Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-20

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paper reporter.
Noticing that the advertisement con-
cluded with the sentence: "For particulars
address a. D., this Office" ii consumed but
moment of the news-hunter's valuable
time to prepare a little note asking for
particulars" signing it "a gentleman of
means" and requesting that the reply be
sent to the scribe's private residence, in
order to allsy any suspicious the receiver
might have.
The subterfuge worked like charm and
the next day note was received instruct
ing the gentleman of means" to call at
the inventors residence, on Twelfth street
near X. 1t was signed Aaron Douglas,
inventor"
WITH THE INVENTOR.
A comely old lady, wearing a white cap
and gold-rimmed spectacles responded to
the reporters pull at the door-bell that
afternoon, and she babe him step inside,
when he explained that he wished to see
Mr.. Douglas.
A seat was proffered him in the neat lit
tie parlor, and presently the inventor en-
tered, and they pleasantly passed the time
of day.
Il have called" began the reporter, and
as he did so he could feel his face flushing
see you about this invention. You received
my note? ?"
II have received many, but then that
makes no difference, of course. You want
to know first what it is, before you invest,
and very properly, too
All the time he was talking the gentle
man eyed his visitor keenly, and the latter
was considerably embarrassed thereby, be-
lieving, as be did, that he was not acting
the part of gentleman of means" to good
advantage.
Yves, stammered the item-c chaser.
finally, Its natural that | should like to
know what Pm taking stock in"
We'll, said Mr.. Douglas, rising and
looking down upon his uneasy visitor,
my invention l consider great one, and
one which will in very short time force
itself into general use. 1t will-but before
/ go any further let me ask, are you famil-
lar with the process of weaving and spin.
ning?"
"Stories?'
"No; cloth, of course"
"Oh-of course-beg pardon-I thought
you"
That's all right but are you familiar
with it?"
"Well-no, not exactly. / have seen
weaving machines in operation, but can
not say that | know much about the pro-
cess"
well, then, to be short with you, my
invention is weaving machine-that is
an improved labor-saving weaving ma
chine. Now, in order to
UNDERSTAND THE ADVANTAGES
OF my invention, and that is all suppose
you care about it is necessary for you to
know omething about the old process.
You must understand that the weaving of
cloth of all kinds irrespective of pattern
material, color or other condition, consists
simply of the interlacing of threads of one
kind called filling, with a web of others
called the warp The old method, now
in general use in all our manufactures, Is
by the use of device called shuttle, in
which is placed a spool or bobbin on
which is wound limited supply of filling,
and which will last on an average from
half minute to a minute, according to
the fneness of the thread. Owing to these
requiring to be watched and frequently re-
plenished, an attendant is required at each
machine 10 do this and to mend the warp
threads when they break. This constitutes
the work Of the weaver on modern, plain
power loom.
Now" said the inventor, picking up
portfolio and producing therefrom several
drawings, my invention is to do away
WIFI u VI luCOuNeultuCeS duu ullIl-
culties IN the process of neutrality-suspicious.
larry as regards the loss of time sustained
in replenishing the shuttles, and the warp
ing Look at this"
The old gentleman handed the news
paper man sheet of paper on which was
drawn something which resembIed pair
of doubleepded shears.
"You will observe that the drawing
shows device with pair of nippers on
each end" resumed the inventor. This
is my new shuttle"
Shuttle! calculated the reporter.
YES, sir it doesn't look much like the
old-style shuttle, though, does it? Well,
now, on each side of the warp-shed | have
fixed in my loom powerful spring which
is governed by an automatic device which
works them alternately. Now, you see
there is no bobbin attached to my shuttle
at all. Instead of this place
COLOSSAL SPOOL,
Or bobbin of flling--it can be as big as
a barrel if necessary-at each side
of the loom on the floor and
pass the ends of the thread into the loom
Then we start up the machinery. II the
shuttle is stationed on the eft-hand side of
the warp. shed, why the left-hand nipper
on the shuttle takes hold of the filling
thread which we have just passed in. Bang
The spring lets go and throws the shuttle
through the warp to the other side, carry
ing the thread with it. 1t lands up against
the spring on the other side, and immedi-
ately the left-hand nipper lets go of its
thread and the one on the right-hand side
takes hold of the thread from the opposite
bobbin or spool, and, bang! goes the shuttle
back again. Now the beauty of this
machinery is that, as soon as the shuttle
crosses through the warp-shed little knife
automatically sewers the thread which ii
has Just taken across with ii, so that the
shuttle is free TO return with the thread from
the other side. See?"
Eyes, think SOL
Think so Why it's as plain as day.
The improvement which my invention
brings about is that the supply Of filling is
virtually perpetual, and it does not require
an attendant to be constantly replenishiDg
bobbins. Now, sir. that / have told you
about the shuttle, let me tell you of my
other Improvements"
"What! More of them?" said the aston
ished gentleman of means.
"Yes, lots of EN-. Why the shuttle is
only a small part of my invention. Now,
working on the same principle of the per-
petual filing, have also invented series
of endless spools OF warp, which you
know, the filling has to be interlaced with.
Besides his, nave utSCoNSicu O hcW NC
yice-here, lock at the drawings-by which
THE LOOM STOPS IMMEDIATELY
When thread breaks. Not only this, but
as you see by the drawing there, 1t looks
something ike one of those registering
fills which are 10 be seen in the saloons
and restaurants; the moment the thread
breaks the indicator automatically hobs W
and shows the attendant the very thread
thai is broken. How does that strike
wonderful; any more improvements
"Isn't that enough? i have improved
aborIt everything connected with loom
Rv NV invention, one man can attend to
twenty or thirty looms, instead of one man
to each machine, as is the case with the
did ones. If anything goes wrong, the
machine stops Immediately, and no dam
aoe is done. The filling and warp are in
eshaustible, aud there you are-the ma.
chine will go ahead about its business ana
weave all day without requiring the attend,
ance Of ANYBODY to boss the Job. oh,
tell Won. Edison might be great inventor
Int he will have to take back seat now.
"But.n interposed the prospective stock
holder. "this is ali on paper. How DO you
know that your invention is the great sue.
cess that YOU claim it is? Have you made
anv practical experiments 2"