The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-29
THE COTTON EXPOSITION
At Atlanta = Messrs. j. g. p. Coats Inter
esting Exhibit.

To the Southern visitor especially, at the
Exposition the operation OF spooling cot
ton, the intricate and marvellous machinery
used, and the busy and skillful operatives
at work in the various departments, is a
thing which never fails to attract their un-
divided attention, Passing through the
main building from west to east, immedi-
ately beyond the exhibit of the State De-
partment at Washington, which is located
on a portion of the space originally belong
ing TO Messrs. j. q Z. Coats, and kindly do
mated by them, is the display of the Messrs.
Goats, framed in by the most elegant spool
cetton sign in the Exposition. 1t is COM
posed Of l6,00o spools, of 200 sep
arate colors, embracing. the latest
ombre. and other fancy shades.
Thcframes are richly nodded, with plate
coverings. and the spool.,work is OF
Very Artistic design and finish The exhibit
covers an area of thirty by sixty iec., anu
is furnished, in addition TO the machinery,
with raised seats at one extremity for the
comfort of visitors, who can thus enjoy
their ease while they are being entertained
bv the various processes there presented.
Al OF the machines are automatic and
labor-saving. The first is the klSein spooler,
WHICH winds the thread IRON the hanks ON
10 largerbobbibf frpGi whichit is taken 70
TIE HiIfgipg nachfncs, whiell-transier , ex-
ready to repeat the n operation % From
here 1it.l- is taken TO the ticketing
machine, an ingenious automatic arrange
ment probably the most interesting of all Of
the various operations. This machine cuts
the little circular labels from large sheets
and pastes and places them firmly on either
end Of the spool. The goods are then re-
moved TO the packing-table, where other
operatives are at work in full view Of the
public making pape: boxes, some Of them
holding full dozens and others single spools
the latter TO be given TO lady visitors. All
of the machines used, which have al other
exposi,ions taken the highest medals, are
the inventions Of Mr.. Hezekiah Conant,
Who Is very prominently connected with
the American Juills Of Messrs. J. &. p.
Coats. M
At another table two sewing machine op-
eratives are
CONSTANTLY AT WORK,
making book-marlrs Of colored satin.
which are given as souvenirs TO visit ors.
An elaborate showcase stands at one end
Of the space, and others partly cover ths
broad cnn.,...-rs on either side.
Messrs. ,. a =; Coats are the large, I
thread makers In the world. Their success
siye descendants have been famous on ac-
count of the product oftheir great factories
at Paisley. Scotland. Within the last ten
wears they have erected FIVE mills 81
Pawfueket, r. T., the foufth niil
being c0lnplfred IN the Centennial year,
and Cost over one million dollars. II con-
taiffs Corlss engine Of one Thousand horse
power. Mn number five, now nearly
complete. j. 90 feet n length, four stories
in lficbt, besides a basement, and con
tain more fi0or-spare than aay other spool
cotton nil In the United Sfnfes 0r SCOT
land. ar. James Coats. the eldest son Of
Sir Peter Coats, i n the head ofthn Amer
icna business. The old house of Auchin-
cioes I,fofhers. founded in 1910. and nov
rI,osfif in tie third. Fenerafion. il the Efw
YORK asencys 4 y firm has Other neercies
IN IliDldtll,ilie. Boston and San Francisco.