New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-12

FRANKLIN FARRELL
sons IN the past he has been urged acceTt thn
nomination bnt affairs az business prevented. i'e
now realizes that 1t is his duty to help bring order
out OF chaos and In the present temper az the DIS
.rci an election by q rors.ns majority would fol-
low his nomination
THAT Connecticut Is SO Gis,inc,ivcly manufacture
ing state may be attributed 20 ~" fostering egg
monte policy OF the country. 10 It natural ndV'n-
;ages and 10 the enterprise and viCor Of men OF
Mr. Farrci's stamp. Tho volume 81 protest mat
has gone forth from Connecticut worltm"n Is con
vinc.HG evidence that they alive TO the present
danger and regret that they allowed the electoral
vote Of Inc state t. be glver TO pdrt" committed
10 such rulnous policy. The growth Of Connect
cut industries has been continuous and rapid, ana
no better instano, of It's development can lie ciei
than the growth OF the concerns with wn'ch FRANK
lin Farrell is identified. Tnds- his direction from
small beginnings and employing q mere handful OF
men, there have evolved giant industries employ
ms several thousand men ard cfyording comforta-
HE living 10 many thousands OF their dependents.
While originally an iron manufacturer. ma known
most widely In Connecticut from IN" immense 'onh'-
ries In Ansonin ami Waterbury which bear his
name he has Of late years entered 40 heavily INTO
the manufacture of copper ard sugar mat he can
NOT he confined 20 any Industrial speciality.
Mr. rarrel was born In Waterbury. Conn, Ht'ie
owe. three-score years ago. IT may be san MS
youth passed IN a mechanical n'hoSpheF'- MS
IA her being skilled mechanlc-and cry IN ne
II became evident that he bad special aptitude
| in this direction. HIS early education was ODD
/ tanned in Waterbury, being rounded out by course
at West Point. where he received tho degree or
Cvil Engineer. Ills first distinct business venture
| was the organization OF tire Fare! Machine 'oh-
pany In AnsOnla. Conn. about forty years "fo.
lie BEGAN operations with an OUTFIT consisting 81
a single lathe md p.aner To-day he ran point -
| an establishment: containing over 30 machine tools
many Of them among the largest In the world
and employing in good times over 100 men.
Mr.. Farrci is essentially leader. and Wien after
satisfying himself II ultimate success, he lends
! his caI!ial ana energy 70 project, favorable
outcome Is practically assured. striking H'usrd-
:.on OF this can cited IN the case Of ~" CITY oi
I bridgeport, Conn. TO Mr.. Farrei in 'arSc de-
gree is she indebted for the rapid growth OF h"r
manufacturing Interests and the consequent In
crease IN population 50 marked In the last decade
Ten Years aco the western portion OF Bridgeport.
| known generally the West End. possessed an
| the features OF suburban life-a few scattering
houses a few roads. and great part or the '"rTi-
| tory covered by thick growth OF nnderbrush Mr.
Farrell was able forcsec the possibilities OF the
section and the unexcclled raj! and water !acHl-
ties that could be obtained by proper Development
The bridgeport Forge Company. concern OF which
Mr. Farrcl is president. was organized ana located
| I'm this seemingly deso,ate section. and WAS the
pioneer Of the manufa in the locality Under
careful management this concern has grown unth
at prescn: 1t is one OF the largest Of It's kind IN
the country. With It's immense hammers ana ma
chinery 1t turns out surprisingly large forgings n
! single steamboat shaft at times weighing from
twenty to Twenty-Five tons. Two years later fol-
! lowed the organization OF the bridgeport Copper
! COMPANY and the erection OF It's first building on
| land adjoining the Forge Company Owing 10 the
business energy ~ Mr.. Farrell and his associates.
! the Copper Company has shown constant growth.
| and must now b. ranked one Of the largest and
most prosperous concerns In Connecticut. with
J Inc NJ Mr
enterprlse-as n nucleus, the western portion OF
bridgeport presents growth truly remarkable.
| Other large firms have been located there nne
streets laid out and worked substantial blocks and
dwelling houses erected. and. az II touched by
magic wand the section in single decade has be-
! come one of the most populous and 1our'shing in
bridgeport. After establishing several Of the larg-
est firms in Connecticut on successful basis, and
earning the reputation OF beng OF the most ex
| pert founders and machinists In ;he country. MI.
Farrel turned his attention in other directions. One
! of his n:0ei important ventures was me manu-,
facture OF sugar, in which business he embarked
about fifteen years ago The transition vas
markell ani The notable success attained by him
self and his associates In his line Is an evidence
Of lis versatility. Agaic. from q small beginning
ss m S Of aHG he H We F@n ndea h " IS
recognized az the leaders, IN tho sugar bust;
energetic men. ana bis growth has been their
grown. hts SUCCESS their success Among the
sTsar rs % re- a. M5sof an Sno p
ming The es'a!s ,rsrsss,' a, Geibs In~Ga r Cub
|
| now in process Of development. lie has named the
! estate "Anscna" IN honor Of the city IN which he
res.des AMI in which was laid the foundation Of
his great fortune. In seventeen cities 90 the United
| States MANUFACTURES are now engaged in the pro-
duct.cn o: the materials required for this plant,
| which when completed and In active operation, Will
employ not less than 1000 people, and be the source
! Of livelihood twice that number Some Idea OF
the PROPORTIONS OF these three estates be con-
veycd 'fhen It H. said that their operation requires
ega,eeu miles OF fixed railroad that 1900 tons
| OF sugar cane handled each day. and that
| over 800 men employed
Anotho- line to which his versatile man directed
| his attention and which has greatly prospered un
| per lie became identified with the Parrot Silver
md Copper Company Of Butte CITY, Mont, and the
| first mine was worked In 1871 by the competent
| maracement OF Mr. Farrell and his associates this
| Company has grown, and to-day it, product Is one
| Of The standard brands OF copper OF the world.
| This company among the first to effect prac-
! tlcal electrical separation OF copper and the
clone r,ctals Formerly this was accomplished only
! after a long process and often with unsatisfactory
results g., - . 49,
| Uabits"--and their number Is legion-there Is not
| orc among them who. while forging out his own
| successcs has contributed more largely to making
| other men successful than the subject OF this
| sketch. In every direction one point to-day to
nonrishne industries. successful In every case to
intelligence backed by Franklin Farreis capital
san,o F Pominso ana in British cuba coa ane
| bia and Montana. In South Carolina and
Florida, In Wall Street. and In nearly oil OF