Letter to Henry R. Towne : items of interest regarding the life of Mr. Fred W. Taylor

              November 30th, 1915.

Mr. Henry R. Towne,
121 Madison Ave.,
New York City.

My dear Sir:

Your letter of the 29th was received this morning. I submit the following for your attention. The time is so short that I cannot go into as much detail as I wish I might;

Items of interest regarding the life of Mr. Fred W. Taylor.

Born March 20th, 1855 [sic]
Attended Germantown Academy
In 1869, and 1870 at school in France and Germany followed by a year and a half of travel in Italy, Switzerland, Norway, England, France Germany and Austria.

Spent two years in study at Exeter (where he was head of his class) preparing for Harvard, where he intended to take up the study of law. His eyes failed and he was obliged to give up study.

Served his apprenticeship as pattern maker and machinist in the Entreprise Hydraulic Wks. (Ferrell & Muckle) in Philadelphia 1875-1878.

When he completed his apprenticeship in 1878 times were so dull that he was unable to obtain work at his trade and he entered the Midvale Steel Wks. as a laborer. He was promoted successively to the position of gang boss, assistant foreman and then foreman of the machine shop; next he became master mechanic in charge