, 1874-05-17

| OF Nature has been brought.
| The first p1ocess is cutting the tin tho size
| required for the sides OF the can. This il done
| By boya. who sit at steam power presses, ane
| hold the tin to certain gauge. When tho ma
chine descends and cuts it OF. 1t falls into box
which stands ready to receive it; and, as the
! machine moves at certain steady rite, it keeps
| the boys busy with eyes and hands to supply the
necessary amount Of tin. It brought to my mind
the guillotine, which was kept in motion during
the French revolution, cutting OF the heads OF
the people, aud which rolled into tho basket AZ
tLoy fell only that WAS instrument Of death,
while this WAS instrument Of life, as it far
nished the means OF subsistence to those who
superintanaed it. Other machines were man
agod BY boys, which rolled the tin, after it hsd
boen cut ths proper size, into 3 circular shape,
when it Was ready for the solder. There are
other presses which, at one descent, cut out OF u
piece Of tin tho top or bottom Of can, and turn
up the edge, when it is ready to place upon the
can for which it Is designed. As there are as
many machines aa there ara differentiated cans,
some idea may be gained Of tue number OF ma
chimes in use, all Of which arc worked By COM
paratiyely-unskilled labor, boys md Young men
1rpm Il to 20 yoars OF age, who esra from - to
Sl5 per week.
While watching these boys cat ont the tops Sd
dexterously, inquired II they did not sonae-
times, by mistake, get their fingers under the
machine.
ait is very seldom an accident occurB. Occa~
sionally, when q boy IL not 80 careful as he ought
to be. he pays the penalty Of his carelessness
at work, - unfortunately brought bis fingers too
near the keen edge, and two Of tho ends were
missing. Show the lady your fingers" The
boy held up his hand, and showed the iudex and
middle fingers somewhat shorter thaa Nature IN, :,
tended them. ri took him to q physician"
continued the proprietor, "who amputated and
dressed the stumps. Tho brave little fellow
could not be persuaded to take chlo1oform, but
submitted quietly to the operation, and bore it
like hero"
stance that is liquid, are not soldered around
the bottom They are made almost Tholly BY
machinery. Iha end is placed upon the can,
when it is put nnder the machine, which. as it
rolls tho can, presses the edges OF the ends
firmly upon the sides, and renders it sufficiently
strong to hold any dry, powdered articles.
Another machine IL used to cut and form ears
for tin pals. These are made out Of pieces OF
tin too small for other purposes, which Woald
otherwise be wasted; but, by strict economy,
not . particle OF thu is lost which ID large
enough to form one OF the tiny ears which adosn
the smallest tin pail.
The tin, cut and rolled into proper shape. ia
now ready for the men whose buslness it il to sol
der These men Sit at bench, through which
run tubes connected with the gas-pipes. On the
upper side of the bench, two rubber tubes are
attached to tile one running through it. Ono Of
these tubes contains air, tho other gas. They
both centre in soldering copper, where tue air
mixed with the gas prevents the too rapid COP
sumption OF that expensive article. With the
burning gas tue copper Is kept constantly ut the
required heat, which facilitates the work The
operator takes the tin intended for the can,
folds one edge over the other, draws down an
instrument with acid upon 1t, then applies hls
solder, and tosses it into box which is kept
for that purpose. All this is done with aston~
isting rapidity, almost incouceivable to
mere spectator But the most wonderful process
is soldering the bottoms OF these cans: The
ends are placed upon tta sdes. and piece OF
solder inside. they arc then fixed upon ma
chimes, which are heated by jets Of gas burning
uuder them. That part Of the machine with the
can upon it revolves rapidly, and the centrifugal
force causes the melted solder to seek the outer
rim and. as the can rovolve5, it Ties around and
4ills up all the interstlcee, making perfect joint
Very few Of the cans solderad In this way leak.
and, rs every one is tested before it leaves tho
factory, d leaky can is never sens out Tbs tops
and bottoms are purchased by the retail timers,
who make them up into cats. During the sea-
son Of 1879, this firm alone cold IS, 900 gross, or
enough tops and bottoms for2 592, QUO cats.- sup
plyipg most of the Wholesale trade in Chicago,
st. Louis. and the other principal Western cit
les. Last year being very unfaSorable for fruit
inc preparations for large trade, as indications
are more favorable They are already sending
cans by the carloads to Kansas City, They scnd
them also to California, to Utah, and ~ far East
as Albany. N. Y. and they sell nothing except
goods Of their own manufacture This. be it re-
houses Of tho same kind may be doing equally
we'll and we cannot helieve TINT Chicago is losing
auy Of her trade. In fact, it is impossible that
Bhe should lose it with such enterprislng men to
-$f1h~ srik-
make az good record; and. wien We consider
the great calamity through which she has passed,
1t becomes truly marvellous
Another branch OF tic trade, in whch this
firm does large business. is in cans for paint
dealers. and iapanned caus and cat1diss for gro
cars, and tea, coffee, and epice dealers. Several
girls are employed in this department. They are
raid according to their experience and ability,
and the work they perform. Some OF these girls
receive Sc per week for their services, while
others are paid 9l2, the prices VARYING between
those two suus- The work OF a portion OF these
girls is to paint the pats and label them,-the
letters are stenciIei with bronze; while others
are engaged Oh the more fanciful cans and cad
dies for coffee tsa' nsaa ad n,a s2eS' ), Gte;s tns
years, moro especially in the application
OF the comparatively new art Of Decalcomanle,
By which most of the work is ornamensed. Tao
Ornaments and pictures are acknowledgements,
prepared IN such NAg t1at they can oe irans-
ferred from the sheet on which they are printed
to the object to be decorated. VERY fna aod a.
tistic pictures. consisting Of landscapes, bon-
quete, fruit-piecea. Japanese and Chimes hg-
nres. are produced in this way At email cost
The pictures and deagns are all maao IN Europe
aB theF can be produced tleIa cheaper than IN
this country. This firm have had 4e7er:i de-
gjgns nade specially for them Tne lettering of
names for tsas and spices. Hhlch they formerly
did By hand, they have had prepared bv this