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Storm fronts, storm doors and storm sash Will prevent
1‘ 7 domestic storms and wilr help your cOal pile to survive
anything that the winter will present. They will stop ev-
: . ery blizzard just before it does any damage to your home
—-it’s a wOnder that more people don't have them: It’s
high time you’re getting ready for cold time.
f‘ The Hatch 69° Bailey CO.
. . _. LUMBER & MILLWORK :-
1 W Sheetrock-Oornell Wall Boards—Oelotex Insulating Lum-
ber—McNair's Shingles, guaranteed for 50 years.
‘ VESTA
Oil. Burning Equipment
" ' MADE IN NEW HAVEN
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'Polley' Refrigerating and
‘ . , Supply Company
(11L IIL‘RNING DIVISION .
.. 25 MONROE ST. PHONE 1057 SO. NORWALK, CONN.
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:10 A L
LEHIGH VALLEY & OLD
COMPANY’S LEHIGH
Fire Wood, Block or Split.
, (Iannel Coal for Fireplaces.
Scratch Grain & Egg Mash.
All Kinds of Feed &‘ Grain.
)Iasons’ Building Materials.
' The Ferris - Devine
" [49 Washington Street - - -
. First St. and Seaview Ave. - - - .
CO.
Phone 652
Phone 63
Barker Moccasins
.' $3 to $4.50
5‘," » . A STURDY SHOE FOR STRENUOUS BOYS.
' Made of soft durable calfskin with Neolin or Uskide soles
that stand the hard knocks of red-blooded American boys.
MILTON ELWOOD
122 Washington St. South Norwalk
Home of Good Shoes
Death of Henry R.
Towne Recalls Early
Days of Two Men
IN TINY SHOP
Introduced by Philadel-
phia Friend — Yale’s
D e at h —- Towne’s
~ Row With Stamford
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The recent death of Henry R.
Towne.‘ Chairman of the Board of
the Yale & Towne Mfg. Co.. of
Stamford. closes another chapter in
the history of this remarkable plant
which came by chance to Stamford,
a tiny shop employing about thirty
people, but which now has over
5000 of Stamford‘s resident's upon
its payroll. \Vlth its progression
and growth It has brought business
prosperity and continued ‘empioy-
ment to Stamford cllizens.. its pro-
duct has carried the name of Siam-
ford into every country of the
world. .
The business was the outcome of
a meeting of two young men. intro-
duced by their mutual friend, “1”.
ium Sellers of Philadelphia. Linus
Yale. Junior, was one of these men.
and Henry R. 'l‘owno the other.
Each one had already begun to
achieve a name for himself. and
lheir,mutual liking. and resultant
business partnership. was destined
to make business history—brief
though their {rich hip was.
Linus Yule. Junlo . had always
been more or less interested. in
locks. ills father was then well
known for his models of'bank locks.
and although the younger Yale be-
gan his career as an artist. he fl-
nully took up the work of his fa-
filer.
The Look Question
This was at astuge in history.
about 1860, when the construction
of locks was progressing daily. and
their models were changing as
quickly as do the automobile mod-
els of today. international lock-
picking contests were reported as
fully as a. football game of today.
and the world stood aghast when an
American expert, named Hobbs.
went over to England. and picked
every lock put before him. Natur-
ally fhe demand for an unplcksbic
lock haunted the mind of every,
bankt’r. jeweller. and curlo keeper.
and Linus Yale Jr., gave the. world
what it wanlcd when he invented
the first dial luck. a radical depart-
uru in that it was the iirst lock in
[he world that worked without a
key. Digging deeper into his sub-
Jvcl. Yale found that by adopting an
old Egyptian principal of tumblers
to the modern warlock. he’had a.
lock of sum: simplicity and safety
that it revolutionized the industry.
in lhls time, a. young man was
Just returning from Europe. where
he had been studying at the. Sor-
bonuc. “Hwy 1:. forum, for this was
the man. had taken training with
the best European experts in order
to qualify as a Mechanical Engineer.
He had made quite a name for him-
self during the close of the Civil
\Var when as a mere youth at the
Port Richmond lron Works in Phila-
del'phiu. he took charge of the crec-
lion in flint place of the machinery
‘Of two 6! the then novel "Monitors".
lo be used in the. Civil “far. the
largest of their class. which his
firm had constructed under contract
with the. government according to
the, designs of Captain John lirlcs-
son.
' The Two Men Mont
Here. then. was Linus Yale Jun-
ior.-wlih a. revolutionizing idea. and
llenry ll, Townc, fresh from his pre-
liminary training, and looking for
an opportunity to organize and man-
age a factory. into which he Would
put capital. Sellers introduced them
in July 1868. and about three months
later they formed a. corporation, and
MOCCASINS FOR‘IOYS
. THE TOUGHESTrBEST WEARING SHOES YET.
Made with Uskide soles and grain leather uppers, also with
eikskin uppers and belt leather soles.
Put a Pair on Your Boy and Notice the Difference.
. $3.25 to $4.00
Conneally and Bracken
1131 Washington St.
began to look about for a factory
site. Linus Yale's father had erected
a. small factory at Newport. New
York state, in 1847. a building which
was standing within a. few years ago.
The son also ‘had a. small shop at
Shelburno Falls. in Massachusctisfi
Yale and Trwne finally picked on
some open land in Stamford as being
ideal for a shop. and they erected a.
three story building with a Mansard
roof, which still stands today. now
enclosed by the ring of giant con-
crete buildings familiar to, the outer
world. This relic. of the business's
South Norwalk
beginning now does duty as a. pack-
ing shop and store house.
Before the enterprise was really
.’
HENRY B. T0‘VNE-
under way. however. Mr. Yale died
in December 1868 but Henry R.
Townc had seen enough to know of
the worth of the lock, and carried
on the plans. He kept faith with
Yule, and when the building was
completed. he sent for the ihiriy Odd
workers of Yale's plant at Shel-
burne Falls. and gave them Work in
new lant.
th'i‘hc lltflc business went on. more
like a. family than a business. even
as is the. way with many such enter-
prises in their infancy today. Henry
ll. 'l‘owue sat in his office and did
the clerical work. He knew each of
his employees by their firstrname,
and up to his dealh his original em-
ployee. many of them with over half
a century's scrvlcc, always remained
"Al" or "Dan" to him.
llusiiy they worked. and the plant
knew prosperity. Many of the old»
timers. skilled locksmitha. will tell
of the pleasant relations of the car-
iy days, when "Henry R." worked
beside them. Amusing incidents
by the score. many of them showing
the human side of the man. are
related with a chuckle. The esca—
pades of "Henry R." and the old
lrlshman. Dan Filzmaurice. who
held the position which now is tak-
cn care of by the l’ower & Plant
department. Dan's antics and
scrapes. and "Henry R's" wrath.
which always ended in a burst of
laughter and conciliation. are reint-
cd freely.
Taking A Both
How the. scarcity of bulbs in the
houses at that time prompted the
men to look with npprising eyes on
ihe'largc tanks used for washing the
locks after the plating processes.
and how each would take his Sat-
urday bath in a tank full of hot wa-
ter at the shop when his . week's
work was finished. is also told. How
they used to fish of! the back end
of the building at high tide is re-
laicd Nil. The building though. is
now a. quarter of a mile from the
harbor. as the land has been re-
claimed and built up from time to
limo.
As the factory progressed. lb;
goods became more and more in de-
mand. and more buildings were.
added. The force grew and grew.
until it became impossibln for
Towne to keep in touch with the in-
dividual employee. He sent them all
at his own expense. however. to the
Philadelphia. Exposition. and was
always to the front in any better.
mcnt of their conditions. lie was
never a hard man to work for. ni-
though he always demanded a full
day's work from everyone for a full
day's pay. He worked himself as
hard as he. expected any other man
to node. and the old cmploycs tell
of him as always full of vigor and
life. “Never went up a step one at
a. time in the old days." once said
one of the original employees. "Two
at a time was the way 'chry R.‘
took 'cm. and then he couldn't get
up quick enough."
“'ilh the growth of the plant Mr.
vane became a figure of impor-
tance in Stamford. and always was
to the fore, in the betterment of the
town. In many ways, though. he was
many years ahead of the lime. and
his departure from Stamford as 'a
residing place happened because of
his irritation of the lack of foresight
on the part of the town officials.
Towne and Stamford
Mr. Towne foresaw the growth of
the city and of the necessity of
planning the town in a. manner that
would build up for the future. Near
the town center was a. stream and
a pool, known today as the “Mill-
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LSIT US IN OUR. NEW HOME AND. .
INSPECT OUR STOCK OF QUALITY
FURNITURE AT- LOWEST PRICES.
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no.
PHONE 105
STERme FURNITURE co.
sis-semen: Inuit mus- ‘
Dom-NOBWALK
. pon " With certain picturesque
charms. and of n physical substance
that. necessitated its being taken into
v consideration as s. factor in 'to'wn
. plans. and
on the investment, an action which
he had never considered necessary
or worthy of being made public.‘
action. must have staggered the
was some time before they could be
prevailed upon to accept the sum.
should receive the money, and what
department should take it. Finally.
however. a proper department was
found. and the money accepted by
the government. This fact would
have remained unknown had not
v the investigations of the suspicions
revealed this characteristic of s. man
whose honest business acumen and
foresight built up a. great industry.
- ‘ ‘ Church in New York on! Oct. ~ 18.
. 3 7 were many of his employees
-, , were with him in tho years when
the concern was “Land sem-
gling. Well known men
ranks of life mourned for him. but ‘
perhaps none ‘moro than these on»
ployees who had helped build up
‘ the factory. to the
‘ monument of a good Yankee pro-
duct well made.
growth. Mrs. Towne visioned the
millpond as an asset rather than a
liability and saw the possibility of
constructing I. boulevard along its
edges—such a boulevard as would
may Stamford unique among the
towns of the East. He made his
investigated the condi-
Wall Street
TRISTRAM e HYATT
TUESDAY, OOTOBEREL ‘
a...
ALAN ‘
Norwaik, (john.
tiori thoroughly. and finally wont be-
ford' the Town with the proposed
that he would have the plans drawn
up. employ engineers to make all the
necessa-r surveys. and stand all the
expense of the preliminary work of ..
the town-would pay for the actual
construction.” The plan was killed.
and Henry Towns disgusted moved
to New York where he resided till
his death.
' Three yarn ago. incidentally thq
S'mill-pond scheme" came befo're the
city and thousands of dollars were
spent in removing an eyesore. Thc‘
retaining walls were biult at n. tro-
mendous comand although the work
is incoinpleted- as yet. the final re-
sult will be much likeihat called
for many years ago by Mr.- Towne.
The boulevard idea can never be
achieved. however. for the town
streets have curved their way around ,
the millpond in the happy-go-lucky
manner that comes of lack of town
planning.
As the number of employee grew J
into the thousands. and as age np-v
proached. Mr. Towne left the active
end of the business to younger men.
A AThe Printzess Coats
Have that distinctive air of correctness so fully appreciated by
every well dressed woman.
We have them in many styles and colors.
With or without fur trimmings.
VISITORS ARE WELCOME IN OUR SUIT SECTION
\
$28.00 to $145.00
and resigned as President of the
company to become the Chairman .- . , , .
of the Board. He still kept up a
keen interest, however. and his or.-
casional visits to the plant called for
everyone being on their toes.
Generous to a fault. a sign of
waste irritated him to a degree. and
a running dictaphone machine at a
vacant desk called for an explana—
tion. His age did not impair his
mental faculties. and during these
visits he keenly noted new opora-
lions. and problems of plant routing
and mechanical processes always
found ready solution at his mind.
even whcn they went unsolved by
the younger men 'in charge.
' Family Grows
Although his ”family" of
days had grown to 5000 or
people, he felt as keenly for
welfare as if he had known
one of them. In his plant paper.
"The Panel." he occasionuly' sent
them words of grecling. or commu-
nicnled to them mailers of import-
ance that affected their conditions.
He saw the need of comfortable
working conditions. and his concern
was shown by his frequent gifts" to
the plant library. where cmployes
can lake out books. from simple fic-
tion to scientific and technical trest-
lses, free 01/ charge. A dentist at the
plant takes care of the “hing fcelh
of the cmploycs. and a hygienist
tells them how to keep them sound.
olden
more.
their
every
of love and comfort. If
let us hear about if and we'll
and Dean Co.
2 [‘1le HILL ROAD
‘ WARM if "P roR You.
A warm house is the abiding place
heating plant is disappointing you
out what‘s the matter—promptly.
_The Nash. Raymond
your
find
A doctor and (W0 nun-es term in the
ailments free of charge. and a bon-
us plan for long and punctual scr-
vice annually rewards the workers
according to their length of time in
‘iho plant. ‘
Such treatment and consideration
weresmply repaid by the growth of
his business. and from the tiny be—
ginning Yale & Towns now has a
plum of more than twenty acres in
extent. Their earnings lime dou-
bled and rcdoubled many times the
original stock. and recently the sur-
plus capllal was announced to be
almost l2 millions of dollars. The -
plant now covers more than twenty
acres of land. and offices are main-
best style and finish.
Sizes 2 to 6 yrs.
Al
88 Washington Street
LITTLE FROCKS
Charming Paulie iii-eases for cv—
cry duy needs with a dash of the
The N. E. RYAN CO.
SPECIAL FOR TH IS WEEK
Stunning New Coats and Dresses
SAMPLE SPORT COATS DRESSES
New Fall Models in Plaid and File silk. .1 i my... .
Polaires. W'onderful $10 (‘I'l‘pl‘ l'nli‘lvflf‘. _‘
styles. Value $19.95. Value $15 “'5 $4.5
BUY Iron: FUR COAT NO\V — A SMALL lll'l'nqr “-m
HOLD IT UNTIL “'AVTIJD.
WALDNER’S
-— ON THE CORNER
32-38 South Main St, Corner Haviiund
VVOMEN’S NEW F LAN N ELETT if WEAR
Well Made Garments for Cool Weather
GOWNS
Round and V-shaped neck. all nicely tailored. plain w“
and striped.
$1.49 and $1.98
TWO-PIECE FLANNEIETTE l’.l.l.\.\i.lS
Kimona sleeve, Vshaped neck. slipon style.
$1.49
FLANNELETTE BLOOMERS
75 NS.
. J. I. MALLETE
..
tained in New York. London. and
Paris. There is also a. Canadian
plant employing many hundreds of
people at St. Catherine‘s in Ontario.
and s. Gar-man plant is under con-
struction of. the present Ilme.
During the war the factory un-
dertook the manufacture of the in-
tricate fuses for artillery shells. and
the plant worked night and day. 50
well was this delicate work done.
that Yale & Towne was called upon
to finish contracts undertaken by
other concerns which had found it
impossible to finish the work. An-
WEEK
olhcr insight into Mr. Towne's Store
character was provided at the. close
0, the “h , 45 Wall Street
The bid of Yale & Townc on these
SPECIAL DRESS
SALE FOR THIS
$6.95, $9.95 $14.95
New York Specialty
fuses was very much less than that
of any other factory. and it, was
thought by many manufacturers
what they had under-bid costs. Ade-
quate factory planning. and espec-
ially fine work in the foundry. over-
came costs. however, and the fuses
44 Water St.
The Textile Store
Norwalk
JACOBYT
The Home of Good Clothes:
v
For Men and Women
' O ROE CO UNTS OPENED
were manufactured at a profit. Aft-
er the war the cry of "profitcor"
arose. and many plants were pointed
at with accusing fingers. A rash
charge against the Yale & Townc
plant started investigations and it
was discovered. that without ever
having made thé fact public.) Mr.
Towne had sent back to Uncle Sam
several hundred thousand dollars.
Of the cident Mr. Towne said that
ERY OUTFITS
Patterns with the Beirobc.
BUCIL-LA PACKAGE BRIBROID-
DrM' Goods of all kinds, Trim-
mlngs. Domestics and Designer
Norwalk's Only Outdoor (animated)
Sign Company
they had a bid price for the fuses
and the bid was accepted. Findijig
that the output brought in more
profit than was at first thought pos-
sible. Mr. Towne had forwarded to
Washington the balance over what
he thought was a legitimate return
(Metropolitan Life. Service
program, bankers in general
Mr. Towne's somewhat quixotic
bureaucrats at the Capital. for it
nor could they discover Just. who
At his funeral from the Calvary
who
of all"
prep nt day
concoction-Ens .
Little Johnny {mung nil—Ouc-
thero’n (boom main
. i ‘ .. .
tween-Names. Johann; see
who-n ‘
plum and
M... -«
.One More the Mole and Beam.
)
Though bankers arc recommend-
ing that depositors budget_thcir in-
comes as the first step of a saving
have
not fully worked out a. budgeting
system for their own institutions.
EE the live merchants who are lirillfl 11125
method Of advertising’on our bulletin, .-.;_v:-nei' of
Main and Wall streets.
For Rates —-——
Phone Norwalk 1814—Nu-Way Adv. C0.
THE CONTENTED MAN IS THE
' WELL-FED pMAN
YOU, TOO, WILL BE CONTENTED AFTER
EATING OUR MEALS.
Lobsters \
Steamed Clams
Fried Clams
Baked Fish
Escallo s
Oysterspon Half Shell.
Fried Oysters
Broiled Fish
Oyster Stew
RODNEY’S RESTAURANT
147 Washington St. South Norwa‘k
Em? DAY 18 FRIDAY AT BOONEY'S
an FOOD 130173 SPECIALTY
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