The history of Ludlow, Massachusetts . and maki a success,htit each proxecl ,i failure. Cnder Mr. Roods , the HampdenCompany recei\ed orders for main times its |)rocliict, .nid tlu stockincreased from nothing to 8400 or 8500 pi-r shaie. .\fter the tinion ofthe . .ind I ,,mc ,isler tin-stii cess w .is ; some\ .IS m,in\ .is thirteen 5 per c i-nt cli\idends were ] hesides aslock clivideiicl of .S5(I0.(I00 .md .m of the .issets nearly .is muchmore. .\fter the clcMlh of ihe siiperinteildent, Mr. Rood \e his .itten-lion for se\er
The history of Ludlow, Massachusetts . and maki a success,htit each proxecl ,i failure. Cnder Mr. Roods , the HampdenCompany recei\ed orders for main times its |)rocliict, .nid tlu stockincreased from nothing to 8400 or 8500 pi-r shaie. .\fter the tinion ofthe . .ind I ,,mc ,isler tin-stii cess w .is ; some\ .IS m,in\ .is thirteen 5 per c i-nt cli\idends were ] hesides aslock clivideiicl of .S5(I0.(I00 .md .m of the .issets nearly .is muchmore. .\fter the clcMlh of ihe siiperinteildent, Mr. Rood \e his .itten-lion for se\er,il lo ilie of the hiisiness, during which time mil ton the w .itcli ol .\ I \inghecome intereslecl in ihe , Mr. Rood sold his interest inihe ( .md in IMl presick-nt . of the . (\, lor li\-emillion dollars, with factor\- and ofiices .it Springlield, This. Charles Uextrk Roud ,1(19 instruiiH-iit, iiiu nt the wcmdcr^ (il llu twciuirtli (enturw Ccin he used torclictalini; purpuscs as well as recordiiiL; tele|)h((nic C(in\ ersatiuns. Itregisters the latter on a wire one-one hundredth of an inch in diameter—the finest piano wire—and retains it for years, or the record can be erasedI ly Using the wire for dictating again .iiid again. The machine will lie inthe market in lM2, and the expectations for its success are \er\- great. Mr. R 1 iiiiiled with the Congregational Chiuch .it Indian ( )nhard when years old and still retains his memln-rship. Mr. Roodmarried first, Anna S. Marble, daughter of S. Marble ofNew Ha\en, who died about a \ear later, a little son, who li\edto lie nearh lour ol age. Mr. Rood married second, Caroline-Abbe, daughter of James T. .Abbe, of Springfielil. rhe> haxe twodaughters and one son. He is a member of Ijoth scientific and
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