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

saved wish one Of r. w. Osesa' twelve
horse power circular saw Mills be!on9.
ing Bsecking, Hart 1 OILS, Of Trimbeile'
Pierce county. Wisconsin,, 90 Hoodeys
The q day Of Jane, 1856. (althosgh sn
dieisssrsssed 10 she Mill ooly % fss -
wages ass ooucesned.)
commenced II ! IL O'Clock. A. ~
run till G. stopped - minutes Tor break-
fast and fling. then run til eight, When
tho packing blew cos OF the steam chess
ana 90 we're Obliged to stor snd psck
We then started, but the packing being
~ no use. ve wewere Obliged TO blow On
.,e,m and re.psck, which bindeSed ~
iii 10: Al M ~ sssrtsi With . good
head Of v,eam AID rsn sill Y. stopped 50
m;nstee for dinner, commenced ct IL IL:
ran ,iIl 3, stepped Is minutes TO 6ls and
then ran tilt 8. stopped . m'nu'es Tor
supper, and fling and then ran till ID
minutes 10 s, making in eli the time Q!
sowing IL housA, snA sawed ID rouna
logs, from 9 10 lS feet in leng.b. snd
from II TO 80 inches in disneter. max
ing Is 439 feet Of lumber, ell II wh'cn
wns sawed into three. fourth and one .ncn
stuff, except 5 logo which we'e 's"eo IN
to siding.
The above is a true statement OF the
facts as they ACQUIRED, AMI ! would nos DC
afraid to wager . sum " was oe.
ing man. that the mill can saw 2o,OoV
feet of lumber in - hours, by selecting
good logo and having The engine prov er'
IL managed 80 rs not to hinder from
break downs.
SlLvERTnoRN.
In addition to the above the writer, ~
| old hand Mt The saw mill business, hs'
g written a letter to Nessrs Gates, Warner
e Chalmers & Fraser, in WEIGH DO says
/. .sThcy are undoubtedly the best mile 10
: ceocral use that our country affords, so'
s / bore 10 see the dav when they Will com
. into universal use." Large quaotit.e
of these mills are now being maouIactu
Y reJ. and Messrs. Gates & Go. are prepar
4 Oh 70 furnish them 10 any quantity DC
Il usanded.
y The following statement OF the guam
y titles Of the principal material consume
n in these immense works will uoubties
! appear large to many persons. yes Y
" can assure them that the quantities give
o are below rather than above the scsua
# amoant used. OF hard wood lumbe
four thou sand daily, or over two million
IL feet yearly; Of rino lumber twenty DIV
V hundred feet daily, or nearly eight hu!
" dred thousand feet per annum. VI p'
:. iron seven tons arc usei daily or owe
oi two thousand tons per annum, OF oa
J. iron six thousand pounds are used dali.
or nearly two millions pounds per Al
mum: Of boi ey iron four thousand podn,
ii are used daily. or over one million poun'
70 per annum. Ono hundred tons OF CO
is used monthly, or twelve hundred to-
pea snnum.
II. A half DAY would he we'll spent in &
i, inc over this establishU ent, and wltnes
:, ing the construction OF the various m
b. chinery manufactured there, and remeI
he herring that in lS4S its business was on
$4,000 per annum, while in 1856 II VI
= exceed rather than fall short Of > DOC
-. 900 = the visitor will find plenty of eau
of wonder. This great increase b
been brought about steady aud we'll
~ r.cted industry and enterprise, and n
OF nv mere good luck or happy speculation
u" The members Of the firm are th0rOu
%" and intelligent business men, as we'll
e'' ski,ful aud experienced mechanics, q
IT. with the energy and perseverance, IN
80 possess, viii, long maintain the front "a
20 in me chanical enterprises in Chicago.
me We had almost forgotten to menti
ev' that we saw model Of selfactins ra
81. for attachment TO reapers. which prom
OF es to be one of the best things Of the Ii
!" ever invented. 1t is now being attach
w. to machine, for trial in the grain fiel
le- and should it accomplish in practice
mas that it promises, it will be one OF
e's great inventions Of tho day, and {
0. friend Wright will be abl;sed to look
y, his Iaurels.