. ht orbefore — often as early as three oclock — and by the time his helpers were readyfor the day he had accomplished a goodly amount of work and had matters inshape for them to begin. A man named Samuel Goodrich was their firstemployee, and two boys were hired later to help in the foundry. At the end of four months Mr. Doen grew dissatisfied. Illy-advisedpeople persuaded him that without an engine to drive the machinery there waslittle chance of success. The disinclination of the Corbin brothers to assume adebt of six hundred dolla
. ht orbefore — often as early as three oclock — and by the time his helpers were readyfor the day he had accomplished a goodly amount of work and had matters inshape for them to begin. A man named Samuel Goodrich was their firstemployee, and two boys were hired later to help in the foundry. At the end of four months Mr. Doen grew dissatisfied. Illy-advisedpeople persuaded him that without an engine to drive the machinery there waslittle chance of success. The disinclination of the Corbin brothers to assume adebt of six hundred dollars for a portable Baxter engine (which was in thosedays considered with favor and was a pioneer in its field) was the rock uponwhich the partnership split, and on September i, 1849, Edward Doen sold hisinterest to Mr. Whiting, Mrs. Corbins father, receiving in payment his threehundred dollars, with six per cent, interest for the time invested, and $ perday for his time. This was good wages in those days. 25 HISTORY O F THE HOUSE O F & C O R B I N. At the prices for labor which formed the basis upon which the cost of the goods was figured, an ordinary brass founder could make per day, and a very good man could make Philip Corbin, however, by hiring two boys to help him at a wage of 75 cents per day and working both late and early, was able to turn out work which, after paying the boys, would amount to from six to seven dollars per day for his ov/n labor. To him, also, fell the correspondence, the collections and care of accounts and the keeping of the ledger, brother Frank being chiefly employed in the production of goods. LIFTING HANDLES, OLD CATALOGUE 26
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