Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-03

I being tested. They are placed on gig and
run by machinery. Every machine is sub
Jectcd 70 this tria, in order thas there may
exist no wa0t Of harmony between the vari-
ous parts THIS ought u bos good test. but
It IS not considered So On the contrary, the
testing process has only Just commenced when
the machines come nG the table Each part
now gets close -..culiny. and ii there ls the
minUtest deviation from = true, 1t is east
aside a. old lyon. 80 Absolute perfection - is
a motto here which - adhered To ~ rigIdlv
as 1t thc usmau hand was not capable Of
making mistake The deviation Of D hair s
breadth in some parts Of the machine might
cause tangic IN whole. After several
tests. each one growing more rigid, ina
chine whicn passes them all IS sent to the
nual testing room where men are constantly
busy. As t.Ie nagh.nes are handed ir they
are tested WIKI Euc needles and cpaise ones,
long stitches and fine ones. the cloth and
heavy samples, and there ls no way in winch
they are not tested
fingered long iu Jdy needle department,
because 10 was there that the most skilllul
woTknen and the most delicate machines arc
employed One viii hardly ind sewing
machine needle IS small rs q hair. but the
nuCst seemed hardly larger, and it was a
query tJ me how ths eyes were made until
I saw the little drills at work-little bits of
see. Ia connection with the needle depart
mout, | ind the only lassies vet seen about
the establishment. They arc mainly en-
ployed IN asserting and wrapping the needles.
having lItt.e tJ do with their manu- factures.
You have seen company of soldiers march ?
Well the monot0uyus lett -' lett OF the
captain i- ike fhe monOt9uy prevailing
mere. Right hlu1-leit haud-thl5 way
that "ay-ne'er IuiS7ing movement. ard
the longer J stant ln@ !UOE. thC urnCr y my
b1iIei tnat this mau or that woman Is an au-
tomaton. whose eyes. fingers and head ore
moved about 10y some hidden machinery with
IN. IL u wonderful that men can be 80
trained. but if IL wer. not 50. the Wheeler
ii70n would ron le7t and slow, larrIng
s.cd Jogging. because not u perfect machine.
Experience has shown each contractor that
any work not perfect 10 every detail. will be
rejected. and the expense thrown back m his
private purse. Ju-- that cIre which p Jew
clcr exercises IN the manufacture ai q watch
is exercised here.
Time has been Running away like t race
horse, and 1t is noon just ike q regiment
If soldiers. 0beying trc order t. curry arms.
tine signal { noon time Is obcyed bv every
operator about the building. and the change
from labor r1 retrc-hmcur i- So sudden and
marked rs 20 sJdrt.c one. As the men go out
and the wheels become -.ln one hl. better
chance G. note tho depth. widyh and height
of the building. which contain. TOR one email
item. eighty Thousand dollars worth Of iron
girdcr-. which support rhe root
y trip back e. the hotcl. good ,.iaare
Yankee meal 80 c3rnct beef. and p1tlr1cs
return 70 the bee hive for look through the
shops devoted a. the manufacture 30 fhe cab
nets. and tla tables at the machines just
tendenr tells me that these shous use mo
nenriv 300. 900 feet oE the choicest pine Ium-
Der every month. ami shat the bills uail each /
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