The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-15

rub her used in making them was fur
nished bv the Woonsocket Rubber Com
pany. Nov all the essential parts are
made at Woonsocket, the rubber being
taken there, washed and made into roll
ers. w. Is. Blower. formerly OF Erie, n.
Y. has charge of this department OF the
company's works.
A new kind OF cutterhead by which
strips or iron or wood of any length IN ~
be turned into irregular forms was pa
tented last week by Edward ,. Judkins
OF East Providencs. IL has metal sleeve
screw threaded on its interior surface.
1t is reported that two mills will be
built on the foundation laid nearly twen-
~ years ago for tn, granite mills corpora
tion in this city, and the old foundation
will be heightened ana widened. Fine
gools will be manufactured.
The American worsted Mill of this city
is running overtime.
At John Pirce's WOODEN mill, Harris,
the operatives are now hustling, and one
Of the biggest orders for woolen yarns
ever received at the mill Is now being
turned out.
A new spindle has been recently in
vented by Providence man. The spindle
Is constructed with view OF imparting
the twist TO cotton yarns.
Masonic friends in Slatersvile pre-
sented to James SOFT, the new overseer
of the Lawrence Mills, Lowell. NJ ,ss., a
solid gold watch. chain and Masonic
charm.
The work of finishing up the work a
the new Insane Asylum, Cranstou, Is b5-
ing pushed forward very rapidly while
slate Is put upon the roof the Interior is
being plastered by A. McTeer, contractor
Of Natick.
The machinery will soon be in opera
ton at the mills OF the River Spinning
Company at Woonsocket.
Feed water heaters and purifiers have
been put in the mills Of the Cromptol
Company at Quiduick. and the Royal
Weaving Company at PawtucEet.
At the Clyde Print WORKS, Clyde, ma
sons are at work erecting y brick chin
ney IS feet in height to taxa the place of
two iron chimneys which are rapidly be
coming useless A better draught for
the fires in number of the departments
will be secured.
The Collyer Machine Company. on
North Main street have received a con
tract TO put in All electric plant in the
No. /, or Old Slater Mill, on Main street.
and also a contract to put in an electric
plant in the mill of the Waite Knitting
Company, Franklin, Mass.
Over 10000 bricks have already been
laid in the process OF erecting the ne V
cloth house for the b. H. * t. knight
Manufacturing Company, Natick. and
the carpenters are now busy framing the
heavj ti.nbers 50 tnat the flooring IN b.
laid. The roof of the new boiler-hous
will probably be finished by the last of
the week. and the work OF putting in the
new "Babcoc< and Wilcox" boilers will
soon be commenced.
The large purchase of cotton which has
lately been made by the firm OF Il. Is. &
X. knight, Is arriving daily, and the
samplers are now at work a5 their differ-
ent mills taking samples OF the cotton
already receivel.
The WooBseekat Spool and Bobbin
Company has offered TO sell land and
buildings ac l4l North Main street, Woon.
socket TO the city of Woonsocket for
$500
The building of the Peoples Z lison
Power aud Illuminating Comp my. Piver
Point, will be enlar red st. ct aud new
ofnce erected, more room being needed
for the 460 horse power engine, whicl Will
be put in by the w. A. Harrls Manufac-
turing Company.
The National Worsted Com ,any. Prov
dence, X. l., has recently purchased the
Central Falls wooden mills, and will op-
crate them in connection with their
mills.
The mills at Canonchet, have resumed
operations.
The Arlington mills OF Lawrence, Mass.
have placel III order with the United
States Aerophor Air Moistening Com
pany OF this city, to equip their combing
room with the aerophor system of air
moistening. This is the fourth installa-
ton OF the Aerophor system the Airing
ton mills have put in.
The American Worsted Company of
this city are operating their mill over
time to fill orders.
The new mill which the Saxon Worsted
Company Is building in this city is near
Ing completion-the building is COM
pleted and the looms are being put in and
set up. The company expects to put in
125 looms, and by Jan. they will ha We
nearly 100 in operation.