The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-09
m Haerlens' Invention for The Manu-
facturs Of COIOFcd Tops
|FROM COMDED ANIMAL FIBRE.
4 Preparation for Protecting Metal From
Rust--A Northwestern Railroad Test
ing a Providence. built LOGON olive
General Mil Notes.


Imerly superintendent OF the Rivers de
{1nills at Olneyviile. has secured a patent
dor an Improvement in the manufacture
}of colored tops or slivers from animal
f1ibrts. Mr.. Maertens' process includes
winding combed and twisted silver upon
"a holder. dyeing or chemically treating il,
}nnd unwinding and untwisting the
}troated silver. Tops is the name given
Ito combed silver or ribbon composed
{of long textile fibres. as wool, alpaca, mo-
thalr or cameps hair. aud is the product
{of tie combing machine, which separ-
[ates the "noils" or short hbres and for
>eign substances from the fibrous materi-
|2xl and at the same time comb the mer-
<chantaole part iuto continuous ribbon.
For convenience those slivers after be-
Hing gilIed are wound into ball termed
{"tops" 1t has been usual 10 comb flbres
|.5ntsnded for colored top making, after
|dyeing, whether combed previous TO dye
Ting or rot; and ia general practice it has
been found most economical to dye
,combed fibres for the production OF colored
[tops- But these processes necessarily
Ecalled for n recombing OF the hbres in
<order to produce salable tops on account
of the felting and roughing up OF the
g1ibres by securing. dyeing and drying.
BY means OF the Improvement the
manipulation Is such that the tibres are
neither filled nor disturbed from their
normal or parallel position while the
material is being chemicslly treated and
dried. and by avoiding the recombing
process, waste, labor and expenses are
saved.
An ordinary combed top IL twisted into
|roping aLl-wound upon spool. where IL
-. haH ha
[of dyeing and drying. Then IL is un-
wound into q ball or upon bobbin.
after which the silver is uutwisted
and run into can or upon another bob
tin. Or, If desired, the silver may be un-
twisted and run into a can or wound
upon bobbin direct from the holder on
(which II was dyed without being pre-
tiously wound into balls. The untwisted
olivers are then Gflled and balled In the
Drdinary way or top making as il they
had Just left the comb, or they can be
|irawn and run into can OF wound on a
bobbin or into ball without being pre-
viopsly gilled, M best suits the purpose
of the manufacturer.
To Protect Metal From Rust,
II il reported that new compound,
(which is said to be an excellent preventive
j
hon sists of mixture of essential oils and
xrease. The composition Ia thin fluid,
(which may be readily applied by means
|sf brush. In short time after ap-
application the oils evaporste
bud the grease remains be-
Mind, forming coating which protects
the metal against atmospheric influences
'nnd sea water. The absence of acid in
the composition is alluded to as an i'm
|portant feature. 1t is claimed that the
composition does not turn rancid, and
that IL can be readily removed by rubbing
with cotton waste saturated with turpen-
tins.
Testing . Rhode Island Engine.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad Is now testing a 12wheel pas
renger engine recently built under
guarantee by the Rhode Island Loco
motive works OF this city, Although
IN all there are l2 wheels. the machine
u OF ten-wheel type. six OF these being
drivers OF unusual sizs for this class OF
ocomotives-6 feet 6 inches in diam
etsr. The total length of engine and
sender is over 63 feet, the wheel base is
10 feet ca inches, the driving wheel
bsse Is 1875 feet. the total weight In work
ing order is 10000 pounds. the weight
Df the tender is $4,000 pounds, the weight
pm the drivers is $1,000 pounds. the cylin-
1ers are 81 and 81 inches ia diameter by
% inches stroke. the heating surface
covers 17eS square feet, the steel boiler
hes 272 tubes, the fuel capacity OF the
lender is 9 tons and the tank holds 1000
Gallons.
General Mil Notes.
A new automatic sprinkling system in
lhe storehouse Of the William Clarke
company has been connected with the
Westerly water WORKS main.
The worsted mill formerly run by NJ
a. Whipple OF Washington, is idle. The
proprietor says tho manufactured goods
Dannot be sold for enough TO pay the cost
Df making up.
At the mill OF the William Clarke com.
Dany, Westerly, the manufacture of cro-
chet cotton la all colors and shades has
cen commenced and very handsome goods
n7o being turned out.
Rockville and Moscow mills are run
hing as usual. since resuming operations
last week.
Mr.. S. II. Cbappell. 20 years old. father
pr G. p. Chappell OF the Household Sew
ng Machine company of Pawtucket, left
1's sons home Us Doyle avenne, on Octo-
Der % and was not heard Of until yester.
Nay, when lie was found in the almshouss
~ Taunton. He was picked up by the
Taunton police as n homeless wanderer
peveral days ago and sent TO the aims
house.
Ground has been broken for a new
bouse for William G. Green, agent Of the
Peacedale Manufacturing company.
The new chimney for the Peacedale
company is nov showing itself above the
buiidings. IL is 20 be l65 feet high. about
- hieh again as the highest OF the three
aow In the yard.
The Quidnick mills are running fnll
imr, eue 10 the plentiful supply OF
&nter.
The Intorlsksn mill az Arkwright is
<unniDg full time this week.
Ine Ballou cotton mill, owned by j. p.
II X. Ray Of Woonsocket which shut
pown over three mouths ago. owing to a
broken engine and the dull times. started
np Monday on full time. running by water
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