164 (#223) ############################################ SETS OF WOOLLEN MACHINES more complex and less satisfactory matter. In York- shire, in the case of large firms, it is usually taken for granted that no section can be worked economically unless it is organized as a separate and independent department; and it is probable that this is the correct line to take wherever possible with just this limitation- the cloth constructor must ask for and be supplied with the yarns he desires. The opposite method of the yarn constructor throwing his yarn at the cloth constructor and the cloth constructor just having to accept that which the spinner supplies is so wrong, that it is con- ceivable that if this method were maintained our industry might in the future be seriously affected. Reference to Chapter XII, dealing with the same attitude but further developed-in the case of the worsted in- dustry, should here be made. Sets of Woollen Machinery.-Sets of woollen machinery usually consist of 1. Blending machinery, blending-room and storage; 2. Carding sets with storage, if necessary, for con- densed sliver ; 3. Mules to follow the carding; or woollen spinning frames ; 4. Winding and twisting machinery with yarn storage. Of these four, the second, carding, is the controlling section, so that in the woollen trade the term "sets of machines" invariably implies number of complete sets of carding. All the other machinery--preceding and succeeding-is arranged in accordance with the cards. As a rule the blending-room is so much on the top of the carding that, as only one is required, no economy can be effected by further consideration ; but in large concerns where more than one room is necessary, it will 165
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