New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-25
Especial Correspondence OF the Republican,
CENTENNIAL NOTES.
PHILADELPHIA, July, 1876.

PHILADELPHIA, July, 1916.
As was passing through Machinery Hall
this morning my attention was attracted to
the silk machinery, and upon examination
became very much interested in the process
of silk spinning and throwing, spool stamp
iny, etc; and upon inquiry, found to my
satisfaction that we are rapidly progressing
in the manufacture of silks, and largely IN
creasing in the cultivation OF the silk worm.
The Danforth Manufacturing Company, OF
Paterson, New Jersey. gave good
representation Of the primary stages OF
silk manufacture. They uss four ma
chimes for making silk; epinner,
winder, dQuhler and twlster. This ma
chirery is not very complicated, being
especially light and smooth running. Ihe
process Of throwing the silk is on the
same principle as in machines of other COM
panies The Nonotuck company carry on the
process on more extensive and complete
systen Raw silk, imported from China or
Italy, is wrapped around winders and
tranferred TO bobbins which then go
through OouUltuS LidCuihVo, oh "hN0A AAOAA
three to ten threads are wound together
When thread breaks the machine stops,
and by peculiar arrangement the main
thread is kept of one size and ls unaSle to
run without it's com Donent threads. at this
stage the bobbins are taken from the doub-
ling machine and adjusted on the spinner,
which in unwinding make q strand. From
here the bobbins go to the twisting ma
chine, which, when spinning and twisting
| from three bobbins, produces machine
twist; but two only are requisite to make
sewing silk After being twisted the silk
| is rewound into skeins and washed IN
strong soap suds, then dried and stretched.
| From this it goes through the dyeing pro-
| cess, and is then again wound on bobolns
| for the purpose of spooling. One spooling
machine winds 10 dozen spools day.
The Nonotuck company runs sixty OF these
machines. and employs upward OF 60O
| hands. The time would have been well
spent could hare extended my visit; but
the heat was so oppressive l made my
escape. hoping to renew it when the tenn
| perature shall be more conducive to a de-
tailed investigation and description.
In common with many others, when the
heat becomes intolerable, make an sgree
able exchange by going to Atlantic City;
and a place more suggestive OF rest
| whether to the Invalid or the robust, i!
| would be difficult to lind. Its accessibility
| to Philadelphia, its railroad facilities, its
| comfortable hotels and its beautiful and
home-like cottages-all serve to render /,
| one of the most delightful of our many sea
side resorts. Its markets are always vel
supplied, and it's atmosphere is always
healthy. It is having more than its share
of patronage this season. partly, suspect
from its proximity to the centennla
grounds. and partly because it has come tt
be better appreciated by the pleasure
seeker. Hot and cold baths are to be OBJ
tanned here in all their perfection. Exour
sion trains are run daily, atfording an op
portunity for thousands to run down ane
take a trip to the sea shore. Many, TOO
come here who have never seen the ocean
How they stare and wonder, as though
struck for the first time with conception
of the magnitude of creation. They
sit by the hour watching the mac
fro!ics Of old ocean, as it comes
rolling, dashing, fcaming and roaring il
upon the beach at their feet. The surf Ii
in excellent condition, the bathing good
and the breezes more exhilarating from con
trast with the scorching heat OF the grea
city lett behind for few hours. The HI
alto, the now fashionable promenade, Ii
fairly crowded every evening with stroller
and children romping and playing in tn
sand. During the hot weather the lant
breezes bring those intolerab BILE pests, green
headed flies, making ride on the beaci
impossible; bat more accommodating wind
watt them away again inland. The mos
auitoes even appear to have become to-
polite to intrude in this centennial year.
The proprietors and keepers of the man!
new hotels and boardinghouses here, bull
in anticipation CT the overflow from Phila
delphia, have lost their gloomy cast Q
countenance since the hot weather drove 81
many of the sight-seers from Philadelphia
toward the sea in order to recover thei
worted vitality, which an active campais'
on the centennial grounds temporarily de
pressed to the verge of positive i'll health
ANXIOUS.