. History of New Haven County, Connecticut . ious, ordering her house-hold according to the Scriptures, of which she was a faithful home was open to the clergy; in a graceful manner she couldcorrect the divine who failed to give correctly the quotation from thebook she held in modest veneration. Franklin, their only son, received his early education at WestPoint, leaving his studies at last to assist his father. In December,1844, Almon Farrel came to Ansonia as the adviser of Anson , respecting contemplated water power. Franklin at that timeinterested himself, as well, in
. History of New Haven County, Connecticut . ious, ordering her house-hold according to the Scriptures, of which she was a faithful home was open to the clergy; in a graceful manner she couldcorrect the divine who failed to give correctly the quotation from thebook she held in modest veneration. Franklin, their only son, received his early education at WestPoint, leaving his studies at last to assist his father. In December,1844, Almon Farrel came to Ansonia as the adviser of Anson , respecting contemplated water power. Franklin at that timeinterested himself, as well, in locating streets, canals and businesssites, finally making a permanent home in the little village which hasgrown to such large proportions under his and other helpful hands. In 1848 the concern now known as the Farrel Foundry & MachineCompany was organized for the construction of whatever machineswere generally used in the Naugatuck valley. Many very necessary ar-ticles, such as sugar mills, chilled rolls, etc., are shipped to different. t/r <&t*^fc/^ ,/^^^^^C HISTORY OF NEW HAVEN COUNTY. 513 parts of the globe. Castings weighing 21 tons have been made in thenew foundry, which is 300 feet long and 130 feet wide. The specialbranch of manufacture is chilled rolls, which have given the company-fame in all manufacturing countries. In the early days of the brass and copper industry in New Englandthe rolls were imported from the other side of the Atlantic, FranklinFarrel drawing plans of those desired, which were made and returnedto him from England. The expense of importation was great andburdensome to the struggling industries of this country, and soon theFarrel Foundry & Machine Company undertook the manufacture ofchilled rolls, of whatever size. The attempt proved a success beyondexpectation, and now for many years the tide of importation haschanged to a very tidal wave of exportation. The largest rolls ofthose days were small in comparison with those used at the presenttime.
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