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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 405

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

There was a small clock manufactory in the town of Litchfield, Connecticut, in which I became a stockholder to the amount of six or seven thousand dollars, and my duties as a director in the company called me occasionally to Litchfield and made me somewhat acquainted with the clock business. Thinking of plans to forward my pet East Bridgeport enterprise, it occurred to me that if the Litchfield clock concern could be transferred to my prospective new city, it would necessarily bring many families, thus increasing the growth of the place and the value of the property. Negotiations were at once commenced and the desired transfer of the business was the result. A new stock company was formed under the name of the “Terry & Barnum Manufacturing Company,” and in 1852 a factory was built in East Bridgeport.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 405 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆原本只是康涅狄格州利奇菲尔德一家小钟表厂的股东,投资了六七千美元,因为当董事偶尔去开会,就摸清了钟表生意的门道。他正琢磨怎么推动自己心心念念的东布里奇波特新城,忽然想到:如果把这家钟表厂搬到新城去,工人和家属自然会跟着来,人口一多,地价房价都会涨。他说干就干,马上谈判,把厂子迁了过去,还成立新公司、建了新工厂。核心思路是:用一家企业带动一座城,先算清它能带来多少家庭和多少需求,再动手招商。

上下文

巴纳姆是美国19世纪著名演艺经纪人和企业家,晚年写自传《奋斗与胜利》,讲述自己投资建设东布里奇波特城的经历。

今日一问

你所在的地方或项目,能不能用一家关键企业或机构,带动一批人跟着来?

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