The Washington times., 1910-09-13

shiuings. and pounds then. would cost
at least SO to So We used d calfski1
imported from France You use here.
you tel me, what IS called gunmetaI
leather. I don't know what the term
EunmetaI means, other than a name TO
sell it, for the reason that Il IS treated
By machinery q quick process OF tan
nin-- which I can see makes Il very
tough and durable, thus becoming very
serviceable to the wearer-
our sole leather Of the old days prin-
cipaIIy came from England, some from
Germany, but II was termed English
oak leather I cannot see why this sole
leather on these shoes that an Wit
Messing isn't just as good as the leather
that we used. In fact, II runs more
even than 1t did in the old days for
we used the whole PelC then and had
| 10 shave II or with q hand knife Here
on this leather 1t IS evened by ma
d chinery 10 the thickness that IS needed.
while that which IS taken on is treated
/ again and put into other parts Of shoe
! making on the cheaper Grades Of goods
and is used for inner soles and box
/ toes In the old days, from start 70
anish. 1 should say that Ws wasted
from the purchase OF our Ieather 10 the
( manufactured product - yer cent Of
/ the material while here You waste
/ nothing II the manufacture OF this
! shoe: and, as you state the large
quantity which the Craddock people
turn out in their factory every day and
/ dispense TO the consumer makes It pos
sibIe 10 sell this shoe complete over the
/ Berberich counters Of this city for
$50
wonderful II is to me. and seems that
II had been born again, living In new
reformation We were not 50 particu-
lar IN TIE old days about style, finish
/ and shape. while on these shoes these
ivouderfuI machines make the shoe when
It is complete seem as though II came
out Of a mould, II Is So accurate
4 trimmed my edges with an ordinary
/ faJ-blade knife. and ny heel with q
/ crowned edge hand knife. while here
you use what you cali rotary cutters
made so accurate in following each
a particular shape and form and the
edge Of the whole seam.
u wish 10 refer 10 one machine that I
saw here for stitching the sole on 20
what you call the welt never made
shoes by hand with a welt That was
accomplished years after A hand welL
shoe was not known in my early days.
The stitch that I have seen done on
hSnd weitS was about five OF. six stitches
to the inch, with eight TO nine strands
OF linen twisted and waxed together.
This wonderful machine that we are
watching stitches with a heavy Scotch
Iiusn, waxing itself as 1t uses 1t, and is
wonderful 10 me. And the fneness OF
the stitch. eight 10 twelve stitches 10 the
inch, turned down so fine and regular
that I doubt very much if an old hand
shoemaker could draw his stitchs with
such even regularity as I see here. Il
is marvellous. and the Quickness OF its
OPERATION not over ten seconds by the
watch, and the sole Is firmly stitched 70
the welt
Again referring to the way the heels
/ we're put on In NY day we cut pieces
Of leather out by hand and peSEed each
I lift one on top Of another, until we had
got the right height, and put the tor
I piece On. which was the same quality
/ as the outer sole, with pegs It tool
I from two 10 three hours 10 heel q pain
Of shoes in my day Here YOU attacf
the heel. after the same has been form.
ed. and nail II 10 the shoe with one blow
or depression Of the machine, which
drives all the nails around the circle OF
the heel at the same blow, leaving q
slight portion Of the nails above the tor
surface Of the heel; then. placing a tor
piece on TO these nails With another
blow, and. the heel IS fastened to the
shoe, which takes, as I see here, no
more than five seconds.
Young man. 1t shows to me that tbs
progressive mind OF the people and
+ especially the inventors Of this country
began when such old fellows as I Ief1
OF I made shoes, as I thought, perfect
but 1 can now see that they were crude
Today they are made here perfect as
to time and quality. and when pass or
, from this life, the continuity of life IL,
self possibly in due time wiz produc.
from this age Of invention that I 81.
here finer and better conditions thar
these as these are over mine. I bid yog
good-day. sir."-Adv.