The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-02
HOWARD FIBRE WARE.


At the factory OF the Howard Fibre
Ware Company, 80 Stewart street, between
the hour OF 10 q. IN. and p. m. today,
very interesting exhibition OF the COM
pany's wares was given. For long time
this concern, by Q process that II has
patented, and which 1t does not disclose,
has been engaged In perfecting its manu-
facture Of numerous articles that are
delight TO the eye OF all. and many OF
them of much utility. So short time ago
II was determined TO hold the pleasant
exhibition of today In order that the
stock holders might get an idea OF what
rapid PROCESS the company has made.
The invitations TO the exhibition were
very generally accepted and the officers OF
the company were kept pretty busy dur
ing the hours named showing some hand
some things that they stated were but an
index of what was done in the works.
The exhibit was one that could not fail
to please any visitor who liked 10 look
upon beautiful things, and IL was pleasant
to learn that such things OF beauty could
be made and sold at price so reasonable
that there were few but could make their
homes more attractive by placing them
within its walls. The material from
which the goods are made Is wood pulp.
This article has marked an important de-
parture i'm the manufacture OF many
articles which can be quickly called to
mind by the reader. The tree that once
stood in the forest, II II was not Tree from
knots, was good for few other purposes
than burning. Now 1t can be put TO a
great many uses. One OF these uses Is the
making Of wide boards that could rarely
be obtained until the process OF wood
pulp making was discovered. One OF this
kind of boards that was very wide was
shown today at the company's rooms
| The process used by the Howard Fibre
Ware Company, as has been stated, is OF
a new and special kind, and is known as
enclosed hollow ware. The articles manu-
| factured are SO shaped that in each indi-
| vidual specimen the opening or mouth OF
| the vessel Is materially smaller than its
| larger diameter.
From no other material and by no
| other process can certain shapes ana
| forms be made that are regularly turned
out by this company. Another INTEREST
| ing point is that a pattern OF any kind
can be put on the exterior of the articles
made by a process that presents some
thing very attractive, and at the same
| time not costly.
Several handsomely decorated jardiniere
vases cuspidors, umbrella racks were ex-
hibited, as well as coverings for oil cans,
pickle jars, butterine dishes, five pound
packages for grocery trade, ell light and
yet all well adapted for the purposes they
| are intended. The jardinieres and other
articles on exhibition could not be told,
without handling them, from the more
expensive articles that are made with one
quality, these have not, namely, the
breakable one. There were also fine speci-
mems OF ceramic finish work by which a
brilliant glossy finish is impaired to this
kind OF ware, hardening 1t and decora-
tions can be applied as easily as TO china
and earthen ware, and it is indestructible.
But one of the most important and GER
taini.&as beautiful as any work that the
company does, IL the making OF mantels,
architraves palisters and various other ar
| ticles for interior decorations OF dwell
| ings. Several handsome center pieces,
friezes -mouldings, cornices and Mainscot:
ings were shown. The cornices and
friezes are nailed to the studding and are
not combustible, and have none OF the
| faults that underwriters complain OF III
other substitutes for plaster.
But only a few of the things exhibited
are here named, and of conrse II would
self TO give but the faintest idea as TO the
many articles this new, handsome ano
economical process can be applied TO, but
enough was shown to prove that the
company has made a success OF what II
took in hand to do.
The officers OF the company are as FOL
lows: Dutee Wilcox, president; Henry A.
Stearns, vice president; Henry r. Barker
treasurer; o. w. Burch, secretary. Direc
tors, Dutee Wilcox, Henry A. Stearns
Henry r. Barker, ID. Russell Brown, Ell
lery II. Wilson, II. Hilton Chase, \" illian
A. Chapman, Frank p. Sheldon, Frank b
Howard.