The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-03-28

This trademark is familiar to every mer-
chant in the United States, and all who
have ever tried the genuine Clark's 20. n.
T."Spool Cotton, continue to use it.
EMPLOYEES AT THE CENTENNIAL.
A noticeable feature of The Clark Thread
Company has always been their thought
full and considerate attention to the welfare
and pleasure of their employees. The Cen
yennial Exhibition afforded an opportunity
Tor its practical illustration which should
not pass unnoticed in this article. Desir-
ing to. give all their operatives an oppor-
tunity to witness the great Exhibition at
Philadelphia of what the nation had ac-
complished during the first hundred years
of its existence in industry and art, the
company planned and carried to complete
success a monster excursion to Philadel-
phia, which embraced their fifteen hundred
employees, with invited guests, members of
the press, and the Mayor and Common
Council Of the City of Newark. Some
idea of its extent may be gained when it is
known that forty-fve railroad coaches were
employed for their accommodation, and
the cost for transportation, admission, en-
tertainment, etc., exceeded six thousand
dollars. But this large sum is small COM
pared with the unalIOyed 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 and presented to the
Company, a series Of resolutions from which
for lack Of space we copy only the following
extract:
Resolrcd, That we witnessed with great ~satisfac-
GERS of this Company to their fifteen hundred work
ing people and the evident good feeling that exists
between them; recognizing that when labor and
capital thus harmonic, p. 81 Gritty must ensue.
Ilesolred, That the location VI the CLARK THREAD
COMPANY in our city, with their immense works,
aud their army Of operatives, has proved O vast
benefit, and that Newark is and should be, justly
proud OF her manufactures on which her growth and
prosperity must ever depend, and that this munich
pality should foster and encourage by every proper
means their establishment and success.
Resolutions Of thanks to the Company were also
passed by the employees.
THE EUREKA. BOAT CLUE AND THISTLE
The now famous crew, which came so
near winning the prize against the world at
the Centennial International Rega ia last
August, is from The Clark Thread Com
pany's Works principally. It has a list of
thirty-ive active and about forty honorary
members. 1t is the champion crew of the
Passaic, and has beaten the celebrated At
lartic crew, of New York. They won the
first heat on Monday, August 28th, 1876, at
Philadelphia, beating the Dublin and Ar
gonauta crews. On the second day they
were beaten by the celebrated Beayerwycks,
of Albany, by only six seconds, the Beaver
wycks winning the championship Of the
world on the last day, the Newark boys Of
The Clark Thread Company coming very
close to the championship Of the world.
The Thistle Band, one of the best in the
State is organized from the employees of the
company and plays for all the many exeur-
sions and festivals of the employees, besides
answering outside calls when made. They
accompanied the Eurckas to Philadelphia,
and also the grand excursion Of the EN-
ployecs to the Centennial last year, and al
ways play at all the regattas in which the
Eurckas take part.
THE NEW YORK HOUSE.
At No. 400 Broadway, corner of Walker
street, New York, is the splendid marble
building of George A. Clark & Brother, the
selling agents OF The Clark Thread Com
pany. The entire five stories Of their mag
nifcent place are fitted up with every ia.
cility possible for the prompt transaction of
their immense business.