Smyrna times., 1899-11-15
fxPOSlTioN'S MOVING SECTION.
The New and Novel in Mechanism Seen in
Practical Operation at the Great Phil
adelphia Trade Show-Three
Kinds of Power From
One plant


position has become one of the chief at
fractions of the exhibition, affording as
it does an infinite variety of amuse-
ment, diversion and information to the
increasing crowds at the big trade
show The power for this great variety
of animated exhibits is supplied by
electrical transmission, by shafting and
by steam.
A visit to the great power house
where the immense steam engines and
electrical dynamos and machinery are
whirling day and night is a 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.
900 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.
In all there are perhaps $50 exhibits
supplied with power. These constitute
what is known as the moving ex-
hibits of the exposition. 1t is impos-
gible 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
plete 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
fill 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 it has gone far beyond
that and is a success in compressing
into the smallest possible space old tin
(as has been seem, or 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 $50 pounds of hay into
a little bundle 10 inches high and IS
inches in diameter.
Near this wonderful enemy to Eek
pansion" are the busy and tuneful
ribbon looms, where colOrs are woven
with such marvellous dexterity into
the fabrics best beloved of women.
These wonderful machines when in
motion, which is almost all the time,
are surrounded by an eager and inter-
ested throng. One of the many OF
them makes a series of ribons 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
clyi1l All nf thncn Cillx lnnOnC
arranged as to show how simple, after
all, is the mechanical device which
works such wonders.
The shuttles of a 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 interviewer artistic designs
Of somewhat different character in this
moving school of mechanical art eX
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, bu
the simplex type setter can be seeI
working with equal ease and will
astonishing results. In the case of thu
linotvpe machine the matter is set VI
in the shape of a single line of type, il
the other actual type is set up and ar
ranged mechanically. In each process
keyboard. like that of a typewriter, i
used. The study of the two by com
parison in actual moving operation /
most interesting. Nothing is more in
teresting than the working of tn
numerous presses and dyes-solid ma
chinery weighing from 500 pounds t
5000 pounds doing as delicate wor
in the making of metal impression
almost as that of the steel engrave
himself.
OF a somewhat more frivolous. al
though of an equally interestln
character, is the work OF the Duzzln
artistic saw, or of Infinite varieties
them. The results which they can wor
out of a cube of two inches and ma
is something which makes the young
sters stare, perfectly dumfounds III
mother or his aunt and often quit
astonishes the head of the family him
self Almost in a twinkle of an eye on
of these cubes is traversed by the sa'
in curious and fantastic turns, an
there is produced, in addition to pei
feet table. 20 other devices, all
which can be instantly taken apar
but only with infinite labor and pair
restored to their original shape. ines
little products of the saw are children
puzzles, but the industrial possiDll
ties and actualities of the devices al
shown in many practical, useful an
valuable devices
While these wonderful saws buzz G
one side of the aisle the visitor is a
tracted by a rattle on the other sic
which comes from the industrio'
movement of mechanical oscillato
which is an ingenious device to tai
out of wheat all the -four there is in
The machinery of the hat factor
which presses the felt into the hes
noulds and irons the hats and do
other curious things in the making
a hat, is another important exhib
Nearly all of the wonder of hat ma
ing-we are not speaking of the mil
ner-is taken away after an inspecti'
Of these mechanical devices. The m
ehinery of leather making, its polls
ing and the various methods OF
establishment, keep large number
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