New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . s been there since 1849. Though the old heads andmanagers of that period havejjassed away the businesscontinues. New heads andmanagers have taken theirplaces, men of equal pushand ability who prefer tolose their identity in the firmname of Collins & Co., aname rendered famous bytime and the reputation ofits wares throughout theUnited States, and indeedall parts of the world, whichfirm from a modest beginninghas prospered until to-day itemploys 650 hands, turns out5,000 axes per diem, has asurplus of a million dollars2,500 to
New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . s been there since 1849. Though the old heads andmanagers of that period havejjassed away the businesscontinues. New heads andmanagers have taken theirplaces, men of equal pushand ability who prefer tolose their identity in the firmname of Collins & Co., aname rendered famous bytime and the reputation ofits wares throughout theUnited States, and indeedall parts of the world, whichfirm from a modest beginninghas prospered until to-day itemploys 650 hands, turns out5,000 axes per diem, has asurplus of a million dollars2,500 tons of iron, 800 tons VIEW OF COLLINS WORKS, COLLINSVILLK, CONN., I8;6. and consumes at the rate of of steel, 10,000 tons of anthracite coal. HART BROS., TIBBETTS & CO. About thirty-five years ago this well known firm ofAccountants was started at its present headquarters in thecity of London, where, ever since, a large business has beenfostered. In 1889 a branch was established in New York Cityimderthe direction of HenryVVilliam Hart, ; the opera-. VIEW OF COLLINS WORKS, COLLINSVILLK, CONN., 1893. vious to 1826 the Northern and Western States were suppliedby country blacksmiths with axes generally made from com-mon blistered steel, and it took a woodchopper about half aday to grind one of them into readiness for use, while theSouthern States used miserable unground axes importedfrom England, \\hen the Collins axe became known itsuperseded all others and took the position at the head ofthe trade it possesses to this present day. This famoushouse, established for the manufacture of edge tools, com- tion of the office extending all over the United States andCanada. Since the opening of the New York Branch thisfirm has been officially concerned in examinations that haveled to the formation of several of the largest combinations,while it is saying but little when it is mentioned that thework turned out by them has always earned the entire satis-faction of their client
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