Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-19

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breaks drill, he no longer takes it to Il
blacksmith shop for repairs but hands
= = in to the tool room, and receives a perfe
one in its place with but mo ment's loss
time. So any bolts or other articles needle,
are delivered in like manner, and charged
the job for which they are used. \ man
r kept in the tool room, whose business it
. to keep up the supply of tools, &C., and
give them out. In this way great eeOnom
> of time and materials is saved. The stock
of such materials, and of iron, steel, betting
packing, &c, kept by the concern, are yer
; large amounting to many thousands of do
e lars
! The business of the establishment, it
not necessary to say, is.very large, and
steadily increasing from year to year. The
t shafting, rotary bed planners. machinery 70
cheese-faetories. etc., of which they max
| specialties, have high reputation. The,
are now preparing to 90 into the manuiac
ture of the new patent diagonal planners, fol
planning doors, which promises to be very
extensive business. The members of tn,
firm are our enterprising townsmen, DR.. Z
5. Nichols, and Capt. +. G. Coggin, who
gives to the business his personal superyi
sion. The foreman Of the machine shop i:
Mr.. l.. 5. Woodbury., formerly of the Hope
Iron Works, and a very competent and ex-
perienced machinist, and the concern Is one
which deserves and is sure TO prosper.
TIE TAxPIco DRESSING COMPANY.
This new enterprise, inaugurated about a
year ago, has been quietly at work, perfect
ing its machinery and processes, and estab-
fishing its trade. 1t has now passed the
period of doubt, which attends most such
ventures into a new field, and may be con-
sidered fa.rly established on permanent
basis
The managers Of the company and chief
proprietors, are Z. 3. Whiting, ESQ, of
St. Adams, and his son, Mr.. A.C. Whiting.
who has the immediate charge of the bust
ness The title of the company probably
gives few of our readers any idea of the
nature of its business. For such we explain
that =" Tampico," or Iampico grass. is an
article of commerce, imported from Mexico,
and taking its name from the town of Tam
pieO, on the Gull Of Mexico. 1t is veee-
table fibre, called in Mexico the .Ystle''
and is found there in great profusion. Ii
comes to this country in bales. and looks
IN that state somewhat like coarse 1nanil-
la grass, varying in length from one to
four feet. The fibre, however. Is much
sitter and stronger than MANILA, and in
these respects resembles bristles. 1t is used
to take the place of bristles in the manu-
iacture of some kinds of brushes. such As
paint, whitewash and scrubbing brushes,
horse brushes and the like. For these pur-
poses its use is largely extending among
brush-makers. 1t is not enough. however.
tina. 1t can be made to answer the purpose
of bristles it must also look like bristles
and to securing this close imitation in ap
pearance the process Of" dressing Is large
ly directed.
The company occupies the basement and |
lower story of the spacious building on /
Battery street. originally erected for the
Burlington Brush Company. The basement
is chiefly devoted to the dyeisg. The tam
pleo is nearly white. as it comes from the
bale, and in order to get the gray and mixed
colors, in imitation Of bristles, portion of
1t must be colored black and brown or red.
This Is done by the usual processes. After
coming from the watts, in hanks or punches.
1t Is dried, and then taken up by an eleva-
tor to the floor above Here it is hacked
'r comoed out straight, by hand or by ma
,hlnery. After hacking, the fibre is laid
n bundles into trough. and cut to the de-
ired length. Ii is then laid out in LAYERS
IT black and white or black, white and red.
me over the other, and in this shape. in
Quantities OF about seventeen pounds. is
AIKEN to the dressing machines, by the
peration of which the colors are thorough (
mixed, and the fibre combed out straight {
u readiness for use. These machines are :
he invention of Mr.. George Willett but
re now. with the patent on them, the pro- !
erty OF the company. We cannot take t
he space necessary for a minute description |
them. 1t is enough to say that they do a
'ork hitherto done exclusively by hand. t
nd at considerable saving of time and :
dor and that the fibre comes from them a
eriectly mixed. with a uniformity of color, "
'herwise not easily attainable. An i'm "
rovement has been recently made 50 that
'w what Is called " tapering stock" suit d
Die for paint and whitewash brushes, mix c,
Z tampico with horse-hair or bristles i d
essed more perfectly than is usually done ia
hand. After dressing the stock. il is ca
inched up, trimmed and cut the desired b.
ngth for the trade. In this form its value or
about 20 cents per pound. Ii is already AZ
rgeiy supplied to brush-makers in New DC
'rk, Boston, Lansingburg and other Dor br
ms OF this country and the Provinces; and is ne
ding general favor. The company send tn
standing order to one of their custo- flu
rs 1900 pounds month. ha
The company have ample space and pow ca.
for the enlargement Of their business. wa
q as they are prepared to fill all orders he
IN certainty and promptness and as plt
y certainly furnish a very superior arti- or,
OF brush stock, We cannot doubt that
n business will be largely extended, in mn.
ure. Ne
ha-
! MERRILL CO., MANUFACTURERS or KNIT tif,
TING-NaCHISE NEEDLES wit
=, ow
considerable portion Of the upper story do,
the same building is rented from the wo
npieo Dressing Company by o. ii. Mer- nne
Co., Tor the manufacture of kpittin,. r ,..
chine needles The power knitting ma rat
nes, in use in the great mills which and
he knit goods, call for immense numbers loo
peculiar hooked needle. There ar. ,Vb
lie establishments to which the concern mo
are noticing furnishes u, 900 needles . rese
It'll, to supply the constant loss from and
'kage OF needles. Messrs. Merrill & Co bnt
experienced needle-makers, having own the
successful factory in Vernon, Conn spo
Oh was burned when they removed tbe;r eno
ness to this place. The processes of G. 4
arc quite simple. Thew use the
heir purpose the 6,... -, to b
\. ,.,.,..S wire tnat the