The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-14

n. .. ,le.e.at 10 note tbc constant growth
"a ..snufscfQrtng enterprises 10 the So1ths
mi h ls sa esptclal sotrce OF gtatihcation
40 observe sprlnging up In our very mlost
rauufac,orkes hitherto unknown soute on
Mason and Dixon's lire. An Inspection
a. INC houses Of Messe- c. +. Stokes q
Co. Nos. : aud 8 Fourteenth street yestef.
das. revealed the successful esta6iisnmeu.
az a stsaw.hst mandatory. where tns.
neeeesary article OF daily wearing sppsss'
fe beiog fashioned into becoming stsles ioi
next seasoa. This il said TO he the brst IN
frodue,loa a this industry In the oou'"'
and
"A. u..,f : thorough RECITATION OF any CO.
.yert about the unbca'thlness OF
chr eiir. with which come Journals, IL
sro,,iS eeem. are trying 20 damage 8ich-
srond "a tbeir own business advantage.
SEINE tIme during the early par. OF the
~asr q marty representing several experts
IN tho manufacture OF straw hats wrote from
wcet Unton. Mass, inQuiring OF The Cbam.
her OF Commerce of this city TO know u
hero was euy cseycbant or Merchants mere
who would likely embark IN The straw DUST
meas. that they desired TO week IN 8 more
mild and healthy elimste; that during the
Greater norton OF tue season in which tbelf
yro,k should be done the intensely colo
weather there rendered the m~asSfacture OF
straw an impossibiiny; that much OF the
time .bey were suffering from acEte rheu'
matlsm and throat troubles and cokk. IneY
desired lust such a climate as TINS la hlcu'
mond. which, while healthy, would 80 mucn
better enable them TO prosecute tnelr 1faue.
Mr.. Charles r. Stokes, the enterIf SiuS
- - srn. ~ n - GfOkPg ~ Co..
Investigated The straw business, ana con-
cluded 10 establish
HAT MAYuFAcr0RY
here, and employ the parties above reierre1
40 from West UPTON. These experts, ten
IN number-fye male and I'VE female
came on here last spring, ana those
of the number who were suffering from
rheumatism have entirely recovered, while
All OF them say they are now enjoying good
health. One OF them-the Oldest OF the
rarty-who had been Frustrated for months
with a violent rheumatic attack, Is now
nerfectly restored, and says he would not
take 800, 900 for the benefit he has derived
from his soieurD here.
The necessary machinery for the manu-
factory was purchased and the establish
ment lust started successfully to work
when The limited w~ater-supply retarded OPP
eratIons. However, enough has been done
10 show what can be accomplished, and that
this branch OF manufacture is destined TO
be a growing industry in our midst. AS
was said above, there are now only the ten
operatives from West Upton employed, yet
rae CAPACITY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
IA TWENTY-FIVE dozen bats per day, aud al
-. g. the uoacnn fhav haVa "a MANY 0r-
ders as they can possibly Gil. The work Of
manufacture Is simple yet interesting, and,
strange as il may seem, receives its Initiate
nv impulse in China, where the tedious work
OF hand. plating is done at a iabulously
low sum " by Chinese cheap Ia
bor." These heathens make the braid
out OF which hats are manufactured
for so little that 1t can be brought here and
bought at so low a figure as q quarter OF a
cent per YARD. And thus the best workers
in straw.there, cannot possibly make more
than eight or ten cents per day. The straw
braid is put up in large bales and generally
shipped as ballast, and hence there can be
no competition In this country, certainly so
far as the plating OF the straw is concern
ed, The very finest character OF this braid
is Of course made IN Manila. The braid is
AANIfAClUhbD lNlO uAlo
by the following process II is first dyed or
bleached, as the style OF hat may require.
II Is then wound upon reels, which supply
the sewing. machines. Upon these machines
the dextrons female operatives put together
and fashion the hat In Its rough state. An'
other ingenious machine sews on the inner
or sweatbaDd, when the bat finds Us way
to the pressing and inishing-room. Tit
lady operative fashions her hat by q plaster
of-Paris mould, the convex counterpart Of
which Though In hard metsl) receives II In
the hydraulic pressing. machine, when the
hat Is forced into shape under an enormous
pressure. This latter machine Is one OF II
most efficient and complete In the business
and does away With the former slow method
OF hand-pressing or ironing. The bat II
then sized, polished, and, when trimmed, Il
ready for the market.
Mr.. Frederick Scales is superintendent o
the s,raw-manuiaclory, while Mr.. w. II
Maxwell Is general superintendent and pur
chasing agent for the concern. MessTs. Z
p. Stokes a Co. have been manufacturing
some very pretty styles, while they have OIL
artist in the business wbe Is constantly en-
gagged In inycnting new and becoming ones
IN ADDITION
10 THIS undertaking THIS enterprislng nrn
bave Just completed arrangements for
large broom factory, to be established in al
adjoining building, recently purchased b.
them. They have bought out Messrs. OH
Brothers, who have been engaged In thi
business, and will start in the manufactur
with fifty hands. This go-ahead firm shout,
receive every encouragement and desery
success.