New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10
THE NEWEST OF CLOCKS
MAGIC OF ELECTRICITY
Factory of "Keyless Clock First
Euer Established Here

One hundred wears has seen little advance in
clockmaking; the sole progress has peen ''S SUI
stituton of brass for wooden works.
curious feature OF this industry Is tha' eiocN
making peopIe have never located works in New
York Another remarkable thing is that "hne
fortunes are being rapidly accumulated auu lI'e
chief employment seems to be scIi NUM- 'oi W
portunitfes for investment. such investors appear
to have overlooked the inducements OF TINS Far.S"
lar line This may be because ciocknaKers hd'e
not sought publicity by general advertising 10 con
sumers.
seven or eight concerns, at most manufacture 'eh
million American clocks annually. the HiaJo1H' -
Connecticut. 1t is very profitabe-it is saIo ny.
to have had failure-so profitable that the i-ilitS
citizen of the Nutmeg State is content quieuy -
take his greatly increased dividends on ms ofis4
investment And it would seem TO be safe loi
wherever a civilized person is, he wants a eioch-
But change is the universal law. A clock factofy'
owned py the United States Electric Clock Com
pany, turning out decidedly unique proouc,' -
tablshed in the heart of Manhattan Island "se -
1eetor Of FL the Mercantile National Bank. president
Joseph Deaed man as Of aaTs e y his
cafes and the trade who has had aiIeea man
s slSa1 s MP William oRnsea Of Cotton EF
Change. treasurer; Mr. Edward A Sic gel foFmegy
81 6e S secret snS"n and Mr. Meyer Harzsurg Of
God fIaIt 81 pT aSEhSuss shf great
There really two FACTORIES one Is tSs World
Nos 5a BOG and 8Os Hudson-st where the ne nose
ments are manufactured assem2eo ~, ~ P P1T
where the made. from ooara 70 re ne nI,n
ns is the 0ne OBJECT 4f the 6e in to
The company is caPitazed dnaer ngsand dollars
hundred th9gsand R per cent 5d aTe HUNDRED
thousand comrnon-the shares having par Saiue
of SO each ...t. r-a,.,ass
ocS 20 be- the only practical sef-windng clock
ever made Ell G ~ k wo11f wound and having
an automatic connection win It's p1s with its
msn saaren no dTa 9hn 6
E Eeb ha so Gn the Many Gs' attempts similar
have failed of popularity because they NAG va" az
w 5nf bsery
elusvely by this company; connects au'0h'4'''a"'
The 'n Clocks are made in ali styles of pendulum
ranging from os pc hundred and eighty beats to ths
The company has perfected marine , movement ut
peRduu WI three years 9 or %G5s w aa1
ept GBonse IF the a pove Boom the
on long voyages Besides being made Up in marine
movement win be used in factory clocks. costing
The dire etors of the United States Electric Cl9ck
Company making 1t cooperative anar tax t
nnb 5e sk of sec their best service and Of
venting those changes Of workmen which SO Jeop-
Athough organizea oeto5sF 1901 it has sv Int
goods until it could guarantee them. 1t has sS-
ported, early on unsolicited orders 10
70 press SHIPMENT is BEING prepare sdes pr bg the
large exporting concern. William H. Crossmah
Bro. -, 1T -.
instrument and rental business make It necessary
to carry many more clocks in stock than antici-
pated. The company WILL. therefore, enlarge the
plant by installing more machinery AS the company
Is to p% IN Of sSe
which together with the present equipment and Us
American and foreign patents. makes up the Faiu-
alton represented by its capitalization pc
sides which it owns the stock of the StandaTa 9
the American Time Reminder ard Equipment Com
pany of New-York Capital, s03ot0). both OF which
were organized under the avs OF the state q
New-York. their stock like that OF the United
States Electric Clock Company fully paid and non
assessable-and wishes to remain free OF debt u
has determined 10 raise the necessary FUNDS
through the sale of portion of its preferential
treasury stock. -
much an Improvement over the cid timer as the
automobile is over the horse drawn vehicle. It's
popularity arA the company's consequent success
seem to be assured.