The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-21

InlS trademark ID familiar to every mer-
chant in the United States, and all who haye
ever tried the genuine Clark's 30. N. r."
Spool Cotton, continue to use it.
EMPLOYEES At THE CENTENNIAL.
Anoticeable feature OF The Clark Thread
Company has always been their thoughtful
and considerate attention to the welfare and
Exhibition afforded an opportunity for its
practical illustration which should not pass
unnoticed in this article. Desiring to give all
their operatives an opportunity to witness the
great Exhibition at Philadelphia of what the
nation had accomplished during the first
hundred years of its existence in industry and
art. the company planned and carried to COM
plete success monster excursion to Phila-
delphia, which embraced their fifteen hun
dred employees, with invited guests; mem
bers OF the press, and the mayOr and Conn
mon Council of the City OF Newark. Some
idea OF its extent may be gained when it is
known that torty-fve railroad coaches were
employed for their accommodation, and the
cost tor transportation, admission, entertain
ment, ETC., exceeded six thousand dollars.
but this large sum is small compared with the
unalloyed pleasure which was afforded the
grand army Of industrious people who find
employment at the Clark Thread Company
Works in Newark. The Common Council
passed and caused to be beautifully engrossed
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resolutions from which for lack of space we
copy only the following extract:
Resolved, That we Witnessed with great
satisfaction the kindness aud attention shown
by the officers of this Company to their fifteen
hundred working people, and the evident
good feeling that exists between them; reccg-
nizing that when labor and capital thus har.
monte, prosperity must ensue.
Resolved, That the location of the CLARK
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mense works, and their army OF operatives.
has proved a vast benefit, and that Newark is
and should lie, Justly proud of her manufac-
lures on which her growth and prosperity
must ever depend, and that this munich pality
should foster and encourage by every proper
Resolutions OF thanks to the COMPANY were
also passed by the employees.
THE EUREKA BOAT CLUB AND THISTLE BAND.
The now famous crew which came so nea,
winning the prize against the world at the
Centennial International Regatta last August
! is from the Clark Thread Company's Works
principally: 1t has list OF thirty five active
and about forty honorary members. It is the
champion crew OF the Passaic, and has beaten
the celebrated Atlantic crew of New York
They won the first heat on Monday, August
18th, 1876 at Philadelphia, heating the Dublin
! ana Argonauta crews. On the SECOND day
wicks, of Albany, by only six seconds
the Beaverwicks winning the champion:
ship OF the world on the last dav, tn,
Newark boys Of the Clark Thread Company
coming very close to the championship o
the world.
| The Thistle Band, one of the best in til,
State is organized from the employees of tn,
| company and plays tor all the many excur
sions and festivals of the employees, beside:
answering outside calls when made. The,
accompanied the Eurekas to Philadelphia
and also the grand excursion of the EN-
| ployees to the Centennial last year, and al
| ways play at all the regattas in which tn,
Eurekas take part.
THE NEW YORK HOUSE.
! At No. 400 Broadway, corner of Walke
street, New York, is the SPLENDID marbl,
| building OF George A. Clark 4 Brother, tn,
selling agents OF The Clark Thread Company
| The entire five stories OF their magnificen
place are fitted up with every facility possible
tor the prompt transaction Of their immense
! business.