The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-12
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY.
Rhode Island Manufacturing Plants
Are Very Busy.
A NEW DAM TO COST 100000.
The Lonsdaie Company VIII Erect IL and
Give steady Employment tos Hundred
Men-Many Large Orders HIVE Been
Received. by Various Mills.

last twenty-five years, has severed his
connection, and will in future, with hi
family. take up his abode in Centreville
The outlook for another new industry
TO be started in Bristol is very encourag-
Ing. The terms OF an agreement have
been completed.
The Sawyer spindle. manufactured by
Draper g. Sons. Hopedale. Mass. is now
being used In many of the cotton mills
OF the State. Among many or its ad-
vantages are noticed an increase in speed
varying from twenty-five to fifty per
cent. and averaging about thIrty-ive pc r
cent As a result fewer spindles are re-
quired for performing given amount o
work and the amount OF power required
Is reduced.
A number of capitalists have visited
Arctic Centre during the past week with
the Intention of purchasing tract of
land upon which shoe factory for the
manufacture of boots and shoes will be
erected, the new company To be incor-
pora'ed with capital of $4,000.
Work upon the foundation OF the new
engine house mt the Il. B. ana X. knight
mills, Natick, has been SUSPENDED for a
few days owing to the ground being
frozen so hard that 10 is almost impossi-
be for the laborers and masons to work
The annual repairs at the Clyde Print
Works, owned by the 5. III. Greene Man.
ufacturng Company. River Point are
now being made, and large amount of
handkerchiefs, silks, calicoes and rem
nants IS being turned out.
The building in many of the villages of
The Paw uxet Valley has been stopped
this week and will not be resumed until
warmer weather.
The masons and many OF the laborers
and carpenters under Foreman Tillipg-
hast at the B. Il. a. II. Knights mills.
Natick, are now working upon the in.
terror OF the new clot aud boiler houses. |
The s'rhompson Oil Can," is one of the |
most practical, neat and economical in |
use. There can be no leakage from the /
vent and the oil that runs down the tube
is saved, running back into the can
through the vent tube. 1t may lie on it's
side or be rolled on the floor without
potash is needed when stopped up. as In
1s easily cleaned by running wire into |
the vent and chamber through the
mouth OF the can.
Work upon the new bridge for the ar
commodation OF the citizens of Natick
and the operatives of the mills has been
pegqn o. j.. II. Milke. superintendent of
and the new structure, which will be $50
feet long and five feet, six inches i'm
width, will be finished and open for
travel Monday morning.
Messrs b. B. & II. knight have or-
dered from the Jerome Wheelock Mann
facturing Company OF Worcester, Mass.
600 horse power compound engine which |
is expected TO arrive at Natick daily. and
will be Immediately set up in the engine |
house at the Natick mills The engine is
very economical and vast saving in fuel
VIII he the result. The two cylinders :
nnha In. "A
lively.
arriving daily at the Natick mills and is 6
ht present being set up in the new annex Il
which mas been ii iished. Seventeen pai rs S
oi mules Q,6Oo spindles) will be set up in n
huuition to large number Of looms for e
Inc weaving of cotton fabrics. i:
The Boynton cap factory, Washington -
vuiage, at which thousands of Scotch ,,
inu knlt caps are manufactured every | ri
Tear. has been shut down until Feb 1. >,
kilton's Woolen Mill, Merritt Whip tc
pie, superintendent. Washington. ia rup. ss
iing full time and a high grade of goods nj
s being turned out. n
Moses Clarke, proprietor of CIarka,. 81
;arriaze Manufactory, Lippitt. has mr. M
nased steam engine of the latest i'm | NJ,
'roved pattern and Will soon turn ont 10
many cords OF cut wood daily. sa
Iyler's mill. Washington. which jt
Fas runored, would be shut down. will in
OF De stopped, arge order having been fr
eceived for woolens this week. 81,
The Ray Woolen Company will buiId
new ana commodfous dye house In con- of
pring opens. ~ ~
The Potter & Atherton Machine Com. no
any, Pawtucket. is shipping this week y.
ltton machinery to the EAGLE and by
henix Manufacturing Company, Co. do
INDUS, Ca SUI
The Arctic Ice Company has beou, the
owlng large supply OF Ice for next col
'''sssfef' Civ
Pawtucket citizens are enoineor;,o sur
ovement TO secure the establisbme,a +
ere ere OF the G. A. X Company's large YER
ills. ia'se ma
The Arnold & Perkins Manufactur;,o Oh
,mpany OF Pascoag began Operations - Vi
recently acquired factory on Jannorv \
orty-six looms are run on worstei loo
The Pence Dale Manufacturing Com, II
ny OF Peace Dale is putting in I5o. ceiy
rse power engine. The companv i imu
inning six hours day on suitings and so,n
ssimeres. ""u n ,n
!, me :; Y. lnman Company OF Pascoae A
!, su a 'iut.e ne" "ooIen MIL % by 100 | the
y and Two stories high. IL will be rnn as "
yarns for the company's other miIIs ~
The. split pulley recently ratented hr ON,
4 ,Sepn YIN .. ocnoineih OF Providence is said tion
have as its reco mmendation an i'm gror
'veu cons ruction which permits the last
ses " "e reauily secured uDon con- nun
Notwithstanding shaft, thus obviatiny $500
hecessity Tor Stopping he fact iry. as rels
ini, place pulley or other whecl =
position upon the shaft or 10 s.cnra III
whee 90 "A shaft in a machine vi,t city,
hecessltating the removal OF the sbaft fail
m us bearings. The hub or oufer 70 tt
'hing Is FORMED In two semi-circnlar beg
rs. which are preferably co.t ,,i,i '' " fore
CIR grove, haNi < either a circular or pers'
.ui"r boston. tending 10 prev.nt tbs guar
ping t'e part Hnd adanted 10 re-. en h'
e '-e edge ~ the web OF either OF the Tn
lio.s. and with an Interim SSH
w thread. wnica ia connection ness-
n the screw thread OF the on - :,
- part. will form c0mplefe ttss
IAe inner bushin1 is NJ '''
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