The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19

the old machines turning out $50 bushel baskets
an hour. or 1 800 baskets day, but compressed
A. machine ss s u nsw If.
are fastened TO the hoops by staples Of wire taken
from the coil. Joined and driven by the machine
Tho slaves radiate from centre in a disk-llke
shape To bend them into the lines Of the basket
form, four processes or movements are made by
obtained by the medium Of compressed air. The
whole combination is very simple. Tie air Is
not cooled. and the machine runs ten houts every
Then there is the fountain air brush. which
some say will soon I've adopted by artists for apply
hut little larger than q lead pencil Is handled in
the manner, applies color IN la rye quantities
In a short time, and is adjustable for The finest
lines.
The pneumatic mail tube despatch system is
familiar 10 most readers but the fact that previous
TO 1S9iit was practically unknownin this coun-
try, and that since then We have made swifter
strides in that field than Europe. may not tc gen
% maRr kn os W opened s @
pneumatic mail tube line in Philadelphia. tho
start was made on entirely new lines while
and TIA rec inch tubes Tor tclcg rams only we began
at the outset by constructing nix inch tubes and
Tubes had never been used successfully fot the
transmission OF ordinary mail matter before.
The mail tube industry has nov ;,S developed i,Ges
with cartridges carrying 600 letters. are In sue.
cesslul operation. fhe longes, ciIcui, eyer built
in the world IL the main line recently laid in New
York city extending from the terminal Post once
10 the Grand Central branch Post Office, q dis.
lance Of three and one half miles This is an
Sinch tube circuit the cartridges trnN'i NJ
high speed. the time of transit consumed In de
spntching in either Objection being only seven
minutes Another big circuit has been laid
across the Brooklyn Bridge. so that you may
have the pleasure of knowing that while you
mail may be making better time ahead ~ you.
shooting away in the cartridge inside the big
tube like an inch proectilc from modern brecch'
loader. \ total of seventeen miles OF inch
tubes have bcen laid under ground in this coun
try since Aul' I, 1898 which shows the RAPID
increase of the system.
\ method Of sweeping and cleaning railroad
stations by compressed air blowers has been IN
siituted by the Central Railroad Of New Jersey
II has been found that sweeping and scrubbng
and cleaning can b. done far more ciIectually
furnished with compressed air blowers are turned
loose after working hours upon the floors OF the
various buildings. They go oyCr every square
inch of surface. and over the walls and the FUR.
nture with the blowers. which sweep every speck
81 dust aud dirt before them, doing the work much
better than double the help could do with broDms
The railroad hands have found many uses Tor
the compressed air, which is 40 har'ly Tor them
They find that II will clear clothes md fine nbrcs
AZ well az plush seats anu rpets, and dozens
Of them take their clothes and uniforms Ia the
The work takes but few Jnds. il done thor
oughly, and has the advantage of costing moth.
ing The men have also found another and still
more unique use for the air.
II never ray Tor n shampoo any more, ~ a
comm'n saving around the Yards now. Il can
get the best shampoo Ia be- had right here for
nothing. How. dye say'--comprcsscd air