana liI.lllt as one of
lis own slloyes sisy zsgsJ sisis ~ 1879
The people oftlaiss1 lagesuetthe'a campaign
SANDER at first, fiiiiidis nant denial. then
with attempted defense,E which fas given
place to a feeling Of alnlost rersonal shame
and humiliation. ThesAnaes family has BEEN
held IN such Ugh esteem tbAt the detection
Of Oakes Is keenly felt. aTe* III ts. si
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