New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-17

ally upward Of 900 pounds weight OF 'ne Ias Ai.s
ral, using only for themanufaetureoi fshS -
DeliFOus Of witnessing the process Oh tue N .
Of India Rnhber Accord ng 10 the most recen'
ments We vent few days ago TO inspect ono o. .A1
tories Of tbe Union India Rubber GO. hiust1u -.
lem and ..fey accomplishing the crossing OF 'n
l09th-st for which We inEsrdy re'u Deu 80. :.
arrived az the factory. and after stating gu. oy1I'
the courteous manager whose naive Po'sa cu' -
possibly b. increased By any length oil fSssooHoo
refined foreign capital from which be nas l1'ei
were favored with his company over Tue g's
epioved the advantage OF his exp anstlon OF tho
,csss.s srd the uses Of the different machinery IN
hi. e..sblshment hch selected az beng zoe nos
extensive In the immediate neighoOrh"h =" Ne"I
between 30 and $50 hands are CONSTANT! euPn3eu
about 40 Of whom are women, ~ Ooys Ut ArP', N
and the remainder men Inc worAshOps arc ia'e = v"
Tbted End ventilated and this, With the arr pure ana
invigorstirg and the quite moderate hours 81 40 ,
: 10 G. gives 70 the artizsBs a mneh NOR NJ ii'i
arpears nee than il visible in those VeAne ~ 'Ho IN
fined and IN ventilated factories located % .ne ~ n
esrinos az the peope in this business vary ifoh = %
IN Se ner week for the girls, boys and appIeuvees'
wbile the men gain from $ to SO or @i<' ehe n.t
named price being paid 10 the mere aooLeiS' ahl VIC
HIGHER rates TO the skilled artizsns' according 70 Tue"
abilities. IL, r ,,,.,c...r-;,, in
49, ,e,o-,I NE in this country: The rubber, IS
;,ro-te5 being received at the factory IN me 'ru
~ sheets bottle. shoes i hrst cut INTO shi pieces
ciespsed end spresd out TO dry Inc heA' P'ycTs
il II q
Ring these pieces of rubber between heavy IRON rolers
or hollow cy Under, heated by steam. compound 81 sui
tnr ubitelesd &c being ADDED 10 aid the vulcanzn2
which is now commenced After undergone THIS opera
non If IS again submitted 10 further slmusr process,
brt in machine Uherc the rollers are more closely 81
ne1 causing the rubber (whch in leaving the previous
machine has the appearance OF shaPee's mass 70 A.
sume af,er unde gong number OF reVoihi"h>' "'o
1uctie and workable character The next process y
grre.Ginp it on cloth, which is performed On hse car
4 oh 10
receiv. suppl, Of the rubber compound IS II rt'oi'e'
On tie heated cy finders from the men "ho are ~ a'
suce 10 feed it. The cloth leaves THIS acni9e coa'eu
On one side with rubber, perfectly smooth ana wen o
/ tie surface, but soft and srick! 10 TINS STAT u J.
teken into the wok-rOom where the yonng WON u are
erpuloyed and is there cur into garments ne pre-.
ers haas sc the edges being pressed to.eIner 10 io
the seams Tie next process, alter du-ihs mem VIZ
sllubur is placing them IN steam Oonei anu usIo
sIiertino them TO high degree OF heat thus hnshh3
the vulcsnizing. The goods. alter UNDERGOING
thoroueh Washing aGd drying IN the open air. a'o no"
ready tor sale. .n. o,,.br.bmo,,
Ire cost Of the machinery alone in the establishment
,-o ,itcd il estimated at $1,000, aud Is cipaoie Oh
.tir from 500 to 600 yards Of cloth Per day "1ch
ymdBe worth about 81 COO though ine acfua value Of
he goods produced at the factory including manual Ia
bor j. about $:i5,0C0 month.
The total value Of all the india rubber goods made in
the United States approaches ten millions ct dollars per
annum ard tbs enormous trade may be said 20 have
Iupq up since the year ii as previous % that da'e
there we're but very few manufactures working a. apro
The principal States extensively engaged ~ ths tIale
are NeW-l0rk New-Jersty Massachusetts Rhode Island
and Connecticut investing "a capital Of al least sou o.
/ co., and giving employment to many thousands oi per
SONS In some particular goods the consumption Is I'M
mcrse Tor instance, in the article OF shoes, lDJOOJj
rairs are Annually made, the Hayward company alone
producing 900 pairs day, or 9l0"pJ year Another
CompLI, in Boston. principally engaged IN the manu-
fcture Of betting. produces 10 the value q" SjJJpJI
wear euI loving from 30 To 800 hands. Springfield and
knyhury Manufacture principally webbing and Congress
boo,s ana shoes khole Island has one exte nslye aco
~ While in Connecticut several. finding labor tor
! nta-ly 1900 artisans. aud investment for SivDJVDj.
Thee these are engaged 10 making shoes the Others
IN Ciothirc. packing hose, DC. In Nr"-Jersey
are four manuacofes-thre Of shoes and oae OF mis-
celluIeous qoods-vith fuly 1000 hands aud $lJjlUJ
capital On Staten Island Is considerable uianaiico
w. consisting principally of dolls, toys aud fancy
articles about $4,000 invested in this concern
! Nearly all OF those, together With the Ne"-Eng
! land Car Spring Company, at New-lorA, anu the
Union India Rubber Company, at llariem, Of "lich
I We have already spoken are al worked under
Coodyears patents. tlGt he immense import
ence IN the PARTIES concerned of the decision IN rae ce
brated india rubber tra very apparent aud becomes
more so when We consider that the trade is yet ony IN
lis early infancy ~ there spfeaIs to be no limit 10 me
uurtoses for which this substance may be- made avat
H. The propbeic words OF Mr. Wooster bid fair % b.
realised ia the course OF very few YEAR, Ophi SAID
he 10 tie time when the ships thar Traverse the ocean
vii have india rubber sails, when the sLeathing OF
sbs yil have his metallic yegsrsle production. and
he courosed If il see, or th.lh / see, thousands o
otLeruses 60 which this extraordinary prpu' is 10 b.
applied; and if understand the matter the uses O
(Which Il has hitherto been appropriated are o. dust
and ii dust of hc balance in proportion u the Othe
"uFes now Begin inc % be drTeopcd.
TIE reputation f,r excel OF the American manu-
featured india rubber goods is widely extended as q
lead 10 large export Cd these articles 20 all parts OF hs
world Enl land being q considerable consumer ahouc,
A patent protecting mode of Manufacture simila
To Coodytar's yulcSnzilg process is in operation
there having been taken ort hy NJ Hancock, who ap
pearS a. have been experimenting With the same obec
and at the same Goodyear though the priority U
discover j. coac, dod 20 the latter manufacturer.
Tie approaching Exhibition in NeE lOcA Will be- Oh,
mesus Of introducing 90 the public number Of articles
of india rubber msruacHre, ipr which that snostanc'
is not generally known % be applied, and for which d
las never hitherto been supposed avadbe and 10 IS bu
reasonable 10 conclude that the experience OF tS0 year
since the close Of The London Industrial Exhibtio %
le5l viii be thoroughly demonstrated IN the a.nicab,
internatioba rivalry which is shortly 20 be
On cur shores We have no fear but that the geniu
which canned tie Council Medal for counyman a
the HYDE Park Crystal Palace, wi enable them t,
maintain and improve upon that earlier stage, in this de
tmen Of industry in the face Of the much greater
rivalry that they likely encounter here. in conse
quence OF the attention thar has lately been bestOweC
upon the manufacture abroad.
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