Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-08


we find the Waterbury Manufacturing
company, manufacturers of brass novel
ties. Coming down the hill we find tie
Clock factory. Here is made every
shape of clock, from those no larger
than a watch to immense regulators.
These are daily shipped to all parts Of
Europe, South America, China, Japan
scarcely a part of the civilized globe
that does not possess some of these time
pieces.
Immediately opposite this factory is
Matthews & Wizards, where are man
ufactured stove-knobs, stove-pipes and
all descriptions of brass and nickel no.
tions and novelties.
Just around this part of the city, quite
near together, are the Novelty, Lanes,
Platt's, Blake & Johnson's machine
shop, Pin factory and some others.
Going down Bank street, and crossing
the railroad we find ourselves amidst
another cluster of factories. On either
side OF the street, exactly opposite, are
the Farrell foundry and Randolph &
Cloves. Still continuing down we come
to Plume & Atwood's mandatory of
lamps and everything pertaining to
them. Further on we come to Holmes,
Booth & Haydens', where are fashioned
every design of lamp, from the simplest
and smallest to the most elaborate, some
being marvels of beauty. The appear
greatly improved by the wing facing
Bank steet. Very near here, but on
South Main street, is Benedict & Burn
hams, one Of the oldest establishments
in the city, dating back to 1912, and
whose chief industry 10 the rolling of
sheet brass and copper. Many of Water
bury's factories have had their rise in
this one. Close by are the Button fac
tory, Steele & Johnson's, the Jewelry
shop and others.
We could not leave this vicinity with
out paying q visit to the Watch factory,
the home of the celebrated Waterbury
watch. On account of it's low price the.
watch 10 within reach of I'LL. 1t does
much toward the cultivation of that
beautiful virtue, punctuality. For who
could trust man that is never on
time? Let him be BANKER, lawyer, doctor,
professor, artisan; no matter what, his
business must and will surely suffer if
he never be on time to attend to it. To
remedy this great failing among our
people is the chief aim of the little
waterbury," Neat and durable, it
makes pretty appearance. The school
boy as well as his father can have his
watch, and can always be punctual in
going to school in the morning. He
knows how much better it is for himself
to be on time, as the consequences of his
Hardness are not always the most
pleasant, for himself. In every quarter
of the globe we find this little worker,
faithfully and silently performing its
own mission and thus benefiting man
kind.
We cannot stop without mentioning
Rogers & Hamilton's, situated in the
eastern part of the city. This concern
can boast of furnishing and adorning
the tables of the country with valuable
silver services. Although not long es-
tablished it has been successful from its
start.
In looking over tho number of its fac
tories and the kinds of its manufactures,
we cannot but acknowledge that Water
bury is indeed a wonderful city. Still
in nearly all it is brass that is manufac-
tured into every imaginable shape and
form, for use and ornament, SO it is no
marvel that it has won for itself the
name of "Brass City"
1t is indeed exceedingly interesting to
visit any of these factories and see the
brass in large, rough sheets on the floor,
and in the finishing departments turned
into finely cut wheels for clocks, or
watches, or in lamps, buttons, firearms,
or the like. AS result of the labors of
its industrious people, Waterbury can
boast of many fine buildings that adorn
its public and private streets.
There are few to whom it cannot give
employment, let their profession be
what it may, and in consequence of this
there need be few poor.
Although not one of the largest cities
in the country, still I consider Water
bury one of the most important cities of
its size in the union. Always busy,
daily sending its manufactures to all The
world, and at the same time observing
the laws that regulate a well-governed
city, it cannot be else than a prosperous,
contented city, and that it undoubtedly
is.
VIVIAN