The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-05-09
New Orleans Letter.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CoRREsPosDEHT
NEW ORLEANS, Aprll 2S, 'S5


What is to become of working people
since machinery is 20 rapidly taking their
places or diminishing their numbers re-
quired in special departments? Hardship
! will in some cases bo experienced in this as
in all beneficial revolutions, but the general
results will be favorable, and the increased
production wrought by machinery with the
increase of special industries and the wiser
solutions of social aud industrial problems
must Yentually work out better condition
for all casses, The oxphibts of machinery
make this fair an excellent text Tor all such
reflections, and furnish encouraging solu-
tions to many knolty problems in social
economy and in spite of all changes brought
about by the inventive genius Of the age no
one would be willing to revert to the tedi-
Gus or clumsy methods of the past
In the main building, among the ma
chinery exhibit, the startling progress of
the world in every department of inventive
skill is still better shown in the actual work.
ing o. machinery, and n other class NOR,
clearly than in agricultural machinery.
Contrast the ancient aail with splendid
Victor double huller clover machine shown
by the Newark Machine Company, of Col
umbus, Ohio, with its two hulling cylinder,
it being one cylinder in advance OF all 9th
ers, and with attachments, cleaning the
seed ready for market as coon as hullcd.
Here is as great triumph over the old fail
as is the modern over the old locomotive.
Not stopping, the came company exhibits a
grain drill with q force feed, which, with.
out any change ofgearng, sows all kinds of
grains and seeds, even to beans, and
Monarch flaming mill for warehouses and
other places, which cleans up 400 bushels
of wheat an hour-the mills are self bag
ger, the only one manufactured in the
world-and an "Allrght" feed cutter, the
only self feeding hand lever box made, and
hand and horse dump -rakes, which save
their cost in single season, SO effectively
do they accomplish their work. The fac
tory turning out these maryels employs
-abeut 800 men and manufactures $S0O,O00
worth Of machinery annually. 1t is worth
a visit to the Exposition to witness their
working aud to listen TO Mr. II. B. White,
member of the firm and In charge of the
agencies, explaining the exhibit.
The Birdsall Company, from the eastern
de of the country-Auburu, N. Y.--have
q so novel and most valuable exhibits for
tle farm local tea in the center of machine,
ry department, where q crowd OF interested
spectators usually gather when their ma
chimes are running. They have a farm
sa awmll called the Novelty" such in fact
as well as in name, as it is mounted on
wheels and only requires half as long q
the log being moved TO the saw the latter is
moyed to the log, and cuts with the lower
half, thus cutting with the grain instead of
against it. securing great saving pewer,
besides making the mill strictly portable.
They also exhibit vibrating thresher and
port able farm engine and a traction engine
which propels ITSELF drawing load,on the
common roads without the aid Of horses
and deserving Of more than passing notice
because OF ITS vast utility. This engine
can be handled as easily as horses. is
mounted entirely on springs, and the drive
wheels have an open lace or tire which al
lows mud to pess through and thus prevents
slipping on soft roads. The sawmills Of
this company, both mounted and down,
also their "skid," farm aud traction en-
gines are all in practical operation in the
sawinill building, saving logs from 10 3.
IN. to p. m. daily, aud where many re-
sort to witness that operation. Mr.. B. Ar
mold, of Auburn, is his company's repre-.
tentative here, and with an able corps OF
assistants take grea pleasure in explaining
their exhibits to visitors, none of whom
should neglect to call and witness them at
work Mr.. Arnold informed your CORES
pondent that they had made a pumber If
sales to Southern customers, making their
stay at the Exposition both pleasant and
profitable. But any further mention ol
spscialties must be deferred TO a future
letter.
During the past week Texas has been at
tracting more attention than any other
State, the 2lst instant being her day.
Texas has fine exhibit and occupies about
10000 square lest Of space. II is too bad
that she should send such men as Elliott
as State Commissioner. Ii is said that up
on request Gov. Ireland sent fine painting
OF himself by express. Elliott refused to
take il out of the office and pOy the charges.
Such action as the above, il true land there
is no reason to doubt its genuineness), be-
Titles big empire State like Texas and
shows contemplate spirit, indeed, Ii is
said that this man Elliott believes he should
have been recommended by the governor
for the position Of United States Commis-
sioner. This may explain the whYlorenesS
Of his actions The sooner he is removed
the sooner Texas will stand in her own
true light at the great Exposition.
How strangers and temporary sojourners
in this city live interests nearly every per
son. Your correspondent rents a room near
Canal street aud takes his meals wherever
he may be. Bohemian like. However l
would like 10 mention a deserving person
,rbo for the rnost of the noutha | have been