The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . ition in the manufacture of the 4° THE ILLUSTRATED LACONIAN. celebrated Excelsior needles for allkinds of hosiery machinery. Theseneedles are used exclusively by many ofthe largest knitting mills in the countryand have a good reputation whereknown. The constant endeavor of this com-pany to give its customers the best thatcan be produced has brought them alarge trade from all sections of the coun-try and the fact that the owners of theseworks manufacture and sell
The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . ition in the manufacture of the 4° THE ILLUSTRATED LACONIAN. celebrated Excelsior needles for allkinds of hosiery machinery. Theseneedles are used exclusively by many ofthe largest knitting mills in the countryand have a good reputation whereknown. The constant endeavor of this com-pany to give its customers the best thatcan be produced has brought them alarge trade from all sections of the coun-try and the fact that the owners of theseworks manufacture and sell more latchneedles each year than any manufacturer cal departments are under the personalsupervision of Mr. S. A. Whitten, anexpert needle maker, and the wholebusiness is managed by Mr. Julius , the treasurer. He came toLaconia with the parties now owning thecompany and has devoted himself tothe building up of a large permanentindustry and that success has crownedhis efforts goes without saying. In thisconnection a brief biographical sketchof Mr. Wilson and his connection withour city and its institutions is ^liiii The Wardwell Needle Company. in the world is a sufficient endorse-ment of the popularity of their stock room is filled with finishedneedles for all the different knittingmachines in use and orders are usuallyfilled upon same day they are large number of employes are givenconstant work and the weekly disburse-ment of wages for a long series of yearshas been an important factor in thegrowth and improvement of that portionof the city. A liberal policy toward itshelp has always been characteristic ofthis concern, which has added largely toits prosperity, strikes or other labortroubles never occurring. The mechani- Julius E. Wilson, manager and treas-urer of the Wardwell Needle Co., wasborn in Swanzey, New Hampshire, July16, 1849. His early life was spentupon a farm, and he acquired his edu-cation in the public schools and acade-mi
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