Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-11-06
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yThe New ENGLAND Shoe Towns
wonderful Results Of Machinery
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pany, originally granted 10
Robert Ii. Matthias and Gordon
Mckay. This patent will ex-
pire in few months. Ii is al
legged that the machine is de'ri-
mental TO the interests of the
people who are the consumers,
while not advancing the intrests
OF the manufacturers, excepting
those who are interested in the
profits of the company. II is
also alleged that the patentecs
and their assigns have already
made hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars from the machine, hav-
ing received The full bencf
contemplated under the law.
The right Of controlling the
manufacture and sale, also the
use of the machines including
The l,200 already sold, and the
royalty TO be paid for using the
same the next seven years, is an
immense power, worth millions
of dollars. 1t is also alleged
that in case the patent is renew
cd the advance in the price Of
the stock of the company will
reach high premium, patting
at least 81, 000,000 extra into the
pockets OF those who are in the
ring" On the other hand the
owners Of the Mckay sewing
machine, as well as the owners
of the latest improved pegging
machine, claim that the total a.
mount OF royalty paid fol fair or
fine goods is so small, 81 cents
upon sewed work, and 9 cents
per pair upon pesgcd work, that
the difference is unknown to
and disrcgardcd by the con-
sumcr. That is to say, the roy
alties are small, and the general
gain to the public large.
To so back about twenty
years, there were scattered all
over New England many towns
known as shoe-towns, where in
shops the leather was cut by
hand, then was parcelcd out to
makers or "bottomers," who fol
a portion of the year labored
upon the land, and a portion of
! the year are fishermen, and al
odd times made boots and shoes.
These boots and shoes were ia
ken from the shops and brought
back finished, varying in time
Of completion from one week to
six months, or even a year;
thcy were returned to the shop
examined, packed in cases, and
to market for sale. The result
was that to accumulate for &
season sufficient shoes to meet
the demands Of the market, re-
quircd six months Of time. TIC
see what is possible in these
days Of shoe machinery, read
this: \ large shoe manufacto
ry, turning out ., 400 pairs of
shoes per day, was destroyed By
fire on Wednesday night, with
contents, valued at $4,000. Ii
was a busy season, with plenty
Of orders on hand. On Thurs
day the manufacturer hired :
noighboring building and sci
carpenters to fitting it up; OF
Friday he ordered his machinery
from Boston; on Saturday tn,
machinery arrived and the men
set it up; on Monday work wa,
started, and Tuesday he wa-
filling orders, as usual, turning
ont the full amount Of 2,40i
pairs. 1t is a great thing tC
save Il manufactures both his
orders and customers-the saw
ings of one seasons profits; but
machinery is "A big thing, espec-
tally in shoe shops.
The Mckay Sewing Machine
/ Company, which is now having
Il fight in Congress, sewcd 49,
100000 pairs OF shoes Last year,
and there were pcggcd upon he
pegging-machincs, 55,000,000
pairs last year. And those ma
chimes have entirely revolution
lied the business. There are
100000 bushels Of loose pegs
made in New England, and sell
from SO cents 10 70 cents PEI
bushcl; yet a patented peg-wood
a strip or RIBBON OF wood cUt
across the grain the width jus;
equal to the length OF peg
has so supers dcd the loose pegs
that last year there were 50,-
100000 pairs Of boots and shoes
pcggcd with it. The whole ex-
pcnsc Of this peg wood averages
about onc-lourth Il cent per pair.
Nearly 1000 OF these pegs arc
driven into the shoe in IA minute,
and there are about twenty-five
inches of pegging to shoe.
Over 200 varieties of shoe-ma-
chimes are now i'll the market.
The man who invented this peg
wood had 10 borrow money to
enable him to perfect his device
AID pay the fees Of the so icitor
and Patent Office, besides hay-
ing borrowed $4,000 in order
TO introduce it into the market.
II cast thn nnriipS who invoSta1