Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-04
Side Chances.

I'LL IOWdTu Glo OdlllOluld UullulHS.
1t had been raining and they had
selected by-path instead of go
ing around. They had been there
from early morning, and were
somewhat tired. One was a Mis-
sourian, the other a Californian.
The Westener was telling of the
wonders of California, of the great
ranches of peaches, prunes and
pears, and of orange and lemon
groves, with never rainy day in
summer, when they arrived at the
building sought. 1t is built to
represent the San Gabriel Mission
of Southern California, and to US,
who have pleasant homes sur
rounded by beautiful lawns and
shaded by great trees, it looks
rather una ttractive and not very
inviting. These people evidently
did not realize that this was a State
building, and not an exhibit place,
for they expected to see the pro-
ducts of California, it's fruits,
minerals and flowers. Great was
their surprise when they beheld it's
interior furnished in mission style,
and the only thing that could re-
mind them of what they had hoped
to see was the stand where grape
juice is dispensed free of charge.
But even this they were afraid to
take, not being quite sure, at first,
whether it was the most proper
thing to do. After due hesitation,
and watching of others indulging
in the beverage, they cautiously
elbowed their way into the crowd,
and finally reached the stand. 1t
would be a humane act to have
guides, free of charge, to instruct
the more timid ones who are afraid
to ask questions, and who walk
miles hunting things, they know
not what. If some one had but
said to them, "The California ex-
hibits are in the Agricultural pal
ace, just a little west of Jerusalem,
and short way beyond the Cali
fornia State building" they would
have found what they were most
anxious to see.
Little do some of us dream when
we draw on our neatly finished |
shoe how many weary hours of
labor it has cost numerous girls,
boys and men to send out the
finished product as we get it. Un-
less you have carefully viewed the
of one of st. Louis great |
shoe houses Tor are familiar with
its factory you are not well edu-
Gated in this line. After having
seen it you think of course it could
be no other way. In the east wing
of the manufacturers building you
will hear a crunching, rattling,
pounding round, which comes from
the various machines used in shoe
making. There is the whole pro-
cess. You see the leather taken
from the vats, stretched and pulled,
scraped and rubbed, then hung up
to dry. Tt is then passed to girls
who oil and polish it. Great
pounding machines constantly
hammer and beat, the leather is
held here and there under the mall
let, until the thick places are made
thin and the thin places made
thick. When all is pliable and
smooth, girl quickly clips off the
ragged edges and it is passed to
the cutter. The pattern is applied
and a part of a shoe is so hastily
cut you scarce follow the motion.
Yet another man cuts another part
and from the scraps the tongues
and little bindings are cut. Young
girls cut and sew the Innings.
Each one sews or cuts his par
ticular part. With great ma
chine the upper is sewed to the
sole. 1t is passed to another and
a coil of wire and machine soon
nails the heel in place. Another
machine trims and polishes the
heel and sole. The polisher thrusts
it on a blocked last, where it re-
ceives a final shine and is ready
to send out.
Several silk weaving machines
are in operation near by. The
shuttles dart back and forth, and
the different spools give off their
several threads and you see the
piece of silk actually lengthening
into proportions suitable for silk
gown.
The fireworks of last Thursday
night were thought by some to
compare favorably with those of
the dedication. At any rate, they
were fine drawing card. Thou
sands viewed them. Great blazes
of red, blue and yellow shot up
from wheels and flower pieces, and
a battle between two ships, with
waves of fire instead of water,
were intensely interesting. Finally
one ship was sunk in an ocean of
fire and all disappeared in smoke.
We are told this is only an expert
ment, and if SO we hope we may
have many. EsCALITE.