Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-07-30

tiful and in very high state of cultivation
Thence to N. York along the line Of Rail
Road cannot say as much. From here
shall 60 to northern and western N. York
through the famous Gennesee country,
and thence through a portion of Canada,
and back to this city, when shall make
the tour of New England, and in some OF
nv letters will take occasion to draw
comparison of the general features Of the
country.
This morning, | took the omnibus Tor
the Novelty Iron Works of Slillman, Allen
g. Co. at the corner Of Dry Dock and 18th
S,s. Every entrance to this establishment
which covers several acres, is guarded by
a watchman by day, and the interior is
protected oy several at night. On apple
alton at the office for admission, was told
could pass through every part Of 1t, 1t |
would not converse with The hands. 10 this
yielded a ready acquiescence, as no one
who does no, carry on a mechanical es'a-
blishment can form any idea Of the annoy
ance and pecuniary loss arising from per-
sons engaging the attention Of hands by
conversing with them. This establishment
gives employment to from 600 TO 1000
men, who earn from $6 TO Sl2 and SIS
per week, all working on the ten hour
system. This establishment IS SO immense
that the limits of my letter will no! allow
minute description Of it. Turning 10 the
right | frs, entered the machine shop.
Here huge steam engines for steamers,
sugar plantations. &C., were under way.
Here huge lathe, turning immense shafts
Of several tons weight; there chuck lathe
tha, would swing a wheel oi 25 feet diam
e,er, was facing off the cy Under head of an
immense marine engine; while further on
was the cylinder ITSELF. standing up in its
natural position. inside OF which was slowly
revolving a shalt on the arms Of which the
cutters were placed that were turning ii
out. While all around we're lahes and
planning machines, each performing their
respective Offices. The second story OF
this building was filled with machinery
and men for doing lighter parts Of the work.
The upper story was approprited to making
the steam indicators, and indeed all the
brass work used about the work. In an
adjacent building was the boiler shop, in
another the forge, and in others the iron
and brass founders, &c. A detailed de
scripiion Of this immense establishment,
will be found in late No. Of llarper's
Magazine, proluseIy illustrated by engra-
wings and will amply repay perusal.
In passing through the different build
ings noticed clocks without hands, with
slots in the glass, and was informed by
one Of the owners that ltey were used as
checks TO the night watchmen. AT Co.
clock in the evening there is circular
piece Of paper put on instead Of the hour
hand, and as the watchmen pass through
the building at their appointed hours, they
must. with pencil drawn through the slot
in the glass, make mark on the paper
These are in the morning all taken to The
Office and filed, and tell with uncrring GER
tainty the position Of the waichmen lhro'
the night. Some establishments have clocks
with wheel with small holes in them in
TO which the watchmcn drop small pins,
and he Gun only do it a: certain minutes.
The weather here is very hot, and as
am anxious 10 get away soon a, | can,
shall take the steamer TO morrow evening
for Albany, and thence cars for the west.
Yours, MECHANIC.