Modernios technikos plitimas Juodupės valsčiuje

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Juodupė; Juodupės valsčius, Technika; Lietuvos žemės ūkio istorija; Lokalinė istorija; Technikos istorija; Žemės ūkio mašinos; Agricultural Machines; District of Juodupė; History of Agriculture in Lithuania; History of Technology; History of technique; Juodupė; Local history; Technique.

ENA spinning and carding factory mill founded by Oskaras Trejus (Oskars Treijs) in 1907, later expanded by weaving services, not only made a start for use of modern up-to-date technologies in Juodupė area, but also determined further growth of the settlement and its development. In 1914, the weaving mill was among the largest factories and enterprises in the Kaunas province (gubemiya) and had received prizes and medals for production of high quality. The paper describes the machinery used in this weaving mill, which favoured to improve skills of the workers, further promote modem technologies and spread them in Juodupė and adjacent areas. Other appliances used at home and in manufacturing, transportation means (bicycles, motorcycles, cars), music reproduction devises, such as phonographs and gramophones, are profiled in it. Moreover, the analysis of spreading of electricity production plants, use of telephone, cinema, radio and other appliances during the interwar period is also given. People in Juodupė area used to be engaged in traditional and nontraditional crafts and businesses, designing and producing things which had been difficult to purchase. They were interested in technological innovations, introducing them into production and daily life in order to make the works performed easier and more efficient. [From the publication]