WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18076, 26 October 1920, Page 9

WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

A large party of students and friends of «ie association took advantage of xMossrs Koss and Glendining's invitation to IS the Roslyn i.Ms on Saturday afternoon lie .manager (Mr Wm. Miller) conducted the party and, commencing at the wool store, explained the process of ossification employrd, the methods cf weighing, check'H?l ■ °* PmS , T^ 3 Of raw material. ATie scouring and dyeing- department was t ? J **£*• Un u d Q" 000 e was conjuctad trough the various department" ■where the whole process of wan-ing was gradually revealed Tie worsted mi?l was then visited; and tfao uses- of various machines were explained at length. One mannme evoked considerable interest; mw-hine " said Mr Miller, "sorts the short ends of the wool into a channel, whilst at the same timo tho long fine strands are coded, ensuring that only the very finest ot tho wool goes into worsted" "Surelv Eomo use can ba made of the shcrt wool?" interjected a student. "Oh, yes," ouicklv the reply. "All the shori; w oo l I carefully saved and woven into flannel, which is really a by-product of worsted " Answering a running C iro o f q uest ; ons r Miller condneted the party right through carefully oxnlaimng tho human-lik 3 motions ot the many wonderful machines. "You will notice that this machine makes the neelg and toes of stockings the sane way " he pointed oat. "How many yards "of \ T ?H, A* tak P t0 makc •' l ar d oi cloth C\ "Well," said Mr Miller, "nn ordii nary snit le..st.h of 3iyds taies 3] miles of thread. Another question rega.'dinrr the loss bronght the information that " 1001b woight of erroasy wool prodncpd onlv 311b of worsted. At the close Mr F-. on tJtmT 1 ? ( v , . 0 Wrty. warmly Jfr Millor for his very interesting ani inrtrnctivo afternoon, asking: him to convoy thf> tlwnks of Uio Association to Mosers Ro i I end Glondining for thoir kind invitation. Mr Millor, on replying, was warmly applauded.