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The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman) 2 0 Browse Search
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register 2 0 Browse Search
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The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), Financial and manufacturing. (search)
ssary to have the works nearer the salesroom in Boston, and a tract of land was bought in Cambridge, and extensive works erected. Mr. Whitney was one of the early pioneers in the business. The concern grew, and in 1871 it became a corporation, under the general laws of Massachusetts. Mr. Whitney was chosen its president, and continued in office until his death, in 1883. The present management is wholly made up of employees who have passed more than thirty years in its service. Edward H. Whitney, son of the original founder, is president, as well as mechanical superintendent of its factory in Cambridge. Joseph Moulton is business manager, and also secretary and clerk of the corporation, and Horace N. Loveland is treasurer. These three, with Messrs. Thomas Fernald and A. O. Swain, make up the board of directors. The Seavey manufacturing Co., Third Street, corner of Potter, are engaged in a similar business. They own a large brick factory, and employ a considerable numb