THE WAY THEY DO THINGS IN AMERICA

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3308, 31 March 1926, Page 8

THE WAY THEY DO THINGS IN AMERICA

SOMI3 STRIKING FACTS. ,A few of the more striking things enumerated by Mr W. A, Waters in his very interesting chat with a “Times” reporter laat evening. “At New Jersey we saw automatic electric lamp glass-blowing machines which dipped an arm into molten glass and automatically blew the giobes at the rate of 00,000 lamps per 24 hours. Thes e machines work 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. “Other machines we saw were the latest lamp-making machines developed about three years ago. It takes five girls to one machine and the team makes 2500 electric lamps complete and tested in an 8J hours working day. These girls are on piecework and earn 25 dollars. —roughly £5 4/ —a week each. “In the winding of electric motors each girl winds four a day, A similar job in New Zealand takes the average armature winder about two aays to do one motor. ; “In one of the big factories wS saw 4500 employees making radio sets and loud speakers. They were all assembled on the moving line principle. “As far as electrical machinery was concerned, I saw the manufacture of all classes of apparatus. One turbine was in course of building which would develop 100,000 horse power! This is the largest machine yet attempted. “There seems to be no/ • limit to what the Americans will accomplish. Steam generating electrical stations of 1,000,000 horse-power are now being built! “Mr D. Ryan, illuminating specialist of Schenetady, showed me his new patent non-glare headlights fur motor cars. He demonstrated these in the largest photometer testing laboraory in the world, and after what X saw ho haa solved the problem, As soon as the patents are complete the lamps will appear on the market. They giv6 Over twice the illumination on the road of the present-day car headlight.”