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Show ISALT LAKK ITY INDl'y- j HUES. j As the ns'.Lir il r?;urce9 and productions pro-ductions of country add to its Wcal'.h ; and the s;o:it:.i! prcspsrity, to do home industries and m: nufactories of all kinds give import. .nee, popula tion, wealth and lasting strength to tbe community th - ernbirko in tbeoi. The nalu:.i! poei'.icn and advantages advan-tages tbi- e;;y p.5rc:-E3 ' t becoming agreit uficiurius centre, and a eourc-: uf jUi'ply to a '.at-. extent of territoiy oir-ide h.-r ua oj.-dere, is rarely equit 1 nd tui many uf her more enterprising citizens are alive to this fact is fuily demonstrated hy the many home industries that are even now ia active and successful operation opera-tion and giving constant and rtmu i nerative employment to a large part j of her people, besides the many new enterprises that are about being inau-jgurated. inau-jgurated. Haviog already, at seme I length, described the process of the i manufacture of boots and shoes, the next branch of industry we visited ! shows how the raw hides are I taken and gradually changed into an j article of universal use and consump-! consump-! iic-i?. By the influence of time and I skillful manipulation they are cured iDto leather, and when properly pre-I pre-I pared become an artic!e of consider-( consider-( able commercial vilue. The building I in which j THE NINETEENTH WAEJJ TANNERY I Is located has a frontage of 25 and j a depth of luS f.et, being two stories j high and made of adobe, with thick ! walls, and has the appearance of ; being cool in summer and warm :duriug the cold winter season. The j whole of the lower part of the main I building is used for tanning purposes and contains thirty-two what are j called "liquor vats." But to begin ! at tbe beginning of operations we will; tart with tbe bark which is used for; ; tinning purposes one-half of which ! I is tlmt ol the native Utah pine, which is ground in a Keystone bark mill to the required fineness and mixed in equal parts with the oak bark of California, making a combination which causes tbe leather to have excellent wearine Qualities, becomine particn.arly soft and pliable The bar ft insufficient quantities is put into two large vats termed "leeches," about ten feet square and six feet deep, where it is thoroughly soaked lor the purpose of extracting the tan, which is eQected by steam. This makes what is called "tbe liquor" which, after being sufficiently cooled, is run dfi iu'.o vaU in the main building. This process is again and again repeated with the same bark three times, tiil all tbe strength is withdrawn; which takes in all, about a week; when tbe tan is thrown from the leeches aud the waste used with coal for fuel in driving the engine for the machinery. THE EXCISE ROOM, As well as the leecheB, is built at the side of the main building. The engine which is of home production, havine been made at the Salt Lake Iron Works, is horizontal anil fifteen horse power. It runs particularly smooth, and is a weil made and highly creditable piece of work. The boiler from the same place ia seme thirty horse power. In the rear of this room is the hide bouse which baa a capacity to bold some 5,000 green hides. The first part of tbe work is to put tha green hide over large wooden horaes, where all loose pieces of flesh or superfluous matter is most carefully scraped oil'; the hide is thrown into a vat full of puro water, and thus prepared lor the vata containing con-taining lime water. This last soaking causes tho hair to be moro easily I worked off, after which the hides are 'put into what is termed the "baits." Here tbe lime is thoroughly soaked1 out, and worked from them and they are then prepared for what ia called the "liquor" or tan, aud now begina THE REGULAR PROCESS OF TANNING Which takes from three monthB to six months according to the weight inf tho leather, and it taken during thai time considerable changing and ; handling, depending on whether calf, kip, upper sole or harness leather is manufactured. AH the machinery in this establishment establish-ment ie of the latest and most approved ap-proved cbaiacler and style. The bide wheel used for softening tbe hides previous to their being put in the liquor, and also for thoroughly scouring scour-ing them alter being tanned, is 10 feet iu diameter, 4 feet through and has a rapacity ol about 18 sides for each run, the speed being pretty lively and each of which requirej irom 15 to 20 minutes. Now we FASS TO THE LTPER STORY Where the hides are taken to be thoroughly finished ard put into a marketable condition. This ia called the currying room and where they are ti rat put into the etufliug wheel, which is a!so large and strongly made, b-ut 10 Icet iu diameter and over 4 feet through. The hides are put in here for tin: purpose of being properly aud thoroughly oiled anrl uttooed or as iB technically calltd "stuffed." The next process is a very nice one 1 indeed, aud is culled "splitting," or cutting the leather into any required thickness, This is done- by a Onion splitting machine. An ordinary hide can thus be split twice which requires considerable skill, care nod practice. A'i it is hoie tho finishing touches are put ou to the Icattier, bUcking and lii, lint' the workmen iu this department require u icon ess of eye aud good judgment to have the skin in iut the r it: Lit condition to meet the Approval ol the purchaser, Tuis establishment employs four-tten four-tten hands under the direct care ol Mr. U iliiam Pierce, foreman, a man who thoroughly understands the whole process, having been at the biiines since his early boyhood. Mr. William H. Roe ia the superiuleu-dent. |