The
Cortland Democrat, Friday,
November 18, 1887.
Behind
its Orders.
In another
column may be found the new advertisement of the Cortland Corset Co. The
"Zenobia" corset, the new specialty of the company, which bids fair
to become the most popular corset on the market.
With the present cramped
facilities at Scranton, the company is unable to meet the demands and fill the
orders, which are pouring in from the trade, for the above named corset. The
claims which the company make for this corset being superior to all others are
stated in the advertisement. This corset will soon be supplied to the Cortland
trade.
The company is also filling
large orders for other grades of corsets.
The Porter M'f'g Company, of
Syracuse, have placed a forty horse power boiler and twenty horse power engine
in the factory [and] the contract for putting in the steam heating apparatus
has been let to Messrs. Bates &, Johnson of Syracuse. An elevator
will be placed in the building by E. W. Howser, of Syracuse. Water and gas
pipes have been laid into the building
The stock, machinery and
fixtures of the Scranton factory will be removed to the new factory in Cortland
about Nov. 25th, after which work will be commenced here. Fifty new sewing
machines will be added to those now in use making about one hundred to be
constantly used.
The company, with its enlarged
facilities, improved machinery, superior workmanship and numerous advantages,
will supply the trade with superior goods of such grades of corsets as the
consumer may require.
"The Drive Well Fiend" Vanquished at Last.
On Monday last the U. S. Supreme
Court filed its decision in the case of Wm. D. Andrews, et. al., vs. Geo. Hovey, all the judges concurring in holding
the Green Driven Well Patent void on the ground that Col. Green, the patentee,
suffered more than two years to elapse after his invention was made before he
applied to have it patented.
The evidence establishing this defense
was taken here in Cortland by John W. Suggett and Irving H. Palmer, who acted
as counsel for the defense in this State, to whose zeal, fidelity and legal
acumen the result now attained was largely due. This is regarded as the most
important decision ever made by the Court, in view of the enormous amount
involved and the great number of persons interested. No more royalties can now
be collected under this patent.
It is estimated that over $20,000,000
has been taken from the people of the United States by the owners of this
patent.
The New Madison Square Garden.
The subject of the illustration
in to-day's issue is the great building about to be erected on the site of
Madison Square Garden in New York. It will cover the block bounded by Fourth
and Madison avenues and Twenty sixth and Twenty-seventh streets, comprising an
area of 70,000 square feet, and will cost $1,500,000. It will be the largest
permanent place of amusement in the world.
The picture, which is a
bird's-eye view drawn by the architect, gives an excellent idea of the purposes
of the structure. Under the immense curved sky-light roof will be an amphitheatre
for circuses, pedestrian and other sporting events, balls, mass meetings and conventions.
There will be seats for 5,000 and standing room for 12,000 people, and in the
centre will be an arena one eighth of a mile in circuit. In the basement will be
a hall 250 feet long for dog, poultry and horse shows, with room round about for
850 stalls.
On the Madison avenue side
there will be a theatre with a seating capacity for 1,300, and on the roof at
the same end of the building will be an open-air garden. The tower will be 300
feet high and elevators will carry visitors to the top, whence a magnificent
view of the metropolis and its surroundings will be obtained.
Throughout the building will be
fireproof. It will be constructed of buff and yellow brick, buff and brown
terra cotta, iron and stone, and will be heated by steam and lighted by
electricity. In the summer it will be artificially cooled.
Madison
Square Garden: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden
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