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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 408
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
The official statement seemed satisfactory, and I cordially sympathized with the philanthropic purpose of keeping the workmen employed, even in the dull season. The company was reputed to be rich; the President, Mr. Chauncey Jerome, had built a church in New Haven, at a cost of $40,000, and proposed to present it to a congregation; he had given a clock to a church in Bridgeport, and these things showed that he, at least, thought he was wealthy. The Jerome clocks were for sale all over the world, even in China, where the Celestials were said to take out the “movements,” and use the cases for little temples for their idols, thus proving that faith was possible without “works.” So wealthy and so widely-known a company would surely be a grand acquisition to my city.
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定位：Additional excerpt 408 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆觉得官方报表没问题，也真心同情工人，愿意帮公司撑过淡季。他进一步相信公司有钱，因为总裁杰罗姆花4万美元在纽黑文盖了一座教堂要捐给教会，还送过布里奇波特一座教堂一口钟——至少他本人觉得自己很有钱。杰罗姆钟表卖到全世界，连中国人都买，据说只取机芯，把外壳当小神龛供偶像。巴纳姆由此认定，这么有名又有钱的公司搬来，对新城是笔大买卖。但“老板舍得花钱”不等于“公司财务健康”，名气大也不等于还得起债。
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巴纳姆在自传里回忆自己如何被杰罗姆公司的名气和总裁的排场打动，最终决定担保贷款。
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