The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-08
MATCHMAKING IN AMERICA.


Tcstimony of the swiss Commissioner
American ~uprrior tn Foreign NnichrH.
M Ituuatd ta,ru Ferret, Swiss commits
-iaurr 30 tho Centennial Exhibition. bud MEM
bcr of the International jury un watches. has
given tho results uf bis observation ou Amvfi-
can Matchmaking iu public address % CAhns
dr-Inuds, intlr auI NcurhAtr Being himself
d large watch manufactures, his statements
mady profound impression in Switzerland,
aud will Be- read with tho hyohest interest ln
this country, After -hetrlius the growth of
matchmaking iu HgsaHcuh. b., which tho French
market fpr watches WAS lpst o. Switzerland ho
,pulr substantially a. fulluws
Iur long time Am,rleA has hy,u the pnua-
pal market fur ouT watches. To-day We must
earnestly prepare % struggle With the Amrf-
cans 900 thr fields where hitherto wt have hryn
the MASTERS. Mf, Dennlsun, thr father ~
American Matchmaking. Travelled through the
canton uf Ncuehat,l, studying oar moio uf
manufacturing, seeking 60 inform himself Of
vN,gulluF and carefully noting the weak
points BOO uur industry After bis return o. thr
United staie-. lu l-5i Dr. founded factory -A
Boston A." Tho Basluu Match COMPANY Tho
capital scarcely slU1. 600 waa subscribed by
capitalists uur. than hy practical busiucss men
la ih" beginning ths company turned uu, only
thy ruugh A.,l,tuu movement. and attended o.
a., finishing all other parts, such as tfsIus
balances, jewels, ,tr.. were .mpuft,d ffuu swift
s5Iiaui. Little ly hitl, however. the fsrtury
,.,f....i.I ft. ,.r..r.s...t.- sf.t t,Irs.f ,.tl.
l.''a i"' "' "'' l''.i'' "''' 'i''-''' 'i'' e"lN
tai-is abandoned IL aul i faded ln 1850.
Another American. Nj Eoblus. scented d
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-.-''
t.'a it F''r"'' Dc" company -' The
American Watch tumFauN aas formed, with
a ,.tr.If.I yf sam rHH sIfrh mas if..r,....l e.,
-...'... t.t-.
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mIa.a ~ -u,aigi7. aud ESQ every unr wanted 8
watch. there u.- great animation lu the watch
tt..,..-- Az rt. t..,..t..s .1s.g. mich, t....
'''A t"'AN ""e I'i ".i industry, We IaIlv4 -
comprehend oar real interests. Instead uf
-..fl...s ,..l ,yar.l... .. fI5, sfrart-.,.- fl..
- 4q
worst A''i' WAS ''--'' ih' Ai-l'i..Atis, L"N'fei'
went 90 nu.A uu au u-luf,ly different plan, Ihr
,.lf.f-fy Increased their tlaut and turu,i amt
','''' 10 '--'--' '-'-'' '--' '-'' " "'' =.
Al 90, ,li ~ several NoaI tht American watch
af1g,d a good reputation. ysl4ls ogrs were li --
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increased o. ssIu,''e, aAa Tie operations u tAe
t-Hursuy grew o. luueasr pfa5auTtiaus. Tie
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"'ihI-g1, ANA make -iaAi 40 hohtAieLia ifI
ua'. iA'l nave atAih i#1te'hed lhef .Ai .iA.
LA u amounts 20 2 y '.a.' ''3 - >'1r' s'''''.'
E 7 r." q 10 L. No
power .s,r .' ,"'f .'te Z 3" k".i~. we
have seen .l -A al' l'r deiAlls ahd "e have Aa-
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last h"t. .h tlie az, Nl '&if AsAi4+il'+Na4 Ne
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