The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-02-01

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forest with a New York sxc, grubs
Tho siumps silh a Micbigan plough,
plants digs and reaps with Wiseon.
sin boeg, feapers and mowers, gins bis
staple on a machine made in Massa
cbuseits, hoops Il with Pennsylvania
iron, and haVis u TO The warehouse or
depot In an Indiana wagon. Enter
into any branch oI industry, examine
any avenue Of agriculture, you find
the same history Of dependence. 1t
Is suggested in every frabric Of our
apparel, In every article Of domestic
utility, in every implement Of out door
industry or indoor cultivation.
We hail, therefore, with satsiac-
ton every cffcrt at the subsidizing of
the immense wealth with which na-
ture has gifted US. Ou. iron found
ries, cotton gins, planting and reaping
machines and engines are rapidly res
versipg the order of Introduction.
Especially do we regard the public
served by demonstration that goes
out into a new field and conserves
material hitherto neglected. And, in
this connection, we wish particularly
to speak Of the large barrel and bucket
factory lately established in Mobile.
A walk over this interesting establish
ment is most suggestive and reward
ing, not only as affording glimpse at
an industry hitherto uninterrupted. but
also as presenting an insight into
method worthy of a lifetime of cxpe-
rience. We cannot conceive Of sit
uation more fortunate than that which |
plants factory upon ground cheap,
yet contiguous to large city; on the
bank OF never failing waters, naviga.
BILE at all times, and yet within
stones throw of railways that depart
10 all points, and whose freights are
made especially favorable to the dis
tribution of the new product.
As if providence designed that all
monopoly should cease, we find united
IN the instance TO which we are now
referring every facility which can
,heapen production, every avenue
which can extend the area of con-
every circumstance which
,an conduce to success.
A sail vessel lands at the saw itself
he great four foot blocks Of juniper
md cedar which come from inexhaus.
Iible forests a dozen miles away. A
semi. circle Of saws, planers. borers
rounding machines, etc., etc., trans.
orms these blocks into handsome,
light. excellent buckets, with such
precision and saving Of time that no
operator is compelled to leave for a
moment the step in the process which
le superintends. The vehicle which
arries The green slaves from the
tave saw to the dry house returns
lmost instantly with another load of
easoned slaves to the joining saw.
The different operations of cutting to
light lengths, matching, edging, set
ing up in hoops, dressing out and in {
ide, turning the bottom croze, round.
ng off. bottomiug, final coopering {
nd equipping with ears and handle,
re all accomplished without the loss
f a movement and with all the ra- {
idity of steam. Nothing is wasted.
,hether time or material. From the
,g 10 the finished bucket, the saw ,
tuff to the saleaule con modify. the |
peration is one continuous effort |
'hich sights nothing, hurries nothing
vorlooks nothing, and yet a rapid {
ystematic unity Of perfect machinery
nd intelligent supervision completes 1
Iself. L
That an institution which was not {
q existence six weeks ago, should /;
ave attained to this superiority Of 1
lethod, Is something extraordinary.
,ut that, while Jet in embryo, II J
hould enlarge its capacity to the pro- |
uction Of nests Of barrels and other I
yooden vessels as we'll. and have al
eady made carload shipments into