The New England magazine . oys fifty skilledworkers in gold, and uses the most advancedmechanical appliances. Our visit to Attleboro must also include acall on the C. A. Marsh & Companys in-teresting establishment. Here system andorganization are carried to the very highestdegree of perfection. Nothing is too minuteto escape attention, and each detail is anobject of careful study. The secrets of suc-cess may be learned by clear object-lessons,as one is conducted from office to factory,and from bench to bench, of this justly re-spected firm. Between Attleboro and North Attleborothere is a good-
The New England magazine . oys fifty skilledworkers in gold, and uses the most advancedmechanical appliances. Our visit to Attleboro must also include acall on the C. A. Marsh & Companys in-teresting establishment. Here system andorganization are carried to the very highestdegree of perfection. Nothing is too minuteto escape attention, and each detail is anobject of careful study. The secrets of suc-cess may be learned by clear object-lessons,as one is conducted from office to factory,and from bench to bench, of this justly re-spected firm. Between Attleboro and North Attleborothere is a good-natured and keen rivalrythat is well in keeping with the spirit ofcompetition that pervades the Attleboroatmosphere. North Attleboro, four miles distant fromAttleboro, is, historically, the older com-munity of the two by half a century, andwas for many years the leading of the largest and finest jewelry fac-tories are located in North Attleboro. Someof these are models of factory construction, ATTLEBORO 263. The Woodcock Garrison and with their acres of well-ordered andeven artistic buildings are a source of con-tinued amazement to the visitor; for itseems as though there were no end of them,and all devoted to the manufacture of tinytrinkets. Among the young and vigorousconcerns of North Attleboro is the Main-teint Brothers and Elliot Company, occupy-ing quarters in a fine, new brick factorybuilding and looked upon by their neighborsas one of the most active and enterprising ofthe North Attleboro concerns. Then there is the great Draper factory,known as the Estate of O. M. Draper Com-pany, manufacturers of the world-cele-brated O. M. Draper chains. These chainsare the result of nearly fifty years of carefulspecialization, and they have stood the testof time. None but the most high-priced,skilled labor is employed. No process knownto the chain-maker for hardening the goldis overlooked. Finish is one of the pointsstrongly insisted on, and half a century ofhonorable bu
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