The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-03-22

by girls. The quickest OF them will put labels
on the ends Of nine or ten thousand in day.
tongue, placed on the spool, and then struck
with the hand to paste it. Some of these
girls work about as quick as lightning. After
ticketing, the spools OF thread are put into
boxes Of one dozen each. They are then
ready for packing. About twenty five thous-
and feet of lumber per month is cut a
the mills, in Michigan, to the various
here is to put the boxes to-
gether. A private wire runs from the works
in Newark to the New York Office, aud the
line IS kept busy in sending orders and trans
hitting messages of the company. In the
short time we were there several large orders
came in from different parts of the coun-
try, and among them were some from Maine,
The Clark Thread Company sends out an.
nually vast quantities of show cards, cal
endars, ETC., some of which are magnificent
specimens OF the photographic and printers
art.
IS THIS FAIR COUNT?
The number OF feet of draft which one
pound OF cotton undergoes is one trillion,
seven hundred and seventy-two billion,
dred and thirty five Thousand, six hundred
feet, or stated in figures, 1,772, 320, 635, 900,
distance OF 1886, ATT ,582X miles. The follow
ing demonstrates the apparently incredible
statement: The web of cotton from which
this immense length Of thread is drawn is
forty inches wide. It goes to the carder,
where it is drawn to 4x12o, equal to 48o feet.
equal to 1850; the lapper ,88Cx2x, equal to
$3.50; the comber draws it out to {, 48ox26,
equal to 168, 48O then it goes to the first head
drawing frame, where 168, 480x6 equal to
THE SECOND DRAWING FRAME
multiplies the last length by six again max
ing 1910 ,880x6 equal to {, 065, 280, which re-
peated on the third drawing frame makes a
length of ,065 ,280x6 equal to sc, 391 $50 teet
Now comes the first slubbing frame where
36, 1871 ,680x5 is equal to 1871 ,955 400; the Sec
ond slubber 1871 ,968, 400x4 1-2 equal to 8l8,-
8l2, 800; the intermediate slubber 1871 ,958, 400
ks equal to 4,6l2, 876 800; the finishing thread
winding machine makes the total length of
the thread 4,9l2, 876, 80x6 equal to %, IT.
26O, 800. Now it goes OH bobbins to the '.mill''
where %. Az, 260, 800x9 Ia gives us 272 1884,
662, 400 feet. We then multiply the last num-
Der OF feet which states the total length of one
pound of cotton drawn into thread, by the
length OF the original web, which is six and a
halt teet, and have the total as stated before
272, 664, 662, 40Ox6 1.2 feet MAKING grand to-
tai OF ,772, 800 ,635, 600 feet. The cotton, when
finished as yarn, has been doubled six million
nine hundred and sixty.seven thousand, two
hundred and ninety-six times (6, ST., 1851, in
passing through the different processes.
When the yarn is made into six cord finished
thread, the above number of doublings have
500, 1852 doublings: Now divide the total draft,
l,772, 1927 ,632 600, by the total doublings, and
ii the work is correct, we shall have the total
number OF feet OF yarn in pound OF cotton.
which is 90, 1897 feet. But there has been 20
per cent. loss in the manu- tacture, which must
be added, making total OF 305, 1854 feet of
yarn for pound Of cotton, or 100 hanks of
York to Trenton, distance Of sixty miles.
MACHINE AND CABINET SHOPS, BOX FACTORY
AND PRINTING HOUSE.
The Clark Thread Company do all their
printing and lithographing at the works here.
-Four printing presses are kept running all the
time, and in the Autograph department one
presses are continually employed. In both
departments the practice of the tart preserva-
tive" is in the highest style. Orders for the
paper box department in the one item of
straw-board are given as high as eighty to one
hundred tons at time. In the machine shop
large number OF men are employed in max
ing new machinery and keeping in repair the
vast quantity in use in the various depart
ments Of the works. The cabinet factory turns
out about two hundred cabinets per day. The
bobbins, ETC., used in the mill are made here.
In fact about all the Clark Thread Company
go outside for IS the raw material. They man
ufacture all they use, except few of the more
intricate or patented machines.
THE CLARK HOSE COMPANY.
One OF the best organized and equipped fire
companies in the city OF Newark is the "Clark
Hose Company" organized May 10th, 1869.
There are twenty members, employees of the
factory, brave active men, trained by frequent
practice to I'd their .s duty and proud OF their
follows: Two hose carriages with wrenches,
bars and axes, carrying seven hundred and
hfty feet OF hose on reels and two pipes with
extla nozzles. They also command nine hun
dred feet OF hose with pipes and nozzles in
twenty-one different stations, in and around
Worthington, one Watts and Campbell, and
one Blake pump, one hundred and seventy
eight filled buckets in their proper places
throughout the works, sixteen hand puraps.
sprinklers in all the rooms OF the cotton mill,
the packing house, the machine and carpen-
ter shop and in the drying rooms. There are
also sprinklers in the two top floors of the
thread mill and in the warehouse, and there
are thirty live fire plugs or hydrants on the
premises. Regular meetings are held on the
second Monday in each month, and practice is
had every two weeks. Examination Of all
valves, hydrants, pumps and other equip
ments takes place on the first of each month.
and minute report of the exact condition,
position and effectiveness OF the fire service is
made to The Clark Thread Company.
THE CLARK THREAD COMPANY RELIEF SOCIETY.
One of the best and most beneficial organi-
cations which constitutes part of the system
and care of the Clark Thread Company tor their
employees, is the Relief Society. It was or.
ganized January 22d, 1870, for the purpose of
providing a fund for the relief Of those who
might, by accident or sickness, be incapacita-
ted from sustaining themselves. All the en-
ployees OF the company must be members OF
the society, and each receives assistance when
needed, from the fund according to the
amount paid in, which must be at least one
cent per week, but no one is permitted to pay
in an amount, which would draw, in case Of
sickness, more than one-half their average
weekly wages. Every cent paid in draws sew
enty-tive cents per week. The Clark Thread
Company contributes five dollars per week to
the fund without cessation, but all others
ed balance in the treasury reaches fifteen hun
dred dollars. When the fund is reduced to
seven hundred dollars, payments are renewed.
The payments into the treasury average about
nine months in the year. We hope that this
humane and systematic organization may find
many imitators among the manufacturers OF
Newark, and throughout the country, who
read this article. The company pays interest
at seven per cent. on the money in the treas
ury, besides their five dollars per week in the
fund. Since its organization one thousand
three hundred and ninety seven members
have been relieved, and twenty-tou deaths
have occurred in the society The reason that