The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-07

nee lies by iced whesl, ana NJ the rise
OF the thread the barbs OF the ne dies
ara pressed back by a press wheel. SO
that the previously formed stitch may be
shed over the barb. When the clearing
bars are at a certain point OF tine first
cam the stitches will be just above the
barbs # the needles. and there Is recess
beyond the poiut OF the cam, so that when
n. stitches become disarranged in mend
ing the thread, they may lie pushed be-
low the barbs Of the needles as required,
by hand. hich Is said 10 be a great con-
venience in operating the machine.
Makes a Great saving.
The Z. Jenckes Manufacturing COM
pany of Pawtucket is using a new dyeing
machine which Is said to be a great saver
OF labor and OF dye stuffs. 1t Is said
that this machine will 40 the WORK OF
seven ordinary tubs. The amount OF
steam saved Is Estimated at one-third; in
dye stuffs OF certain shades on cottop.
such as browns aud drabs, 60 per
cent. This il done by saving the
liquor Dyers sometimes have found
that after dyeinc stock in the old way
IL was not the desired shade, and they
were obliged to run of the liqu yr before
putting In more dyestuffs, IA 1t will not
do to take such dyes. anilines or anizar
ines, aud place them in a common bath,
for the color strikes the stock and makes
1t uneven Immediately at the boiling
point.
The machine con be loaded in five
minutes on raw wool or cotton, and un-
loaded In about the same length of time
and the liquor saved. After the stock is
thoroughly dyed, tho door is lifted and
the stock cleared of the top of t6e r el.
thus making The upper portion OF
the cylinder clear. Then, on each side
OF the cylinder, slides are inserted
bottom side up, the machine given
one-half revolution, bringing the stock
which was on the bottom OF the cylinder
out OF the liquor on top of the slides.
The door is then opened, and the ock
ready TO come out, provided IL is the
right shade. II not, the stock can be re-
worked wi hout the loss Of liquor, as 10
the case In the old method
General Mention.
The white department. in the Valley
Falls mill resumed operations Monday,
and nearly 300 looms were started.
At the rolling mill in Valley Falls pre-
liminary work il under way, and opera
tioDs will begin Ia earnest next Tuesday
1t is likely that work will be resumed
in most of The Burrillville mills next
week. The Union mill will start ou
Monday and the "White" mill will prob
ably start up at the same time.
1t is reported that the cotton works in
North Webster aud the cambria works in
East Webster will boom Monday, Sep
teulber IL.
Conductor William Markwood. OF the
Consolidated road. who has been con-
fined to bis house by sickness for several
weeks past, has so far recovered as to
resume his duties.
William Horton. locomotive engineer
on the train that met with such terrible
disaster last Thursday, near Chester,
Mass, 10 q nephew of Oren s. Horton, of
Pawtucket, and lived there years ago. He
was very badly injured, having one hip
broken and probably sustained internal
injuries.
The Edward p. Ailis Co. of Milwaukee
who built the engines for the Narragan-
sett Electric Light Company OF this city
and put In bid for the new pumping
engine at Pettacousett has issued a
printed and illustrated cata-
logue presenting In = comprehensive way
the different types of engines which they
manufacture, including the several pat
terms of Reynolds Corliss engine. b ORION
tai aud vertical, compound engine, both
tandem aud cross-compound; reversing
engines for rolling mills, hosting engi mes.
air compressors. pumping engines. simple
and triple expaasio Of differ
sat patterns Among the latter are the
great pumping engine for the Chaplin
Mining Co., which Is one of the largss
engines Of the kind ever built.
A few weeks ago 1t was reportet that
the new building of the WoonsocKer Elec
trio Machine aud Power company would
DO heated by electricity. The CON pany
lnten ded to use electric heaters, but after
inves tigating the merits Of the new sys.
TEN concluded that electric heating had
not yet reached . practical point for
bulldogs. Steam, therefore,
will be employed.
The Kingston worsted mills at Sand
Hill which have been running three days
, week, have shut down for suort time.
After shut down OF four weeks dura-
tion, the Clyde Print works resumed op.
erations Tuesday morning.
The Greene 81 Daniels mill. at Central
Falls, rec umed operations Monday.
A meeting Of the creditors OF the Paw
tucket Cabinet company has been held
and n statement was presented by the as
signee. giving the liabilities as S2o,2l2.S5 |
and the assets, at ~ fair valuation, as |
li6,5O6.5l. The creditors appointed a
consisting Of H. Eugene Bar
ker, ID. Webster Bullock, aud Fred ii. |
White. to investigate.
John NJ. Kimball. ex-superinteudent of |
the Westbrook mandatory of West