Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-05

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out habitually ten times the work. One
end of this department was occupied by
rows of machines which drilled nail or
screw holes into iron coat hooks. The
drills worked rapidly, but by keeping his
eyes and hands active one man could
machine took care of two hooks. The
product Of this operation was about 60
hooks a minute from the labor of one
man and his set of drilling machines.
Mr.. Sargent said that he had been in fac
tories abroad, and never saw a man at
tending to more than two hooks at a
time.
Everywhere through the mammoth
factory were evidences of iudicious and
rapid labor. Coils of wire were flung over
a stand, and when one end wa attached to
a machine the wire began to uncoil and
screw eyes dropped out of the bottom of
the machine. A nan could keep a hall
full of such machines supplied with wire
and have plenty of time to gather up the
eyes. The finer grades were turned by
hand by girls, each sitting before a lou
bic machine, so that she could keep both
hands busy supplying the machines with
two strips of iron at a time. The ma
chine closed, turning the end of the iron
as it did so into circular form, and when
it opened its jaws to release the finished
pieces each girl was ready with two more
pieces to insert for the next downward
crunch. Mr.. Sargent said he did not be-
lieve any foreign manufacturer could get
half the work per girl that he got.
: "The manufacture Of locks and keys
= is an important part of the business at
: the factory. Many of these goods of the
| finer qualities. most tasteful patterns or
higher class of workmanship 60 abroad,
n but the largest sales and largest profits
: are in the heavy common lock, which re.
quires slight skill in the manufacture
q This lock is confined to domestic con-
q sumption. Cost of raw material imposes
t that restriction. Mr.. Sargent manifested
n a good deal of pride over the thorough
ness of his key department. He sale
that in this country 100 keys could be
# made in the time that it takes to make II
lie anywhere else. They will, moreover
come from the castings needing very lit
ar tie finish work, while in foreign shop
is about half the labor On keys is in film,
r them down to fit something. Brass doc
" handles, metal door bells, chandelie
ir hooks, and all small brass goods ar
an Turned in castings of from a dozen to 2
al each. They cast them singly abroad wit
os the same labor.
in ''In the wrought iron department Draw
ot ny forgemen hammered the fire met;
H. with foot-working machinery to al
es them, which made the product grow fas
of Mr.. Sargent said that the goods in thi
department by the piece cost him les
he than similar goods cost the iron me
around Northampton and the Blac
District of England, about which Robel
p. Porter once worked himself to a ha
Nv rowing pitch for the newspapers. "
ii the New Haven men make high wage
the appliances that help their work e
n. abling them to turn a product sewers
.s- times larger than do the starvelings
the Black District. The product is lare
enough not only TO secure them good pa
but to stand the manufacturer less mo-
III ey per gross than it costs the Englis
ol maker. Mr.. Sargent said he found TIL
vi he could make in a day eight times
lu many sash lifts as any English factor,
~ twelve times as many brass door knob
.! and four times as many drawer pull
al coat hooks, staples, hinges and square
~ The world buys staples here that are lie
than II inches long. Above that lengr
D. the difference in raw material sends fo
~ eign buyers to England. Iron squar
cannot be sold abroad, but steel squar
We are in demand because of their SUPERB
finish. American axes and a good maj
shovels go abroad because also of tast
ge. full form and finish"
ay From United States consular report
a recently published, it appears that II
a labor cost in England of manufacture
a cotton and wooden goods is sometim
no something higher and sometimes SON
'de thing lower than with US. The differen
ay, is in no case very large. This is in Il
'ge same line of research as that given |
IN Mr.. Blaine on cotton goods. There
always to our manufacturers the prote
,lr. ton of the home markets that com
inc from freight, insurance, etc. Do not Il
ur- facts warrant US in the belief that
ce. most cases this is all the protection tn
is needed?
yer Mr.. Stewart says: "a man may bl
a coat more cheaply abroad than here,
The far as money cost is concerned; yet
1t will take many more days work to ca
is the coat there than it would require he
IS to purchase an equally good GARNER
ian though the money price of the latt
ost might be greater" Admitting this to