New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-12
GRANT VISITS PATERSON.
INSPECTING ruE GREAT FACTORIES.

| LUNCH AT TGIr House OF THOMAS BARBoVR-
| SPEECHES BY GENERAL GRANT. Mr. BARBOUR
AND OTHyRs.
| General Grant was the guest of the Board
of Trade of Paterson. n. j., yesterday, ana
| inspected Strange six mills, the Paterson
! Rolling Mill, the Phenix Silk Mil, the Dan
forth Locomotive Works, aud the Barbour
| Flax Spinning Mills IL was waimly greeted
everywhere, and showed much interest IN the
various operations explained TO him. Dinner
was served at the house of Thomas Barbour,
/ and brief speeches were made by the eX-
! President, Mr. Barbour and others.
| SURVEY OF A MANUFACTURING CENTRE.
Al the invitation OF the Is ard of Trade OF Pater-
son, Y. j.. General Grant yesterday visited num-
| Der If the large factories Of that city, and was
| entertained at lunch at the home of Thomas Bar
bour. The committee appointed by the Board Oh
Trade, consisting OF William Ryle, Thomas Barbour,
! William Strange ana ii. V. Butler, came to New
! York ea.l lin the morning and escorted General
! Grant aud his friends TO the Erie Railway Ferry at
| Twenty -thIrd-st North River. special train had
been placed at the sposa OF the COMM tee. II was
few minutes after $40 when the party left jersey
! CITY. General Grant was accompanied by sehor
| Romero the Mexican Minister, John Rus ell
Young and Lieutenant Governor Buckley. OF
| Connecticut he other members of the party, be-
side the committee were William l.. Strong. pres-
| dent Of the Executive Committee of the Worlds
| FAIR Commission, eX-COcc,0r Thomas Murphy,
| Eugene II. Coukiin, William Allen, the Rev. d..
| SamncI d. Burchard William Armstrong. ID.
| burgess, Alexander King, Andrew Carnegie, OF the
Pittsburg Steel Works, II. Irish, of the firm Of
! Cafn& Cow A. Griswold. worsted manuiacturcr
of Philadelphia, Cornelius f. H. Scott, NJ. W.
| Cooper. j. r. Lydecl1cr b. Richardson, 5. NJ. Mey-
| cnheTg :. G.. Ycnada, Of the japanese fmb1 ~,
| William Ferguson, W. ;. Raider, Carman Nichols,
! A. G.. Newman. jr, Commodore /. H. Stoit, NJ. u.
Bour, A. Afford, of Remington 81 Sons, and Alex
ander King.
The General and his companions sat in the rear
car smoking and c0nyersing pleasantly until the
train reached Paterson. From the outskirts
of the town to the depot every street was
crowded with masses of people eaccr to catch
a glimpse If the distinguished guest Every win
dow wa, filed with exDectant faces, and nearly
every bouse dIsplnyed more or less bunting. The
arpearance of the train was the signal for the way
! ing of hats and handkerchiets aud enthusiastic
cheering which was kept up until the train stopped.
! Al the station an immense thrOug had assembled
General Grant was seen by some of the crowd as
soon rs the ears stopped. There he is" some one
shouted; aud in moment the air was full oil hats
while the throng checrcd until 1t was heirsc Gen
crli Grant stepped ont upon the platform and raised
his Lat. Ihe crowd suTgcd wildly forward to get q
closer look at him. and II was with great difficulty
that the police could force It back. passage was
finally cleared, and the General was escorted by
Thomas Rqrhour 10 an open coach At the head Of a
| long line of carriages which were IN waiting. In
the coach with General Grant rode Mr. Bal BON, Dr.
Burchard and William Ryie, president OF the PAter-
| son BorTd of Trade. 80
The firsr stop was at William Strange's silk mills
| where the methods of making ~ IN and brocdded
silk ribbons were exhibited Gene al Oianb vas vas
escorted through the works by the owner ne
spoke little, but paid very close attention 70 tne
| explanations that were gwen to INN. lie walked
around the Ocms examining each part 0i thenl, ana
being particularly attracted by "a large donbe loom
that worked from two patterns at once. The opera
tors IN the different parts OF the factory continued
| steadily at their work. SOmc OF them Nefc
| occasionally startled and confused by the sudden
and acute questions which the cX-Prcsident asked
| in regard 10 their methods OF operating. Inc Zen
eral did not stop TO converse WIN any one
except those engaged IN allowing hlh he looms.
| When the carriages were reached the clO"d
| messed forward and chcered heartily. $500
The next visit was to the Paterson Rolling MIL
salute Of cannon welcomed the party ~ thls
place All parts of the mill we've inspected. a
huge lump of red hot iron was brought from the
furnace aud run through series OF rolls until IL
came ort finished elevated railway beam Inc
ends were then sawed oil by a large saw OF boiler
iron, ;ue flying sparks adding 10 the eXhibtloh a
pyroiccnuIC display. After another salute ol can
non the party drove away. M Ont
Mill where silk handkcTcbiefs of gay cOOrs are
made. Albert ILL., president OF the company. es'
| cortcd Genera Grant tirougI the mills, explaining
eacI, process The tour bgan in the room where
the finished handkeTchris are displayed, and end,
ing in that where the SILK Ii wound upon qliils'
/ The General sh Iwn the patterns OF badges
made for the knights IcmplaTs. ana sla'u'
| OF J. berry made fGr the Pans EXPOSITION,
while upon the looms he found handkcrch'eis, Mltn
complimentary inscriptions. male Tor hoildaN
presents. A. the conclusion oi the t0nr oil ths mn
each member Of the party was presented VIVA 4
badge preparr d fer tho occasion. upon winch was
raIt ot Grant.
iional c0iors and surmOumted by an eagle.
The parry thcu went to the Drnf1rih Locomotive
Works where the hands were kept blsy durGS
their usual dinner hour in ORDER at General Grant
might sec the works IN full operation locomotive,
almost finished stood IN th" lower room. Elch part
was pointed out 70 the General, ana ne was then
| shown how they made. lie manifested
particular interest in planning maciiEc whlcll
shaved of iron neatly ANA easily az II u were
wood. he driving of rcd-hot bolf5 WAS also
watched with interest. a little machine where
one man randy turned ont brass joints Tor lFoh
piping was ca efully examined. "a leaving the
woIks the hands Joined III giving tnr'e hearty
cheers. ,u M
river was frozen over and the deep mi oil Dl""l
rocks into which the wafer p!un0es was covered
with ice twisted into every conceiVabc shape;
From the edge OF The hill, snort distance beNohi
tle falls fne bird's-ayc view of the city wa OBJ
tained. From the falls the party went rapidly to
The Barbour Flax Spinning Mills. The factory
looked AS If IL were dressed for holiday. Mr.. Bar
hour conducted the General tbr 1ngn the large build
! ing. explaining everything careful ". The hfst
room visited was the cngIne-TOOnI, where gigantic
Corliss engine winch Rms the entire worAs, was eX'
ahmed. The company then a'cenied 10 an upper
room. where the flax was De'hs mad, mao.
into every kind OF thread and Irvine. General Grant
was particularly interested in a Irvine made TO
take ihc place OF the small chains used on harvest
ing machines. The raw flax wac next examined
aud then the party was conducted TO the room
where the Gnsbtd thread and twine are packed
ready tor trade The General watched carefully
tho rapld movements of the girls EN-
pIoyeI there and asked Them several
= questions The department of repairs, large room
where much of the machinery used in the haX SPIN
ming Is made was next visited. THIS cnded the IN
spec ion of the mills.
II had been intc.dcd 10 have formal reception u
4 General Grant al the house of william Kyle, bu
the committee mt Il meeting on the previous even
. ing decided that u would take up too much tlnt
e ana wOuiG postpone the luhcli hour un.lI W.
/ lote I'm the day The party. therefore, was at