The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-10
MAKES PURE SILK
'sMoneybak" Loom Shows How
IT'S Done.

The visitors to Field, Schlick & Co.'S
large dry goods store have been enter
tanned and instructed this week by
watching the operation of the big cleo
trio silk loom which weaves thread into
silk and which is able in one days
work to turn out from eight to ten
yards Of the now famous black ma
terial known as ''Meneybak" silk. The
whirring of the big machine can be
heard distinctly in every part of the
immense store, and its voice draws
hundreds of shoppers to its neighbor-
hood, who watch with interest and
some bewilderment the remarkable
work that is done before their very
eyes. AS the wheels revolve, the ex-
hibitor, ID. F. Greenawa1t, explains the
process and his instructive and lucid
explanation banisfes the bewilder-
ment, leaving only interest and ad-
nliration.
Pure silk thread is fed to the ma
chine and it gives forth the shining,
lustrous material with "Moneybak"
marked on the selvage. Practically this
is what happens, but the most inter
.esting thing about this loom is that it
shows the entire process by means of
which the thread is woven into silk
Wheels go round, shuttles fly back and
forth and numerous other mysterious
things happen which are doubtless per-
fectly comprehensive to those who TN
derstand machinery, but delightfully."-
fairylike to those who do not. AT any
rate, no one who watches the machine
in operation can fail to understand
this-that pure silk thread, without
any injurious adufteration, is woven
into pure silk goods, the very name
of which, "Moneybak," is but proof of
their reliability. Every dealer selling
'Moneybak" silks is authorized to re-
fund the purchase price, should the
silk fade, cut or prove in any way de-
fective under reasonable wear. Money
bak" represents the worth and splendor
of the silks of other days before the
method Of producing cheap goods was
discovered. Every thread of the ma
terial is fine, strong, pure silk of the
most select quality. The greatest care
is exercised not only in the selection
of the raw product, but in every sue
cessive stage of spinning, dyeing,
weaving and finishing. By examining
the thread that goes into it and by
watching the machine, these facts can
De Cleaned
Most women have come to feel that
the purchase of silks is largely a gam
BILE. "Moneybak' represents a sure
thing. The difference between the
process of making the majority of
cheap silks and the process Of making
Money balx' explains the reason for
this. In the former the manufacturer
takes sixteen ounces of raw" spun silk
fflaments, from which he removes all
the natural oil, thus reducing the
weight one third, and obtaining a sur
face upon which adulteration can
easily be practieed This product is
loaded with chemicals till 1t reaches
some three or four times its original
weight. BY this method the cost of
production is lowered SO that cheap
silk can be produced for very much
less than the honest article, and the
bulk of the fabric is greatly increased.
The manufacturers of "Moneybak'' be-
liexe. however, that women are glad
to pay an honest price for a worthy
article, and therefore they show, by
means of their electric loom, how this
worthiness is guaranteed. Field,
Schlick & Co. are the sole agents of the
silk in St. Paul. The loom will remain
in the store until Saturday noon.