Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-20

~Fnirbank,s Gales. From

Mexsfs Farhapks have eairIrd their business sfeadn1
fsr~ ard. i'll by en,erprise and skill and honorable deal
IN. thy hpye gained a Worldwide reputation ns scple
nanulaeturers.~H WILDE seen by reference To il1eir ad
vertiseinrnt in another column al our paper, that near
~ a hnndr. d and twenty Rsilroads nmo,g which a,e the
Longest snd most important lines in the United States
ire supplied exclusively. or nesrly so, witatheir Scales;
mud We understand tho sumo remark is true Respecting
nearly all the great lie. in England, their scales being
made Ia TIM, country by Messrs II Pooiey & Son Liver.
pool.
The President pf the Centrul Railroad, &c rrin says.
in writing rothe Mes.rs Fairbanks. under date ofJanu
uary 9th, 1853, your Scales, which We have used for
nany yenrs, gine 50 much satisfaction that we ordered
from your house all the Scales. (weaiy ,wo six ton, mud
four ton Depot, Scales and one large Truck Scalr.) me-
cessary fl our new warehouse The New FORK and
Erie Railrrnd has in use fifteen to twenty If Fairbunk,
forty ION rack Scales, IA large number of six ton Depot
Scales, aud n host Of smaller ones, weighing from 200
pounds to 1000 pounds. The Baltimore ard Ohio Rari
road, the Nj iehigan Southern and Northern Indiana
Rnilroad-. most ofthe New England roads. and nearly
all tho Otbrrr mentioned in the advertisement, are ek
clusivcly supplied with their Scales, The Soperinten
dent of the X ciimond @harycs. nj the t. minus Of the
Reading Railroad, ner Philadelphia, saws in March
1852, that There have been in con-tant use on ihnse
wharves. for more than six years., twenty six Of Fair
hunks ten ton TRACK Scales, on which has been weighed
all the immense tonnage " hich has passed over the road
during thu time-amouniing in the aggregate to about
eight million tons; and that notwithstanding this severe
test, the Scales have always kept their adjustment with
out any expense for repnirs, and are nov apparently "a
,rrfect and rs sensitive in their operation rs when first
built" Under date Of March god. 1853. the engineer
Of the Port Carbon Railroad writes. that there has be en-
in daily use on TINT road, for the last eight years. enc of
Fairbanks Track Scales, 81 Il ct in length, on which has
been " 'ighcd with accuracy during that time more than
three million two hundred tho usand tons of coal; and
that he now finds that all its Levers and bearings are in
excellent condition."
Oftheir Weigh Lock Scales, for weighing loaded
bouts, the Messrs Fairbanks have erected a number ON
the fsnalsin New York. Pcnnsylvanin and at the west.
Among these ARE somc # the largest scales in the world,
leine capable as We u ldersiand, of weighing with scru
pulous esactness to the extent of more than 800 900
pounds; md yet so nice Is their adinstm. ut aud finish,
that the weig IT ofa bucket of water may be ascertained
by them. ofthose on the Erie Canal, Mr.. Mather, ca
nal Commissioner. says,in writing the Mcssrs Fairbanks
under date ofJunr q, 1852, they hove fully answered
your recommendations in every parti .ular. Their ca.
Paci'y for strength is fully cqunl to sustain the required
burtnen; they are not liable to get out ofadius,~ent or
repair and the arrangement of The weighing beam is
admirably adapted toobtain rapid results. know OF no
Scales superior to them in this or any other coun.
try" Of the one a. Albany, the reside nj Engineer gu w.
1T answers our utmost expectations. We have sub
mitted 1t to the severcst tests. vpd find it gives true re-
suits on every trial, The graduated beam is a most
useful Improvement, as is also the read and perfect
manner of adinstment. For practical use, combining
accuracy with expedition, | know of no Scales on any
ofthe Cana's in this country so desirable" The Weigh
Master says of the snme Scale, Sept. pa, 1852, al have
tried its accuracy in various ways und belive il to he per.
fcct il all it4 parts. 1t, strength and durability cannot
be questioned The Collecto, speaks of it as "superi
or to anything he has seen in use" Of the one at West
Troy. the Weigh Master and mis- assistant say, Sept. |.
1882. 1--WE have The utmost confidence in the accuracy
ofour weights, wheth"r of light or heavy boats. The
ScnIei not subject to Heterogeneous, or to require IRE.
qurnt adjustment. We often draw off the wuter atter
weighing rapidly eighty or ninety loaded boats. and find
the beam still nicely balanced. 1t does not require any
expense for r. pairs, and the arrangement of the grndun
ted beam is well calculated to obtain rapid results -
When the water Is off the platform we can way the heav-
lest boat rs quic iy us any article III be weighed on
thc small Scale ofthe merchant" The CoIIector ol.,
peaks of the Scale in equally high terms.
These statements aud many other similar ones from
fully c"nortent parties, covering n period of nearly
twenty five years, and the numerous premiums and me-
dals awarded to the MessIS Fairhanks by scien life bod
ies OF the very highest responsibility. Concur in proving
'hrlr reputation as Gale makers 10 have been well ear
ned. he rrincial depot fo, their Scales in this city, is
Mt 10 kiiby Street; in New York. AT 80 Wa,cr Street; in
Phiiadel hin, al 240 Market Street; in Baltimore. ut Of
South Charles Street; in Buffalo. at 81 Main STR ct :;
and in Chicago, at 1877 South Water Slrcct-Bo,o,
Raiiuray Times
These Scales may be pr ocured in all their varieties of
Mr' T. y. Llv'rmoore oflhis city. and Messrs Smith &
Norwood. Richmond. mn oo-I.l
Another supply Of New Goods.
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