The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-23
SILK Mil Notes.

Our new silk mill, outside OF the staff
OF loom fixers, teachers and twisters,
which number about 1s, just now af-
fords work for about 125 people,
divided as follows: Is winders, 0 quillers,
doubler, / redrawer, "a Wrappers, /
beamer, 2 pickers and s5 weavers, some
OF them running already two loooms.
The new weavers have become quite
| familiarized with their looms and are
no longer afraid Of them, as is gem
orally the case with all new hands.
Some who could hardly turn out two
or three yards at the beginning do not
think much now Of weaving eleven to
twelve yards. and well woven at that.
Running loom Is more familiar to
them than running u sewing machine.
Many Of the best weavers will be in
trusted with n second loom.
New orders have been received at the
mill providing work for the two hun
dred looms for at least six months to
come. They are still mostly in black of
various weave. but quite large part OF
1t is in bright colors for evening shades
and spring. The most conspicuous
among those colors are white, cream,
pick, sky, canary. Among the other
quite striking collection is composed OF
several shades Of blue. crimson red, u
cardinal, two kinds Of gray. one silvery,
the other looking like iron, two browns,
two green, an heliotrope. one turquoise
and a bright green. reminding one OF
the brilliant feathers of the parrot. In
fact. all is hustling in the huge building
on the other side of the creek Silk
keeps pouring in from several eastern
dye houses and the season here will be
one of hustling. The clicking of the
looms, which can be distinctly heard at
the railroad tracks, now that the cold
weather keeps the windows closed
tight, will certainly be heard on Main
street when the mild weather Of spring
will compel the weavers to keep the
windows open.
Every day new applicants come to the
mill and weavers from all parts of
Pennsylvania are writing for admission
A few Of the weavers are experienced
hands, coming from various weaving
centres Of Pennsylvania and this creates
quite an emulation among the green
hands OF Reynoldsville. There is a
kind OF contest between them in which
the foreign element does not always
come out the winners.
Now the new industry is started in
earnest In our region. 1t has been
created by the energy OF devoted citi-
zens. 1t has got to stay among us. 1t
may grow to twice its capacity and
then, besides the increasing number of
weavers, Wrappers and winders it may
give work to $50 men employed as
throwsters, dyers and fnishers. Nobody
can tell the extent OF good this new
mill can develop in our town. The
humming OF these wheels will hence
forth be heard for generations to come.
Welcome and long life to the silk mill.
Thomas Malvina, u Philadelphia loom
fixer arrived at the mill Monday after
noon.
Charley Pfeifer, the sympathetic
twister Of the silk MILL has been heard
in private musical meeting. He is a
a light baritone of taste. His voice, al
though not over strong, is managed
with talent and he sings with partic-
ular feeling which will make OF him a
great favorite among the element who
crave for piano playing and romance
singing.
BLACK JOHN, an Ex-Loom Fixer.