New-York tribune., 1909-09-25
PARASOLS AND UMBRELLAS
Over 100000 Manufactured Annually
by One Concern.

Even before Henry Hudson, three hundred
years Sgo, crossed the sea in the Half Moon to
find the Hudson River. umbrellas were in vogue,
not only in this country among the Indians, but
also in Europe and Asia among the elect.
Few of our modern articles OF utility have re-
tained their primitive form to such an extent as
has the umbrella, and, though somewhat OF a
paradox, few Of the necessities OF to-day that
have had their birth IN the long ago have passed
through so many stages of Improvement. Just
whom or where the umbrella had It's origin is
hidden from view by the dust OF ages. Prob
ably some dweller in the distant Orient @s in
scrutable and cnlgmatc then as too day. the
first 10 seek protection from the sun and the
rain BY means Of a portable awning or shield,
and. far as research has thrown any light
upon The subject 4 patterned after the
sloping roof OF the pagoda; so II Will BE- seen
that through all the centuries that have inter
venod The departure IN form las not been rad!-
cal.
50 It Is, Therefore. tha, tho concrete product
the umbrella OF tho paraecl. as the case may bo
of IN" Follmer Clogg & 20. factory at Ian
caster. Penn, represents a strange commingliug
of tho useful and The t.aat.r-.- tho past ana the
present.
Tho average daiy oatrat - this Industrial
cstatli~' uc4t- who's. every latest product sets
Tie mark of attainment .>.r >lrrh'r onward
is ten tho4-au1 finished pieces. Think OF what
Il means to malufa,tUr. nor, thar three million
umbrellas and raraso's "a year, one hardly
eomp-"n"rdr What that means t-t do you re-
aIizs that II IS just another WY al saying that
This great output provides an umbrella or par
a-"l for every orc in tv'nts three Of tho Sow
cuty million men. women and children that
make Up The population 81 thls -ountry7 or 70
figure il out in another way. basiug tie number
Of adults at one in h,c. il means ono sun or
rain protector Tor every on. in less than i've OF
tho groWn-up people of The country
Figures or statistics usually confuse. but on
visiting the Folmer. Clogg & 60 factory at
Lancaster Penn. one would learn 1T glance
the importance Of this wonderful institution. II
affords Industrial education within itself for
II Is there that III" entire world pays tribute 20
the enterprise tina; has made tns factory the
principal depot of the world for this line OF
goods. There Is cline, from that at the
threshold Of It's door 10 far off Cathay, that is
not levied upon 70 contribate each its part 10
the making Of tlc beautiful products that are
produced at their Lancaster factory.
Products are brought from the distant isles
Of the sea. and the savage who holds dominion
there Is called upon TO supply that which he has
to tuc sum of the many things that enter into
the construction uf Tho umbrella and its beauu-
ful parent tho paras"l, for, be ii known, the
sunshade came first and the umbrella AFTER
ward
The best that money can buy In materials and
the most expert and talented help are employed
by this concern. II is its determination con-
stantly adhered TO- to make the output perfect
in workmanship and style and reasonable in
price II was recognized by the men at the
head Of this firm at the very beginning OF their
now important enterprise that the basis OF sue
cess must, to be enduring rest upon the best
materials Neither Of these ends was possible
Of attainment unless the work was system
atized, not in the rough way Of making three or
four main subdivisions and suffering details to
look out for themselves but systematized scien-
tifcany so that nothing, no matter how unim-
portant seemingly. should escape that attention
which is so necessary to perfection.