The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-04


the Westboro manufacturers the coming
season, and more of the higher priced
grades, upholstered, are being made None
of last years stock was carried over
Edward Jones, Weare, N. H., has COM
menced work IN his factory for evaporating
fruit. When all the departments are run
nlng he will employ between twenty five
and thirty hands, and will evaporate from
$50 to IT'S bushels of apples per day.
The life and activity which have been
displayed in Bath (Me) shipyards during
the present season does not apparently
diminish to any great extent, as there are
now building within the >ity limits eight
cen vessels, whose age egate tonnage is
about 10000 tons. OF these, five are
ships of 1000 tons and upward, two are
barks, two are fourmasted schoofers of
1000 tons each, and eight are three -masted
schooners and one small schooner.
At meeting of the subscribers to the
Bath (Me.) iron works Friday evening, it
was voted to proceed with the organiza-
ton, and a committee was appointed to
procure charter. A committee was ap-
pointed to make suitable repairs on the
wharf, procure an engine. machinery etc,
and employ superintendent. The name
of the works is to be the Gross Iron Works
There has been $4,000 subscribed.
Probably the heaviest belt ever made has
just been finished at P Jewell 81 Sons.
Hartford, Conn. 1t is four thicknesses,
and is exactly an inch thick. The length is
1875 feet, and the width thirty eight inches
1t weighs 1, 1874 pounds, and is wound for
shipment on a drum four and onelhalf
feet in diameter, making roll of nearly
six feet. 1t is intended for the Washburn
81 Moem Manufacturing Company of
Worcester, and will be used to drive the
machinery of their wire mill, which is one
of the largest in the couhtry. The belt is
remarkable example of heavy work, and
is equal to double belt of seventy six
inches, or single belt of 152 inches.
The George III. Gilbert Manufacturing
Company is to erect at Gilbertville, in its
No. mill yard, a two-story wool asserting
house, IS0x106 feet which win accommodate
forty-five sorters, and two-story wool
storehouse, 75x122 feet. Both buildings
are to stand beside the Ware River Rail
road track, and will greatly facilitate the
handling of the company's wool 1t is also
to build a four story addition to its No.
mill, S2x150 feet, which will add nine com
plete sets to its present machinery. making.
a total of forty seven sets, and swelling the
uuHIcST OA ibS employees 10 over I,OUU. up
ward of 10000 bricks will be used in the
erection of the additions.
The Holyoke paper manufacturers say
that the present season is very satisfac-
tory one for them, and the outlook for a
good fall trade is exceptionally good.
The mills are all running full, making every
pound of paper their mills will turn off;
and many of the mills, especially those on
the second level canal, have orders enough
on hand to last two months. There is very
little change in the prices of standard
goods. values remaining firm. The low
water of the past few weeks has been very
annoying, as it has caused the mills to run
on half time, when they were anxious to
produce every pound possible. Few peo-
pie realize what the shutting down of the
half day for ten days means. The mills
turn off $50 tons of paper per day, and the
effect of ten days half time is to take 800
tons of paper out of the market.