Engineering reminiscences contributed to "Power" and "American machinist" (1908)
Porter, Charles T. (Charles Talbot), 1826-1910 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 434
e, forgot to multiply the amount by two, and were aston-ished the morning after they had sent in their tender to receivethe acceptance of it by telegraph. Performances of this kind were expensive. When theircapital was all gone, they borrowed five hundred thousanddollars on their bonds, secured by… … James C. Brooks FALL AND RISE OF THE SOUTHWARK FOUNDRY 333 tioning to carry on, and they owed a floating debt of onehundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. In this emergencythe directors invited Mr. James C. Brooks to take the presidencyof the company. Mr. Brooks was then a member of the firm…
