The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-09-05
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VIENNA, July 90, 1873.
Entering the Exposition Grounds
from the west end, near the Machinery
Hall, the first thing that attracts the
eye Of nh American will be the "Stars
and Stripes" floating from very tall
iron smoke stack or chimney, belong
Ing to the boilers which furnish the
steam for the American machinery.
This same hug was the only one which
decorated the Machinery Hall ut the
Paris Exposition In 1867, and Is to-day
the pride Of It's owner, az il floats in the
air ut u higher point than any other
flag on the grounds, That rag which
hangs on the flagstaff on the end OF
Machinery Hall is an attempt, though
a ridiculous one, by Austria, to make
nm American flag.
Our Commissioners have been re-
quested to remove 1t and put in Its
place a flag that we will not be ashamed
Of, but they have no time to attend to
small matters, and SO scores of little
things are left undone, which, if at
tended TO, would add to our self-respect,
al well as place us in more favorable
light before the world.
Y To our right Is ''rhe American Res
taurant,n which has been one of the
causes Of our trouble and disgrace. To
our left standsn pyramid ofiron pumps,
which are not In motionyet; the water
Is flowing from the top one down
through all Of them,
The American machinery occupies
the west end Of the vast hall, and az we
enter we find ourselves Immediately at
home. There Is q Howe sowing ma.
chine running by steam with light
ning-like rapidlty, and yet under the
most complete control of the foot OF
the operator, as one, ten or fifty stitches
can be made at will.
Near by are ten machines which
attract universal attention, and are
by many considered the most novel,
ingenious and interesting of any ma
chimes In the whole exposition. They
are for making shoes, and, "they say, y
can manufacture five hundred pairs in
one day, This first machine is for
making the heel. The layers Of leath-
er, cut into shape, are placed upon a
similarly shaped plate of metal which
revolves, so that at one point they
come under q hammer which presses
them; at another point u number OF
avis descend and pierce the holes,
which ut the next point are filled will,
the nails. As the heel Is taken out yo,,
wee that on the side which fastens to
the boot the nails project. A boot
ready for the heel Is put upon the ma
chine, the heel placed where 1t be-
longs, and a hammer descending into
the boot at one blow drives the nail.
through and rivets them.
The machines for cutting pegs nip of
the thin strips Of wood or the iron O,
brass wire, making at one nip the head
ofone peg square, and the point Of the
succeeding one sharp.
Then there Is the machine for insert.
Ing and fastening the metal eyelets
the machine for finishing and polish.
Ing the heel, and the sewing machine.
which make the chain stitch, and run
with single thread. Shoemaking i.
no longer work--it rs fun. The shoe
maker ssts his machines running ant
whistles while they do the labor, M n,
pert q The work h done by hand.
~ The west stand we lind a mach,n
which y very Ingenious M we'll a. yer,
prAc@ical-a patent cutting machin.
Invented By Mr.. AlbIn warth. .
Staten Island. II Is machine /,
14eane ofwhlch III artlelss Of clothln,
bootn, shoes, umbrellas, etc, can /
cut cut = correctly y by Che sh<ss
nd lnuch nioso 1oplIly.