. Binghamton : its settlement, growth and development, and the factors in its history, 1800-1900 . arge establishments. In-deed, this company never allows any of its faithful employees to sufferthrough want or distress, neither does it allow the property of any ofits men to be sold under process of law. Between employer and em-ployees there exists a bond of warm friendship, and the interests ofmaster and servant are identical. Herein lies the secret of the successwhich has rewarded the efforts of the managing officers of the Lester-shire Manufacturing company. As now constituted the officers o
. Binghamton : its settlement, growth and development, and the factors in its history, 1800-1900 . arge establishments. In-deed, this company never allows any of its faithful employees to sufferthrough want or distress, neither does it allow the property of any ofits men to be sold under process of law. Between employer and em-ployees there exists a bond of warm friendship, and the interests ofmaster and servant are identical. Herein lies the secret of the successwhich has rewarded the efforts of the managing officers of the Lester-shire Manufacturing company. As now constituted the officers of the company are Henry B. Endi-cott, of Boston, president; Albert A. Wright, of Boston, secretary andtreasurer; A. A. Wright and George F. Johnson, trustees; GeorgeF. Johnson, superintendent; C. Fred Johnson, assistant superintendent. The Faatz Brush and Felting Company.—In August, 1890, WilliamG., Frank and Gilbert H. Faatz came from Susquehanna, Pa., and be-gan the manufacture of horse brushes in a two-story frame building,40 X 100 feet in size, giving employment to about a dozen MERRITT S. SQUIRES. THE TOWN OF UNION. 665 The venture proved a success and the product found a ready sale in thewestern states. In 1891 the demands of the business necessitated anenlargement of the building, which was made, and the force of work-men was more than doubled. In 1894 the firm erected a four story-building, 60 X 100 feet in size and began the manufacture of woolenfelt goods, employing in that department about 15 workmen. In 1898-99 the works were again enlarged, some of the buildings were rebuilt,
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