Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-04-28
A BIG ENTERPRISE.
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wool. The wool after passing through
this process is taken to the mixing or
blending picker. where II is oiled and
picked and made ready for carding.
From the picker house ii is taken to
the second floor, where they have two
sets of si~xty-inch cards of the latest
pattern and all modern improvements.
Here the wool is first put into attach.
ments to the card, which Is called a
self-feed, and which feeds and weighs
the wool automatically. thereby secur-
Ing perfect yarn. From the feeder ii
passes to the first breaker. which is
the first process of carding. 1t is
taken off of the first breaker on the
small breakers and from these taken
to card spoilers, where it is spoiled
into large spools of seventy-two ends
each. From here the stock is taken
to the second breaker, where it is put
through the anne process as 1t is in
the first breaker. which serves to
blend and lard out the stock and lay
the fbers parallel with one another.
From the second breaker the wool
is again wound on small spools and re-
spoiled upon large spools. The ma
terial is then taken to the finisher card
where it is made in the form of roping
for the spinning machine, or mules,
as they are called in textile mills. AT.
ter being taken to the mules the rop-
ing is spun into yarn of the required
size and weight. The yarn hen passes
to the spoilers, where it is put upon
large spools for the warping. After
the yarn is taken to the warper on
and made into large warps upon a
large circular reel. From here it is
beamed off into large beams for the
weaving, after beaming, the warps
have to be drawn into harnesses.
which are the parts of the loom
through which the threads pass while
weaving.
After the cloth is woven it is taken
to the burler girls, who mend all i'm.
projections in the cloth. From here
the cloth is taken to the lower floor,
where 1t is fulled in length and
breadth. The goods coming from the
looms eighty inches wide, are shrunk
to f%ifty-four inches in width. After
being shrunk the required width, the
cloth Is put in the cloth washer, where
1t is washed perfectly clean, and from
here put into the extractor, which is
a small machine which runs centrifu-
gally, and thereby the water is wrung
fr4v, An a1ntE TIo ~,oal;oo oXto;-,
a speed of 1,500 revolutions per min
ute. From here the cloth is again re-
moved to the second floor, where it is
dried upon a large circular cloth drier.
After being dried the cloth Is again
taken to the burlers. who remove all
knots or flocks from the back of the
cloth, so that in passing over the shear
there will be no holes cut in the cloth.
After the second process of burling
the cloth Is then sheared and pressed.
This pressing machine being a heavy
iron cylinder, a long round body or
roller, which is hollow and heated by
steam. The cloth passing under this
cylinder and over a heavy copper plate
which gives it the luster and pressing.
The cloth is then taken to the cloth
perch and inspected. From here it is
taken to the winding machine, which
winds, folds and measures the cloth
and makes it ready for market.
On the third floor of the building is
located the tailoring department,
where the goods are made up into
mems and ladies' garments. In this
department will be located sixteen
power sewing machines, which will
have a capacity of about fifteen suits
per day. On this floor is made leather
and automobile suits of every kind
and nature. Here were to be seen
some gaudy cowboy trousers, too.
Taken all in all, Albuquerque is
proud of the Rio Grande Wooden Mills
company.
The officers of the company are j.
H. Bearrup, president and treasurer;
J. C. Ferger. vice president and super
%intendent; H. B. Ray. secretary.