The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-03
AN INTERESTING STUDY
Wichita Has n Factory That Weaves
Rugs From Old CARPETS.

Many people are daily seen going into
the building at 223 South Main street
They come out of there looking as If they
had seen something that interested them.
and there is something there that does.
Wichita has supposed for ten years or so
that she was Up 10 date, but until now
tie boy who was born here. and who
never travelled had no opportunity of see
ing q loom work-a loom that weaves
CLOTH There is one there and it is cur
iosity. It weaves rugs and the firm which
operates it-or them, for there are three
of them here-is the Wichita Rug COM
pany. The company is composed OF VIII
liam Christy and w. +. Lawrence both
formerly Of Elmwood, Illinois. and for
their foreman they have George Briceland,
formerly and all his life with the Econo-
my Rug company Of Davenport. Iowa. He
is said 70 be one OF the most expert and
artistic rug designers and weavers IN the
United States. There is one very interest
ing fact in connection with the work Of
the new company-interesting especially 20
women-and that is this: the rugs they
make are made from old carpets. They do
not deal in rugs they simply make them
TO order. the customer supplying their
own old carpet. And it makes no differ
ence how badly worn or torn the old car
pet IS or how dirty II may be. II all
comes out new rug Il is not easy to de-
scribe how IL Is done. II would be better
for one 70 see il, for it is revelation. In
connection with the making Of rugs they
clean carpets and 30 the most novel man
ner. They havo an air-tight compartment
in one corner of the room and in this Is
a sort OF a Ferris wheel. The carpet IS put
in there and this wheel. ike hotel Topsey
TuTvey. seen al the last street tair. turns
around. when the carpet Is taken 70 the
top il falls down with ka-plunk and the
dust flies out Of IL. This dust is taken
into dust house by means Of fan IL
is a scientific application Of the simple
principle or taking up a door mat and
siammirg il down On the porch floor TO
dust 4 out In this Ferris wheel fxings
the carpet cuts up great capers and with
in fifteen minutes il Is almost clean
enough TO use on the dining table az sun
dav dinner In the carpet cleaning de-
partuent the custom Is 70 take ZIP the
carpets clean them. lay them down again
and an in q short time. II IS. IN other
words. carpet lauadry except that the
owner of the carpet IS pat n 10 trouble
AT all il s. another n the many iuFen-
tons which are achieving the emanci1a-
tion Il women from dru-gery.
The rugs made are ali thick and fuzzy.
bslt an electric scissors reduce them down
10 a hne nap and L IS estimated that
one q them viii outlive the heaithiest
baby IN Wichita They make anything ard
everything IN the line Of rugs o7st - ones
old carpet and VIII the1nselves- put il the
material that makes the fancy borders.
They are getting orders from AZ over the
couatry ard are working ten zeu- i -
Only a question u time TIL they work IL.
The establishment can never - large
one for the rugs they make wear - .ouE
that there S. generally TO seed Ter az
other during the life 81 person
sIr L1wreuce toid an Eagle reporter
Yesterday that anybody waiting - see
hoge rugs Were made eorid cali 81 aid IKE
ire Nilssourian. b. Shas1-