Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-06

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nisds q rest 70 know thss ths shop vii b
running nett Nouday. Ths factory 4
boosted on The high lard jus beyond IL
ds-p fsvire over which De Gage serses
erisnsion rms. 1t faces east, ard
asads little vsy beek fsen
the street. II 10 > large no ssory
ssd half building. On ssch sids Of IL ID
bist land. This vii nos log csatfnss 70
b. the cass for slrssdy two svo-hofss
sssns sd crew Of nsn sss Of verk Isvsl.
Ing Of ths sassh. ssd On each ~ yin soon
be sfsctsd sdssiling house.
10 the rear Of The wooden buiIdine ~
bern butt IRE proof brick engine hose,
containing Is horse psusf engine sad Q
IS horse power locomotive type bolIsr.
This boiler will not only fa.nish the
p.vsf but will hest the factory
The shafsirs and betting are all in place
sd steam viii be rotten up tomorrow.
The york Of tpe factory will be tbs nal.
inz up Of ent pieces i1to flashed trousers
The cloth vii be tus according 20 pattern
b. the vbaIssie clothing firms The pieces
.ili be r.e,iss d here BY freight snd viii d
delivered st the factory daors By tesms.
The bales 4 be anlosded RICH. into boz
which bs. y h sis. This will be pushed
under Al elevator. will be hoissed and ID,
contents transfsrred 10 = sorting bench,
where the diA.rsas pieces viii b dis
tribaisd to Different msehises. The sewing
room is the second story. On the south
ste 10 The sorting bench and short table
for machires Along the whole length Of
north aide 10 . new psnsllsd bench upon
~hieh srs twenty one Singer sewing ms
chimes. Oh one side, and ten on the other
In The centre Of the table 10 . shallow
trough down which the pants viii pass from,
machine to machine, no one machine doing
the ssms work, 20 that three sets Of rants
sre being made 1t the same time. In all
there viii be 81 mschines. Al certain
stages Of the work one .'odd" machine
does the work for the three strings. For
instance, there 10 but one button hole
machine. one taper, etc.
After the cloth has been sorted the work
goes from machine to machine In . string,
until the article 10 flashed. The back part
goes arst to the "piecsfT, where the little
odd pieces are put in. Then u passes to .
press. where the pressing iron il handled
by power From this 1t goes to 5 sewing
mscbine where ii 10 stitched up and the back
pockets put iu. Meanwhile the fronts come
from the sorsers to the pext mschine on the
bench. Here the back and fronts are sewed
tlaether and the side pockets put in.
The Eext operative ssws in the waist bands,
then the backs are closed up. From there
the pants pass to the taper, . wonderful
machine with two needles which sews on
both sides the tape on the middle seam.
Then it goes to . sewing machine which
seems little less than an instrument OF
magic. This wonderful instrument sews
on the buttons. The operator can control
tbs number Of times 1t will pass through
this holes Of either two, three or four hole
button. When these stitches are made. the
machine ties . knot and cuts of the thread.
Another girl then takes it and closes it up.
|, then goes 10 third wonder.
full machine which makes and sews the but.
ton holes. There is little trip-hammer-
like arm containing . die. This strikes
down, meeting knife which cuts slit and
at one end Of this small hole. Then the
cloth 10 taken in hand by the machine and
10 sewtd all aroui j the edge ~ 10 any but
ton hole. Doing THE the needle jumps from
eide to side, sewing the cloth over and over.
After the circuit has been completed knot
Is tied and the thread cut. The girl then
throws the pants aside and places smother
III position. presto and the thing IL done'
By this time the cheaper grade of
pants has been almost finished. IL
nov goes TO bench, where
the rubber in the bottom 10 basted in. Upon
other grades two other remarkable machines
are used button r.vster and . trimmer.
The former machine rvets the patent but
tons on automatically. The latter sews on
the trimming along the toys Of certain
nrsJes of pants The machine beats the
average sewing woman in the beauty Of its
whipping over ard over.
In the above description it must be re-
membered that there are three Of mos, Of
the machines. 1t is in this way that they
are enabled to turn out three streams Of
pants at the same lime. The work will be
pretty lively. Between 1900 and 1900
pairs Of pants will be turned out
esch and every week This i, an
Average Of from 200 to $50 per day.
The nov entirely sswed trousers are sent
do sn to the flrss fo,r. where they go FIRST
TO . press where the seams sre pressed. and
then to another one where they are tnished
OF, folded and fsed up ready for the big
counters. They are then packed and re-
shipped to the dealers. The factory win
supply different firms. among Others Deer
ing. Miilikeu & Co. and Allen & Co. Of
Portland.
Ia the sewll room = forewoman and
s,me ~ girls will be at work. Several OF
these vii come from Lewiston to run the
more difficult m. chimes. Mrs. A. W. An
dtews will be in ehrgi. A JoUsEAL re-
torter who visited the factory yesterday
found her 10 be q very pleasant lady,
fully understanding oil the complicated
machines and able to explain the wiole
process Of manufacture.
Mr.. A. ". Andrews 10 the manager Of
the Augusta rAnts manufsctory. The shop
va. formerly located at Keene's mills, in
the town Of Turner. 1t Wa brought here
on account Of the much better location and
for the reason that good help can be better
procured here.
The building 10 the work Of Mr.. 81. o.
Nichols, the we'll known mason and con-