The sun., 1908-04-05
YOHGERUlS YARNISH PLANT
MISS LISZKA HAS REVIVED HER
,. FiTHERS BUSINESS.
II Ran Down After His Death and When
she Came OF Age She ReOpensd thr
FACTORY and Has Made a sdccess or u
Trade mat calls for close Attention

~iEhut Iuhl Nblls LOT NIOse Attention
Manufacturing varnish is an inherits
taste with me AZ we'll rs Inherited business
declared Miss Florence a. LisYka Of Clan.
dale, L. l., who IA said 10 be the only wou.a
in the United States owning and anagirl
a varnish factory
! @My father had the misfortune OF hav1
three girls instead of three boys, and whH.
lwas always around his varnish fecturva,r
! child was not old enough at the / me .,
his death 20 show any decided taste 'o-
any work or profession With tho h.,,
| Of making things as easy as possible ',r
Instantly he left the business 10 be mansra.
by outsiders. They managed II In sgrh
way that after few years The factory i.s
10 be closed Three years after this h.,-
poned cll.la of age and found thet soo,.
bit Of my little fortune was lied up in thai
closed factory. [ held the mortgages on
the building and the major part Of The vis-
ible aspet4 AZ ] also had an my tathrrs
formulas I deoidsl te-6psA ,ihe faotoy iRI
try 20 estbaok his cid edalQlhers r..
-That happened just ,en,yeGrs ago rhc
work has been hard, both mental lua
physical, but il has made n a good living
| now employ twelve hands besides mysr'r
Don't devote myself to the qflcs aqrt.
!. Oh, no. indeed There is7nothing 1, .a
| done aboutsa vanish faoury that | a.r
! do in . pinch have leaIped itaH by dr'.,i
experience Nhile my iaOiory is'a "rr
small one compared WITH the majority o,
,rnIsh ma king plants. l manage tie bu-,uc-,
( With such str.ot economy tina ] am abb
10 compete with them IN the prices Gut
quality Of my goods. Whenever | employ
q new man an particular tO see that ",
/ learns how 10 tnfu his hand 10 any end
everything that u 10 be done In the factory
| tell them that j is only by ogr workiu.
together in harmony. each doing whaiey"'
A neosasaTY, that our little plant can hOl.
| its own and comUete with the giants.
@As was entirely iguorantiof the Ihisi-
ness when | first undertook II copt-uty'
myself with making dryer, chiefly ioribius.
q preparation that my iather had paten!
| on. He had quite a wide reputation or
| that paTtIcular dryer. 40 when ! opened lp
| and but II on the market again people were
| willing TO give Tne a trial. As my teribtnC
proved I'D 10 his standard they were will
| ing 10 try Yarnish OF my manufacture ] bdi
| is the way ! secured my first customer
/ From making dryers ] began 70 manuiac.
! hIre the cheaper grades OF varlish-aqI
! from TINT switched on 10 spar ynrulsh
| After this SUCCESS began to mamma ctrn
| fine finishing Yarnish, apd now'srn making
the tsry best:Erades tdlbe 6cisht IN the
Every yarhisl factory. has its own for.
, mllas aud 10 foePtah extent those for
| nuas are secrets known only 70 few
trusted workmen. As had not the money
20 pay a high priced man when ! starte1
| in had 10 do all the weighing and mlNiur
I with my own hands. Inc secret as g'nera
! thing lies in the preparation OF the oils
While many OF my ways OF preparing tuss'
, oils came 10 me through my father tnls.
mulas have discovered others FOR myself
| Besides preparing the oils have passed On
/ all varnish to decide when 1t reaches thv
required ripeness After varnish is ina j.
! II must lie from eight months 10 year 70
| he properly fipened.
New York Is the gum market OF thS
country, as all varnish gums are shlpped
| here before being distributed 20 othei
points. That is another part OF the bIs-
ness that have not as yet trusted TO an
| other person. select all the gums used In
l NV factory. There are dozens Of firms IN
| New y ork who do nothing but handle gums,
! They keep samples OF the different val1-
| cites and grades and all orders are taken
J from these samples. Much Of the success
Of varnlsh making depends on the buying
| Of gums. The price OF gums huctuates AZ
much as that Of cotton, 80 Of course have
| to keep posted and try to buy when the vari-
eties I need are at bottom prices. kaur'
] gum is the gum most generally used in var
| nish making II is imported from New Zea
| land and South America. There are many
grades. The lighter grades ar the mos
costly and are used in making the very
| light varnishes.
1 when they are cheapest to make the great eSi
! profits, Linseed oil is the foundation Of
nearly all varnish. Quite recently, how
| ever we have been using wood oil This
! is a new oil and ia made from a nut grown
! in China. ltis more expensive than linseel.
but many varnish makers believe thai y
has many more valuable Qualities. " u
more durable and has much more olast-
oty. especially under water.
'Of course each season secs ppypra'
new preparations In the way Ot yarnisi
| on the market While the prices. Of th"
raw materials ere etprd;i,! climbing 49,
ward the prices for made varnishes seem
20 be going as steadily downward Fhis
is caused chiefly by the sharp competition
in the business. In my fathers time hc
got 81 80 a gallon for the same grade uI
teribine that to-day am glad TO sell io'
81. Yet the raw materials cost me almost
a third more than he had to pay
THE prices OF both turpentine and ben
/ zine are continually on the'rise. To make
! both ends meet ] have to he on the lookout
! and lay In a sufficiently large supply when
! they are az bottom prices TO keep my fsr.
tory busy when the price soars Turpen
tine is used In making all the better ggadea
Of varnish, while benZine is for. the cheaper
II Is much more dangerous 10 make a cheaT
varnish than the finer grades The DANCE
o. the business Is one Of the chief reasons
why II will never appeal to many women
Just now there are two puzzles thai
the varnish manufacturer is trying &
solve. We are all trying TO get an ammoni5
| proof varnish and a varnish with a du'
| finish like ths wax finish. The varnish
maker that perfects either Of these will
make q fortune. We want the ammonie
proof varnish for CARRIAGES and wagons
that are kept in or near stables,
Il have recently put out what ! call e1ni
ammonia proof varnish. While say thai
| II is the best that is on the market. an
perfectly honest in stating that It is onlb
ac1ii, aot entirely, proof
we are e&rerimenting in the hone ~
| getting perfect dull finish Yafnish "a
the purpose Of saving labor, As matters
now stand the only known way 70 rail
| what is known as the wax finish. Is by rub.
| bing. This takes both time and labor
! both costly commodities just now. Yes
there IL q vaTnish on the market, several
that, profess TO give this much desire
! finish. Unfortunately none Of them f
/ always settles. What We are looking fo
! is q varnish made Of something that will moi
I settle. Now. believe, and my head mar
| a0raaa With ma that Ua hava about par