Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-08-18
ORDER PLACED
FOR MACHINERY


The Mosaic Wood Working Company
is being organized in this city. The
business men who at the Board OF
Trade meeting pledged themselves to
organize a company capitalized at
| $40. 900, are growing more euthusias-
tic over the proposition day by day
Mr.. Hartman in order to obtain an ex.
/ preston of opinion from experts visit
/ ed New York with samples All who
saw the flooring were impressed with
its value and assured Mr. Hartman
! that it was destined to supersede all
other flooring of its kind
In order to gain time those who
! have the enterprise in hand have plac-
ed the order for the special machin-
cry required, which is covered by pat
ent, with Curry & Vannan aud this
viii be manufactured as quickly as
possible. Meanwhile plans aud speoi-
fcations are being prepared for the
power equipment for the stone mill on
Church street, which has been secur-
ed as home for the new industry
Considerable remodeling will be
necessary about the old mill, which
has been idle for a score of years or
more, and is in bad condition. Work
at the structure will begin in a very
few days.
II. \. Litz, the inventor of the pat
ent flooring, which promises to be-
come SO popular, is native of Zurich,
Switzerland and is a brother of our
townsman, Carl Litz. The mosaic
wood work is unlike anything else of
its kind. In general way it is
flooring formed by uniting small
pieces of highly polished wood, diff
ferent coIors being represented and all
shapes employ ed.
Patterns of all sorts may be inlaid
and the effect is very beautiful Floor
ing of this sort has been attempted be
fore but the work is crude and defec-
tive compared with Mr. Litz's inven-
tiOn, in which no nails appear on the
surface aud the blocks are sawed with
the grain upwards, which gives the
product a remarkable durability The
distinctive features about il, which are
strongly prote ted by patent, lie IN
tn" method Of mailing, the saving and
the tools devised for doing this work.
\ door check invented by Mr.. Litz
4 year or so ago i manufactured in
Passaic, n. J., ana is meeting with
ready sale. Like the flooring it is ex-
cecdingly simple yet unique IN its way
and that it proves a ready seller j.
thoroughly in line with the pTeiic-
tiuns made for it when exhibited i'm
Danville year ago.
Stoe Band Will Hold a Ball.
Stoes' Band viii hold a dance III
the Armorv on Friday night, which T.
promises to be a very fine social event .
This band, which is composed OF .
deserving young fellows, talented III f.
music, is having rather dlscourag
ing experience at present, a. the sup
mort received from the public Is mad
eouate to meet the running expenses,
whicl although not heavy are more
than the individual members should
be asked to bear. The heaviest item
is the rent, which with light, &c,
amounts to about ten dollars per
month. This the members, in addition
to devoting time to practice, at pres
ent are obliged to pay out OF their
pockets.
That the members of the band feel
discouraged goes without saying.
They have decided upon the expedient
of holding the ball on Friday night
with the hope of realizing from the
proceeds enough to relieve the situa-
tion and place balance in the treas
urv. In view of the above therefore
it is hoped that the ball Will be an
unqualified success. Music for the
dance will be furnished by the band.
The band under the direction OF
Arthur Foulk is practicing regularly.
At frequent intervals between now
and fall they contemplate playing on
tie street as on Friday night and if
the music does not prove highly accept
able it will not be that the players
have not done their utmost to please.
The band looks to the public for
/ support.