Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-31

come part of the traditions of West
moreland county.
THE MILL CAPACITY OF AMERICA.
The Production in Tapestry, Brussels and
POweT-LOOm 1ngrains.
Philadelphia Carpet Trade.
Recent Investigations by our editorial
force have developed some interesting
and timely figures of the present magni-
tude and prosperity of the trade which
it represents. CHANGING at the power
loom ingram branch we find that there
are in position in the United States to-
day 4,211 looms devoted mainly to the
weaving of extra and medium super car
pets. OF these looms 3,1S9 are in Phila-
delphia, the remainder being scattered
from Auburn, N. Y, to the eastern COM
panies. In states they are as follows:
Pennsylvania, 1889; New York, 300;
Massachusetts,, 375; Connecticut, BAT.
The average yield of an ingram power
loom is thirty yards per diem, and the
possible annual yield of the entire coun-
try in extra. supers is 37,889,00O yards
per annum. The value of the same is,
at 60 cents per yard, $22, 739, 400. But
all ingram power-looms are not running
on s'extras," and allowances will be made
accordingly.
The growth of the brussels industry is
interesting, too. In 1886 brussels car
pets were being woven in few cellars in
Philadelphia by hand. Away back about
that time also Auburn (N.Y. State Pris-
on, under Mr.. Barber, was turning out
body brussels, and the old factory at
Astoria, which E. s. Higgins bought in
1874, was one of the first to make brus-
sells. The brussels manufacture, since
the Bigelow loom was perfected, is ia
miliar and need not be rehearsed. Since
the war the great companies at Hartford,
Lowell and Clinton have assumed huge
proportions and turn out each year a
magnificent product in brussels, and
other concerns are growing up about
them. In the decade past Philadelphia
has doomed and contains to-day large
proportion of the brussels machinery of
the country. There are in the United
States, in position or about to be paced,
l,197 brussels looms The number in
each state is as follows: Pennsylvania,
4S5; New York, LOG; Connecticut, 1O3;
Massachusetts,, 1913; New Jersey, 10.
The average yield of brussels loom is
fifty yards per day, and all the brussels
looms in the country running on regular
time would yield 7,955,OO yards in one
year, Sundays and holidays excluded.
Averaging stouts and FIVE frame goods
at 81 per yard, the value Of our total
brussels product would be $17,955, 900.
The largest tapestry brussels concern
in the United States is that of Alex.
Smith & Sons Co., at Yonkers, N. Y.
They have $50 looms on tapestries and
can turn out probably 455, 900 yards per
month, worth in ten-wire quality at last
list 1851, 500.
Tapestry looms stand around among
the several states as follows: Pennsyl-
vania (Philadelphia) 1856; New York,
1893; Massachusetts,, 1879; New jersey,
81, total, 1910 The total value of the
tapestry product OF the country varies
greatly. We're the 1910 looms all run
ming on taps which they are far from
doing, many being on taps only, the
yearly average would foot up %, $50, 900
yards, worth at 60 cents per yard 3d.
100000.
Power-loom tapestry brussels were
first made in America by E. s. Higgins
& Co., on the Bigelow loom, and at this
writing the prejudice in favor of Eng
lsh goods has disappeared. American
tapestries are excelled by none in intrin-
sic excellence.
Concerning tapestry-velvets it is diff
cult to estimate. Any modern tapestry
loom can be adjusted for velvets, and it
is difficult to learn how many to-day are
weaving velvet carpets. A tapestry
loom viii run out fifty yards Of velvet
per day, and the possible yield of the
country can be gotten at by multiplying
all the tapestry looms in position by the
product of one. Velvets were popular
from England forty to fifty years ago
and even earlier. Succeeded for time
by wlltons, they have again fully assert
ed themselves and become standard