Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-11-08
THE FELlCIANA SENTINEL.
A MACHINE WHICH RUNS 1TsILF.

ing:
L. has been reported to ne t,.at
Mr.. Bins. practical inventor aad
designer, had come as near to the
attainment Of perpetual motion as
had yet been reached. He had
constructed machinery which could
be set ut work at the beginning Of
the week and would go ahead until
the end without being toachea, so
long as tho steam engines continued
to work that the operation CT
manufacturing proceeded con,inn-
,ousiy withr ut ,endirg-that the
owner locked up his mill at night
and went to bed, while the machines
maintained their ousy revolutions,
turning out miles OF silk cords,
fringes, trimmings, aud other
1hings-that whereas he used to
employ scores of hands, he now
only needed a stoker, book keep,
er, and few cleaners and packers
to put up the produce of his auto
matte mill. But supposing there
is breakaoe of the yarn? l ask
ed. The machine pauses, mends
the break and goes on again. was
the answer. This is a mill to see,
1 thought. and few hours ago l
found myself at quite, uupreten'
,ious little house at Oakenshaw,
near the Low Moor Railway de-
pot, asking for Mr.. Binns. 1t
surprises you every now and then
in the manufacturing districts OF
the north of England to step out
of black, dirty road and murky
air, into a leafy and floral inc'os-
ure, or green oasis. Such was tie
humble garden of Mr.. Binns, with
its green grass, it5 budding rhod-
odendrons, old-fashioned pansies,
daises and 'lady's love- The mas
ter of the house welcomed me, but
regretted That 1 could not see the
mill that evening. However, the
next day 1 Inspected it. 7 found
in tho principal apartment fifteen
machines at work, quite unattend-
ed. They were making silk, and
wooden cords of all kinds, and in
many colors, combinations or silk
and woolens, and in many varieties
of design. Large bo5bins. charged
with material and feeding them
solves iroE endless rolls, revolved
round each other upon q large rot
ating disk of slower movement. It'll
was almost like an Astronomical
model of q sun, with planetary
,svstenl ia motion. Between them
travelled yarn 10 course Of working,
and this vas clothed in many hues
and designs by revolving silk. The
old method of manufacture was to
make the cord lengths longwise.
l;inn's principle is rotary and end
less, almost literally without be-.
ginning and without end. Except
for cleanirg,' said the inventor,
standing by one Of the machines as
he spoke, this would go on torev-
err. until it wore OUTPUT let US put
it at week. 1t will go on from
Monday morning until Saturday
night without touching-it is a
sclf-feeding, self-taking up, self
acting. He broke a thread. The
machine mended the breakage ard
went on again. The machines run
at the rate of 1900 revolutions a
minute he said. THAT can be
increased and they require no
heald, reed, or harness to the warp
threads. The cords are developed
and used up ia new silk trimming
goods, which are woven in combl-
nation with the cord and at this
work a girl, at 81 week, can in
thai time produce this class OF
$500 in value--in the endless VIM
dow cord, $54G -chain or sash
line, $l3O0-and this same girl, at
81 a week, in the silk, cotton and