The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-03

The Potter 81 Atherton Machine Com
pany OF Pawtucket has received another
order FOR patent cotton openers ana lap
pers from the Amoskesr Manufacturing
Company of Manchester, and its fourth
order for cotton machinery from the
Grinnell Manufacturing Company OF
New Bedford.
The Copper Works at Central Falls
have recently had completed brick
chimney $50 feet high.
The new wooden mill on Mount Pleas
ant is now expected to be In operation by
Dec. 1 and will have thirty looms.
The Briggs Manufacturing Company
have the stillest running eng Inc We ever
saw, says the Voluntown letter to the
Westerly Tribune.
II misery loves company there is solace
for the mill owners OF the Blackstone
Valley who have shut down because of
the continued drought. The same con-
dition is reported in many parts of New
York and Pennsylvania.
Frank Bennett, overseer OF the weav-
ing department of the South Uxbridge
htinet mills, has removed TO Dayville,
tonn.. to accept similar position. AL
Srt Copeland of Woonsocket goes to the
Ame place as superintendent.
A new wheel will be put in Capron's
Goolen Mills, Woonsocket next week
binding which the mills will be closed.
1t is reported that William j. Black, of
Westerly, has withdrawn from the New
London Nickel Plating and Galvanising
Company, and Is TO again resume con-
nection with the Westerly Gas and Elec-
trio Light Company.
Warren g. Terry are about to put in an
experimental plant OF seamless hosiery
machines at their plant at Apponau &.
Allen e. Ryan are erecting new mill
IN this city, to operate about thirty Looms
on woolen goods.
A. Hopkins g. Co., Pascoag. manufac-
turers OF fulling mills. cloth washers.
etc, also large spindle manufacturers,
report large orders on hand at the present
time.
Messrs. A. G. & X. B. Miller. proprietors
Of the Belmont cotton mills at Shelby, n.
IT,, nave recently placed IN their plant
two new twisters aud a reel furnished by
Collens Brothers of Pawtucket. This
mill manufactures cotton yarns only,
and is now operating with 4.5OO Draper
spiudles aud Franklyn cards. Its pro-
duct weekly is about 1000 pounds. and
sales are readily made.
Workmen in the employ of the Hope
NOnpdu1 dic busf tIttb'
ing coal shed 100 by IS and carriage
shed 40 by 80 in the rear OF the mill.
Michael Douahue. formerly designer in
the Nashville mill, has purchased \
small mill la Connecticut. aud is TO take
charge soon.
The drouth has not affected Manville
seriously, as water Is obtained from the
river. The mill has been run on full
time, although the spinning rooms are
operated at night instead of day time, to
save water power. In Albion the mill
is on full time although IL was compelled
TO shut down one day for lack of water
The McWilliams Manufacturing Com.
pany, makers of jewelers. tools and
machinery, has had recently n heavy de.
mand Tor all its finished stock, aud Is
now compelled to push forward the ma.
chinery which il has in process OF manu-
facture in order 70 fiil orders.
Samuel ii. Flagg Of this city has re
Gently patented a glass-lined conduit foI
electric wires. IL consists of one oI
more glass tubes placed within an iron
pipe. The glass pipe IL cast TO fit th,
metal pipe, and the pipes are coupled by