The Van Buren press., 1875-01-12
Our Manufacturing Interests.

! prise, ot the town
First We called ut the cotton mill of ~ VI.
Callahan & Co. There we found every thing
going on swtmmingly. The employees were
as busy as bees at their specific parts OF the
work. We made quite number OF inqnl'
ries and expressed a desire to be shown the
entire establishment. Our request was com
piled with, aud We weut down to the first
floor To commence our examination
The cotton is taken. as it comes from the
fell, is ginned at the factory, and becomes
lint. This lint then passes through the lap
per, in which is contained a circular beater'
which rcyolves eighteen hundred times a
minute, aud partially clcans,and puts it on the
roll to prepare it for the cards-which cards
are like those used by our grandmothcrs, save
that they are arranged on cylinders Instead
of being worked by hand-thcn it passes
| through the cards, which still cleanses it, aud
partially straightens the iibrcs and forms it
into lap, or what is better known by women
! by the name Of batting; then from the cards
! altogether, it goes on to a railway belt, pass
! ing through a railway head and forms Sill
] yer of rowing which falls into a can eighteen
inches high aud ten inches in diameter; these
cans are set up to drawing frame, that is
passing through a system of rolls, which re-
duccs and forms from three coarse slivcrs one
finer. or to be plain. smaller one, which falls
into another can ten inches in diameter, and
Of the same height as that described above;
then these cans are set mp To the back OF the
spcedcrs: the silver is again reduced with
rolls rs before aud Il little twist put in, after
which it is wound on bebUns each bobbin
containing half pound Of cotton, The OPP
erltions If the first floor are finished and we
will go above. On the second floor we i!nd
the work mostly done by females. Here the
bobbns are placed on the creel of the spin
ming frame and the silver is again reduced in
the same m amer as before with rolls, and the
final twi.t given, and what WAS, four hours
before, seed cotton, is now the best kind and
quality of thread, The thread Is now on
spuols; and these spools are pat on the reels
and reelcd into hanks of fifteen hundred yards
each these hanks are put in five pound bales
are papercd and are now ready for market.
The number of spnlles is one thousand !;
the number now running is eight hundred ;
the average amount Of thread turned of in u
week. twelve hundred pounIs; the amount OF
wood used per week fifteen cords; the average
expenses per week. Sl00 The number OF
employees. ifteen-scyen males and eight
females. This establishment il warmed by
steam and runs between ten and twelve hours
a day.
i.,,,l ri Of flrtp-V l..
der the management of Mr.. Il. Symonds. re-
Gently from Lowell Mass. who perfectly un-
derstands his business. We are under obli-
cations to him for courtesies extended. un-
der his management the establishment must
prove in the future greater pccunlry sue
cess than in the past
Our people should take more interest in the
success of this factory than they do. 1t Is an
institution of which they may well be proud
and which it is their duty to do all that they
can to sustain The thread i of superior
quality, and we are told by our merchants, is
much better than that which is brought from
the north The great obstacle, however, that
seems to cripple Mr.. Callahan in Ills arrange
suwvts ,sa rYfdfiufactOrers,
disposition to require a reduction of his scale
of prices to the standard of northern com
petitors. This is not right; Mr.. Callahan
makes better quality of thread, in the first
place-and that is an item worthy of much
considcration-and in the second place his
factory is home-institution, and Is as neccs-
sary to our growth and development, tnan-
cially, as are our churches to its advan cement
morally. 1t is our duty to patronize home,
manufactures and home interests Make it a
| point when you need cotton thread to buy
Callahan's, and no other, and thereby con
tribute your mite to help sustain an institu
/ tion that is Of untold advantage to the COM
/ munity. Long life and prosperity TO the cot
ton-iActory OF \. Nj. Callahan & Co.
While we cannot say that we have boot
factories, we can assert and that truthfully
/ that We have two places where boots and shoes
of the best kind are manufactured. Here Is
another species of home industry that is not
appreciated as It should be. Persons are too
apt to send OF for their shoes and boots, ut
| tcrlv ignored the existence OF a shop OF that
Kind in our midst, Ribbling makes good
coverings for the pedal extremities and there
X no excuse for our people sending oil when
they need anything in that line. Patronze
your home. shocmakcrs
We stepped into the broom manufactory OF
Mr. Mcklbbcn on our rounds. We found
them up t. their eyes IN broom-corn. making
| preparations to furnish the whole coutiy with
one Of the most useful articles of the house
/ hold, We are glad to note the existence OF
such an institution in town, and we hope the
| proprietor win find it good pecuniary in
yestmcnt. Buy only Mckbin's brooms, and
encourage him thereby.
We couldn't go by Glass furniture shop.
and not stop ia we need chairs to sit on, ia
] bles FOR innumerable purposes beds to sleep
on. and some Of us need cradles and baby car
! riagcs, aud some ofus do0t. Now Glass keeps
all things on hand, and IL he don't happen to
| have the kind YOU want, he can make it for
! You. Remember that, now, aud don't send
away for your furniture. He says he lives in
u GLASS house but he likes to have the green
| backs thrown at him, no matter how hard
he says he'll risk its breaking him up.
| Our friend Daughcrty l. also in the furni-
ture business and he can make anything from
q oy-cradle to siN-story bedstead. He also
keeps on hand first class furniture, aud will
do any thing in his line that you stand in
need OF. You needn't 90 north after your
furniture. You can get as good As you can