Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02
MANUFACTURE
ROMANCE OF THE SOUTH
Safety of All Drivers OF Auto
mobiles Hinges on the Depend
ability OF Brake Band.


ssSeThc asbestos Industry of the United
L Estates is unparalleled In the romance
(which has crcpt into it from the time
D af its small origin by any other great
industries OF the country.
When Samuel Hughes established
:Fthe Charleston Metallic Company. Of
(which George w. Williams. an emf
anent banker of his time. was made
sSmooted question whether he or any
SSof the others associated in the en-.
2serprise or connected in any way
sesen the slightest conception OF
2what quarter u! century would
amean.,
a - dangerous bend broken cut
sfycrt. slippery paving and imncnd-
sSing coliision---Iil these things as they
care encountered by II mo;orist auto
maticaily dashed through his mind
momen,s the dependahility OF the
s brake is the most important thing
= upon which the safety ot the occt-
Vital par, OF tho brake Is the band
and 1t is particularly we'll met ;hat
i such an important, asbestos prod
inct-for the brake band is made of
sipart of the automobile. This his
sstory of the motor car manufacture
Spcrhaps resembles that % the as
4 hestos manufacturing growth more
Sshestos manufacturing Is truly an
- American institution and erea;
percentage OF the total textile as
3tbestos production of The country
scomes from Charleston, :. i
l. Mined Product.
- To the unacIuain:ed. II is a start
asbestos is mined mineral. ana tina;
sithe fou. corners OF the earth are
fcalled upon 10 give up their treas
sinre for the composition ot finished
"a Noe &c oil, nag iS
ssrocklike in appearance and varies in
efcolor according 10 the geographic
ilocation from which II is obtained.
(which is somewhat o: amber shade
s,and very translucent. An Amos:
1ailky white fiheT is shredded from Il.
aCanada supplies American manufac-
Sturcrs with the greatest ap-; o: The
Sraw product used. Canadian as
9hestos is green IN color and Of fine
Equality. Lately in ihe laboratories
Sconducted with raw material which
9comeS from Siberia. Some Of thc
Smineral is also shipped here from
81 Africa.
8 The entire South is proud With The
s5eEiinE that the asbestos industry
jjOriginated in this section. the Charles
3ton Metallic Packing Company. which
lAfr. Hughes founded with an original
:esfnvestnent o: ahou; $4,000. being the
.sfirst one established. This same COM
spany has total capital OF seven fig
cures now and since June. 1910. has
Soperated under the name o: the Cen
8eral Asbestos and Rubber Company
Gin ono OF the most up-to-date manu-
s5facturing plants IN the country
Cotton Forms Part.
t3Si In making asbestos textile a GER
sttain percentage OF cotton is mixed
swift hthc crushed raw material. This
sscombined substance is then made into
tssmall wire. Probably She mos; in
eteresting feature N the process OF
TO one viewing Il >Jr
,Ethe first time is the weaving depart
isweaving of asbestos cloth and the
#threads are set w on this in spools
sa .ii1,,r the mann. Of other textile
The looms test i made Of tho
Sbrcakinr strength OF each particular
X lot. This is done in the chemical
Laboratory Of the Charleston factory
swhere experiments are constantly
iHheinG conducted 20 improve the pro-
S8ducts themselves.
when asbestos, in rockl!ke. form
+ IS received Al the large plant i; is sub
jected 10 crushing process. To see
slthe great crushcr at work reducing
1.-THE asbestos from It's rocklikc form
land the different steps through which
the material is put before assuming
lEthe complete appearance Is also Of
fEsreat interest
81 Every effort is made 10 insure the
4 hest possible worSinC conditions and
1.-THE company has bull; a considerable
,%number of modern cottages which
z are rented TO the workers on very
b nom!nal basis. y model hospital and
i7fnfirrlary Is under course o. con-
Sstruction at III" present time.
Large ChnrIeston interest
MI a large pat % me freight SHIPPED
IS from Charleston consists Of asbestos
& goods. which are destined FOR al sec
Stions OF the country - vel, a. ,srce
&forfign markets. Large Quantities
1of brake bands are shipneG co1tin-
Sually 10 the great auto-uobli. ccnte-s
Ito be used in the cl-s ard other ship
$ments are made % those hands 20
Nmanuf" ctur+-s throughout ;he coun-
Ettry. Theat"rs in. mos, o. ihc cities
are compelled b" law 20 prnvide as
hnstos curtains as part o. thei:
IIStace equipment .
s. The fact INA. this "-dust.E. uNon
1 which the nation hss--oA-+,--i- 81 thor
oughiy dt9ena"a' crieinrteh ia
iSChaTlNEton IN g s1.', Wv and now
| occuDies sTch leading nlace is par
ttjcuiar pleasing "a not "r!y The
Southern states. but the country as a
whole.
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