The sun., 1902-03-09
TRUE"CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY"
DUANE ~. CHURCH, VINO HAS
REVOLUTIONIZED THE ANT
or MATCHMAKING


HAS Produced His work Revesles
Only since the Recent Luncheon o
the Captains OF Indntry-Th the Dc
sisner OF Machines That Can Do Al
most Anything but Talk Mechan
icsi wonders Done I'm Twenty Years
boy born at Hamilton. Madison county
S.Y., IS years ago became In time watch
maker at st. Paul. The matchmaker al
st. Paul became tho master toolmaker oi
the American Watch Company at Wal
than, Mass. He invented things and his
inventions revolutionized the watchmak.
ing industry Of America. But few Of his
oountrymen ever heard Of the man or bis
work,
Then Henry Of Prussia came to the United
States and was hidden 20 break bread
with the Captains Of Industry Of the New
World. The toolmaker Of Waltham was
ono OF tho Industrial captains invited to
meet the Prince. and then the whole ooun-
Try learned that Duane II. Church, master
mechanioisn Of tho American Watch Com
pany. was an American genius,
30 1t happened that Prince Of the Rouss
Of Hohenzollern was really responsible
for revealing to the people OF the country
In which he was sojourning perhape the
greatest machnist that that country has
ever produced. Now that something Of
Mr.. Church and his work is known, II u
rather difaoult to understand how Il was
possible for him to remain practically un-
known to his oountrymen for twenty Year,.
For a SCORE Of years he has been building
monuments to himself in the shape Of
machines that can do almost anything but
talk. and yet had not Prince Henry called
into the harbor Of New York one nne morn
ing In the year Of grace. 1904, Mr.. Church
might have gone on working for twenty
years longer with the world knowing
almost nothing Of his genius.
Until 1877, nobody, not even the man
himself. knew that there was anything
very remarkable about him. Up to that
time. all that anybody knew was that he
was Q moro than ordinarily good watch
maker.
He learned his trade at st. Paul Of man
named Gridiey. One day while he was
working at his bench. Grtdley came along
and picking up a watch at which Church
had been working looked IL over and said,
is that the best you can do''
Il don't know said Church Maybe
might do little better job
Then. young man. said Gridley. you
just begin and do 1t all over again, and
remember this: Never leave a piece OF
work until you have done the best you
can-
The young matchmaker never forgot that
admonition and TO the fact that he remem-
bered 1t he believes the success OF his later
years Is due. he remained at St. Paul
for a few years after he had learned his
trade and then went to Chicago.
He had no difficulty In getting a Job and
be remained In the western metropolis for
several years. Then he concluded that he
wanted 70 see more Of the world, 30 he
picked up his kit and travelled about the
West. working in this. that and the other
town, but never being out of Q job longer
than he wanted to be.
Finally he thought he'd like to become q
commercial traveller. The only thing he
knew how TO sell was watches. He didn't
know why he couldn't sell watches a. well
as anybody else. and so he applied to Stead
man Hale, the Western agent Of the Ameri-
can Watch Company, for Job
He was employed to do what II known In
the trade as missionary work. He wasn't
expected to sell goods but he was expected
to travel through the Western country and
90 impress upon dealers the good qualities
OF the Walthan watches that agents could
follow him and Just find orders waiting
for them.
Church kept at this work just four weeks.
Then he went back to Chicago. walked into
Mr.. Hale's Office, turned in the few watches
he had taken out with him and said
Here's your truck. I'm through doing
missionary work.
What's the matter2' inquired Hale.
We'll, said Church, I'm tired Of trying
to make other folks believe things about
these watches that don't believe myself,
UNI said Hale. Anything the matter
with them1'
A good DEAL said Church. bluntly.
We'll, do you think you can make ON
any better?-
If l couldn't, l wouldn't think was
much of a Matchmaker was the reply.
Young man. said Hale, you come
around here tomorrow morning and I'll
set you TO work in the shop and Wen see
what you can do
That was in August. 1882, and the next
day Duane II. Church went to work for the
American Watch Company and he has
been in the company's employ ever since.
IL didn't take him long to show that he knew
what he was talking about when be said he
could make improvements in the Walt ham
watch and in a short time he was sent 10
the factory.
He looked over the plant and came to
the conclusion that II was costing too much
20 make a watch. Ii cost too much in time
and there was too much waste Of material
He told the officers OF the company so
and he was made mechanical superintendent
of the works and told TO go ahead and do
whatever he liked to reduce the cost Of
making a watch.
Under that commission Church began
tho work which has made him famous
at the end Of twenty years. He made up
his mind that II a saving of material was
20 bc made there must he greater exact
ness In workmanship. II time was TO be
saved there must be greater rapidity Of
construction.
He concluded that both ends could be
accomplished If machinery could be de-
vised 20 do the work that was being done
then by human hands. So he began the
construction of his human machines"
lie not only had TO devise the machines
to take the place OF the operatives in the
works, but he had 10 devise tools to be
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