. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . latsteel, A. F. Alden; mainspring, Charles Lehman; handand press, C. L. Young; machine, W. F. Dean; timing,Ira Pixley; master watchmaker, C. P. Corliss ; median- PAST AND PRESENT. 63 ical engineer, Frank Leman; superintendent gas, waterand steam, A. L. Harrington; head carpenter, D. The floor area of the present building is 169,000 squarefeet, not inchiding the detached buildings, such as the gashouse, 52 X 180 feet, the purifying house, 30x64 feet, theg
. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . latsteel, A. F. Alden; mainspring, Charles Lehman; handand press, C. L. Young; machine, W. F. Dean; timing,Ira Pixley; master watchmaker, C. P. Corliss ; median- PAST AND PRESENT. 63 ical engineer, Frank Leman; superintendent gas, waterand steam, A. L. Harrington; head carpenter, D. The floor area of the present building is 169,000 squarefeet, not inchiding the detached buildings, such as the gashouse, 52 X 180 feet, the purifying house, 30x64 feet, thegenerating house, 60x118 feet, carpenter shop, 30x135feet, and engine house. From the above it will be seenthat the company makes all its own gas, which is of asuperior quality. The water is furnished by an artesianwell, and all known precautions against fire have been factory has its own steam fire engine, a trained firebrigade, one hundred dozen fire grenades, and a Holly sys-tem of water works, with a capacity of eight one inchstreams. Two eighty horse power engines provide thepower for this mammoth J. C. ADAMS. CHAPTER VIII. AS a watch factory organizer Mr. J. C. Adams has prob-ably had more experience than any hving man, and hisname is familiar to every watchmaker and jeweler in thiscountry. Mr. Adams was born in Preble, N. Y., October7, 1834. His father was a prosperous farmer. When hewas but two years of age his father sold his farm andremoved to Syracuse, N. Y. In 1S42 he gathered togetherhis chatties and removed to \vhat v\^as then termed the farwest, locating in Elgin, 111. Mr. Adams served a fiveyears apprenticeship to John H. Atkins, an old Liverpool%vatchmaker. After finishing his apprenticeship he wasengaged as watchmaker by S. C. Spalding, of Janesville,Wis. After two years employment by Mr. Spalding, heagain returned to Elgin and entered into partnership withG. , the firm being known as G. B. & J. the end of two years the
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