Evening journal., 1899-11-08
'EXPosITioN's MOVING SECTION
The New and Novel in Mechanism Seen in
Practical Operation al the Crest Phil
adelphia Trade Show Three
Kinds Of Power From
One Plant.
One planl.

Kinds Of Power From
One Plant
Philadelphia. Nov 2, The moving
position has become cne cf the chief ate
fractions of the exhibition. anording as
It does an infinite variety of amuse-
mcnt. diversion and Information to the
increasing crowds al the big trade
show The power for this great variety
of animated exhibits is supplied by
electrical transmission. by shaftins and
by steam.
a visit 10 the great power house
where the immense steam engines and
electrical dynamos and machinery arc
whirling day and night Is q good
starting point from which to take In
the other mechanical displays In the
various buildings The steam plant
here has an aggregate capacity OF H.
goo horse power. The main building Is
supplied with steam and with gas for
power and heating, and electricity for
power The operation of all these sys-
TENS Is in full sight, with special ar
rangements to enable the visitor TO
examine every possible detail
Tn all there are perhaps 100 exhibits
supplied with power. These constitute
what Is known as the moving OK
hihits of the exposition. Il Is impos-
sible to examine all these interesting
features of the exposition in detail, or
even TO summarize them. a glance at
few will serve to indicate the interest
and importance of the many The COM
pete making Of a high grade shoe By
machinery Is shown In one extensive
exhibit, in detail. Over In another aisle
is a most interesting piece of machin-
cry which congresses 1000 pounds OF
scrap tin. which in its loose state would
on several hogsheads. into a bale is
inches in diameter and "a inches long.
This machine. which is In complete
operation nearly all the time, was
originally intended for a. cotton COM
presser. but ii has gone far beyond
that and Is a success In compreaeihg
into the smallest possible space old TIN
Gas has been seem. OF TO use the ven-
acular "any old thing which needs to
be put into a little bale for the pur-
pose of easy shipment For instance.
/ it congresses 100 pounds of hay into
O little bundle 10 inches high and lS
/ inches in diameter.
Near this wonderful enemy TO "cX-
pansion" are the busy and tunoiui
ribbon looms. whore colors are woven
with such marvellous deXterity into
the fabrics best beloved of women.
These wonderful machines when in
/ motion, which is almost an the time,
are surrounded by an eager and inter
osted throne One of the many of
them makes a series of rihons with ten
plaids and as many colors without the
Intervention OF a single human hand.
and another weaves a beautiful piece
of jacquard work. a picture souvenir OF
the exposition, with equal mechanical
skill. All of these silk looms are so
arranged as 20 show how simple. after
all, is the mechanical device which
works such wonders.
The shuttles of q number OF other
textile machines hum merrily nearby
among the most interesting being
those which fabricate prettily pictured
bath towels and materials for bathing
robes. with interwoven artistic designs
OF somewhat different character in this
moving school Of mechanical art OK
hibits are those new wonders of mod
ern printing, the type setting machines
Not only IS the famous linotype ma
chine shown IN actual operation by two
or three newspaper establishments, but
the simplex type setter can be seen
working with equal ease and with
astonishing results. In the case OF the
linotype machine the matter IS set ur
in the shape of a single line Of type, IN
the other actual type IS set up and ar
ranged mechanically In each process a
+ keyboard. like that Of typewriter Is
used. The study of the two by COM
b parison in actual moving operation Is
most interesting. Nothing is more IN
teresting than the working of the
, numerous presses and dyes-solid ma.
chinery Weighing from 500 pounds tC
5000 pounds doing as delicate worl
in the making OF metal impressions
81 almost as that of the steel engravel
himself
OF a somewhat more frivolous, al
though Of an equally interesting
character. is the work Of the buzzinl
p. artistic saw, OF Of infinite varieties o
I them. The results which they can worl
81 out of a cube of two inches and hal
Is something which makes the young
sters stare, perfectly dumfounds hi
, mother or his aunt and often quit
astonishes the head Of the family him
self Almost in a twinkle OF an eye oni
/ of these cubes is traversed by the saw
I'm curious and fantastic turns, an'
there is produced, In addition to per
feet table 20 other devices, all o
which can be instantly taken apart
, but only with infinite labor and pain
restored 10 their original shape. Thes
, little products of the saw are children
puzzles. but the industrial possibili
ties and actualities of the devices ar
shown in many practical, useful an
: valuable devices.
= While these wonderful saws buzz ol
I" one side of the aisle the visitor is at
: tracted by a rattle on the other sid
which comes from the industriou
D movement of q mechanical OscillatoI
r which is an ingenious device TO TAX
; cut Of wheat all the flour there is in IL
], The machinery Of the hat factory
o which presses the felt into the hea
5. moulds and irons the hats and doe
a other curious things in the making @
hat. is another important exhibit
Nearly all of the wonder of hat max
/ ing-we are not speaking of the mill
ner-is taken away after an inspection
n of these mechanical devices. The ma
= chinery of leather making, its polish