Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05

wednesday noon at the Wauregan house
with every member except three present.
There were many guests from other
clubs. The meeting was the first of the
year and gives the local clutA flying
start for an attendance record for the
coming twelve months. The last quar-
ter Of last year was also record break
err regarding attendance and the mem
bers of the club were urged by Presi-
dent Lucius Briggs and Secretary ].
Nelson Weymouth to continue this ex-
cellent record.
George ingalls, was the song leader for
the day and George kept the air filled
with harmonizing strains throughout the
luncheon. Contributing to the harmo-
NOUS effects of the meeting were Jo-
seph Christopher Worth and P. w.
Wheeler, who rendered a tuneful duet,
the SOLO part beng carried by Mr..
Worth. William G. Park, poppy ex-song
leader, added his share to the musical
programme Of the day with a catchy
solo, while duartetts, Otto Ernst, lead
er. Casper K. Bailey. Arthur NJ Brown
and Timothy c. Murphy, although lack
ing in volume rendered some soft and
/ low harmony. Quantity versus quality
was the APPARENT idea Of the sextette un-
der -tife-leadershlp of ]. C. Worth, whose
| endeavors were loudly cheered.
Nlock industry In America.
| Several matters Of Importance includ-
! ing the poster advertising campaign to
boost national prosperity were discussed
at the meeting. After the luncheon
there was a very interesting and instruc-
/ tive talk on the history of the clock
manufacturing business in America Civ
i-en by John A. Ferguson, who read
paper on the subject.
Mr. Fergusons paper was as fol-
lows:
The clock industry came to Ameri-
ca and Connecticut about the year 1900
| We might say it came on horseback, as
the first clock maker, Eli Terry, would
make A few clocks, then strap them to
| his saddle and start out on horseback
to sell them. Being a good salesman as
| well as a good craftsman, he sold his
-clorks quickly.
! -The first American clocks were made
of wood. an most Of the early ciockmak-
| ers we're at first carpenters. This came
, about naturally enough in a country
| where the cheapest and most plentiful
| material was wood, and where the car
penter and joiner was accustomed to
! constructing every possible thing of it.
Eli Terry was one OF the best known
of these New England craftsmen. BY
the time he was 90, he had made few
| cipchS' tultlHs the "H9e,S out OIL ndro
Noo4 WIN ssM ane ne, anu inahlHs
"ooieh hsrds' Urls anu cases
It took long time TO make a clock
by hand, even for fingers that were as
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s5o stc 49, -,
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tins as much today according to the
difference in the purchasing power of
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cont,i,.ancs Win hin, On Iorsebscl, rim,
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str,,ct the csse yrha cooks which h.
soid co,,,,,ots were tbose .,,,ic,, ,rorI,
r+and on sbeIf or hang mon tn,
van
1ftor time bis business increa sat
70 noin+ where he felt iustieed n
,,,o,,irg ir.o on Old u,s+er-norre,. nil am
rieeinr r,aob,nary r. 40 some narts o
~ ,-orl, mus we end machinery nse,
in clOol<-v1a king almost from
Tho hoei7ning ~ tho indrs+rv Terry
Thus vas real manufacturer he ha,
! ,raenad tt,e ironor4ance of machine rro
dro+.on y, contrast to hand work.
me move pam II cut the cost OF max
] ING He'lly IN Hd-I ana sreatl. lncFeass'
z lile outpuT ne NV coutu atoro 10 SCI
ms ciocAs more cheapiy, ana tne nus
ms sie q oIc Atel WINE
oeEan 10 maze COCKS IN lots OF one
'No huHuIeu sau men, ms heisiioor
, snoeN lher hssus sraNeiy'
] you are losing your mlnd' FL,
they tod him. In solemn warning. Th
] first thing YOU know the country wi
{ he SO fun Of clocks that there VIII b
$ no market for them
r Rut Terry followed his own judgmer
Instead N that of the croakers; befor
- he died he was making ten to twelv
h thousand clocks a year and selling a
E OF them.
Thus was the industry Of maxim
: timepieces born in America. 1t bega
+ in Connecticut which is still the chic
4 center Of manufs cture. and It bega
= with clocks, not watches, for the sim
pie reason that In those days, a waite
# was luxury. whereas clock was
s necessity. American cloC%-making wa
4 an active business from the start. an
as we have seen, the mar shat starte
!. II was typicai Yankee combination
= ingenious mind. slxilful fingers. and
knack for business. Az Eli Terrv's bu,
j. mess grew he needed assistance. an
he secured the help Of young mechan
named seth Thomas. and the two worl
led together for some time. The nan
Il Of Seth Thomas has appeared upon
| many clock dials that K Is perhaos II