Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-21
Morocco nranufacturins in wilmington, Del.

GROWTH AND EXTENT OF THE BuSINEsS-IMPRoVE-
MENTs INTRODUCED AND IN pRoGREsS-INTRo-
pUCTIoN OF NEW MACHINERY ETC.
TFrom the Shoe and Leather Reporter, July 14.l
The morocco manufacturing interests Of Will
mington, Del, seem to be constantly increasing
in importance, and some of the more sanguine
of those engaged in the business feel sure that
before another decade that city will take the
front rank in this branch of industry. The skins
used are Tampico, Cape and East India,or hard
stock" and the production is fully two hundred
and seventy-five dozen day, a business nearly
the whole of which has grown up within the past
twelve years.
The manufacturers are now adopting new and
machinery, and importing their own
stock from Calcutta and the Cape, the leading
men in the trade avowing their intention of cut
ting loose from importers and spectators, and
as they have energy and an abundance of capital
we judge they will do it.
Mr. John G. Baker has just perfected an i'm
proved apparatus for tanning skins and enlarged
his factory. He has now building 81 by 1856
feet and five stories high He tans nothing but
Tamico stock and has capacity equal to the pro-
duction of 80 dozen day, using 70 pounds OF
American and Sicily sumac for each 21a pounds
skin The tan tubs in this establishment, two in
number, are Is by ~ feet, and so skins can be
tanned in each tub i'll three hours time The
saving by this process, as compared with the old
plan Of hand-fiiing is claimed to be about 40 per
cent. 1t formerly cost 1853 per week for the
labor in tanning 25 dozen Tampico skins day,
while the same work is at present done by three
men and a boy at an expense OF only S3o per
week. The infltrating process which IS here
the skin each minute and can be made to give
pressure of five pounds to the square inch in fill
ing A new milling and lining process, the IN
vention of VIM. Adamson,. Esq, of Baeder,
Adamson & Co., will, we believe, soon be put in
operation in this factory.
The extensive manufacturing establishment of
Pusey, Scott & Co., has been thoroughly over
hauled this summer and the best of labor-savlng
machinery to be found in this country or Europe
introduced The motive power is furnished by
n new 50-horse power steam engine. The prin-
cipal Improvement here is the warner Il Crooks
Tanning Apparatus which is worked with
marked success. They claim to save in hiling
skins by this process the labor of four men in
tanning fifty dozen day, and that the stock will
gain half foot to the Dozen the whole amount-
ing to yearly saving of Ss, Az, or about the
entire cost of the apparatus and use oil patent IN
the first wear. This firm have the control oil
Otis stating machines for this country, and two
| of them are in use here. They have also ordered
| from the same manufacturer in France machine
| for striking out. Each of these machines Will
| do the work of three men. They have ten of
Englands reels for lining. They are now get
| ting out 900 Cape and Tampico skins daily, and
| Mr. Scott informs us that on that amount they
| save the labor of eleven men by using macmne-
ry. -
| cess for tanning. and use an Otis machine on
which they can slate 80 dozen skins day. After
| tanning the skins are thrown into reel where
they remain over night, those intended for
| French morocco being reeled for this time III
| Japonica liouor. In this establishment the spent
| sumac, wet as it comes from use in tanning, il
burned, with soft coal to run the engine, loco
| motive boiler, with large fire box, being employ
used in tanning fifteen dozen skins day, with
which they require only about half as much coa
| az would he necessary were the coal burned
alone. This wet sumac has, we believe, neyel
been burned here before.
W. Jones Il Co., contemplate enlarging thel
factory this fall they are now getting out fifty
dozen a day of Madras Patna and Cawnpor'
skins This firm make excellent stock and hav'
built up q large trade.
| Joseph Richardson. Jr., makes all kinds OF
colors and black stock from Patna skins. lie Ii
running twenty dozen a day.
MaltlitZ Baird 4 Taylor are getting out thirty
dozen day of shard stock. The make blacl
morocco and kid of all kinds.
NIullin. Dougherty Il Co.. is the style OF ney
firm who are getting out fifteen dozen day o
prime Tamico and other stock. This is an asso
citation of ten practical workmen and their exper
iment bids fair to be successful.
HAYES Il Walter have dissolved partnership
hut Mr.. Hayes who has had a long experience
will continue.
The well known firm of Bush, Clark Il Co.. ar
making preparations for extensive Improvement
in their factory; these will include new tan tubs
with apparatus for filling skins, stating AM
striking out machines, and arrangements 10
burning wet sumac And from the fact tina
they have recently purchased large parcels. o
real estate adjoining their factory We judge tina
they intend soon enlarging to about double thei
present proportions, in which case they will
without doubt, have the largest morocco man
ufactory in the world"