The Davenport gazette., 1854-04-13

PCIs coy W 'hS'A ''St ~ 'NS'N'
ly increasing.
It does large business in the way Of ma
king lumber, the logs OF which are furnished
from above. II has five saw mills, two
tlournl mills, one foundry, one planning mill
aud sash factory, one plow factory, and 'he
making Of cars is about 10 be commenced.
VISITED several Of these establishments, and
as an concern the agricultural interests dI-
rectlv, will give short account OF them.
Plow making is carried Oh BY Messrs
Bech,cl & kinsey, who turn of about fiji
teen hundred in year, employing twelve
men and Il six horse engine oi the Water
town manufactory. Their plows are all OF
steel-except the wood wofk-and cast
standard, throat stiiiener, and brace or two.
They are good plows to lock at, and must
OF course sell; the price is from ten to twelve
dollars each. saw the bending Of the ham
dies; which is done in acouple Of hurrys, BY
0 ne man, with short lever and pattern,
after steaming the wood Tor an hour Or ~ in
a box, into which the escape steam from the
engine Is introduced.
Plaung, sash, blind and door making, and
the related operations, are carried on By
Messrs Cotes & Davies, who have some oi
the most complete machinery in use, and
their work is equal to any have ever seen,
and far superior to much Of the kind done
among u.s. They employ about twelve men
and an engine: which latter is fed BY the
shayngs OF the establishment. | enquired
the price Of hoorne, and was told SIS, and
siding Sl3 TO $40 per thousand.
Tie saw min which visited il owned by
Mr. S Buruell II runs two mulcy saws
A ~, xipt F4A In
cutting narrow stuff, which it does with
most astonishing raPldIty The mill cuts
20 900 feet in twelve hours, Or from 10000
To 10000 per week, besides - 200 OF hath.
and other work 1t will turn out from four
to five millions during the present year. Its
arrangements for hauling IN the logs and
turning of the boards are very complete;
the whole being done on a system Of rail.
ways OF the proprletor's getting up. The
price OF common lumber Is ) 10 per thousand.
The demand increases indefinitely, and this
must be great lumber point from this time,
as its roads opcu with the interior cuun-
ry.
Foundry. machine and finishing work, ere
carried on by Messrs. l. Cl4ire, Davenport
4 Co, who are beginning to manufacture
construction ears Tor the road, and intend
to enlarge into regular Car Building busi-
ness.
They employ about twenty-five men in
founding, forging-iron aud brass-with an
engine OF sixteen horse power; much of
their work being ot very heavy kind -
Their arrangements for planning and toriug
iron are very good.
saw here diagrams of Il newly invented
portable saw mill, which i III process ol
construction. The inventor Is Mr. Hfd. at
present Mayor Of the city, aid wha u con
nccted with the establishment. Il differs
from Pages mill IN running muley instead
of circular saw, and i worked by steam
iHetead 81 horses The engine, boiler, ytc
are To be mounted On ene Wagan. ana the
mill on the other: the whole n eplllns 7 BOO
to 900 pounds. I'll. eleven feet ia heirh,h.
from the ground to the top. and the piston
Of the engine is in line utrh the saw. l.
5 intended 10 GU, i 600 feet .! hard wood FIN
tn hours. uEd will cost $500. when read,
T. run. The pxptcratt,n j. ~ Havc ID nj
operation in about three weeks The cr-
zine n to be oC NJ horse pourr
This establishment wHs harmed ort lp
August bnr has alnnatnf can.taE M bstt.1
Msssrs. L. Claire ara natataort h..fh b.-
inr the Oldest settlers here. autI rergtrL n.
very wealthy.
The business ar Flaurit5u +. Carried o,,.a
tensfvrlv by Nessrx Burrows 4 prortyu,sn.
whose mini visited u.ith.n, se..ft., tl,, ,,,a-
prietors. was told iha1 ,hev turn ,,, 10
barrels nJ ,inur nor ,v.pL tn. very b..,
qualify. uith threc run ,f stone ore J.y
in the week i appropriatei tn oripaipo over
the shorts and tlilings. which bappencd 10
be the day was present. Their works are
run by n Dowerful steam enrtna.
steam is the onlv mower u,ad here. and
even al Npline. wbnr,. water i abundant ,hp
steam engine also finds efaploy. Thare /.
An abundance af co,I In mi thl4 r,,yi.4o. an
each side Of the river - thai tha Eu,it. tp
is emplev pre boundless The ccaI as wei
found i, Of moderate value. CONTAINING cuL.
phur in oui,e aDprecjable quantities and
leaving = considerable rcsidll,fa. Ithuwey.
er burns freely and with noqerfol beat
II !. used evsrvuhera and f.r ev,rrtb;r,,
The odyun,rc,as or pavannort as = TIN
10 live in arc inferior ,a ma eoa or H. o,,
II has fine Gardens in abundance 6lledv7tt
well crown trees ofalftba nan,,ior v,rir,fes
Ills not however tho season af ,bara,r ,a
sneak Of rhrse
In tba wav of Churches ala,,t ,,nr,, No.
nomination ri Christians b,. ,,a ,,a asa,na
ofthem ,wo The conrrer.tf,r,aIts, b.,,n