The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-16
AN INDUSTRIOUS STATE.
News Gathered in Rhode Islands
Busy Mills.
WHAT OUR WORKERS ARE DOING
Personal Mention OF the Men Who Are
Making the wheels Go Round In 'he
Factories In All Parts of This hust'ins
state

already been purchaser py p"'''eS i"'S'
ested in the venture.
Na,v ~ the wooden mills in the west
srn part OF the state are now running
over time. aud large orders Tor 'ancy
woolens, scotch caps, and wooden uhuer'
vests are being received daily by the all
ferent manufacturers.
The work of extending the plant Oh tue
PEOPLES Edison Power and lliumlnatiue
Company at River Point Is being pushsu
no ran;dly as possible, and as soon as the
new A50 horsepower engine, wnlch mas
arrived is set up the present wires VIII
he extended to distance OF eighteeh
miles.
Arhert smith. who has been employed
an the draughting department OIL the d.
r. e. r. knights mills at Natlck, nas se'
ersd his connection with the cp,nPlnf
snd has accepted "A position with +. Shel-
Gnn g, Comptny, mechanical and mill en-
gineers-
Jobn blanchard machinist at the
N,tick mills. severed his connection with
the rrpair shop on Monday morning.
Tho nav bridge which will connect the
u u &, r. Knight mills at Nat.ck WITH
the new cloth building has been erec1eu
aud vorkmen are now busy putting on
the iron roof and patent sides. Ihe new
structure will be $50 feet In length anu
tracks will be laid over whlch the clotn,
isei., from IN. weavers. will be shipped
in cars TO the trimmers and FOLDERS VINO
will hereafter occupy quarters In the new
building.
MANY of the manufacturers in Coventry
stiii complain Of anchor frost clogging
thar water wheels. aud an extra large
amount of soft coal has been burned ln
consequence
The new annex OF the Natick Mills is
being rapidly filled with machinery anu
n large number OF looms. mules ana
spinning frames have aireatS .S o1en niils pIs
in. The present capacity OF the MUS 10
* 600 spindles and when all the new ma.
chinery is in motion. 100000 spindles VIII
be operated.
The sawyers of planks aud boards for
building purposes in Coventry are now
exceedi gly busy getting out theIr an-
nual winters supply for the different
Rhode Island contractors.
The economizer connected with the
boilers OF the Natick mills burst last
Thursday and flooded the boiler house TO
the depth of several inches. Inc econo-
mlzer was quickly repaired.
Theodore p. Tapley, formerly fancy
dyer for S. IL. Greene & sons, mas accept
ed a similar position with the Jencks
Manufacturing Company, Pawtucket.
Joseph Kaualy of Dayyille. Conn. is
now employed as boss finisher at the
Walker wooden mills on Main street,
Westerly Mr. Walker intends to com.
mence shipping the product OF his mill
next week. Twenty looms are now run
ming in the mill, and sixty hands are
employed. Other looms are peing got In
readiness for use as rapidly as possible
and as fast as this result is accomplished
the force employed is being correspond
inrly Increased Everything now indi-
Gates that these mills are, at last, estab-
lshed upon firm basis, TACT that
should be pleasing to every we'll wisher
OF Westerly.
It is stated that w. C. Greene, agent Of
the Columbia Manufacturing Company.
at GreenvIlle ~ H., has resigned his
position, to take effect April /. He goes
TO Peace Dale, where he is TO become
assistant treasurer Of wooleu mill.
The Narragansett Brewing Company
has harvested good crop OF ice from
Tongue pond. Arlington, during the
season.
AN Blake, formerly bookkeeper at
the Creford mills, Westerly. has been
promoted to the position of assistant SUI
perintendent. His place in the Office will
be taken by Jabez Rogers, now employed
as one OF the clerical force at the depot.
David Webster. boss oarder in the
Westerly mill is home on the sick list.
DIR. Wilcox of Pascoag is attending him.
d. w. Gray who has been superinten =
dent of the Foresrdale mills for three
years past severed his connection with
that company Thursday. Thursday
evening the overseers and second hands
with two or three other friends pleas
antly surprised him aud presented him
with an elegant gold watch as token OF
their esteem. William j. Thornley, over
seer OF the cloth room made the presen-
tation speech.
The coal sheds on Swinburne's wharf
Newport. are undergoing extensive re-
pairs for the new lessee, Mr.. Almy. The
other outbuildings necessary TO the
proper conduct of the coal business are
also being looked 20. The mill ~ TO un-
dergo an extensive fitting up at once fol
Alexander Nj. Barker
The works Of the Corliss Engine Com
pany il Is stated. are to be closed ant
the force OF men is TO be reduced as soou
as orders taken some time ago are filled
Several very large steam plants wer,
contracted for during the first 81,
months of 1892. but IL Is said that TIN
last order taken was from the American
Screw Company and that three or foul
months ago.
T.. w. Fyler. OF the Lone Star CottoI
Picking Machine Company, who formerly
was identified with the Providence Con
struction Company, will have a cottor
picking machine on exhibition at tn,
Worlds fair.
IL ie stated that the use OF the pneu
matte lit pump will require the building
oI two more stand pipes through th
roof OF the Cornish engine house, AM
more machinery and load on the quick
sand foundation on which the buildin,
rests.
John wesiberg Of Pontiac, assistan
foreman upon construction work at th
B Is. g. r. knights mills, will sever hi
connection With the firm on Saturday.
The Nawquit mill at Bristol, which /
now engaged ia making print cloths.
advertised for sale The mill has 10 80
spiudles and 29f looms.
Andrew J. Crumley. overseer OF N
spinning rom IN Bernon mills Georgia
Vile. has accepi ed a similar position /
A 81.