Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-09-06
NOTES OF 4 rnA.ELLER.
I.sp,lL, Aiass Aoe. 1880.


Il II The scen,r, By no meaa' although
DR.. s,nfa, Ia search Of ,he picturesque .seHid
even find his hasfi content 80 this re ION
Lowell Is the head quarters Of manufacturer,
/ not only 10 Ses England. bot IA the inion u
/ - DECIDEDLY the most lontishlnF aud ini"fesi-
ny place have ssep. What the Betting
objects af fsshion-- the persnnsl scfaniblts frr
Oft, fe or honot--ihe p.fifut con'enfions for no
| hing, which sfiists This IHile great world.
when pni IN comparison with The succesliilei
4 sftians Of the mud IN direction 10 national
greatness, wealth and glory The spirit
which created lowell, with is thousands Of
harp, inhabitants. - tie true spifn Of patriot
np. In this village there are NJ this moment
aJiffn large factories, thirteen Of which are in
successful operation. The Aiefrimark Com
pans owns five. which ARE entirely empoyei IN
he manufacture III cotton tabftc. aud printed
goods There IL also = Carpet factory, be-
sides machine shop. TINS latter Is equally
-. large rs any offhe cotton factories. TIE
! mann faciure af The cloth from the cotton -
n very interesting process. aud ~ il all effected
~ the same building. A slight description of
pne Of these laeinfies Is Description OF all the
re.f. The 6rsl stage is that of ca,dlng. which
- done by n complicated piece al machinery,
/ resembling IN SOM degree that used Tor woul.
| Ihe cotton Is then taken aud formed into large
operations m diff ren forms of machinery, are
reduced gradually 10 foe thread III for the
sizinr machine. aud ultimately the loom. In
| the lower sorry Of he building ihe cotton en-
| iers ~ the same stale as II comFs from The
! hands of the Nnllihsrs-raw, Wild. and indIg =
little. Ga going from one story To another, II
passes Though various pieces Of machinery.
winch eventually gives II = more civ illzed sp-
psafhnce, IN the hfmness BuI fine 1iure of
the cloth. very considerable number Of very
healthy look,ne girls tend the various mac hines
feed them with the e nuihhcation' material
mend the broken threads, aud superntend
The whole operation. The whole OF IT'S mach
merry set ~ mo'lonhy an immense water wheel
on The ground floor.
Attached TO the Ncfrimack Factory is n
printing establishment, Inch manufactures
printed cotions. n beautiful as cheap, as the
Englnb, aud much more durable rs sn article
OF wear. The process OF communicating The
various patterns aud colors 10 the cotton cloth
n extremely Interesting. The llrst pari Of this
process ia that of bleaching. Tins Is daua by
an immense operation OF sleamrng, the an of
lbe slkslis aud other chemical snbsiaucrs The
apartment III which this Is done Is nearly con
family hllsd with "A log rs drnsr, thick, aud
dnagreeable, as that which sometimes .nvel.
opes Nantucket, New Bedford and other places
MefrIhack process gives clear gInn aud
br ltthi complexion 10 tho cotton cloth, mud |
the New loundand substance has a similar pfjrti
upon the lar fabrics Of female beauty. ms has
often been proved from the fact, that eysty
year dozens OF haTd.hsatvd New Workers get
enianglrd with the New Bodfordlies, and slnk
suhmissitely before Their Clear, brilliant and
beautiful oompes,Ons. After the bleaching
process. the cloth is taken and passed over |
with gfeai rapidly u large rod hot ROLLER. IhIs
II called stHgtpig md IS very delicate |
operation lHe ,ehst Irtard aiionin the machine.
~ would create immediate ignition. A.nis u !
nUs me apartment "tih .ou Of invisible
smoke, which. makes the eyes smnrt and
soon hurties the traveller GU, OF doors. The
process OF smuggling givesa smooth even sur.
face 10 he cloIb, aud p,rpares II for the prn.
ting machinery.
The printing apparatus of the Menimack
factory Is most ingenious aud complete II Is
81 the most receni inreniiun, aud am veil ,
assured TINT nothing ~ England Is superior
Tue boCk pruning lew years ago IA use IL
no" entireb discarded. Copper rollers with
tue various figures engra, ed upon tnrt sur
lace, have enntely taken ihe uIece ui blo,k.
his IS much more expeditions. accurate aud
rhSid. The roller Is nbo1I slH ~ mora l5sht.
~ diameter, hnd IN length equal 10 thu usual
breadth OF printed coitons Ii is fixed IN ,
piece OF machinery, I celyts IFS motion fem
The large wafer wheel. and communicates the
Impression 10 the cloth, on the same prln
cIple as that by which the patent printing
press, winch prints the Courier aud Enquirer
gives the impression 10 sheet oil psper. 81, ,ng
an recount Of balls. psrles and politics IN New
YORK lhe only difference Is, that The cotton
iahfiC passes over twin roller OF siga
slnihi 10 that OF the copper roller and can be
III constant contact with II for any lengil OF
time ougb, 10 observe, however. thai The
impression communicated 10 the fabric i, This
process is not the color--it is called the ,,or
daW-a chemical preparation with which IN.
CLOTH ls lI-ptegnated, IN various figures for the
purpose OF Tetaning what coors may be given
II in the dye house.
This IS the principal process IN printing cot.
ton fabrics. The mordant Is placed in a so,,
w s"enow reservoir winch has "a close COM
mnnca'lon with The engraved copprr roller
curing It's continuous, revolutions This ma
'eI'hl s'ar'ed Tor the reception of drtTarpni
co'n's, ana mas striking resemblance TO prln.
'ers INK OF many col Ors After fins n,ocess
The tabrle Is dried aud sent TO the dye house
ih'ie are To he seen various watts of as mas,
colurs, through which the fabric IL tak.n G,
he purpose oi having the ground collar. co,nun
hiCaied 10 u. The mordant | b.iinve ia,
the power OF retaining The various coIos mud
all The rest OF the coloring matter, but thai
portion OF II which corresponds with the enpra.
we'd hgnIes On the copper, Is washed out and
rlnsed IN n different apartment of the h,;ls
ing. The fabric is then Oh led. smoo,h.d No,
stuffed with lslnglass or other substances AS the
tngl'sh do, aud neatly folded up in ,Li,ty
yard pieces, properly leveed and fitted for IN. |
market. NV
inns factory where the Cotton prints .re
Manufactured comprises large five story m,ls.
was eIecied.by some OF the same indy Iduals Vim
established, aud for long perod successfully
conducted The Nalham Factory. am M,
positive, but believe il is This rompapv NJ ror.
pofal'on Which owns the landed prop.rty rom.
P''''eg The water privileges The pIincpsl A.
gen, Is hTk boot, E,qr. Il native Of Bosom. a
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