Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-08-27
nj A G. III | N E. r Y.

In spinning cotton, Baines informs us that
one man can now produce as much yarn as
%, 300 men could have done under the old
systems. "This machine-spun yarn" says
DIR. Ure possesses more uniform twist. and
is in every respect superior to hand spun
yarn" One of these looms will make about
as much cloth as four looms worked by hand;
one female superintends several looms mere
y to supply full bobbins, and mend threads
that happen to break in the process of wea-
wing.
"Nails," says DR.. IRE, ''are now manufac
tured with little or no aid from the human
hand, "-"the making of nails" he continues,
sis no longer handcraft operation, but be-
longs to the Dictionary Of Arts
Not long ago breadstuffs were ground in
handmil!. Two men might be able with
great labor to dry and grind a bushel of wheat
in day. Now one water mill will turn out
1000 bushels in "a hours.
In book-bnding Ure informs us that ma
chine has been recently invented by an En-
glishman named Hancock, which dispenses
entirely with the operation of stitching, sew
ing, saving in and hammcring the back, or
the use Of paste or glue.
Calico printing was long, tedious, handi-
craft operation. 1t is now performed by cy
lindrical machines revolving with the rapdi-
ty of light.
In manufacturing steam boiler. much of
the labor is now performed by machinery.
Thus we see the iron monster, like other
monsters, has the faculty of reproducing it.
self
The employment which our lakes and RI
vers promised to afford to numerous popu-
latlon, will be almost wholly superseded by
the steam engine anoat.
In the crafts of boot and shoe-making.
machinery is beginning TO show itselc-and
we may not estimate the progress it will
make in this department., even in our
own day.-Certainly skill in this handi-
craft will afford very insecure depen-
dcnce to our children.
Machinery" says DR.. IRE, sis ready
to accomplish every thing in the manufac-
ture of hats" but he adds it is kept down
for the present by what he calls "a law
less combination Of the journeymen. )"
This is in Britain, and the Doctor predicts
that this combination will soon be broken
down before the genius Of machinery.
Two-,hirds Of our carpenter work is
performed by machinery. To this also is
1t coming with our ship-builders. The let
ter press printer belongs almost to past
order Of things, and machinery is even try
ing It's hand at type setting. In currying
leather they use machine which actually
makes one hide into two. Heavy cloth
garments of an elegant style, are now made
in England by hating process, thereby
dispensing with tho thimbo and shears.
Steam coaches now navigate the streets OF
London to the great dismay Of cabmen-
our very scavengers are jostled out Of the
way by tho same power-and whilst the
Yankee Paddy moves the hills with all the
cas- Of a Titan. the same power is hard q,
work in another quarter cutting out the pre-
else machinery for Yankee clocks.
Indeed, we find that science has already
entered the field Of Agriculture. Already
are steam ploughs in profitable employment
even in the British Islands, where manual
labor can be had for almost nothing. Al
ready 10 machine at work on our South.
ern plantation that can, in cultivating su-
gar preform the work Of 40 negroes-al-
ready do we observe several patents have
been taken out at Washington, Cor machines
to be - used in cutting down and gather
ing in of field crops"
The Thrcshng Machine is now in uni
versal use; and doubtless every other des-
cription of machiae that may be requisite
in Agriculture will soon follow IN its train.
In ropemaking the machine has taken
almost entire possession. The recent i'm
provements embed four or five men to do
the work Of ten times that number Of reg
ular hands. Such is tbs distress and des-
peraton that this change has created among
the working men. that several machine
houses" have recently been destroyed BY
incendiary fires. They were, however,
Immediately rebuilt, and are now in full
operation.
A machine for making bricks is now at
work in Washington. 1t can mould 3O,-
600 bricks, by the power Of single horse
These are turned and perfectly dry ready
for burning. Al several poin,son the Hud-
son machines are in operation Tor the pur-
pose of preparing clay for bricks-a labo-
rious process that used to give employment
10 hundreds OF laborers
Even our bakers are not safe-a power
full kneading machine is into extensive use
in Eegland.