The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-02
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.
Attempt to Form Syndicate Of
Spool and Bobbin Companies.
AN AGENT VISITS woONsOCKeT
Rumor That New Rubber Mil Is to be
HUNT In Pawtucket sets business Men
Talking Personal Mention of Men
Engaged I'm Industrial Pursuits

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bin. Spool and Shuttle Company OF Law
renee. Mass. aud Boston lawyer named
Knox have been In Woonsocket and have
visited the woonsocket Spool and Bob
bin Company's works, of which David
Bass is treasurer and Ira CfSss mana
ger. and also visited the W&onsocket
Shuttle Company's works, OF which John
Johnston is sole owner. They stated at
both places that their visit was made In
bshalf of n syndicate which was
backed by the Standard Oil Com
pany with a view OF examining the
plants and IL possible procuring consent
TO sell on the part OF the owners. They
further stated that about all the works
In the old spool, bobbin ana shuttle trust
had been visited by them and a consent
TO sell obtained from about all, though
prices were not fixed or offered. Such
prices based on fair valuation, would
be fixed by the syndicate after all reports
were in. Among the companies secured
for the syndicate, the visitors stated was
that OF James Baldwin Spool, Bobbin
and Shuttle Company OF Manchester, n:
H. q concern which was not In the old
trust. Mr.. Johnston stated TO the visitors
that his works were not for sale. nor
would he enter the syndicate on any
condition. He was satisfied with his
business and also satisfied with the earn
ing derived and would make no change.
1t was his intention, he stated, To en-
large his works to double their present
capacity. He now employed twenty
eilht men. at an average rate OF wages
OF $1l per week, or u total weekly pay
roll of S30s. The visitors made thor
ough examination of this plant, aud then
proceeded to the works OF the Woon-
socket Spool and Bobbin Company.
which were also thoroughly examined.
-. Ia ~. ant
states that he hoped no sale OF The works
would he made. as they are now on
good paying basis. He says there Is
hardly anything new in the move, as II
has been talked about at intervals for the
past three months. A prominent local
banker states thas the last named works
could be purchased at very reasonable
figure.
A steam towing machine for exhibi-
tion at the Worlds fair is being built by
the American Ship Windlass Company
of this city.
During the past year the Almy Water
Tube Boiler Co npany OF this city has
made improvements In designs and de-
tails of construction. These boilers are
extensively used on steamboats, and
yachts, and are said to have given excel
lent results
The Merchants Manufacturing Com
pany of Fall River has Just equipped its
picker room with twenty-five of the i'm
proved machines of Potter a. Atherton,
rawtucket. The Fall River Iron Works
Company has ordered twenty-five OF the
Potter e. Auherton openers and lappers
for the mill to be built this year.
The United States Aerophor Air Moist
ing an outfit for the HOPE Mills, n. c.,
Manufacturing Company.
The River Spinning Company of Woon-
socket. It is said. will build sl00. 600
mill In the spring for the manufacture of
6ne woolen and worsted yarns.
A company is to be organized for the
purpose of establishing line and twine
walk at Elizabethton, Tenn. 1t will be
known as the Tennessee Line and Twine
Company, and will have the following
officers: George N. Burdick of Potter's
Hill, president; DR.. A p. Briggs OF Ashe-
Vile, vice-president and Frank Hill Of
the same place, secretary and treasurer.
The company will build walk 500 feet
long and 90 feet wide aud a hesd-house
60 by 40 feet.
Machinery for the manufacture of
hosiery Is being put in by Providence
parties at the Witherell factory. Plain
Vile, Conn.
Additional cards have been put In at
Green a. Daniels Thread Mill, Paw.
tucket.
Swinburue's old -four mill, moro re.
Gently an electric light station, at New
port, Is being shorn OF it's two upper
stories, and may possibly be reduced Co
the ground. In its present form and
condition 1t il worse than useless, hav-
Ing been unoccupied for years.
Henry Griffin is loom fixing in East
Greenwich.
William Black has been engaged as
loomfixer In No 2 mill, Pascoag.
Sickness laid of two loomfixers at
Mapleville last week, Richard Deane and
Alfred Poplar, Jr.
A six string washer has been shipped
from A. Hopkins & CO.. 8 shop. Burrill-
vile, to the Empire Woolen Co., Clay
vile. N. Y.
w. r. Smith has been made designer
Joshua Lothrop OF w. A. Beatty &
Co, has been reelected foreman of the
Pawtucket Veteran Firemen's Associa-
tion. This is Mr.. Lothrop's fifth term In
that Office.
d. r Child is experimenting on a cigar
holder which he proposes to manufac-
ture.
C. T. Child at Warren, manufacturer
Of the automatic button. reports good
trade. He will make q Western trip
next month.
The employees in the tenter department
of the new bleachery at Saylesville. sub
scribed the sum of $50 65 for Mrs. Daniel
s. Richardson, widow OF the driver who
was killed at the Lonsdale crossing.
Business is driving at II. NJ. wilson's
shoddy mills at Pascoag, and extra
hours are now required to fill orders.
Three mules at the White Mill. Pas
coeg, have been purchased of #. l.. Sayles
Z Co.
J. Rogers 10 bookkseper at the Crefield
Mill, Westerly. in place OF A. M. Blake.
who has been made assistant superin,
tendent.
w. X McAuley, formerly engineer NJ
mill No. 4, Lonsdale, has gone to Paw
tucket.
w. Clark, superintendent at the Clark
thread mill. Westerly, has married Ada
McGregor, Newark