The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-04-27
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one e"S-iato pieces of proper !,
i2eHaI22 for the single boxes w,'
are neiAs made. Thence the niaoa
are sent to the inspector, who y
sues examining each and sorting y
NOSE which are imperfect NAB
separate piles, containing the say
aninber in each, of ends, sides ~.
'olns ana tops. But the rapid saw;,I
OF the pieces on the saving tables !.
lelt them not in every case ou;to ~
same size, and they are accordinrI
put through the shaping mach;ns
Which renders them mathematical
exact as - size. Next comes ~
printing OF the names which arc ~
appear on the wood. This is simi,,,t
10 ordinary printing processes. ana
"hile the letters have the appearar..I
OF being burned into the wood ~.
are really only printed with ink M
der sufficient pressure to produce
slight indentation in the surface ii
Now the pieces are ready for ns,L
lng. The ENDS ard sides are nail,
together into frames By one machi,.
ana the bottom ana tops are naila1
On by another. These machines a.,
led with nails by an automatic a,
rangement which presents the "a
quired number of them at ea.,
stroke. One strokes does the hpa
ness OF mailing at each corner and
one stroke also suflicas for the bdl
toms and tops, the nails being pusbe
in rather than driven. One of thes1
machines win frame 5000 boxes in
Gay, and two machines, working ID
sether, will turn out 10000 boxed
! except for the labels.
The lid OF the cigar bog is held
place by mailing only along the froI
edge, and generally by one nail. II
hinge at the back is made by q
strip of cheesecloth glued upon u
| outside and subsequently covered
the labels and paper trimmin1
| When the hinge is dried the pastil
of the labels is begun. Tiny met
hinges are sometimes put upon cie
| boxes, but these are cOmparatiWl
rare. So are dove-tailed bon
which can, however, be had on ordG
Generally speaking, the entire /
terror surface of the box is lined VI
! paper and paper flaps, and in Inn
factories, such as are to be seen
this city, the label printing and son
times even the designing Of the b
bells, constitute important branch
! of the work. Such printing Is Of
unusually varied character, requiil
several kinds OF presses, includt1
those for enclosing.
Some of the veneering OF Gig
box lumber is done in Philadelphia
the largest concern in the business.
more of it, and most OF the print
imitation of cedar is made in lumb
camps of Virginia and Tenness
where the same concern owns tno
| sands of acres of cedar and popi
! and. besides an investment OF $lsv
| 600 in these lands alone, buys mn
timber from other loggers. The pu
ness has built up villages and TOW
in that section of country ana D.
turn out every year Il 100000 SOUS
feet of veneered and painted Inn
tion cedar. The special machines
slice the veneer cost from $lo,oVs
$4,000 apiece to build. while inc
tomato friction roller dryers. In
ferries of five. cost $4,000. Sua
battery will turn out from 7S'vOv
100000 square feet OF veneereo =
in eighteen minutes.
What becomes OF all tne s
| boxes. seeing that they canno.
used for cigars but the one first
is as pertinent question as wn.'
comes of the pins. They are su
| and durable and mace WIN az.
nicetv vet their only subsequent
ic that TO which the housewns
niles them in the keeping OF Oo."
or tacks, or similar articles. ?
cigar dealers sell them; SUI.
them away, and still Others ~
t .hem IN The fad for using cay
articles for decoration PURPOSE, ~.
not vet overtaken the cigar
The Grocer and Country Me'''