Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-08

lean oles tionccrirc Such are the
men >hl ichirc t,r freedom III Kansas
Some Account 0f u Mammoth Mach.
inc shop.
We ya.teriay p,ii a visit to the
immense machine shop AMI foundry OF
Nessrs. Gates, Warner, Chalmers AMI
Fraser, and though We expected to find
everything upon a mammoth scale, yet,
We must confess, we we're hardly rrepar
ed TO find this cstahli.tment quite 30
great as rumble through it proved it to
be. Thanks to the Kindness Of one Of the
partners, we we're enabled to inspect ev-
erv department Of their immense bust
ness, ani witness the construction OF
steam engines and other machinery, in
every stage, from the making OF the draw
ings and models W to the final compile
ton and even shipment. MIR Warner has
furnished ~ with some statistics of their
shops and business, which will prove Of
much interests, as showing something Of
what constitutes the material wealth and
reliable growth Of our city.
The shops, yards and sheds Of the Eagle
Works cover an area Of one hundred and
and forty thousand feet square, equal to
two entire blocks. They occupy two
brick buildings. three stories in height :
one cighty-four ~ thirty-two feet and
tho other, seventy two by thirty two feet
and also story and half brick bail.
ding, forty by one hundred and fifty feet.
They also occupy three one and halt
story wood buildings, one hundred aud
fifty feet in depth by sixty. fifty and forty
feet front. and q two story wood build
ing, forty by ninety five feet. In addition
to these they occupy three one story v rood
buildings, eighteen bv one hundred and
fifty fcet.-This would give an area Of
floors 0f over fifty nine thousand fee
square. In addition TO these structure.
the company are about erecting a bricl
building. to be used for machine shops
sevsn MY by seventy. eight feet, AMI thro,
stories In height. Tho buildings are &C.
cupied for engine shops, iron and wooG
planning machines, iron and wool lathes
boring and punching machines, saw mill.
blacksmith and carpenter chop, saw mill
mandatory, car shops, boiler ships
foundry, finishing and paint shops, Sc.
There are DOW employed in the differ
ent department Of the Eagle Works som
four hundred men, enough Of themselves
with their families, to form respccsabl
sixei village.
During the past three months, sixt
steam engines and boilers have bee
, con rleted and sold, and We Noticed som
fifteen to eighteen engines in process o
construction. which are mostly 0rjere'
for saw mill purposes. These engine
t varied from six TO sixty horse power
most OF them being from ten to twent
, horse power. 1t is unnecessary for U
in this article, to say aught in praise o
the excellent quality Of the engines pro
duced BY this company.-They are know
to every region CT country, east. west
porih and south, which is at al tributar,
to Chicago, and have given Perfect an,
universal satisfaction to all pc,sons Nh,
have tried Them. They are we'll an
compactly built. Of the hest material
and carefully and accurately finished.
Ono Of the most importsnt branches o
the business Of this concern is the man
ufacture Of box freight cars. From min,
to ten boz freight cars are turned on
every week, eqnal 70 come Eve hundred
cars every year. The cars are consider
ed among the very best manu- actured ia
the country. We noticed in The shop,
; some eight or ton new cars, nearly read,
for the Chicago, Burlington and Quinc,
road. There are used in this branch OIL
the business eisht thousand pounds Of
car wheel and axles daily, or sbou
twelve hundred toms yearly. The plat.
form and hox freight cars are the onl,
kind made at these works The car,
made there are in uss on many IT tn,
western road~ aud have given excellen
satisfaction.
During tho present year the compan,
have commenced the manufacture OF 1
new and improved kind OF patent circu
lar aaw portable saw mill, which hes al.
ready become . great favorite Il ha,
bern fousj 70 Do both cheap. durable and
eaeiiy operated. Their construction il
exceedingly simple, and they do the wori
required 10 the most economical manner
From the Prescott. Pierce county, Wis.
consin Transcript, We append . comm
{ nicssion from one who has practically
tested the working Of these mile:
T&ixsELLs, June 4th, 1856.
Ncssrs. Editors :-Ae numbering con
stitutes . Considerable portion Of the in
tssssts Of this ecmmun;ty, and 90 everv
one abont to engage IN the business
wishee 70 know what mill will manufsc-
tufs the most lunber in the least sima,
and With ~ least expsass, ! take THE
oppotlanjty g ia(esmiux the pablie uhaI