Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-02-12
Piedmont yyorks-ts,e Cars.

determination Of the officers Of the V
ginia y Tennessee rail road company,
mat the Cars required 10 equip their. -
should, u possible. be manuIac,u.
Lynchbnrg; and wcwcrc pleased 10 ha
ocular demonstration, that a policy, co
ccived IN wisdom, had been carried o
with energy and success.
The works are located upon the ban
of the caual Immediately above tho Pun
House Of the Worerworks Company. r.
moving power employed is sicam-ai
by II, With the aid Of the various lab,
saving machines, to which il gives mo.io
human labor Is IN great measure sumo
seeded, and timber entering the premise
in the shape Of rude logs becomes trur
formed Into tbc most substantial and 1,
gantiicish and passcngcr Cars. One off
latter, which We examined, viii. wc hchrl
for beauty of workmanship and mxurio
accommodation compare avourobly wi
any Cars in the Union. The seats are
bhck walnut, with scroll backs ycnccrc
with the richest crotch wood aud hirho
polished. Tho cushions are of crimsd
cut-plus'', upon springs that would
themselves, make riding upon the vile IL
corduroy road, a luxury The .uinlo
sashes nre each glazed with single ight |
large. clear glass, and the traveller is pr,|
tectcd from the rays 81 Tie sun by nc Il
sliding blinds. Tho ceiling. and sides a
covered with cnamelled linings, md silyc|
plated veuIIators ensure whocsouI
atmosphere in the Car The ontslcs a,
'as'efolly painted, and handsomely glide
and polished, The wheels and cas,ineI
Of this and al The other Cars, il process 4
coz strucuon ut this establishment. all
from the foundry Of our cnierprising ic|
low citizen i. u. Dcnne, jr. Esq--an|
It is believed that no better wheels ard
made
We noticed also second class. mail
freight, gravel aud hand Cars. in ynriop
stages Of progress.
The operations in this establish.
commence ot The saw min. here tho tin,
Der is sawed into scanling of the require,
SIZE. 1t IS then carried to The "Danicl'
planlng machine" which dresses il up an,
fits il for framing. Thcrropcr lemons NJ,
morlccs having been marked out lh
boring and tenoo machines form the molti
ccs and lemons and The piece is ready /,
take us place in The Car. III The eouico
and nouiings, MS also The sashcs an,
blinds nre likew isc " OF ked out by mach
merry.
Two Woodworrl's planning machines
are employed in dressing mp the noorin,
and siding Of Cars, as well as IN The pre-
porution Of plank for general purposes
A rough plank passed through one %
these machines comes ont perfect picc,
OF flooring, dressed, tongucd and crouvcd
and IN Ill respects ready to be laid down
Besides the machines enumerated above
ARE variety of circular saws for rippin,
and cross cutting asalso for cutting rrcg
ular forms
Connected with the establishment is
blncksmilh's shop, whcto al The rough
iron " ork Tor Cars is forged. The spike
used hy The railroad company, for sccur
ing ,herail o'hc eress ties upon the track
are also made here by the aid Of macli
merry; as Is al.o, all the wrought IRON wo,l
for the bridges. We noticed machine
for cutting screws. hy which all sizes from
Two inchrs in diameter dow nwards wcr
rapidly and perfectly iormcd-as ais
cutting, punching aud drilling machines
together wiih lalbcs &c. adapted 10 gtcl
vaficly Of work.
In addition TO The construction of Cars
IN which these works have been mnnl,
engaged, great variety Of other work !
donc--suci as the preparation Of limbcrs
llonrng Flames &c, f,r huidIng--thc mun
niacturc Of tobacco boxes. &c, &c Thu
establishment Is a valuable accession 10 Ii,
town and section Of country, aud vii
prove grcal lncllty as web as siinulu4r'
our builders, and 10 AL mechanical opera
TORS Of dat charlcirr. We are plpd Z,
learn thar the encouragement Tins FIJI
received places these works on pcrmi
ncnl iooting,--and from the specimens .
work thcy have iutnrd out, we shall %
wonder if they should Hereafter become
great manufacturing vie for The cqiipmcn
Of railroads in Virginia and Tennessee
w Governor WALKfR DC Louisiana
in his late message TO The General Assem-
bly, Of thai State, referring q bis efforts 4
obtoin The content Of the family Of lht
late President, General Zachary Taylor
FOR The intcrmcnt Or bib remains within III
limits of The State Of bis residence. make
the following remark:
"My design was not aeeompiishsd-iie relative
ofthe deceased desiring tliatlis nsbc, should rcma
in tie 80 frnily buying ground within The limits
the chi,alrons State tint gnyc him birrh."
We need not inform our readers, TIM
Gov. w. is mistaken, in believing tha
Gen. Taylor was born in Kentucky
Like nearly all Of the best ard wiscs
Presidents NC have had. he was born il
Virginia-not great distance from tht
birih-places and burial-placcs Of Washing
ton, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe O
the thirteen American Presidents the Ol,
Dominion--ali honor TO hcr--has giver
bilth TO seven.
50. Eaicni.uc's Day.
Saturday is ST. Valentines day--dcyo
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