Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-02-21
HOW CIGAR BOXES ARE MADE.
Saving the Weed. ..W How the Mailing
u Donr..-The Lumber Csea.


u Don~..-The Lumber Used.
iChicsgo Herald.1
Tie reporter climbed up five flights
OF stairs in one OF the largest blocks in
the manufacturing district of the CITY
where the largest cigar box factory is
located. A part of the large floor was
occupied by the strips of wool cut into
the requisite thickness, one dimension
for the bottom, sides and cover aud an
OTHER for the ends. The strips of wood
are run through the rip.saw, sawed in
long strips, and cut into the required
lengths by second machine. The ends
are then planed as smooth a. the sides,
and the pieces are ready to be made
into boxes. Lids and sides have 10 pass
through printing presses, of the same
pattern as used in ordinary iob-rooms.
hut much heavier, 10 have the brand.
trademark, otc.. printed upon them
with indelible ink.
Then the pieces go TO the mailer,
vino uses o machine for his work.
The mailing machines are some.
what similar in appearance TO tyue.
setting machines, and require Int little
experience TO be gate deNtcrou,ly
handled. The nails are fel into hon.
per on the top, passing through snail
hrass p,nes into little tu'cs at the
proper distances !"r the part, 10 he
na!lei together ~ the pressure Of
the OF on tnr foot rnarl OF tho M.
chine the operator iodres the nails ont
Of the times ito Inc wood, and accom-.
plishc- WIKI he aid vi he MACHINE tx
times a. much wur % the most e,D".
encei workman could 10 with han !
and ham'ncr: besides, the way, is OF
neces''tE Il BE- Tar more acrnrat.l~.
The frs oUprIi OIi- 'hrni!ling together
of III f.. AID al1 p!.cc. wh Ell ~.
placed h. lG p!.n-, " q then tso ol
thee pc arr matted gutunr, form.
lng tar s4dr U. Tie pos. 3 - pail on
the bottoms ID -.yis tack on the cover
t"upraris sAlc n.Hps girls paste on
the cloth hiu e.. The iG,li-compl5 / Il
hn &C. ag" ;.lpI piled up until they are
rrrit u. lrr IN p,Ieucel ua' +,
aver gr- aiUr' NI5 DO %, PEE dlY. r..
ceiviIg - crlt for iyI hoXcs. while ..b
boys anl -'.. are paid 10y the week.
earning Irum "a 10 10 per week,
.Niter rho hgAls are dry they an.
hfoE la Juicr a ap.diy ICy lgiul
V!4er w'.r.. rrmu,os all oyrrAauyinl
wo0d-wol b. WLi.n airing sand wheel.
IN otn oa the cdg s. 4 larrp force ..
girls rmp!"E0l ~ pp't.ng on tie ia.
Ishng touches, which H ans 70 paste p
tue elru-- inside labels. lilipg an
Ears. ] or tIis woFa te u is ere pa d
40 ronts la0lrci. ana tIey aarn tr9m
- 10 =" uCr week.
The iuu g" cd IN the manufacture
O. cigar bose, r., with few except uus,
either ZOOS .N0't or red CEDAR. Bass,
wool Crews 'u glaIosf sr!!ritel qU q
tie IN licA.HLu, .i8a'Fotl ald TIA
northern uaT" OF SIS oDsin. ],
shipped 10 this city IA roGrh bosr ;.
which are recent, PLACED and aai cI
by f'"rilinr rruce 3, "a hat Il ci1.uf
r"sr l'rs cedar wood from which Is j.
dileTcal il G. lor aud lacking 10 trH0
sharp, pungent odor which iSdcr're o
particular value for the packing oi
cigars Eastwood boxes are used fot
81" ordinary quality og riga5s. Their .
cedar grows ia Mexico, Cuba anu h.
trai America, aad forms an impur ul
article IA the exports al these couat $
Cedar costs Ia Chicago In the ncigl r.
I hooi " Sin u tho1s1nl lneal feet q
the or.!in ry lullber Dimensions.