The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-01-05

From the London United Service Gazette.
Factory for Colts Pistols in London 1.

, Factory for Colts Pistols in London.
; The admirable modern invention. for
the perfection Of which the world is in.
= debted TO Mr.. CoLT, Of the United States,
has received frequent commentator in
these columns. and our praises have been
ratified by such Of our correspondents on
the Ksffir frontier as NAV have been hid
an opportunity of using the revolver<.--
81 essentially has lhe demand for the
pistols increased that we believe we are
correct in saying that un6l now il has
been found impossible to keep pace with
the public want. Notwithstanding the
exertions ofthe establishment in America,
hundreds of persons had to wait until the
implements could be turned out 10 sufi.
cient abundance. Now. 10 meet the
British. and continental, and colonial re.
quiremeHts Mr.. Colt has taken the bold
step Of establishing mandatory on the
banks Of the Thames. He has done jus.
tice TO our spirit Of impartial;ty. and
challenged patronage of American work
manship in the heart Of our metropolis.
Iti5 now ten months since Colts man
ufactory was established at Milbank. So
quietly and unostenratiously has the whole
thing been managed that we were, in fact.
unaware Of its being in full operation
until two or three weeks ago. We have
Low, thanks to Mr.. Colts ciyility, had an
opportunity Of going over his arsenal.
and we must say in all sincerity. that
we were never more gratiied in our lives.
The magnitude Of the edifce and the
establishment quite surpassed all that we
could have expected The factory con.
sists Of three floors, 300 Ieet long. and in
these there are no fewer than $50 10 goo
machines worked by single steamer.
CINE OF 80 horse power. Compactnesi
and simplicity. order and expedition are
The main characteristics oil the operations.
Small forges, in which intense heat is
concentrated; frog hammers influenced
by machinery. and striking with force
and precision which must make the Draw.
niest blacksmith sigh; dies and perfora.
tors; machines for cutting. machines for
milling; proving apparatus; model and
stock shops; men OF HercuIean mould.
thesome boys. delicate girls; every thing
and every body that can, in their respec.
live ways, minister 10 the great object T
completeness are 10 be found assembled
in The great edifee.
The chief features Of modern manu-.
factories are clanking noises. strong efiu'
via. oppressive heat. or bitter cold. In
Colts superb laboratory there are none
of these. Silence. excepting from the
gentle revolution Of some hundreds Of
we'll oiled wheels, total absence OF dis.
agreeable smells. excellent ventilation,
and nicely distributed warmth from
the attributes Of this noll. estab.
Ijshment. A humane discipline presldes
over all. There are men TO overlook the
laborers, and there is silent index al the
entrance to the proprietor's own office, in
the form of tim peace, which checks
the overseer. There is a Teadlng-room
for the work people wherein 10 recreats
or hold meetings. There are baths and
wash.houses for their physical refreshme!.
W hat must be the result of such system
)ut the perfection OF fabrication, especial.
y where there is no stint of capital, and
where rigid conscientiousness governs
he manufactured The British Govern.
nent, by their ordinance authorities,
iecree a certain test of the excellence Of
heir firearms. Mr.. Colt submits to this
,rdeal. and then subjects his pistols TO
much severer proof While Birmingham
rms are continually rejected and often
,urst. Colts revolVers fail but one in two
housand five hundred times, and rarely
IS often as that. We cannot wonder.
hen. at the amazing popularity they have
.cquired in America, nor can we doubt
hat the two or three thousand now manu-.
actured weekly at Millbank will obtain
purchasers in this country. What is so
lseiul as a protection against Indians,
lexicans. wild animals, and the robbers
# California, must prove equally efica-
ious against the dacoi,s o Burmah, the
uffians in Australia, the people Of the
Iorth of the Punjaub, &c. The boarding
Exploits Of the last great war will be as
lolhing compared to what may be here.
liter achieved. The fiction OF British
ailor annihiating six enemies a'most.at
nee will become great fact, and the
spture of battery defended by artillery.
men with Tevolvers in their belts will be
impossible. But let US take care that the
ables are not turned in our abstinence
rom the use Of this wonderful peace-pTe.