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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
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purifying towers, where 1t passes
through a solution of potash and be-
somes absolutely pure With this the
process OF manufacture is complete,
the gas being now ready for the
gasometer, the compressor, and finally
the drums, in which receptacles it
leaves the factory. These drums are
iron cylinders about twelve inches in
diameter and between four and five
feet in length and hold from twenty
to fifty pounds OF gas at a pressure OF
1900 pounds to the square inch.
When released the gas forms ice,
freezing whatever it comes in contact
with On account of it's purity it is
very desirable for refrigerating pur-
poses, being used largely for meats.
On shipboard 1T meets the demand be-
cause of the ease with which it may
be stored and preserved. which far ex-
ceeds that of other refrigersting
agents. Carbonic acid is an aid in the
drawing OF beer
Consequently from the foregoing it
will be seen that the end and aim of
of the inner man and that il IL there
fore worthy our consideration.
In a local cotton mill-in which hemp
and jute are also used as raw material
the output OF finished manufactures
consists OF cord. string, hemp and cot
ton rope, canvas, burlaps, table cloths,
cotton filed comforters and toweling.
OF oil the factories that I have visited.
this one with it's terrific engines, it's
roar and It's CULVER, seems 10 me the
most awesome. The individual factory
hand was here more obviously, I
thought. pieceiof the mechanism. NOV
ing from bobbin to bobbin. severing the
strand at the very second of the bob
bins becoming filed and fastening the
end with ever and again the same
movement OF the wrists.
TO thoroughly appreciate how many
and complicated are the processes re-
quired for changing raw cotton into
the various forms that il shall have as
sumed upon leaving the mill. it. is
necessary to watch it's progress from
the storerooms upward. 1t comes all
the way from Texas--because Cali
fornians do not yet see its possibilities
in this State--in bales Weighing from
600 to 500 pounds. bound with thongs
OF steel.
First it is compressed into layers.
then cleaned by means OF a beating
that is accomplished by q tremendous
draught OF cir in what is termed an
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ent even these monsters are in need OF
assistance.
The simplest prodact OF this factory
is the comforter. for which the cotton
has simply to be cleaned and layered.
these processes rendering it ready TO be
laid between the silkoline coverings.
which are made outside the factory.
Heavy rollers press all together and the
sewing machines, moving back and
forth and across, complete the opera
ton.
The making OF starch. another local
manufacture, strikes one with wonder
because it is so easy. That is the old
process which was brought from Ger
many many years ago and is used in
England is easy. and it is that which I
shall describe.
The ingredients are wheat or -four
there is no choice in the matter saws
the cost consideration--and water. This
mixture is made in large watts in which
a little is left each time on the prin-
ciple OF the country housekeeper's
starter" OF yeast. In the factory thar
I went through the watts contained 40
pounds each and we're located on the
upper floor for convenience IN drain
ing of after fermentation. When fer
mentation has advanced to the proper
point the content OF the watts is led or
by a spout into wooden troughs about
~ lccl III AcAB quit on an incline.
BY this means the gluten is separates.
from the starch, and. because Of It's DILL
ness. floats to the upper end OF the
troughs
The starch Is put under pressure and
formed into 7-inch cubes. which are run
out into the open on cars and allowed
to dry in the air for the space OF a day.
IL. after the drying. any Of the oil ap-
pears on the surface. it is scraped or.
With this preparation the blocks are
ready for the kiln and are baked in it's
oven until each block will. at touch.
break away into small particles not
more than a haIf-inch in thickness.
One experiences various odors fIK<
making the rounds OF the factories. ~
may say that that OF the starch fac
tory is not the least Of them. Flour
and water IN state OF extreme fer
mentation is not agreeably redolent.
And yet found three men OF over thres
score. one three years beyond four
score. VINO had been In the starch bust
ness for fifty years. and I came to the
conclusion that such facts as these we've
fairly good testimony as to the hsalkh-
fulness OF the occupation
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used to q greater extent by the lumber
concerns than any others, the estimate
being that 81, 000, 900 worth is used an
nually by them on this coast alone
Tar is used lavishly in the making OF
this rope. both as a lubricant and pre-
servative agent Wire rope guys the
nasts and spars of great vessels. is
the hosting agent in mines, and wire
rope is persuadins san Francisco's
Jagged walls to topple over into piles
Of brick.
The processes used IN the making or
nails. staples and barbed-wire are reIa-
lively simple, being a matter Of quick
bending and cutting. A more com
plicated mechanical device is that
which produces heavy springs-with-
out which who would be able to pass a
comfortable night nowadays? The wire
of which these springs are made,
eighth Inch at least, is projected
into machine in which an iron bar,
moving with perfect cxactness. gauges
the varying lengths OF the curves.
These springs fall from the machine
as fast as a man can take them out OF
the way and place them In piles.
Wire fencing is woven very much az
cloth is In loom. In its various
styles it becomes garden fencing. poul-
try fencing and elevator guard work
Not more than q block away one
finds the home Of another industry, the
pottery and terra Gotta works. Per-
haps ii is not generally known that
chimney Innings, chimney caps. bricks.
hollow and ornamental as we'll as COM
mon bricks, chimney caps. terra Gotta
vases and sewer pipes are made prac-
tically by one process and OF like ma
terial: that the dirt OF cities is the
chief Ingredient in the muddy mix
ture out of which such things are
evolved. and that the potteries, in
stead Of paying for CHS raw material,
which would seem the natural course.
on the contrary recAive remuneration
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Thousands Of Wire Products


In East Oakland there is a factory
that converts great coils of steel and
iron wire into variety of finished pro-
duets, any Of which we are apt 70
see in our daily rounds The first thing
that greets one on entering the factory
is the stacks Of coiled wire wrap
ped in their hemp coverings. This con-
stitutes the raw material OF the plant.
although raw material it is not, strictly
speaking. for 1t has already gone
through the FIRST process. the drawing.
in its home State. subsequently, having
been shipped across the continent.
All this wire, from the finest to the
cosrsest in the matter Of size. first Of
all goes through a testing process. The
machine used for this purpose has two
Nises places vertically. in which the
ends OF ten or twelve inch section Of
wire from each coil are firmly gripped !:
then the breaking strain T. applied
gradually and at the moment OF break
ing the exact number of tons noted
The second test is the torsional test,
should the sample OF wire used for
these tests fail of the standard require
ments in either the coil is rejected.
Wire that has stood the tests is then
spoiled: that is. wound on reels that
TT into the various machines, and so
becomes ready for further manipula-
ton. The most powerfully rapid, and.
] think may say. the most interesting
of all the machines are those that turn
out the wire rope. One quality of rope
that is made is composed OF eight
strands, each strand OF which is a
smaller twisted rope OF nineteen wires.
In the center OF the completed rope is
4 Manila cord. which produces 1exi-
bility and prevents friction.
The revolving spools from which the
wire is unwound are like as many
horses driven tandem, and the wire
strands winding OF pass through a
cast iron ring, which is the hand that
colds the reins. (what fault there may
be with this smile is that the action
is reversed, the motion being toward
rather than away from the hand.)
Some OF these wire cables are an
inch and half in diameter and are in
valuable to the lumber trade. being
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
By Ida L. Brooks

OF a real, live curiosity con-
corning them is truly amazing. They
appear so simple and have grown so
common that the extent OF interest they
are capable Of arousing in US is al best
occasional, heeting, idle.
And yet the factories handle us, they
manipulate our affairs for US, we follow
where they lead Take them away and
imagine our torment! Consider the fix
or yourself the morning after. You
couldn't get washed, you couldn't get
dressed. your breakfast would have a
laek-luster look. you would be with.
out a home and feel very much Hike
nothing in the center Of nowhere And
81 around you through the silence OF.
your great distress you would hear the
merry outbursts of hot Of gfostly
forbears. who, YOU may rem 1ber. had
2 way Of thriving very well, factory
less wouldn't YOU be in the case OF
Adam with an applied philosophy rem
dered Improbable and no Eden. for your
solsee?
II is vastly interesting to pry out the
why's and the ilows of factory products
Each step OF the process is beautiful
because Of its great simplicity Within
the walls OF q factory one comes into.
the presence of a suprem intellect and
the perpetual vibration seems to b, ir
very truth human pulsing The ma
chine has become the mind: the men,
women and children, tlle servants of its
desire.
There seems to be a sort of human
thirst for promiscuous information and
there obtains the habit of going long
way out OF ones way to gain it, Here
is a fact which perhaps few people rec
ognize as such: Within a radius of If
teen miles from the center of this city
are produced in quantity more or less
adequate almost all Of the commonplace
articles that we make use of every day
All one needs to do IS to go through the
mills. having observed the requisite
preliminarics-a not too facile task 10
detract from the. pleasure of the expe-
tience
As il would be a colossal undertak-
ing, as well as an impossible one. to
describe ali the manufacturing pro-
4. .cesses. in. operation within the bounds.
aforesaid. l. shall describe only those
that are least familiar
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-05
FAGANlTEs IN SESSION

Assemblyman Herman A. Berg last
night addressed the Seventh Ward Re
publican Club at the clubs new head
quarters, Danforth Hall. which it recent
" purchased. Mr.. Berg said:-
Il am digesting what ate and heard
last night" (referring TO the dollar" din
ner held by the reform wing of the Re
publican party at Columbia HslD. From
the time entered politics l have adj
nired George L. Record, who was boom
ed for United States Senator at that
great dinner His only enemies are the
railroad and other corpora tons and the
political bosses. If we want anything
nowadays we've got to fight for it, and
well keep on fighting. The only reason
the Perkins equal taxation measure went
through was because most of the leQis.
lafors We're afraid Of a howl from the
taxpayers Of Jersey City. Many show
ed the yellow streak While we didn't
taxation, we got something. and solne-
thing is better than nothing The tax we
got is for the benefit of the pubic
schools Ne man. viii say ankthing
against the public school system. but
some viii fifht it on other pretexts We
are up against a black horse cavalry
down there at the State House. I'm
gssld TO know we are right ia our fight
and if we are right We are bound to win
success
President James Mccarthy made a
speech along the So me lines.
Twelve new members Were elected.
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-05

said but they overlap. Technical
schools now recognize that the only way
to teach successfully is to teach the sci-
ence that underlies various processes of
manufacture, because it is impossible to
teach now all the processes along any
line of manufacture. We are continually
substituting new for old processes, and
the only fountain from which the new
processes spring is the fountain of pure
science. This is now recognized to be
almost necessity for the technical stu
dent The best thing for an engineer is
a liberal education before he enters the
engineering school.
DR.. Wilson then told of what should
be the contents of liberal education
curriculum.
1T is composed" said he. "of the four
elements of pure science, pure philoso-
ply, pure literature and politics and his
tory. A course not composed of these
four elements is not liberal course of
training. Philosophy is necessary as
everyone has a philosopher; literature Is
necessary, as it contains more eof the
spirit of human nature, the human race
than any other human repository. There
is much politics in good books; there is
no seer like poet. and there is no in
sight into human life like that of the
man who sees it.
Besides, we cannot make up single
curriculum, there are too many subjects,
and we must allow the student certain
liberty. But he must make a definite
choice, and not a miscellaneous one; he
must choose his subjects so that there
will be rational sequence, and there
must be body of study. There can be
no body of study until every element
have mentioned is in it. This is no
fighting brief of the organization OF
studies at Princeton, but for some or
ganization. We must have an ordered
variety, a cohesive organization We
want to make men, we want to give the
sort of education which time out of mind
has produced men, which has produced
not childishness but maturity
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-05
In the First Game Of the
Series Between the Ex-
Champions, the Home
Team Went Under
BAD DAY FOR the sKEETERs
ORIOLES BEAT THE BRoNcos
BY A SCORE OF 5 Te STAND
ING OF TILE CLUBS.

Buffalo won its first game with Jersey
| City at West Side Park yesterday after
noon. 1t was a snappy game, however,
both teams putting up good ball. Foxen,
who was in the box for the locals, start
ed off badly and the visitors scored three
runs in the first inning. That was their
limit, however They did not have look
in after the first. The Bisons did not al
low the Skeeters to score until the eighth
and there was at least reasonable antiei-
patton of seeing the score tied. The fans
were disappointed Foxen and Moore re-
tired frcm the game in the Jesseyis half
of this inning. When the fans saw Mer
Tit who saved the game the day before,
at the bat they were delighted. He went
out at Hrst, Smith to Mcdonnell.
..Wally" Woods landed the bah to left
for two bags and scored on Vsndergrift's
single. Only one man was out when
Eanford, one OF the home teams new
players, was substituted at the bat for
Foxen. The Trenton boy made terrific
drive into centre field that landed Aim
on third base and scored Wander
grift. He failed to reach home, however
Clement sent fly to Murry just back
of the third base line McCann, who was
doing the coaching act, started Hanford
for the plate as the ball was safe in
Nurry's hands. Murry sent the ball
to Catcher McManus and .Hanford was
an easy out. Two men were still on
bases and the home team was unable to
score the necessary hit that would have
at least tied the score. Kissinger. who
pitched for Buffalo. WAS in fna4 f1iIn.
When the game opened Badel caught
Foxen's first ball over the plate and sent
it far out in centre field He moved to
second after Foxen passed Gettnan.
Murray sacrificed, and Mcconnell, sent
hot liner to Moore, who tried to head
off Badel at the splate. But Wander
grift dropped the ball. Gettman follow
ed home on Hills safety. Smith was hit
by pitched ball. Mcdonnell scored the
third run on Cassidy's error. The score:
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-05
PRICE ONE CENT

be retired unless he is incapacitated from
earning sufficient livelihood Ths
amendment provides for the retirement
In case person is incapacitated from
performing the dutie sof a teacher, ant
in order to be retired the annuitant mus
have at first paid into the fund al
amount equal to one-half of the average
salary for the FIVE years Immediately
preceding the retirement.
Instead of the percentage Of salaries
to be paid by teachers now in force ths
new act provides as follows:
Two per cent. of the monthly sa9ar!
of persons who have been teachers II
years OF less when they joined the fund
Two and one-half per cent.of tn
monthly salaries of persons who haw
been teachers over 10 years, but lesl
than 10 years when they Joined thu
fund.
Three per cent. of the monthly salar;e
of all persons who have been teachin
10 years OF more when they joined tn
fund.-; provided, that the amount pai
by any one teacher shall not exceed So
per annum.
The deductions from the teachers
salaries are to be paid to the state treee
urer quarterly, instead of monthly. a
heretofore
The new act is binding on all person
who are now members of the fund VIII
SHALL prior to January ] next, s;gnif
their acceptance of the provisions. thos
teachers who are now members of III
fund who did not signify their accept
ance of the new law shall continue un
der the same condiyions as heretofore
No teacher who is employed in tn
schools can ojin the fund after Decembe
81 next. A teacher appointed after th
new law goes into effect prior to JAM
ary 1, 1908, cannot become memhe
of the fund after January 81. 1901
All persons who begin teaching afte
January 1, 1908, are compelled to b.
come members of the fund.
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-05
NOTICE
Is Hereby Given That
WATER RENTS
For the Year
1906
Will be due on the
FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1905

and the same will be payable to the
Water Registrar, at the office of ths
Water, Department, Room 10, City Hall
Jersey City, n. ].
Penalties for non-payment viii be add
ed as follows:-On all rents remaining
unpaid on the 1st day of July. ONE az
PER CENT
On the LIST day Of September. TWO
{2l PER CENT
On the 1st day of November, THREE
(3J PER CENT.
Interest at the rate of SEVEN (T
PER CENT. per annum will be addes
to all rents remaining unpaid on the 20tl
day of December following.
Water rents for the year 1906-190i
will not be received for property III ar
rears until such arrears are paid
All property in arrears for water rents
will. at date not later than June list
1906. be liable to have the water shut
off tEerefrom without further notice
For the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEO. 7. BOUToN,
Clerk.
Dated, Jersey City, April IS. 1909. j
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-05
AT Last Nights Meeting the
Member Issued An Ulti-
matum to Rowland and
Schultz
THEYMOsr QvITFAaAN BUNCH
IF THEY DON'T THERE IS NO
PUAoE FOR THEM IN THE
GRANT CLUB WHICH is A REG
iULAR BODY

While the Seventh Ward Republican
Club (Faganites) was holding meeting
last night with over a hundred and fifty
members present, nearly a score OF MEM
bers of the U. s. Grant Club (regularsl
were in session and knocking their presl-
dent, William E. Rowland and Vice
President Frederick Schultz for attend
ing the Faganite meeting instead Of at
tending to their duties as officers of the
Grant Club. The latter Organization did
not convene until after the Faganite or
ganization meeting was about over. The
result of the discussion was that the Sec
retary was instructed to write an ulti-
nation to President Rowland and Vice
President Schultz to the effect that they
KEEP away from that FagaR bunch or get
out of tb organization President Row
land is one of the ineorperators of the
Seven, , Ward Republican Club, and is
chairman of its Cozamirtee op Entertain
ments, and VIZ PRESIDENT Schultz is sec
ond vice-presidenf of the new organiza-
ton.
William E. Reed presided. The dis
clssion was stared by August Deterle,
who said he had mo- the vice-president
yoinC IN +1,n ,.oo4;,,o &c A. es-...+1
Ward Republican Club. Mr. Deterle
said that if the Grant Association
thought enough of certain men to elect
them TO positions as officers of the club,
they ought TO think enough of the organ
iza.ion TO attend to their duties as off
GERS. and that if they do not, steps should
be taken to compel them to do so. even
if the bylaws had to be changed. ''This
IS not bsys' social club,' he said.
Edward See, Jr., said that the same
crowd that had attempted to make a
fzzle out Of the Minkakwa Clubs dinner
tried to make a failure of the Grant
Gibbs recent stag.
Vice President Schultz was mauled by
nf. Deterie lor Ialiure to attend the
cubs stag and added that if Mr.. See
could prove his assertions that he would
1,refer cbargos aoa;ns+ a. offan5;,,,. ,sf;
ciais.
Adolph Muller said that Vice President
Schultz had promised soma nr;zoa ond
had ooraaz .- So ,iAes s,,7', 'nu
had agreed to share part of the Clubs
expenses of the recent stag. He wanted
to know if there was not some way in
which Mr. sob,,ltv ou,,Id - -
80 ''e''Ul'N c0uia oe Drought 70
time.
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-05
MERELY
MENTIONED

For political reasons it is to be regret
ted that the Democratic majority of the
Board Of E'reeholders and Supervisor
Wittpenn cannot settle any differences
they may have in executive session. The
Faganites are looking for such breaks"
as the one that occurred at Thursdays
meeting and they are ready to make the
most Of them. Let the Republicans
quarrel among themselves if they want
to. The Democrats ought to be one hap
py family. If they must have row let
them select Republicans for victims.
There is altogether too much knocking
going on within the Democratic ranks.
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-05

SO far as the dispute between Super
visor Wittpenn and some Of the Demo-
cratic Freeholders are concerned. it looks
as though the Fresholders were in the
right 1t is the custom to submit all bills
TO committees before being passed upon.
In this particular case the Almshouse
Committee was ignored, and they entered
protest, refusing TO accede to Super
visor Wittpenn's request that the Board
pass the bill.
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-05

So far as can be learned the announce
ment at the Pagan dollar dinner Thurs
day night that George L. Record would
be the Fagan-Colby combinations candi-
date for United States Senator against
Senator John R. Dryden. the Newark In
surance ma gnate, did not cause any IN
due excitement in political circles. The
announcement had been discounted long
ago. AS early as last summer it was
known that Records ambition was to go
to the Unted States Senate and that all
his plans were mapped out with that pur-
pose in view. Record may succeed in
defeating Dryden. Democrats are not
interested in that part of the programme.
They are glad to see Record make the
fight 1t will make matters more inter
esting for the Republicans.
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-05

At the same time. Supervisor Witt
penn, who is much interested In the
progress of the work on the new Aims
house, was only desirous that the con-
tractors on the work receive the money
they had earned without any unnecessary
delay. 1t is not believed that he had
any intention to slight the committee.
The trouble is the matter was brought
up in open meeting and the Republican
minority hoping to make trouble for the
Democrats, supported Mr.. Wittpenn in
his contention that it was not necessary
that the committee should pass upon the
bill
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-05
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Buffalo in Jersey City.
Montreal in Newark.
Toronto in Providence.
Rochester in Baltimore.