A guide to Belfast and the counties of Down & Antrim . tc., in Alfred, Adelaide,and Callendar Streets. A staff of no less than 24 I^xcise officials are daily engaged. Rope and Twine great business which no visitor to Belfast shouldmiss seeing is the Belfast Ropewokks, which has now heldfor years an honourable place as the largest rope, cord, and 48 Guide to Belfast. twine manufactory in the world. Some idea of the import-ance of this trade to Belfast can be formed when it is statedthat the output of cord and twine alone amounts to overloo tons a week. Since its incorporation
A guide to Belfast and the counties of Down & Antrim . tc., in Alfred, Adelaide,and Callendar Streets. A staff of no less than 24 I^xcise officials are daily engaged. Rope and Twine great business which no visitor to Belfast shouldmiss seeing is the Belfast Ropewokks, which has now heldfor years an honourable place as the largest rope, cord, and 48 Guide to Belfast. twine manufactory in the world. Some idea of the import-ance of this trade to Belfast can be formed when it is statedthat the output of cord and twine alone amounts to overloo tons a week. Since its incorporation under the presentmanagement in 1876, the progress of the company has beenmost rapid. In 1879 there were under 100 employes ; thereare now 3,000, of whom a large proportion are women andgirls. The consumption of twines and cords has greatlyincreased in recent years, and their titles are almost endless;but, as indicating merely the great variety of purposes forwhich they are used, the following may be named as a small _. ^^ ^sms--^:(^~ -y^^f^mSSil^^. ROPEWORKS. representation: fishing lines and twines of all classes,adapted for floats, cod and conger lines, Manilla lobstertwines, Italian salmon twines, deep-sea lead lines, log lines,boat lacing, garden and hammock lines, tobacco lines,tethers, hemp sealing twines, sisal lines, etc., etc.; and aninexhaustible variety of twines for packing, sewing, heddle,and harness, .Tway to the fine and fancy articles used inshops and warehouses, and also employed for householdrequirements. Tnxdc a)id Coiiuiicrcc. 49 The company nianufaclures every description of ropeand twine, from the largest cable for an Atlantic steamerdown to the finest fishing line, of which 60 fathoms weighonly an ounce A prominent place among the cords isassigned to those used for window-sashes. In consequenceof the great friction on them, they require to be made inplaiting machines to resist the wear and tear. The visitorwill find this one of the most fascinating depar
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