The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-22
IN FACTORY And SHOP.
What Rhode Island Manufacturers
Are Doing and Planning,
lNOusTRlALLy INTERESTING.
Some Evidence OF the Activities OF the
Great and Small Industries oil the
state-Factory, Counting Room ana
workshop.

Campbell g. Company have on exhioi-
tion at the state fair bicycle called the
aPhantom." The machine is the iirst
biuh grade safety made In RHODE ISLAND
and the first one was com pieted year
ago. The company has been very success
sui in the manufacture OF these bicycies'
The Arctic Mill carding room was com
oelled TO stop Monday on &C count OF low
water.
George Mabbitt, formerly superintend-
nt of the Central Falls woolen m i'll, but
atterlv residing in Philadelphia, has ac-
cepted charge OF the mill recently vacated
by the Saxon Worsted Company, AT
Franklin, Mass
The Potter g. Atherton Machine Com
pany of Pawtucket, has received an order
from the Savannah Cotton Mills Of Saw
annah, Ca, for its latest improved cotton
openers and lappers, and also patent auto
matte cotton feeders.
The q. A. r. Cloth company has just
been chartered under the laws OF Massa-
chusetts for the purpose OF manufactur-
ing fine white cotton goods. one OF the
directors is stephen A. jerks or raw
Machine company, and OF the United
States Cotton company OF Central Falls,
president of the Pawtucket Manufactur-
ing company, and ex-president OF the
American File company: The company
will probably build a mill either i'll Paw
tucket or w oonsocket, and Mr.. JenBs
will probably use his influence TO locate
it In Pawtucket
The Potter and Atherton Machine
company of Pawtucket has received the
entire order for cotton machinery OF the
new mill OF the Erwin Cotton Nils CON-
pany, now building in Durham, N. G.
A iack-pulley, six feet In diameter.
broke in two at the Hope Thread mill
lust before o'clock Tuesday evening,
and crashed through the lower noor,
doing about $500 worth OF damage. The
mill will have TO shut down for a week
for repairs.
The Newport Illuminating Company is
going To have its old style alternating
0arrent dynamo reconstructed into the
Few toothed armature of the latest West
inghouse type.
The Grosvenordale handkerchief fac
tory, East Providence, was recently
filled with machinery.
After investigating various devices for
the purpose of moistening air In mills,
the Pierce Manufacturing Company OF
New Bedford, has placed an order with
the United States 1Erophor Air Moisten-
ing Company of this city to equip their
weave room with the @rophor system.
A Pawtucket concern has shipped new
spoolinQ machinery to the Fitch Mills,
Rockville. Conn.
An artesian we'll for supplying the
Greene g. Daniels Thread Min, iPawtuck-
ct, Is being sunk on Fountain street.
The Pawtucket Dyeing aud Bleaching
Company Is about 10 introduce an inn
proved combing, drying and oxidizine
machine.
The weaving capacity. of the Social
Mills Woonsocket. probably will be
largely increased next year.
There Is prospect of the Lindley
wooden mills Of Westerly starting very
soon.
The Brown g. Sharpe Manufacturing
Company has added tho following new
machinery to its catalogue: A No. 8
plain milling machine, vertical spindle
milling attachment for No. 8 plain mill
ing machine, 13-inch engine lathe. No. 2
automatic screw machine, new arbors for
milling machines, new collets for milling
machines, new sizes of milling cutters,
new sizes Of end mills, special mitre gear
yatterns, Bevel gear cutters, 10-inch and
Pinch index centres, standard caliper
gauges for sizes larger than three inch.
rubber gauge, new special gear patterns,
new Sizes OF gear cutters, concave and
ard angle irons.
Martin s. Tanning, traveller for j. II.
Tanning e. Co., started for three weeks
Western trip on Wednesday night.
Among recent jewelry patents issued
are the following: Handle for spoons,
etc, Charles c. Wientge, PROVIDENCE,
assignor TO the Howard S erlinx Com
pany, same place. handle for spoons,
etc, George wilkinson, PROVIDENCE, as
a. LA n.
Company, same place. Back of brush or
similar article, Charles g. Wientge, PROVE
DENcE, assignor to the Howard Sterling
Company.
A. b. Day & Co. jewelers. have dissolv-
ed partnership. The business will be con-
tinued by A. Is. Day.
>. ID. Browne and j. III. Moore, under
the firm name OF j. ID. Browne a. Co.
have begun the manufacturc OF lace anu
hat pins at 1876 Pine street, PROVIDENCE.
The Wanskuck Company. in addition
TO their two great worsted mills here,
nave now purchased plant which will
enable them co use much or the yarn now
sold to other mills.
Geneva Worsted Mill, has latsly received
handsome promotion to the assistant
superintendcncy.
The Corliss Steam Engine Company
have just given American protectionism m
a boost by forwarding an enormous en-
gine to the Somerton Tin-plate Works OF
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The large addition to the works OF the
American Wringer Company at Woon-
socket, which has been in process of con-
struction for the past six months. is now
nearly completed, aud the machinery
will be started In very few days. The
new building Is two story brick struct-
ure 2O3x60. The first story will lie used
for the manufacture OF the rubber rolls.
and the finishing room will be transferred