The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-08
THE STATE 5 INDUSTRIES.
General News Of Rhode Islands Busy
establishments.
NEW MICROMEqER CALIPERS.
Two introduced by tho Brown Sharpe
Manufacturing Company Designed for
tho Use OF EIectricisns-General In
dustrial News and Personal Mention

Iron Age says that the Brown &
Bharpe Manufacturing company OF thil
CITY has introduced two micrometer cal
ipers, Nos. O. aud z. intended especially
for the use of electricians The No O
caliper is arranged for the users OF wire
for electrical purposes, and measures
all sizes to 0o0O B. e. S.gauge by tenths OF
nils The equivalents, expressed in mills,
of the different sizes OF wire from 5000 to
20 are stamped on one side of the frame
and the circular mills OF the same sizes
on the other. Three formulas las are are
weight. length in feet and diameter be-
ing known; one for length in feet, weight
and diameter being known, and one for
resistance in obms per 100 feet a Is deg.
f., len0ih and diameter being know.
The No. z caliper differs from the other
only IL that the equivalents stained on
one side OF the fratire- are fer wire ffeM
81 TO A. Ii. a. 5. gauge, and the resis-
tance in ohms per 100 feet at 75 deg f.,
OF the same sizes on the Other.
Factories Close for a Week or Sc.
The present condition OF trade sugge SITS
favorable opportunity for manufactur-
ors OF jewelry to close their establish
ments for general repairs and cleaning
Among the buildings To be closed are the
Foster & Bailey building, with the adja-
cent factories of Irons a. Russell and
Others TIE Bowen building, corner of
Page aud Friendship. formerly known ms
the Richardson building ; the 5 ater Mill
aud Power company building the Ostty
e. Barton building the Pearce building,
corner of Pine aud Clifford, ana the
Fitzgerald building. In this latter build
ing the William j. Feeley company,
manufacturers OF ecclesiastical 10 d.,
are located, and. being crowded with
orders, have introduced electric power To
enable them To continue work during
the absence OF steam power, and also 20
engage in their work evenings until their
excess OF business is reduced.
General Industrial News.
Tho River Spinning company of Woon :
socket is undecided whether to build this
year or not
Work on the new mills of j. T. Fiske,
jr., and the j. o. Innian company, Pas
coag. are rapidly approaching compile
tion.
The shipments of Scotch caps from the
month exceed that OF any one month
since the machines were started up.
The Oriental mills property. whicl
was offered fer sale at public -aHetfeH n
short time ago, was sold at private sale
by the assignee, Samuel Ames, last Fri
day John p. CampDe & Go. being The
purchasers.
After twenty years of service the High
stree bridge is being rebuilt by the New
Haven and New England Railroad COR
panies. 1t is wooden deck bridge, wi h
cnl a IA fxva ta mud hai nt,
renewed in timber and will have an
asphalt floor. The Union X ilroad com
pany is relayinR tracks. and the city is re-
pairing the street Ia the vicinity o, the
bridge.
The boiler capacity at the Narragan-
eett electric lixht station is IL be in
creased 1000 horse power.
A patent on lock brake was recently
issued TO Volney w. Mason of Prov.
denced. 1t 10 for boisting machines. with
which any required amount OF pre- 'sure
may be applied to the wheel, which may
be securely locked, SO that 1t will not
turn under any loa tn. machine is likely
to carry. The brake lever, attached u
the brake, Is moved and locked by an adj
Unstable toggle-joint. an operating cord
aud counter-wel, hJ being arranged ia
convenient position TO facilitate applying
and releasing the brake.
Union Railroad company is being pushel
along rapidly by j. w. Bishop & Co,
under the superintendsnce of II. l.. Snel-
uon a. Co.. the engi eers in charge.
The Corliss Steam Engine company
have just secured patent on a crank
finishing rachine buiit by George ii.
Coriiss prior 10 MS death.
The Meredith hosiery mills. Lakeport,
n. FL. which recently bought ou5 the
~ ..f 81 a.
ale only ruaninh their carding, spinning
and picker rooms AZ Lakeport and have
moved their kni ting mac lery here. 1t
is only "A question: OF time before The,
will move t.eir entire plant 10 Luis civ.
They are running the mill at Lake o e
thirteen hours AT night and Ten dlr1ng
the uay ana cannot keep up with .elr
order, anu there Is some talk OF adding
two m Jie sets.
Last week a patent was issue to A.
Anderson for n bicycle wrench, type rr-
quiring lightness. strength, small bulk
and wide range OF opening capacity.
Personals.
Richard DAILY, formerly at Grosdale and
now with the Woonsocket Machine
works, has one Of his new slubbers in use
at the Blackstone GOTTA mill Ills Stub
her puts In the twist without using
a ers or bobbins.
w. Evans OF this city is weaver nc the
Hargraves mill. Fall River, in place OF
James Briggs, who was formerly OF
Woonsocket.
A. Bryson of Central Falls is DYER at
the johnson mill. North Adams, in place
Of w. Crawford.
X. Taylor. slasher tender, Pawtucket.
has returned home after spending two
weeks at the Worlds fair.
James Hague OF Olneyville has secured
. position as second hand In one of tn,
large mills at Lawrence, Mass.
Henry X. Drew Of No. 4 mill, Ions
dale, succeeds Robert A. Gray at the
BLACKSTONE Cotton company's mills as
overseer OF spinning, warping and dress
ing.
The employe OF the Crefeld mills.
Westerly. have organized "a society, TO be
known as the Crefeld Social and Athle.
tic as ISOLATION.
d. Rochelle Is at present engaged mt
the American Worsted company's estab-
lishment at Woonsocket.
Peter S. Monast has resigned his posi.
tion as overseer If tn, spinning room of
mill No. ]. at q Qlidnick. James Sweet
hxk .olIred fran noetft.,.