The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
THE COTTON EXPOSITION
At tAtlanta--NIessrs. J. e. II. Coats
+ Interesting Exhibit.

Tothe southern visitor, especially,
at the exposition the operation of
spooling cotton, the intricate and
busy and skillful operatives at work
in the various departments, is a
thing which never fails to attract
their undivided attention. Passing
through the main building from
west to east, Immediately beyond
the exhibit of the state department
at Washington, which is located on
a portion of the space originally be-
longing to Messrs. j. 81 p. Coats,
and kindly donated to them, is the
display of the Messrs. Goats, framed
in by the most elegant spool cotton
sign in the exposition. 1t Is COM
posed of 10000 spools, of 200 sepa-
rate oolors, embracing the latest
ombre, and other fancy shades. The
| frames are richly nodded, with
plate-glass coverings, and the spool
work is of very artistic design
and finish. The exhibit COW
ers an area of thirty by
sixty feet, and 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 by the various pro-
cesses there presented. All of the
machines are automatic and labor
saving. The first is the skein spooler,
which winds the thread from the
hanks on to large bobbIns, from
which it is taken to the winding
machines, which transfer exactly 200
yards to the spool, and is then ready
70 repeat the operation. From here
it 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 removed to the packing table,
where other operatives are at work
in full view of the public, making
| paper boxes, some of them holding
full dozens and others single spools,
| the latter to be given to lady Wis.,
| itors. All of the machines used,
which have at their expositioDs
taken the highest medals, are the
inventions of Hezekiah Conant, who
is very prominently connected with
| the American mills Of Messrs. j. &
p. Coats.
Atanother table two sewing ma
chine operatives are
--- CONSTANTLY AT WORK,
making book-marks of colored satin,
which are given as souvenirs to
visitors: An elaborate showcase
stands at one end of the space, and
others partly cover the broad coun-
ters on either side.
Messrs. j. & p. Goats are the larg-
est thread makers in the world.
Their successive descendants have
been famous on account of the pro-
duct of their great factories at Pals.
ley, Scotlahd.--8N Within the lGst ten
| years they have erected five mills al
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the fourth
mill being completed in the centen-
nial year, and cost over one million
dollars. 1t contains Corliss engine
of one thousand horsepower. Mill
number five, now nearly complete
is 500 hundred feet in length, four
stories in height besides basement
and contains more floor space than
any other spool cotton mill in the
United States or Scotland. Mr.
James Goats, the eldest son Of Sir
Peter Goats, is at the head of the
American business. The old house
of Auchincloss Brothers, founded in
1910, and now mostly in the third
generation, is the New York agency
The firm has other agencies in'Phil
adelphia, Boston and San Francisco