The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-23
PRESSURE REGULATOR.
Automatic Device Invented by Mr..
J. {. Henthorn.
FOR RECEIVERS OF ENGINES.
Other Recent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF In
terest tn Those Connected with Rhode
Islands Industrics-New Enterprises
-PersonaIs-state Industrial News.

j. r. Henthorn of this city has invented
and patented an automatic pressure reg
ulator for the receivers of compound en-
gines. The object of the device is stc
provide the engine with an automatic
ally operating device which maintains a
substantially uniform pressure within
the receiver, irrespective Of the demands
upon the reservoir from connected
heating system. To accomplish this
there is used a diaphragm mounted In a
casing communicating with the re-
ceiver To the diaphragm Is conn cted a
guiding rod. arranged TO Independently
operate the cutoff rod or con-
the governor of the engine and
the valve releasing mechanism of the
high pressure cylinder-the device IL
adapted to automatically change the
point Of cutoff Of the high-pressure cyl
inder, whereby uniform pressure is
maintained in the receiver. IL in no way
prevents full and free action Of the
governor upon the cutoff mechanism,
and the Improvement Immediately be-
comes operative in the event OF u part OF
the steam being taken from the receiver
and used independently Of the large or
Iow-pressure cylinder OF the engine.
George Crompton of Cranston has in
machines.
+. w. Dean, the inventor OF the com :
pound locomotive used on the Old Colony
road between Providence and Boston, re :
Gently designed additional improvements
on the system.
A spring presser for carding machines.
Invented by j. ID. Stanwood OF Warren,
presses into place the top fats OF card
ing machine after they have been
stripped, and the result aimed at is to
furnish spring pressure having CEN
tral bearing and so constructed that it
will force the fats into place without
permitting them to tilt to one side. or the
other.
But a very small amount OF timber is
now being cut in the vicinity OF Summit
and Greene as many of the largest own
ers of heavy standing wood are awaiting
an advance In prices before starting their
hundreds Of choppers at work.
The poles for the Postal Telegraph
Company in Warwick will be put in
within two weeks.
Forty thousand bales OF No. Gulf cot
ton have been received for use In the b.
b. e. II. knights mills. and have already
been sampled and stored awav in the diff
rerent cotton houses. The Natick mills
will use the largest quantity, Rfser Point
and Arctic following.
J. ID. Boothman, formerly foreman of
the packing department at the Clyde
print works. is now occupying a simiI ar
position at Aliens print works in this
city.
Resolutions have been introduced in
the General Assembly by Samuel X
Allen of East Greenwich TO incorporate
the East Greenwich and Warwick rail-
way, and the citizens of Warwick.
Coventry and East Greenwich will unite
10 MAKE the project success. The new
road will be great accommodation to
the 10000 inhabitants who occupy the
villages through which the line will run,
and It is estimated that there will be no
trouble experienced In disposing of
large amount of the stock.
Merritt Whipple, who leased the Kill
ton mill at Washington of John Jencks
kilton, has now a large number of
Knowles's broad looms in operation, and
is adding new machinery for the manu-
facture Of fine woolens.
Road Surveyor Phineas Conley of
Cranston is busy superintending the cut
ting aud crushing Of stone for use in
macademizing the roads of Cranston,
5000 tons having already bsen prepared
and dumped in the rear OF the knights-
vile station, about 200 feet from the
road. Twelve thousand tons will be
needed for the job, and the remaining
1000 tons will be prepared as soon as the
large force OF men now at work Is able
to finish the Job.
1t is announced that next May the
River Spinning Company will start on
the erection OF new mill to their plant
at Villa Nova. A couple of years ago
the City Council granted them exemption
for 10 years from taxation. The mill
will cost 100000 and will contain 1000
wooden spindles, and will be used in the
manufacture of fine woolen and worsted
yarns.
Frank Appleby designer at National
Worsted mill, formerly with w. A. In-
man, Graniteville, Is now assistant SUPER
intendent at Geneva Worsted mill
Frank n. Whites steam saw mill has
been moved from Glocester to Plainfield
Conn. Eugene White has charge OF it.
The telephone poles on the West Side
Thread Mil line at Westerly are being
placed in position, having been trimmed,
etc. They are also TO be painted.
Timothy Field of the Crefeld Mills.
West Side, Westerly, is removing his
family and household goods here from
Norwich, Conn, and Woonsocket. r.
They are to occupy one of the new houses
on Palmer street, recently erected by the
above named company.
Newport is nsi much of manufactur-
ing place. but In quiet way much ma
terial has been made up aud shipped To
business centers for sale. The latest of
Newport's manufactures is that of fish
ing rods. That Is, the wood work is done
here, ana theu shipped to New York for |
finishing and mounting. j. B. Titcomb
has the contract for about 1900 of these |
rods, and at his wood work establishments |
lathes are kept constantly at work, re- |
ducing square sticks To round and taper
ing one such as are needed in extension |
fishing rods at the presentiday The wood |
used comes almost exclusl vely from |
Maine aud Is seasoned before being |
worked. Heretofore Brooklyn has been
the place where the most OF this business
was conducted.
William Robinson of Dayville is boss
inisner at the White mill, Burrillville.
II is reported that another large wors-
ted mill is to be built In Rhode Island |
next spring, and tie principal owners i'm |
the enterprise will be Providence me
Pascoag has been the centre OF the
" oolen increass for the past year for this