Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-04-17
[From. the Cincinnati Daily {

[From the Cincinnati Daily Gazette.
BUILDING MArERIALs-IIIyKLs,G GUILD & Co.'s
FACToRY.-The extensive ulacturng estab.
lishment of Hinkle, Guild & Co., the main
business of which is the manufacturing Of bull
ding materials, is an enterprise that may be said
10 have originated here, and is the most eSten-
sive concern of the kind in the United States.
An examination Of the details Of the business,
and the character of the work furnished from
the establishment, shows that, this branch of
manufacturing, machinery has been brought to
the greatest perfection Sash, doors, binds, &c.,
manufactured by hand, cannot compare with
the products Of this factory, either as regards
durability, accuracy, or perfection of finish
But, in addition to the manufacture Of building
materials, various other branches of business
are carried ON in this mammoth establishment,
and, in order To notice the several branches in
a connected shape, we must ask the reader to
go with us from the basement to the fifth story.
The basement is used for the production of
packing boxes of every description. This bu-
siness has increased with the trade of the city,
and it furnishes employment for large number
of hands, in this and other Establishments
In the first story there are number of saws,
and five planning machines. In this department
flooring boards are m anufactured, and lumber
is cut and dressed in various shapes for other
departments of the building.
The second and third stories are occupied
with machinery for manufacturing doors, blinds,
and every variety Of finished work for houses.
In the fifth story, ice chests and shower baths,
of the most approved styles, and of all sizes,
are turned out. Refrigerators and water cool
ers are furnished in this department, that are
invaluable for family use. A few pounds Of
ice are sufficient 10 cool water for fifty persons
and feature connected with the Refrigerator
worthy of notice is that which keeps the ice
entirely separate from the water, and at the
same time, furnishes a place where meat ant
other articles Of household provisions can b.
kept perfectly cool. The shower baths occup,
but little more room than chair and accom-
. panying these is a tin basin, which may be ase'
4 as bath-tub or foot bath.
A kiln twelve by thirty eight feet is attache
to each story, in which all the work is thorough
;. ly dried before being finished. wareroor
a sixty by one hundred feet is taken off each sto
n ry. This is separated by brick partition an
q iron doors. These rooms are filled with tn
finished articles.
The lumber is kept in large yard near tn
factory, and in another in the upper part Of tn
city, on the river bank, where several millio
"A feet of boards are yarded yearly. The extel
"a sive stock of lumber on hand, and the come,
=. ton of the yards and factory with the river, Il
"a latter securing an extensive wharf, afford a.
"A vantages which enables the firm TO purcha
ST lum Der and manufacture and sell matera
le cheaper than other establishments.
al When in full operation, this establishme
at employs several hundred men.
- Itmay, in this connection, be remarked tn
he when the senior proprietors of this house col
lie menced operations on a small scale, in ls45
ID strong prejudice ex listed agains. machinery, q
te, It was found difficult to make sales to any exte
ID. But so far from this being the case now,
OF found, upon exami nation of their order boz
OF that they furnished, during the past year, a
III terials for over two Thousand. Work was ful
DO ished for number OF buildings for the Sou,
ern States, and this was shipped and putup
it, place of destination, in many cases one tn
lac sand miles distant. ct less cost than the "a
~. style Of house could be built for under the
Ath plan around Cincinnati. M 91I
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