The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-06-08
From Philadelphia.
PnILApaLpHIA, JuAe I, '76.

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PHILADELPHIA, June l, '76.
Dear Register
The Sunday question is just now
exciting a good deal of interest
Mass meetings both in favor of and
against opening the Centennial on
Sunday, are being held all over the
city, and very largclyattended. The
foreign exhibitors declare they will
not show their goods on Sunday, if
opened. A great many of own peo-
pie say the same, Such action will
certainly do them more harm than
good. There is no good reason for
opening the grounds on Sunday.
There is mistake in the report
that nothing but fifty cent note is
taken at the gates; they will take
two quarters, or 81 for two tickets
If yon wish to have any amount of
money changed, there are banks sit
uated at the gates for that purpose,
and no extra charge is made.
On Wednesday ! paid visit to
the grounds for the purpose of going
through Machinery Hall, This is
an interesting place for anyone
The great and fine Corliss engine
which runs the whole machinery is
certainly u masterpiece of work.
There are about 10 different kinds
of Sewing machines on exhibition;
the Howe, Singer, Wheeler & Will
son, Domestic, Remington, Home,
Home Shuttle, National, Union, Da-
Wis, Wilson, &c.
In printing presses the display is
large and varied, The splendid Bull
lock press upon which the New York
Sun and Herald are being printed is
here, and in addition, any amount of
power presses for newspaper work,
book folding machines, paper cutters,
rulers, &c, and job presses of almost
every make. The "Modcl" jobber is
one that attracted my attention; the
capacity of which is about 5000 an
hour, sclf-inkcr and feeder. If run
ming by steam you have nothing to
do but TO put in few hundred cards
and let it go; if not by steam, then
you only have to stand by and work
trcadlc with your foot, Price from
Sc to $50 The Novelty press eXhib-
tied by Benz, 0, Woods & Co., Boston
and New York. The fine machine
peerless" makes large display
This press is so constructed that eve
ry motion is positive, and there be-
ing no adjustments, it is simply inn
possible for it toevcr get out of order,
Golding's improved Jobber, having a
compound power, easy movement,
dwell and throw of, fast running,
makes it u general favorite with all
printers, The Pearl press, having a
rotary power, combines everything
that can be reasonably asked for in
a job press Mt a moderate price. 1t
is sclf.inking and sclf-dcliycring,
and is adapted for steam, hand or
foot power. But there are so many
presses, | cannot describe them fur
Their, and have only mentioned those
to which l took u fancy.
The book-folding machine exhibi-
ted by Chambers, Bro. & Co., Phila-
dclphia, folds, pastCs and covers at
one operation.
Lockwood Manufacturing Co., cX-
hibit in this Hall, centre aisle, sec,
D, 3, post u, the following machine.
ry; A paper collar machine, which
cuts from u roll of paper and cloth,
crcasoe, stitches, potches button-holes
and embosscs3OO 00collars a day. A
forming machine which moulds So
600 collars daily, Patent envelope
machine, which cuts from u roll of
paper, folds, gums and counts 100 en-
vclopo a minute Automatic envol.
opo printing machine, which prints
10000 envelopes u day, six times as
many as an ordinary printing press,