Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-28
Cleveland Manufncmre..

The SASH, DoOR, BLIND, CABINET AND CHAIR
MANUFAcTORY or D. A. SHEPARD Co.-The
extensive manufactOry of Messrs D. A. Shepard
& Co, is located on triangular lot between
Vineyard street, the c. C. & C. R. r., the Cuya-
hoga River and the Ohio Canal The building
is of brick and stone, with substantial fire
proof metallic roof 1t was completed and the
machinery, mostly new, put in operation in the
month of June, 1857 The building has a front
on Vineyard street of ono hundred and five feet
is fifty and seventy feet deep, is three and four
stories high, and divided into three apartments
We were gratiied at the systematic arrange
ment OF everything pertaining to this establish
ment, and found here every kind of machine
~ required in the manufacture of their various
wares-planers, lathing machines, saws, ma
chimes for boring, morticing, beyeling, &c., all
of the latest and most approved patents Messrs
D. A. S. d Co, manufacture many articles of
furniture never before attempted to be made here
and the attempt is deserving of all the good
success it has met.
The basement of the first section of their
building is occupied as a storeroom and cellar
they here store away varnishes, ,gIucs, springs,
mahogany, &c, DC. The second story is divi-
ded into salesroom and business office-and in
this salesroom are stored sash, doors and blinds
The third and fourth floors are used for varnish-
ing and finishing their cabinet wares.
The first and second stories of the middle
section are occupied with machinery for chairs
and cabinet work, and the third story for framing
these wares. This last room has the additional
advantage of central sky light, and the whole
of this section las indeed is the entire building)
has the benefit of the best of light by means of
this centrsAight and windows at either end.
The third or south section, is the largest of
the three sections, and the first story Of it is oc
euPied with turning lathes, surface planning ma
chine, heavy blocking out with saws, &c
The second story is occupied in the manufac-
ture of new and very desirable patent pump,
by Mr. Hutton, and for the storage of lumber
The third story contains the machinery for the
manufacture of sash, doors, and blinds, and is
complete and thorough in every respect.
The running gear and machinery in this Fac
tory make but little jar, because of tie addition
alsuppOrt OF transverse walls, and yet with these
good light is secured throughout the entire
block. The engine, the boiler room and shaw
ings room, are built outside and separate from
the main building. The waste shavings from
each story are passed through iron doors and
conveyed down outside by means of metal
lined spout, and are used for fuel in heating the
boiler.
Their engine is from the CuyahOga Furnace
Works of this eity-is low pressure with CYL
inder sixteen inches in diameter, and twenty
four inch stroke, and is furnished with Rogers
new patent cutoff This engine is rated at six
ty horse power, runs well, and is a great eeono-
mizer OF fuel The boiler is made of Lake Su-
periOr iron by the Forest City Iron Works-and
the line shafting is from the factory of A. G.
Searis. So it will be seen that as far as NAV be,
Messrs. d. A. Shepard d Co. have patronized
home manufactures for the machinery they have
in use.
They have dock built on their River 'front.'
which is two hundred feet in length-where
from the Lake vessels they receive their pine
lumber, kindly and manufacture it, and can
ship from their north Canal dock to Portsmouth
on the Ohio Canal We may here remark that
their facilities for shipment are such, that lum.
Der cut in the Lake Superior country may be
delivered at their dock, be. manufactured and
again shipped for any port in the Old or New
World accessible to lake shipping, without once
leaving their premises. This can be said per-
haps of no other similar establishment on the
lakes. Their lumber yard is on the same lot
with their manufactory, together with lumber
sheds, brick dr.'ing-kiln, and building in which
their uphOlsteri.ag is done.
Aessrs. D. A Shepard & Co. have an eIe-
CANT store house at No 81 Water street, twenty
five feet front, one hundred feet deep, and five
stories high, which they built purpOsely and oc-
cuPy for the sale of their cabinet and chair
wares, and which is filed from basement to the
nth story with manufactured goods.
They employ at this time sixty workmen at
an annual cost of s22, 500.
Among the work they have in process of
manufacture, We notice many kinds of choice
cabinet wares The proprietors having IuOcur-
ed experienced draughtsmen, uphoIsterers, car
vers and fnishers from New York and Boston,
are enabled to compete successfully with east
ern manufacturers; and in paying out money
here in making work TO supply their salesrooms
believe (as they are pleased to insD that their
friends and customers already appreciate their
efforts. They send work into many markets on
the lakes and the surrounding country, and new
er fail to afford satisfaction both as to the quality
and finish of their work.