The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30
PiTERSON's sILk EXPOSITION.
Hundreth AnnlN ersary % the Industry N
America to Ne Celebrated.

PATERSON. y. -. Oct 2g-The hun
lredth Rnniversary Of the manufacture
by power machinery in this country OF
silk fabrics will he celebrated in this city
hy an industrial cxhibiiion beginning on
A"vsmbsr a anu a-tinE ten days.
Its chief feature will he an exhibit ia
the Firth Regiment Armory. Graham
avenue and Market street, 81 the evOlu-
ton OF silk from the cocoon. The process
will l.. shown publicly as It has never
h"sn shown Lefore in 'hIs orntry. Native
Italian girls who learned the art IN their
own country have Lren engaged 10 dem
onstratr the initial process Of spinning
the minute threads from the COCOON upon
Hiindl-s. This - one Of the most in
t"rrSting Irocrssc- connected with the
manufacture Of The fabric.
The building in which silk was first
manufactured by power In this country
"a hundred years ago will T.. reproduced.
IL was Ia 1910 that Rodney Hanks con-
struCi.d "A frame building. l5N;O feet IN
dimensions. nnth- hanks Of swift run
nIng river in the hamlet Of Mansfield,
Conn. 10 Manufacture silk. This small
plant. which still stands. 10 in great con
lrast tn some % the giRanti c silk factories
ia Paterson. with their modern machinery
and met
/
Paterson became Interested in the in
dustr nv that was 10 earn for 10 the title I
silk city of America" The first fabtorv
was opened by John Ryls. an Englishman
who was attracted 10 Pa,srson by the
textile mills hat were already In operation
Depending upon the Passalc River and
Fails for power he started operations Ia |
the old gun factory made historic by the
fact that the first Colt gun was manu-
faCtured there.
10 Rxyla aIrnntuCa ~ the mn A.
takes made by other silk manufacturers
IN this country and he proSpered from the
first He did not attempt 10 raise silk-
worms here as his forerunnerS vaiDly
his raw silk from China. Japan and Italy
The Ryle factory was followed by many
Others until to-day Paterson does o. per
cent of the silk print ing and 20 per cent
Of the sllk dyeink OF the United States. |
There are cac silk firms in the city. en- |
the women employees beng twice a. many |
as he men One Paterson mill has an
ARA II 10000 square feet. The value
Of the annual product OF the silk mills
was go 600 900 last year.
In connection with the celebration
there will toe display Of the various
industries 81 Patterson in the large drill
hall ~ the armory. The city will he
decorated both In the business and the I
To- sidentiAl parts. There will be- many /
entertainment features. Choral socie !
ties will give concerts; there will he many
forms 81 diversion IN the armory. and
special entertainments are also being
arranged throughout the city. There I
will also he a circus performance and |
nightly band concerts
The city Is aroused over the celebra ton |
and preparations are being made for |
welcoming large number 81 visitors |
Many invitations have been sen, To the !
Ambassadors ia Washington of the princi- I
pal silk producing foreign countries |
aud To other persons ~ note who are
Interested in the manufacture and pro-
duction Of silk.
The members Of the Board 81 Trade |
who have the celebration in charge in !
clude Mangold n. Elenbogen. president, |
! " De zoe frat ice-president. J. W |
Ferguson. second viCe-president, J. " !
CIavela nd. third vice president W n |
Meakle treasurer. John J. Fitzgerald. |
secretary and Me-srs. william Boyd. |
p : Van Kirk |. 4 Hall. J. p. Van Saun. |
D. II Lambert. James Eastwood. J r |
Wilson. Joseph Whitehead. II II Schoon-
maker. George Arnold. Charles F. Cooke.
" II Fletcher. :. y. Evans: Judge
" / Lewis. J. W Congdon. and Major
4 = Mcbride. trustees The executive
COMMITTEES includes r. \ Van Kirk. chair I
man; g. H. Lambert treasurer. John !
Fitzgerald. secretary. ". II. Ellenbogen.
Ma ior Mcbride NJ. Meyer. Frank Mas. !
T. n Rodrock. y. 8. Holman. p. y.
Thorpe. George Arnold. T. = McCran
ard = MCC ollOm