Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-03
CITY & NEWS ITEMS
SATURDAY MORNING,sJULY ), Is5s
PLAIN AND oRNANENrAL TRiErrNG.


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CLEVELAND MANUFAcroRIEs.-We yesterday I
morning made brief visits to the Car Works of
Mcssrs. Morrill, 4 Bowers, the Iron Foundry Of
Mcssrs. Carpenter & Co, late Carpenter &
Geary, and to the Machine Shops Of the Clcye-
land and Pittsburgh Railroad Company. The
first mentioned establishment, the Car Works
Of Morrill, & Bowers, is one Of the largest and
most complete in the country, aud can make
freight cars at the rate Of two per day. Passen-
ger ears, requiring more care in their manufac-
tIre, are turned out at tie rate of about four
per month. An idea of the extent of the
works may be had from the fact that they employ
almost constantly ninety men, and usually keep
in operation eleven forge fires in the cOnstruc-
ton and finish of iron material for cars. In
times Of unusual activity, they arc able to bring
fifteen forge fires into operation. They use
twenty five hundred feet of lumber per day,
making total for each wear of about seven
hundred and fifty thousand feet.
The main building of the works is 20 feet
wide by 100 in length, is two stories in height,
and has extensive wings on each side, one Of
which is used for forging purposes, and the
other for setting up and finishing carsa1The
Office and lumber shed is III feet in length by
25 feet wide, and one story high. The paint
shop is 20 feet wide by 10 in depth
Messrs. NJ. & B. are now engaged in the manu-
faeiure, beside their usual freight car contracts,
Of sleeping cars for use on the c., c. & c. Road.
They are models of elegance and strength, and
are got up at a cost of over three thousand dol
lars each.
These works were formerly owned by
Charles Wasson, Esq, and were built and
got into operation about the year 1851. In Il {
Spring of 1857 Messrs. Morrill, d Bowers pur-
chased them, and by their energy and tact have
made them fine feature among the manufac-
turing enterprises of Cleveland Cars have been
made here for nearly all the Railroads in the
Western States, and they still continue to do a
large business even in these very dull times.
The Iron Foundry of Messrs. Carpenter d Co,
formerly Carpenter & Geary, is a very valuable
auxiliary to the establishment Of Messrs. Morrill,
L Bowers, and furnishes those gentleman with
iron car wheels, and other castings required in
car-buildiug. Their old foundry has been found
entirely too small for the cla7s of castings they
nov have under contract a.rd hence they have
erected and are just finishing a capaeious new
builiing, entirely Of brick, so feet wide by III
in depth, in which they will commence opera
tons some tine during the present month =
Messrs. Carpenter & Co. employ about thirty
men, and have heretofore confined their busi
ness almost exclusively to Railroad castings
Lately, however, they have contracted to cas-
the main and distributing pipes of the C!eve.an'
Water Works, as well as thirty-six iron column
for the new Court House building. These co!
umns weigh from one-half to a whole ton each
They have cast quite nuHber of columns C
this kind, though not 50 heavy, for private build
ings in this and other cities.
3 The Machine Works of the Cleveland an
{, Pittsburgh Railroad Company, are situated il
the immediate neighborhood of the two estah
, lishments already mentioned. One hundre
and twenty men are employed in these shops
AaAS -A-StAAlAN A9AAoE - ~ III WIZ y ~ o.
length; the Carpenter Shop 100 by 40. Thes
shops have all the convenienees usually foun
: in Works OF the kind, and every article require
4 in the manufacture Of locomotives is 10 be foun
j.. here. Although they do not make new LOGON,
. tives, they make ali and every of the differer
r parts. Attached to the Works is machiner
s for conveying water from the Lake. The watt
I is brought one thousand feet and is raised to
elevation of 90 feet Two Worthington steal
T pumps are employed in this operation. W
= found these shops in every respect well al
> pointed, with all The appurtenanees and m;
e chinery required in the repairs of railrOa
Is stock The "round-house" contains roo
= for sixteen locomotives, and the wood shed
blacksmith shops, DC, DC, are convenient
: located
In the immediate vicinity of the diferel
Works mentioned in this article, are also Il
Railroad Rolling Mills, the Cleveland & Er
\ Work Shops, DC, De This locality is an actI
ID and pleasant one, and visit to ei'her Of Il
II different places mentioned is full of interest al
instruction.