The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-20
Pleasant and Profitable Employment
Furnished a Class of Operatives for
Whom Other Avenues of Self-Sup.
port are CirCumscribed.
A MODERN, WELL EQUIPPED PLANT.

A MODERN, WELL EQUIPPED PLANT.
Process of Manufacturing Men and
Women's Underwear From the
Raw 1aterial to the Finished Pro-
duct-Capacity 500 Dozen a Day.
OPPORTUNITY FOR RESPECTABLE GIRLS
TO SECURE WORK
That Should be Both CongeniaI and
Remunerative Facts and Figures
Which Speak for Themselves.
One of the many institutions of
which Henderson has cause to be
proud is the Seaboard Knitting Mills
This enterprise was inaugurated
only few months ago but already it
projectors while its worth to the COM
munity will be incalculable.
The concern was duly incorporated
under the laws of North Carolina with
a capital stock of 5000 and privi-
lege Of increasing to 100000 The
officers OF the company are: l.. l..
Strause, president; j. 2. Taylor, vice
president; j. b. Owen. treasurer; O.
c. Burt, secretary and general man
ager; with George \. Harris and }. H.
Kaufman in addition to the above
named as directors Mr.. David Me
Genniss is superintendent.
The capacity of the mill is 800
dozen a day. Everything put in was
planned for that production. The
machinery is all of modern make, the
entire plant being equipped in the
most thorough manner.
A dyeing department is now being
added. Heretofore for their colored
goods-pink, blue, red, gray, etc
they have had to buy warns ready
dyed. This necessity will be obvi-
ated by their own dye plant. The
dive house is 50x3O feet and stands at
the side and within easy access of the
main building. All the machinery is
on the way and the dyes will he here
this week.
With a view Of informing our read
ers about this, one Of the latest and
most important manufacturing enter
prises set on foot in Henderson, the
GOLD LEAF scribe visited the mills a
few days ago and through the cour-
tesv of Manager Burt we were shown
through the establishment from the
ground floor up
The building is of brick, HOMO
feet, stories high. 1t is perfectly
lighted and well ventilated, conven-
iently constructed and admirably
adapted to the purpose. A 10 horse
power engine drives the machinery.
Arrangements are being made to put
in another boiler which will give them
a boiler capacity of 125 horse power,
for steam heating. use in the dye
house, etc.
Now for the process Of manufacture
ing. To begin at the beginning we
will have to start up stairs and come
down. The fourth floor is used fol
storage purposes. On the third floor
are the winding machines. The yarn
as it is received from the Henderson
Cotton Mills Ga large proportion OF
the raw material being supplied right
here at home) is taken and wound on
large bobbins. From there it goes tC
the knitting machines where it is
made into long stocking like goods
the proper size for shirts. the length
of each garment being determined by
smaller and more closely woven
ribbed section, similar to the tor
part of 4 sock. The cloth is then
turned wrong side out and taker
down to the mapping room. After
being mapped it is turned right side
out again and cut into proper lengths
for shirts, drawers and sleeves. Their
it begins at the end of the long finish
ing table where each piece is scanned
and trimmed, buttons and edge.
crocheted, the necks and front Gu
and bound, button holes made. collar
| cites sewed on the shirts, and band:
| and straps on the drawers.
The goods are then thoroughly in
spected and any work improper,
done is taken back to the person
whose name or number appears there
on for correction. Having passe(
| through the hands of the inspector
the goods are then sent to the pack
| ing room below where they are fold
ed, laid between pasteboards and pu
in the press and allowed to remain
there for several hours under a pres
sure of many tons. Then they ar
taken out and put in pasteboar'
! boxes and the boxes labeled. whel
they are ready for easing and ship
| ment.
This in brief is the story of tn
shirt from the bobbin wound threa'
to the finished article, without at
tempting to give in detail the process
| of manufacture.
The cutting and making is done o.
| the second floor This is larg
room, light and airy, free from dns
and lint, and there is nothing abou
the work that should be objection
able on the score of uncleanlines
and unhealthfulness. The SEWN
machines are all run by power, tn
operator only having to press tn
foot on the treadle TO start and stO
the machine. The whole attention
given to the work and the fatigue an
injury incident to running the ma
chine in the ordinary way is avoided
In the various stages of manufa(
ture through which a garment has
pass there is great deal OF wor
which affords variety OF emplo,
ment. There is the cutting, the sew
ing together Of the different part
putting on the bindings, facing
straps, making the eyelets, SEWN
button holes. sewing on buttons, ct
This requires lot OF help where 4
great degree of skill or labor is nece
sary on the part OF the operate
Hence young girls and boys fin
remunerative employment in Il
knitting mills when other means
earning the same money so easily a
denied them. OF course the mo-
proficient one is the more work
can turn out, and the more work dol