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as long as the length of the case, and the lengths of crepe are flicked 

 over fix)m side to side with round sticks — three on each side — two 

 being used by the cooly for turning over, the others for keeping the 

 crepe in place. The sticks are pulled out in turn from underneath 

 and used for flicking over the crepe into place. When the frame is 

 full the rubber is lifted out and pressed and retains its shape. 



One hundred and twenty-five pounds go into each case without 

 the use of a press. Any discoloured or stained lengths are removed 

 to be made up again with an inferior grade before folding. 



GrENERAL. 



It has been impossible in the limited time to deal fully with many 

 essential parts of factory work, and without practical demonstration 

 it is difficult to convey ideas, but I hope that this paper will be of 

 help to some of those attending this Conference. Most of it is 

 routine well known to most managers, but routine, particularly in 

 the case of smoked sheet, is a dull and dangerous business unless 

 constant attention is paid to every detail, and this, I consider, to be 

 the only way to ensure the maximum price for an estate's production. 



When a penny a pound on a yield of 360 lbs. per acre means 

 £1 10s. per acre, exti*a profit, it is surely worth doing everything 

 possible to get it. 



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