Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-13

The editor Of .ae lum5cs Saa bas rsesn-h.
visited tEe Z ck island paner nlis ard hu
dsscri5ss the pFocess q 1Egar making and t
ludss 20 s3ms Of tie difficulties which bosft
papsr-msksrs;
Through the courtesy of Mr. T Wi1teT
va W@rs iresssj q dsigh iu' Drive % ard r E
the above nils, l0ests8 Eve and glar,er usi.
north Of toe city, in Alabama, or be Chat 70
booches river, and al an island bearing IT,
shove uams.
The uodus operandi Of making psBsr fros.
rags ard c0ttoa vas politely shown and er
planned 5y Mr. W ] is arar8 curiosity 70 the
novice and must BE- seen and exp sined 70 ha
ere initiaiei ts be understood Or appreciated
l. the beginning We see ths ragyh. dirty Tars
which are thrown into rsvoVilQ Boilers eaua
bio Of holding ffty thousand pounds, ard 10
steam lot in Hoen ihsm, which, vith the rsvolv,
ing mOsi0a of the b7Iisrs. AIDED b. some chem-
icsls placed in with the rags perfectly clsan5ss
them Of al filth and dirt
We arc then carried 70 the engine, which
su;s or grinds the wesssd rags OF cotton into
what ia ss.led pulp his pulp. When finished
ia thoroughly washed with clear spring water.
to rsR0ys ail remaining dIrt, and then carried
to the naesins for eonTsrln2 is into paper
In another roen Of the baildinR il q machine
used entirely for letter and envelope papsr.
specimens Of which We have nov before rs
LeAA l- - pa ~ HAt As-tay ~ H4ah tleN nav
herstsiOrs manufactured, ana which he ass ures
Us he shall still improve on, 90 long as the nee
essary chemicals aHd fixtures for bis machinery
can be obtained
The energy displsyed By Mr Winter ia keep-
ing bis mill running is worthy Of all C0mm7H-
daii5n. H0 showed Us fine tapestry carpets,
which he took from his hors IS substitutes ibf
felt, without which bis mills are entirely useless
When three or more rsols Of vide paEec, say
q 81 n -H.a = al
macbine for cutting 20 che sizss desired. A.
the fabric is drawn through this machine little
Tellers cut l. smoothly n the center and srim the
edges, while revolving knife cuts it the de-
sized length. Two girls receive the sheets as
cut sAd lay thea even and smooth. So soon
as the cutting is dose one Of the girls proceeds
to count it into qairss, while another folds &C.
A stout negro fellow packs tbe guirss iato
bundles, binds and marks them rssoy for ship
ment TO the Office in the city.
The WsRt Of wire cloth has forced Mr WIN
ter 70 convert his machine, which is a Fsudri
neor into a Cyiiudsr which be informs us very
seriously curssils his operations ia ths amount
of paper turned Of The present capacity Of
the MI. iD the news department. is about forty
thousand pouRds Per month.
We cannot pretend 90 describe how The Dul8
h0ats IN the water so tain one can scarcely 0b
serve IT, but is gathered in q smooth thin fake
in q revolving cylinder covered with fine wire
cloth. watch it delivers on 70 an endless blanket.
passing ever this, IL is taken by ether machinery
ss deli satsly IS dainty fingers could do it. aua
separated from the cad ess blanket; a frail wisD
looking sheet Of white passing nov over and
tbsn under cylinders hss.ed with steaz, drying
a. it goes; then ,hrovgh the cs.sndsdnE refers
wkish irons it smooth, and on 70 q reel whsfe it
is Wouud uP, which soon as f1ll is taken Of sRd
another put m its plaes.
We candidly acknowledge We did uas AUprs-
ciats ths hall Of the labor aud vexations 20
which the mill had been subjse,sd since he
co2mencsna-t Of the wsr and he blockade
Mary hsvs ssi3 hard thiugs Of iss management.
While, if tboy bad bean in cbsrgs tEsg woaIs
hzve shru0k r5ua tb7 job before them Tls d.
msssie arrangements OF the MI and care fl
he operatives is high toned no8la and ma 'y
and It stf1sss rs p'sasurs 20 t1us pay him shis
pu5ic eomPi0sat