MOSGIEL WOOLLEN FACTORY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3367, 20 November 1872, Page 4

MOSGIEL WOOLLEN FACTORY.

Three large additions, the chief of whith is a room 80 feet by 44 feet, with a roof of one span, and very well lighted, have lately been made to the Mosgiel woollen faok>«y buildings. It is intended to remove the weaving machinery at present in operation in the upper storey of the part of the factoryfirst built, from that placo into the large addition. A new set of spuming jennies, and a new set of carding engines, with the latest improvements, are to be placed alongside the weaving machinery in its new place. The loft is to be converted into a wool store. These new additions will have the effect of economising labour—there being no partitions between them—while the whole of the machinery and operatives will be under the eye of the manager, Mr Smail. Another advantage is expected in the fact that the weaving machinery will work with less vibration on the ground floor.

In an addition made some short time back to the factory, and which we did not notice at the time, is a finishing machine, or, as it is usually called, "theYankec." Since this machine has been in operation, the goods have been turned out from the factory withrout that roughness which has been complained of in them. The improvements to the building have been carried out by Mr H. F. Hardy, architect.

So well pleased are the public with the hosiery, as has been evidenced by the large and increasing demand, that Messrs A. J. Burns and (.'o. are contemplating an addition to their hosiery machinery. The firm intend to send about fifty exhibits—specimens of their manufactures —to the Christchurch Exhibition, with a view to their being sent to the Vienna Exhibition. Some of the specimens are already on view at the firm's premises in Stafford street.