The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-23
CORLISS!
Reorganization Of a Big In
dusty on a Big Scale.

The announcement in another column
of the organization OF the Corliss Steam
Engine Company and the purchase OF the
great Corliss plant by that company has
public interest that is limited only by the
borders OF tho civilized world where the
name of Corliss is as familiar as, and al
most synonymous with, the steam engine
itself. The new company Is chartered
with a capital OF 81 100000.
Suspended as a result OF the death OF the
great Corliss who was the very life and
power Of the magnificent industry which
less activity built up, the
new organization will Immediately put 1t
again in operation, devoting the full plant
to the production OF the various engines
and machinery as well as forging and
special mechanism which have carried
the name OF their inventor and builder
all over the world. The new company
owns everything from real estate to patents
including all the Incompatible machinery
and plant unsurpassed in every particular
for the work TO which IL Is TO be devoted.
The works have capacity for employing
over 1000 workmen.
and officers of the new organization,
no industry in the country can
show q more imposing management from
the point OF business capacity, experience
and substantial wealth. Every one or
the board, it appears, is associated
with mechanical and engineering work
on a large scale-though none OF them
with competing industries. The list in
cludes such names as Treasurer Holman of
the Holyoke Machine Company;
General Draper, who is treasurer
Of the Hopedale Machine Company;
Treasurer Bent of the Mason
A. jerks, of the Fales q jerks concern;
Treasurer Perham, of the Kitson Machine
Co. of Lowell; p. w. French, New England
sales Manager National Tube Works,
Boston; David NJ. Thompson, NJ. f., for
IL years general manager OF b. B. a. X.
Knights mills; President Babbitt OF the
American Oil Co., and Charles T.. Giles,
long associated with the Corliss con-
Germ as superintendent and agent.
Mr.. Thompson is president and treasurer;
Mr.. jerks, vice president; William Is.
Sherman, secretary; Mr.. Gates, agent,
and l.. III. Wattles, superintendent-th
three latter having been associated in the
same position with the former Corliss es-
tablishment.
As President and Treasurer, Mr.. ID. NJ.
Thompson will be the active head and
manager of the great establishment, and
on his broad shoulders will practically
rest the future OF the famous plant. TO
Rhode Island people Mr.. Thompson will
need no introduction. Perhaps no man
occupied prominent public Office is
SO widely known as he, for while having
always declined to serve in any political
capacity he has nevertheless for years
EXERCISED strong gav,nnaIy lniapen'e aaa aa
tions like the Advance Clab he has
been an advocate and leader in Iaany
movements looking to the byoader de-
velopment of the municipal interests from
the Improvement OF its internal ccndi-
tions, rs streets, highways and local affairs
to the enlarging of its intercourse with the
outside world, the building up of its in
dustries at home and the increasing OF its
mercantile and commercial prestige
abroad. He has on many occasions
demonstrated genius for large
enterprises coupled with a capacity
for working them out to the smallest
necessary detail. He is both hustler and
has gone into the Corliss enterprise heart
and soul is an augury for the success of
his management.
In the world of engineering and me-
chanics Mr.. Thompson stands high among
his professional brethren. For the past
~ wears he has been general manager for
the enormous interests OF the Knights,
and for a period of rs years
before that he was identified with other
large professional duties. In earlier life
he had mechanical training covering
many departments and under all sorts
of engineering conditions. His life
has been devoted to active, aggressive
engineering work and together with a
splendid equipment in his profession,
abilities naturally resourccful, he
has the added advantage of many
wears of experience in facing
conditions and exigencies that qualify
him in distinguished degree for the inn
mensc undertaking of which he is now to
take the reins.