The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-10

PATERSON SHOWS FOLKS HOW
THE TRICK IS DONE.

Exposition Celebrates the lO0th Ami.
versary az the Manufacture % still
by Power In America b Opened by
Gov. Fort-lsO Besshs-Clty Bioems.
PATERSON. N. J.. Nov. e.-0ov. Frank.
lin Fort opened In tho Firth Regiment
Armory In this city tonight the industrial
exposition that In being held TO common.
crate the tooth anniversary OF the manu-.
facture Of silk by power In this country
Every bit Of space In the armory wa
occupied. Reduced rates on the Erie
Railroad brought many visitors to the
city and the local residents turned on,
by thousands.
Gov. Forts remarks had TO do with
Paterson. He aaid in part:
The city Of Paterson In place where
they do things. When Alexander Ham
ilton was in his prime. you know. he
established the Society for Useful Manu-.
factires. You have grown since that
time. You are now a city OF over II. O00
and you have grown m rapidly AZ any
city in the State practically.
This wonderful silk industry which
you have and this wonderful mechanical
industry. the locomotives and the ma
chinery. the jufe. and lots Of other indus
tries, are recognized as among the best
industries We have in this country. The
silk industry here Is probably the greatest
In the country. Paterson has raised itself
out OF fire and food and IL has grown out
OF this TO a magnificent city. bearing testi-
mony TO the kind of people that live here
There were wit h Gov. Fort on the plat
form Luis jackson. Industrial COM
miss Toner of the Erie Railroad: Mayor
A. r. Mcbride. NJ. ii. Ellenbogen. pre@i-
dent of the Boa rd OF Trade: three former
Mayors OF the city, John HinchlifTe.
Christian Braun and Nathan Barnert.
four Paterson clergyrnen. the Revs.
II B. Howe, y. s. Hamilton. Father A. Ii.
Stein and Rabbi Leo Manufacturer; +. l.
Skpech, dir,-to or general Of the exposition,
and several members OF tho reception
committee.
COMMITTEES OF the Board OF Trade. which
has the exposition in charge. made the
openinR address aud turned over the KEYS
OF the exposition TO President Ellenbcgen
Of the Board u Trade. Mayor Mcbride
made a short address.
The 100 booths in the armory are espe-
cially Handsome. a. there was much
rivalry among the exhibitors in ths matter
OF decorations While silk ID the feature
exhibit. the entire commercial activity of
the city il displayed. The centre aisles
are Sieyo tsSi TO the silk exposition and
various booths show the progress from
the cocoon TO this fabric. IL was to-
night as IL n silk mill were IN operation
disclosing all tho guarded secrsts OF the
process OF transformation. There are
also typsw ritter. automobile. machinery
clothing and knitting booths.
Probably most interesting was the first
stage OF ths evolution. Italian girls
placed the cocoon in hot water. This
killed the silkworm and caused IL TO throw
out ,he end OF the silk. The end was
n al, l. Il "a
PUT on u ekein. Thus was the fabric
made into thread.
The newt process consisted OF trans
farring the silk from small skeins 70 small
spools by means 81 winding machines
Then came warping mills, The spools
large rack which transferred the silk To
a beam or long roller. A machine alrno-;
human IN its working showed the next
step II il practically a new invention
and does work OF the most intricate kind
which ha- always heretofore been done by
hand A weaving machine showed the
next step in The evolution. In this ma
chine the silk is taken from The beam and is
woven into cloth.
In the gallery OF the armory there il a
room exhibiting the work OF local artists.
In the room adjoining il shown a repro
due, ION IN silk OF the masterpieces Of art
Tn. crowd visited the illuminated
streets early in the evening and thsn
headed for the armory. Long before
th. hour for the formal opening the place
Was crowded. The officials expect Oh.
in the ten days Of the expo
s.tiou 10 break all local records. They
believe the attendance from other towns
also will I've heavy.
Market street and Graham avenue
the main thoroughfares Leading 20 the
armory. were fsstooned with electric
lights tonight and the main business
were iuttering with flags and
bunting and afirs with incande~cent
lights The grand arch at the head Of
the railroad plaza. extending a welcome
To- the visitors with blazing letters. at
tracted much attention.