OCR Text |
Show A Clause for a I. ,!,..,.. There survive lu this city a fow ban 1 cork t utters who still contrlvu to iniken aorl of lu in lu competition with the' corkuittlugn-aiLlne aud tho iiauntt of Catalonia One uf these men hangs out a curious sign In au east rido street It la a glass cose coutalnlng the moil 1 of a bouse all of cork. It Is possibly tho house that Jack built, for tlure aru blls it cork to simulate bags of grain. Tin factory Is a shod lu tha re ir uf an ordl nary dw oiling house. Here, with the aid of some slmplo machinery, the cork cutter manages to eko out an existence. His chief grievances aro tha competition of machinery and tho problnu of disposing dispos-ing of the waste. Light ns cork Is, tons of clippings ao-cninulaUi, ao-cninulaUi, and although various nses have been discovered for this refuse, It brings little or nothlug whin sold, nnl constantly accumulates to the einb ir rassmentof the corkcutter. There Is a comfortable little fortuno for tho man who shall dcilse some real'y pro'ltahle uao for cork cllpr lugs New York S.n. |