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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03

rivited, pegged, wire sewed. etc. as
preferences and conditions require. BY
the Introduction of hydraulic ma
chinery of many tons pressure, they
produce monster or main driving belts
which are constructed by competent
workmen, of long experience and in d
manner to meet satisfactorily the
heavy draughts of electric light, cleo
trio railway and large power stations.
These belts are all made of purely
oak bark tannage and are of a uniform
quality they are made under careful
supervision from the selection and pur-
chase of the hides until the goods are
finished only purchasing No. / steer
hides which have been carefully select
ed by their local representatives in
Chicago. the company tanning all their
own leather and using it for betting and
shoe purposes. Their betting is ac-
6nowledged by mill owners, dealers
and users generally as being the pro-
duction of the highest perfection of me-
chanical skill and new processes, max
ing them durable. economical and in
creasing the power without an increase
in speed. they being straight-running
belts that have been thoroughly
stretched. consequently requiring but a
minimum take-up. The high standard
to which they have brought their belt
ing has created an eVer-increaSing de-
mand which has compelled the com
pany to largely increase their plant and
facilities several times, until they now
employ in the various departments of
the business 400 hands and turn out
each year CO. 600 hides worked up into
finished product with a capacity of
12O, 600 hides az year. The company also
manufacture line Of specialties for
the service and preservation of leather
betting, among them pulley covering.
belt dressing. belt cement strapping,
solid and twist round betting, lacing
etc. these all possessing many points
of advantage and being of the finest
quality. In order TO use the tremendous
amount Of material secured from their
betting waste, the company started and
now own the Worcester Counter Com
pany which is located in one of their
| buildings. This company takes the offal
that is trimmed from the hides and
manufacture it up into counters OF a
superior quality, for shoe and boot
manufacturers use Their dies are
made from patterns adopted by the
trade in the various sections of the
country: and with improved machinery
and skilled supervision, they are en-
abled to mould and finish their product
i'm a superior manner They are also
carefully assorted so that any par
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
GRAFTON & KNIGHT,


The most important transformation
through which leather passes during
the process OF manufacture is that
taking place under the hands of the
tanner 1t is here changed from raw
material into smooth finished product
ready for the cutter and manufac-
turer The use of leather for betting
of every kind has become almost uni
versal supplanting all other means Of
transmitting power. There are now
many concerns throughout the country
engaged in the manufacture of leather
betting. nearly each city having at
least one or two, but the largest belt
manufacturing concern i'm the entire
country, who manufacture their leather
exclusively for betting purposes, is that
of the Grafton & Knight Manufacturing
Co.. whose immense plant, occupying
several very large brick and wood
buildings. furnishing them between
five and six aCress of floor space is at
So to GA Blomingdale road, this city
This company are oak leather tanners
and belt manufacturers, producing a
line of goods of a far superior quality
to that generally placed on the mar
ket They produce betting i'm any
width weight or ply endless or with
lap extra; short lap; cemented only, or
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
JAMES S. ABORN,


There Is "A constantly increasing de-
mnnd for remunerativo investments,
hence ID naturally follows that reli"-
Die commission broker, handling
stocks, bonds. cotton, grains, provis-
IONS. nd all classes of investment Sc
curities finds business In these Lines.
MI James $. Ah0rn, whose offices arc
at 40 Main street, is "a commission bro
Her Of this class, being the only one do
ing strictly commission business in
the city. lie handles all Is inds Of stocks
tnnd bonds, local securities, etc, simpl
acting as broker and receiving hts
regular commissions. THAT tells the
I whole story I'm a nut she'll.
/ Mr.. Aborn established the business
/ here iu 1893. His facilities are Of the
best quality, wing To clients just as add
y0ntu@cous terms as thc large stock
/ brokers doing business in New York
4 Quotations are received at his office by
/ private wires within few seconds of
the ,ime they are made upon the differ
cnt oXcn nGcs.
Mr.. Aborn ~ a capable business man.
thoroughly familiar, through years of
| experience with the best form Of invest
ment, the value ofsecurities and the en-
/ tire line or finonc al activity In which
1 ne lis engaged, Hc Is wen known
throughout financial circles as a repre-
sentaive commission broker. whose
integrity, reliab .Itty and responsibiIitv
is undoubted.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03

Years. and was also with the Webb
Granite and Construction Company six
months previous to entering partner
ship with Mr. Scoville Among work
EXECUTED by Mr. Scoville can be men
TONED the residences of Frank White
and W. w Sargent, both on Lancas-
ter street. p. D. Spur, on Dean street
and a large amount Of work in Gard
nef, Mass AS firm, they have built
a large stable for J. A. Lancaster on
Salisbury street, and a residence for
j. 5. Gould on Germain street. AS
contractors and builders, their work
will be distinguished by originality and
the most careful supervision, they giV-
ing their personal attention to the
countless small details which are seem
ingly of hut small Importance but play
an all-important part IN obtaining a
satisfactory whole. 1t is by these
means that they are sure of obtaining
ASIA firm an influential position in the
building trades of our city, and make
their name a synonym for excellent
workmanship.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03

nerior qualities should receive nova
Transformations They are prepared II,
furnish granite in any quantity ami
vim furnish estimates and samples nm
an apphcation Mr. John S. Ballard
started TO work the quarlies nearly 10
vears ago, and since his death ab9uy
eiaht Years ago, they have been worked
Inv his estate, with Mr.. Harry Ballard
rs manager In all this time onry
about two acres of stone has been lr
covered. some parts Of this ground
having been worked down to from 40
to 10 feet Large quantities of this
Stone has been used in the construction
of many of our largest buildings dur
fng the past half century, employment
befna furnished TO quite a number of
,vorilmen. MT Ballard is also geu-
aIal contractor attending to eXcaNating
and all kinds of stone work. The john
Z ballard estate is the proprietor oil a
Igrqe farm around the Quarries "a uou-
fion of which has been divided and ia
heinp sold for building and mauuf8.-
turing purposes, Mr.. Ballard also hand
finq his interest. he being a gentleman
of many interests, these being aided
materially by his shreWd, capable adj
Vice. the success of the Ballard Gran
he Ouarries having been won by strict
attention to business and careful man-
agement.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03

ticuar grade of counters, insoles, out
soles, taps, rands, etc, can be had.
They have in recent years also added a
department for the production of
leather for cycle saddles, cut to
special patterns and furnished in the
fiat or moulding the same to any pre-
scribed form, these as their other pre-
ducts being furnished at very mod
crate cost, quality and durability con-
sidered. All the oak bark used by this
company is ground at a plant in Lynch
burg w. Va, and brought here in bags
regularly each week, this assuring the
absolute high standard maintained by
them in all their products. The bust
ness was established in 1851 and was
incorporated by the present officers in
1872, then having a capital of 100000,
which has been several times increased,
until at present it is 100000 The trade
covers the entire United States, the
company having six large stores IN the
leading cities Of the country and a rep
resentative in Hamburg Germany,
where they carry an immense stock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03

business college in the state provides in
its faculty SO many years of preparato-
~ study as educators of practical 'eN-
perience as general professional a.
countants. The necessary result is a
system OF teaching accounts which is
largely original. resting on actual office
practice Eternal vigilance is the
motto ard method, and there results
class of graduates exceptionally we'll
trained TO neatness. rapidity and ac-
cur2Cy Of work. Not simply a mind
stored with the knowledge and theory
of accounts, but trained hands, eyes
and general tastes, with a multitude of
habits in details, are what are sought
for and obtained. AS an illustration we
Will take the banking department. Here
We find completely equipped bank,
with the officers necessary to success
fully carry on banking business.
Checks, notes and drafts are issued.
deposits made, etc, and exactly the
same Is accomplished in detail as i'm
every banking house in the transaction
of its business. In order that students
may familiarize themselves with mar
ket quotations a system is i'm practice.
quotations being received daily and
balance sheets struck off at certain in
tervalF. The commercial department
includes wholesale retail, general
agents. commission and other offices.
students being required to buy and sell
goods. consign and receive consign-
ments, thus posting them on localities
where goods are produced and where
the best markets can be obtained in
fact giving them a knowledge of COM
lnerc.al geography. The college has
correspondence with other schools in
different cities all over the country as
far west aS Nebraska. Established in
1888, this college has passed through
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
]. W. LORING & SON,
CnbinetWorls Turning, Saving, Monde
ing. etc., Ia Union street, near EX-
chNngc.

nag etc., la Union street, near EA-
change.
High-cIass cabinet work is a thing
of beauty ana d source of pleasure 10
persons of taste and refinement. 1T
adds to the beauty OF a residence and
improves the appearance of Offices
buildings and churches. For work of
inns description, no firm or company
has better reputation for d0iug the
.hesJ OF work than the concern OF j..
w LollnS d son, whose Office ana Iae-
Tory are at lil Union street they nav
ms moNeG from Sc Foster street 10
the present location in May, 1891 Ihey
are makers of fine cabinet work. N"-
ing this i'm it's special branches .Ihey
also do Weymouth lathe-turning, nah1
ana scroll saving moulding, genera
Jobblng and renew and finish antique
or me furniture the special feature,
however, being cabinet work, tuliiHs
out this work to order They are NOV
only makers, but designers as ven
their work being always characteflht"
py artistic and refined qualities. NE
Factory is completely equipped win tuo
most improved machinery for the pl
auction OF the finest cabinet work, e'o'
tney doing all their own saving, Turn
ing ana polishing, making every mus
complete, they having the very pgs'
facilities for this class of work. ia
hardwood finish this firm cannot be eA
celi2d, and they are prepared TO "a,
nlsh designs and estimates, their AZ,
Tory being correctly called a JoppHt,S
mill, turning out a class of work nov w.
TO bc procured at a regular planlns
mill, They have furnished work lor
many of our finest residences churches
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03

aid of tools usually in the tool bag.
This construction makes the chain de
tachable. and if an extra link is carried
the rider can replace any injured part
on the spot The rivet in these chains
is made of ctucible steel. hardened file
proof This combined with a good
block. produces the highest degree of
wear. Each chain is fully tested to at
least 1890 pounds and chains for null
tiple wheels to 1900 pounds More rec
ords have been made on this chain in
the past three seasons than any other
Mr.. George Fred Pond having ridden
29.513 miles. and Ga centuries on one
Baldwin adjustable chain in two years.
The company make special chains for
racing purposes and for multiple ma
chimes and motor carriages. Bald,
Cooper. Sanger. Butler, Mertens Kai-
ser McDuffee, Michael, Parsons and
hosts of other professionals ride the
Baldwin chain. Devoting their entire
energies exclusively to this one line OF
manufacture the company can easily
produce a much better article and have
facilities for doing this class of work
not to be found where this line is only
a small part Of the work done by q
concern. There are 13J employees, this
a small part of the work done by
a concern. There are 1875 employees,
this number being capable of pro-
ducing 10000 chains a month, these
finding sale all over the world. the
company having selling agents in Lon
don. Melbourne tAusTalia), Chicago
and New York, the latter being Cult
aruan & Rosenfeld, who are the gen
eral export agents.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
ARCADE MALLHABLE IRON co.,
Geo. b. Buckingham, Prop, G3-65-67
Warrington square.

The foundryman fills an important
place in industrial economy-it would
hardly be an exaggeration to say the
first place. since without his aid it
would be impossible to make the tools
we use, the many devices required in
the manufacture Of our daily necessities
or to construct most Of the machinery
by means of which other productive in
dustries are prosecuted. OF the repre-
sentatives in this city of this leading
interest, none has achieved more en-
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19
Spanish Wooden Bullets.

1t is we'll known that Spanish
soldiers in Cuba were poor marks
men, but great surprise has been
expressed at the remarkable lack
Of execution which characterized
their fire at Guantanamo and San
tiago, and an officer of the United
States gunboat Montgomery has
been able to throw some light on
the matter. He visited the Maria
Teresa after the destruction OF
Cervera's feet in search OF souVe-
Mrs. He found large number of
Mauser cartridges in groups OF FIVE
ready to go into the magazines OF
guns, and if the entire Spanish
army and navy were equipped with
that kind OF ammunition, both
Cervera and Toral we're amply JUS
tilted in surrendering when they
did. The cartridges consisted Of
a metal shell loaded with hair and
a sprinkling Of pow der. The bull
let was OF neither brass nor lead,
but of wood. Some army coutrac-
tor had imposed on the ordnance
bureau of the Spanish navy, but to
what extent the wooden Mauser
bullets were used will probably
never be known.
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19

enough 20 pay for halfthe expense
of defending our new possessions,
The cost will be enormous and
unnecessary; but it will not ruIn
us. The evils which We incur will
not destroy the republic nor put an
end to the democratic experiment.
In the end we shall surmount our
difficulties; and in generations OF
the iar-distant future, humanity
may be the better for what APP
parently we are about to do to day
Let us hope so, at all events. We
firmly believe that government OF
the people, by tn! people, for the
people is not to perish from the
earth, even when its chosen cham
pions seem to turn their backs
upon it,
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19

the lead in the work OF death. Her
victory over the Greeks has become
almost hypothesis.
We maintain ourselves now in Africa
by our prestige, our uncontested repu.
tation for power If we play with this
prestige; if, rejecting all precise method
of action, we confne ourselves to send.
ing. whether or no, colonsts who are
regularly massacred, it will come about
that Arabia and the black country will
conclude that our power IS only appar
ent, and the more missions the more
massacres there will be. If the Sahara
is closed to us, and insist that it is, we
can see in the fact only the influence Of
the Flatters disaster. II we had at once
demanded reparation the country OF the
Hoggars and the Adzgoers would have
been ours. But we could only act tim
idly. 1t was known that the country
wanted no more expeditions or con-
quests, and no one dared act against its
will. And yet It was such temptation
to go one step toward the Nile to Imits te
our neighbors, the EnSlishl l have
already rehearsed that there are in the
development Of colonization two
methods; force-To 900 men and cannon;
persuasiOu-6lteen men ano porters
laden with goods and commodities. The |
question is now to know what we want |
to do in Africa. Will we exploit Il |
ourselves, chase out the natives, and |
put ourselves IN their place? Then |
sound the charged But the war will be
bitter. We should on the contrary assure
ourselves Of the monopolS OF buying and
selling without sigr ing for the immediate
possession of the earth. Let US try |
commerce. Give me 1900 francs |
worth OF cotton goods and will 60 from
St, Louis to Bornou in twelve strides. |
That is a good and sure method. Let
us try it.
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19
The diversions of the octopus


Although the Attorneys General
of the United States and Of the
States Of New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania have no official
cognizance Of the existence Of the
Standard Oil Trust as involving
any violation of the Antitrust
law, it would seem that the area
OF territory covered by that -four
ishing combination and the variety
and versatility ofits fields OF use
fuIness and profit might have at
tracted some official attention.
According to the statement Of
the Attorney General of Ohio, this
trust, in violation Of it's charter and
Of the laws Of Ohio, is now illegally
carrying on the business Of a pipe
line, a telephone service, a tele-
graph service. a ticker. stock ex-
change, and incidentally managing
a few railroads.
What are the other State and
Federal officials waiting for before
taking action to support the Ohio
proceedings How many different
kinds OF violations Of the law do
they expect trust to commit be-
fore they proceed against it9
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19
The sh,frlng Of the Issue

Mark Hanna conlesses that the
Dingley tariff is failure as a pro.
ducer OF revenue. Ii has proved,
however, the prolific mother OF
trusts and monopolies. which the
Republican Administration has
done nothing to prevent orr to pun
ish, though the Supreme Court has
sustained the Antitrust law.
The Democrats have twice
elected a President when fighting
against protection, plutocracy and
monopoly. Will not the Repub-
lican party, acting on the defensive
upon this issue, be far less strong
than it was as the defender Of hon
est money! With the need Of a
largely increased revenue to cover
the expenses Of an imperial" pol
icy, IS not the question of taxation
and the related question Of trusts
bound to come again to the fronte
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19

abolishment Of the corps every
where. The absurdity Of the at
tempted task to make man at the
same time foot and horse soldier
was at last perceived by the mill
terry organizer. The contradic-
tory frame of mind oi the dragoon.
when mounted, he was told that
he ought to ride and tramDle down
infantry, and when dismounted,
he should whip off with ease all
cavalry, brought about the con-
sequences OF his being absolutely
worthless as either a loot or cav
airy soldier. 1t was quickly dis
covered that in a military capac-
ty he was neither FISH nor fowl"
Now in our opinion there is still
less affinity in the light or heavy
artilleryman than in the attempted
dual capacity oi the dragoon To
tell the light artIlleryman that the
superior mobility or his light guns
joined to the greater rapidly OF
FIRE, ought to silence the big guns,
and then when acting as heavy
artilleryman, that the superior
weight of metal ought to annihil-
ate the light battery, can only
produce the same effect, only of a
more discordant nature, than in the
case OF the dragoon.
No dependence should be
placed, in the plan Of the defence
Of our seaports, in the navy. That
should be left unhampered to carry
out its own schemes of concentrat-
ing its force in powerful fleets
not to scatter and fritter away its
strength in attempting to defend
our coast cities. The land defense
should stand al ne and be en-
truste d to the artillery officers, who
should be solely responsible tor its
success. The responsibility should |
be entire, and not divided, as it is
now, with the engineer and ord
nance branches of the service. If
a practical artillerist was put IN
charge, and the other two branches
of the service relegated to their
legitimate duties, we would not |
see ridiculous sites chosen for bat
teries, armed with low power guns,
to cater to the Engineer fad Of
high angle FIRE with mortars, plat
ting imaginary squares, using !
brown prismatic powder, with rifle
grain bursters, and laying down
mines only dangerous
to an ignorant foe, unacquainted
with the modern devices to render ]
such harmless.
Washington sentinel., 1898-11-19
Tired Of Military Service

Great pressure is being brought to
bear uDon the War Department to have
the volunteer troops now in the Philip
pines return to this country Nearly
every State that has troops stationed at
Manila has asked through ITS Governor
or Representatives in Congress that
these troops be sent home. This pres.
sure comes through the relatives and
friends OF the volunteers, and is started
by the troops, who have been writing
home. Some of these letters published
in the State papers at the homes OF the
enlisted men have created a wave of
sympathy for the volunteers in far off
Manila. While they do not recount
very great hardships, except among
those who are Ill, they do show that the
life is very obnoxious, and thar the duty
OF policing the CITY of Manila and
remaining inactive is very disagreeable.
It is said at the War Department that
tn ere is no way of relieving these troops
from duty in the Philippines at the
present time. The uncertain conditions
that exist in the island OF Luzon make
it utterly impossible to get along with a
smaller number than are stationed there
at present. Gen. OTIS has been asked
by cable if troops could be spared, and
has replied in the negative.
The great demand that has been mace
for the muster r-out oi volunteer regi-
ments or individual members OF such
regiments will form the basis Of strong
recommendation in the annual message
Of The President tor an increase IN the
regular army. This new force will be
needed to take the place OF the volun-
teers who desire to return home and
Iaa,,s ehs service