The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-20
Silk Will Be Made But
Not From Silk Worms.
Fabric to be Manufactured
by Artificial Process.
1t Is Possible Pawlucket Will Sc
cure The Plant.

The Chardonnet Silk Syndicate is the
name of the newest big enterprise.
IL is 10 bo organized with a share cap
ital of S5, O0O, 600, and Will control the
Amorican patents and rights of Count
Hilaro dc Chardonnets process for the
manufacture Of artificial silk, and all of
ts future improvements for tho United
states and for the purpose Of erecting "a
actory To manufacture the artificial silk
yarn and providing the necessary work
Ing capital
The first offer of 1000 shares par value
800 each, Is made at par. with bonus OF
une share for each ure share subscribed.
The remainder of the shares will be used
for the purchase of patents and treasury
reservation; the latter to be sold az par,
ms required 20 extend the business of tho
company.
MIR. f. q. Sayles Of Pawtucket is the
chairman of the syndicate committee,
which is composed as follows: +. &.
sSayles chairman, Pawtucket X l. 4; w.
liussey, secretary, care Of Grant Bros,
broadway, New York; :. V. White z
Wall street New York; Gen. Daniel ID.
Wylie, director Fifth National Bank,
New York; w. Il. Plunkett. treasurer
Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany, Adams, Mass. John II. Girdnor,
NJ d., New York; Col. G. L. Meek, 80
Broad street, New York; counsel and at
torneys are Abner Mckinley and Frcder-
lex W. Hollis of New York.
Artificial Silk Making.
The prospectus OF this new American
industry which is To be called 1.-The Arti.
fetal SILK Spinning Company, United
States of America sets forth that the
manufacture of silk by the Chardonpot
process-silk, that wonderful thread which
Pratifies the eye AS well as the touch, that
brilliant filament which nature alone
seems hitherto To have had the right Of
producing-is now made mechanically
and chemically bv n clever combination
which has succeeded in initiating nature
in one of her most surprising productions.
In l. but just To say that the inventor, Count
Hilairc de Chardonnet scholar of tho poly
technical school of France and knight OF
the Legion of Honor, after long years of
study, LABOR and at great cost, has solved
the scientific problem and placed before
the world commercial product which
will grow in magnitude every day. IL is
noteworthy to state that the Invention has
gained the Grand prize at the Paris Uni
versal exhibition, and two grand prizes in
the textile and chemical classes at. the
Lyons exhibition.
Under the patents TO be acquired by the
American company. wood, cotton waste,
and other fibres are assimilated and spun.
nj an enormous reduction upon the cost
of natural silk, giving better brilliancy
than the best china and Italian silks
This silk Is not an untried invention; II
is already being largely used in the manu-
facture of the most fashionable Partisan
novelties dress material, ribbons. passe.
menteries, etc, etc.
BY the international patent laws, and
also clause in the agreoments with the
companies organized or To be organized,
the importation of the silk yarn manu-.
factured under this process will be pro-
hibited into the United States. The com.
pany to he formed will therefore have an
exclusive monopoly.
This silk viii, it is anticipated, revolu-
tionize the American textile trade.
Factories have already been established
at Besancon, France; Sprietonb bacb
Switzerland; and works have been erected
at Fsmes, in France, and license
granted to Maurice Dennis to manufacture
upon royalty.
A factory is now built in England at
brandon, near Coventry, which will
cover an area Of about twelve acres, for
the purpose of manufacturing artificial
silk yarn exclusively for the English
market
These goods are capable of being util-
tied in the manufacture Of tapestry, dress
goods ribbons (plain. fancy and watercd),
braids ana cords for dress trimmings,
twists and embroidery for fancy work,
covering for indoor electric light wires,
neckties, scarfs. belts, hat bands, silk
braids of straw hats and bonnet shapes
for mixture with silk, cotton, woolen and
linen goods.
All shades and all dyes are more readily
taken in artificial silk than the natural,
ard at considerably less cost for dyeing,
giving better lustre, which Is not
dimmed by wear or age
The goods manufactured by this process
and exhibited at the Lyons exhibition
took the grand prize. This should he
worthy OF great note, rs Lyons is the
home of the silk industry, and artificial
silk withstoCd the criticism of all ex-
pcrts.
This silk has been woven with wool
and other yarns in France and England
in Lancashire, i'm combination with cot
ton, ana in Coventry, in combination
with silk; standing all the varying tests
of the manufactures.
The great advantage that the American
company will have is the cooperation for
mutual interests, and all benefits OF ex.
porience and improvements with the
Bcsancon. Sprietenbach, FiInes and
Brandon companies without anv cost TO
the company. And that all these com
panies or others which may be fora ei un
der the Chardonnet patents are restricted
under . clause I'm their contracts from
exporting any yarn 90 America
NO change Of machinery is necessary in
any existing mill where silk has been
operated-the same machinery is employed
f,S the uso of artificial silk.
Will Pawtucket Have II?
IT. is said that Chairman Sayles OF the
uyndiCate committee has recently pur-
ehas 'd "a large tract adj ining tue Sayles
bl n rheries In PawtucSet and IL ~ ru-