New-York tribune., 1885-01-06
HOW MR.. SQUIRE WAS APPOINTED.
NEITHER BUTLER NOR SIMMONS RESPoNsiDLE-hh
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ASKED Mr.. EDISON FOR THE PLACE.
Rollin NJ. Squire, the new Commissioner OF Pub
Water Works of Boston, consisting Of Wlll1am NJ n,n A.
simmons George NJ. Hobbs, DR.; John W. Blake;
shem % are old ,ac0uaintances of the commissioner.
rhey were especially Interested Ill lhc he" aquo-
auct plans. ao,,., Who, a
was suggested that many persons were extremely
anxious to learn to what poItieal iactiOn s,v me
men nnder consideration. shall apoint no one
until / have become satisfied that he VIII PC the
right man for the place lie VIII not DC politciaii
i'm the ordinary acceptatiOn of the term lie must
he a man who can second me i'll my efforts to
Conduct the department on business principles"
q t,a shonId have a knowledge of engineering.
Certainly he ought to be able TO see whether the
work of the Department IS properly dohe small
be in no hurry to make an appoitsr ant ns ade
through General b. +. Butler i WISH 10 say that
have not seen General Butler since met nm IN
Earned from the Chicago Convention. lie knew
nothing of my candidaeysfor this place until after
Twas appointed MY oa Lfena as x noIitnal
sponsor in this matter. lie knew n0thing Oh my
Candidacy until after was confirmed. The simple
known to the Mayor. and believing that l could bo
confirmed asked him to nominate me. was apie
to procuIs the necessary number Vi votes W Uoii
nominated .le. know there was a goou deii VI
surprise felt over my nomination. was not Known
frust 10 he able to convince the community That i
tnow enongh 10 administer the affairs of this great
department in way that sshal be To- the best IN,
terests of the public and il succeed in this shall
be content"
COMBINATION OF TIN MANUFACTURERS.
Oyer-production in the tin manufacturing inter
ests and q desire to remedy the evil In a manner
more likely to benefit those concerned than couid
possibly result from fierce competition, mas ied 10
The consolidation of five of the largest TN manu-
facturing concerns in the country. These are
Iames Aikman 81 Co., T.. Ketcham ~
70 F.. Haberman, the Lalance and Gros-
;ea2 Manufacturing Company, and the st. LOUIS
Etamni',g Company These houses were incorpor.
sfed On December TO- under the title OF the Central
STAINING Company The officers are David ii.
James. president; J; Walter NJ. Aikman, hIst vice
preside PRESIDENT; JohnH sprague, second viee-presdenti
George W. Ketcham, secretary and treasurer ana
Frederick Haberman superlntenden. ~ panGio hanIo
turing The conpanys factories are IN 70; nrooniy
Woodbayen, Newark and st. LOUIS ana its geherai
Office is at No. 20 Chff-st. .;, ,os.
10a TRIBUNE reporter David Ii. James saio yoS-
terday: ,., 10 aoonomv in
manufacturing, CARRYING and distributing ouI
stock We shall select from each OF the nve houses
the best and saleaole patterns IN each CLASS "
goods, and having decided upon the place OF manu-
facture will retain 1T the one house OF each rae
tory the stock for shipment to customers direct"
Mr. James also said that the company was not
orQanIzed as monopoly, to crush out small deal
ers though he does not suppose that the latter VIII
view the change with feelings OF unailoyed pleas
nre. Aikman & Co. have been in the
fusinsss fOr more than fifty years Their goods