BOOT AND FACTORY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1130, 20 July 1882, Page 2

BOOT AND FACTORY.

One of the best known" Boot factories in Wellington is that of W.and J. StaW, Gbuznee-streefc. . About three and nfllf year's ago, these two brothers startej a faotory attheieadof Cuba-street, working hard and constantly themselves, and and adding fresh hands, as their capital increased. They soon found their premises too Email, and removed to Ghuzneestreet, where their business Bteadily increased until from a small number, their working hands, men anil boys, women and girls, form an aggregate of 70'j and preparations^in progress for'further alterations and'. additions,' whereby a' great many'more hands' employment. A Bjlf-i]?edingflyelet maphine, a oiroular head Itawfete 'almost taneously puts new elarap into.pld' boots. Sewing machines of al^MwtVl c rollers and other inrtruments,.all.used in theworks. rather 'bewlld'eY' visitor, but though orowSeSy everything ia'trim,,, orderly and'clean."On the upper floor, the principal apartment is the catting-room, ,w|ereV,six ; men jire . > " engaged; sha^inirjhe;uppers.. This.; is • done by first .cutting the leather into the required'shapes ahd ; sizes£and then tub-mittlng--eaoh--.upper -to'the Hooking ■ ■■■■> ; - raMbine which leaves it ready to ;.go. to ; |he sewing room,, In;this are to "JbVueen / workmgttrong.aemngimaohines, nearly ' sixteen girls anil womeni'all looking ,<ro- .' • ni, bust'aM JhealtKy.vlTfaeiiaac6 , neß^P nes )'j and Go's patent^sewS .leather ;m .with the sajpe faoility,as-if it werecalico, /.J defines.with which the pperalori; , :.W J handle: Thesei women'etttn r fr6ra^'to; : 3osr'per;'pMH jlro ayr&Vm adjoining kIU 4h x e'%e'goihgis:a wax thread' maohlna; ; B :I >M whiolj is constantlv.-kopt-goiag Bawiiig thd £A iprihoipal teams of of% Wk -boote'. ■Qi^hajgwu^

rtnwtba, lar^ecuttinemachine for S? in ¥ther, shapes, for the eokaudheek This, like all the oVhe Sto 18 .^ orkea ease, ' *3« «Jta lea|Jiw.a fhinl of ut iboh tinoll' w? W6^v heels 11, « Wl t h ? e n PP er8 '- noff " fin(l thoir way tothe.benohmen, whose work is to pWMfa boot by- ioming fceveral pieces together, and sewing them with a i.T* M v ne maohi ne, which, with the ttbor of on ? ; man, turns off 200 pairs a m> ; A handy.little machine caUod the prioking machine, in about ten seconds perforates a thick sole with holes for the thread, bo that awls are only required for ft? pegged boots. The journeymen in th »a, department easily make £S per .WMkwhichis ahoutthe average pay, the tokW^'b^v• on Setting as much as £i MMriMr leaving the benohman, the roughly Hfflff?r ot , s B° to finishers who out HHpm,the;edges of the soles and heels KWI ~ l !™ renfler fta ; article fit for HBte bfltl « , ?? e ■ 4 ™# benohmen .keep these finishers at. work/ ll . • themaohines we have m ~r boned we noticed a split'lift machliieVl which cuts stops of leather with a :aper' iDg edge ÜBfed for levelling heekanV a rolling machine something like^ mail g!e' wh.ch rolls out the.leather and renders" haramenng unnecessary., A sample room: and oftceare attached to the premises,. in which our reporter inspected a varieLy of epeoimens of boots turned but by ihe Arm, from the elegant lady's kid bopt to the watertight shooting boot/: We can honestly say of these that whether for strength or perfeotien of shape andhnishwe have; rarely seen their equals Messrs Staples are constantly at their factory and personally superintend Wl the work. They make no pretence of turning out a cheap article ss good es' othor' tnarinfacturerß' costlier ones but and -their account in supplying really good boots at prices which compete favorably with English quotations. Their enterprise deserves the patronage of all olaßses, showing what industry, perseverance and drill' cao do.—Wellington Guide.