The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-09-05

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once that, by this means, when the
thickness Of the goods, or the number
Of layers IL increased, the liability to
lrcgularlty IN the cutting IL not there
by increased, as IN cutting with the
shears. by means of n handle and
thumb'platc attached 10 the cut or'bar,
the machine Is completely under the
control of the operator, and whn the
material IL perfectly marked aud Sc
cured BY the patent pins employed for
the purpose, one hundred and twenty
thlcknessos Of muslin are cut ~ quick
~ and accurately cut rs one. The
power can be supplied by hand or by
steam, aud when the latter Is used, the
capability of the machine IL greatly in
crcnsed, and can hc made to clt layers
of cloth up to three Inches In thick
ness. The original ;machlne was first
operated In 1870, and now more than
twenty firms are using them In their
manufacture,
Mr.. West IL demonstrating every day
to the world nj this exposition that n
good wagon or carriage wheel can bc
made without heating the tire. The
tire Is set BY pressure, the wheel being
placed In II circular band, which closes
upon II, squeezing upon II as you
would squeeze putty In the hand. It's
success IL acknowledged, and the oper-
alton much admired by workmcn and
good Judges.
Fairbanks scales are here, ready to
assist all who wish to do m honest
commercial business.
Machines for making wooden buck
cts attract much attention, Buckets,
such as we use, are unknown here, and
It IL doubtful II they would find them
advantageous, as they do the most Of
their carrying in the large buttes, which
they can insten upon their backs.
An elegantly finished street ear rom
New York Is greatly admired, and 1t
may not be generally known that New
York furnishes street ears to South
America, France, England and also to
Vienna, although not built exactly
after the American plan. The same
manufacturing company also sells om-
Dibuscs into the same countries.
The steam fire engine which Is here
displayed took the first premium in
Russia, but II is too small to appear to
good advantage, and does not fully and
truly represent us. Upon the whole,
our machines are universally admired
and commended, and although many
of them are similar to machines of the
French and English, yet we furnish
more that is really novel than any
other nation, and some even 60 so far
~ to say that there is really nothing
new outside of America. But, per-
haps, that would be carrying self
praise little too far.
England our nearest neighbor, sends
some fine specimens of heavy machin'
ery, such rs those for cutting off bars
of cold iron from four to six inches in
width and mn inch in thickness, and the
work Is done with as much ease as one
would cut heavy writing paper with n
pair of shears. Other machines are for
punching holes through great heavy
plates of cold iron, and still others are
making hollis, pressing them into form
and putting heads on them, all ut one
motion. The washing of wool is here
progressing very satisfactorily by u
large machine apparently without an
attendant, while the next machine
makes 1t into thread, and the next
weavcs It into a fabric.
The French exhibit machines for
manufacturing cotton cloths of vari-
Gus styles. Belgium sends locomotives.
One of them, as large rs two ordinary
ones, has the appearance of two hav-
ing been driven into one, so that but
one smoke stack Is left for both, while
the other parts remain quite distinct,
there being six drive wheels on each
side, and the whole weight of the loco-
motive rests upon the drive wheel, as
indeed is generally the case in Europe.
Germany could not he truly repre-
scented without showing their machin-
cry for brewing beer, and we could GER
tainly ask for no greater display In this
direction.
But our heads are aching with the
whirl and noise, our eyes tired of look
ing at half mile of machinery in full
motion, and we will leave this Pandc-
nonium for this time, thinking it bet
ter to see a few thing well than to give
a careless glance to II multitude of OBJ
jects.
c. r. BAIRD,