Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-08-02
Cleveland Manufactures.

THL CLEVELAND SPLINT Broom FAcToRY.--
This Manufaetery, located in Hewiit's Block,
Canal street, although it has been in operation
comparatively but very short time, has already
built good business, and one constantly upon
the increase 1t is a fact almost universally
known, that the corn broom crop for the pres
ent year apparently bids fair to be far below
the average yield, so that the ''erop" OF corn
broom must be cOuespondingly below the av-
erage. This fact has already operated to the
advantage of this factory; so that the adage
Is again verified that what is one mans loss is
anOther's gain.
Although the machinery for the manufacture
of brooms has been completed and in operation
only since about the fifteenth of April last, the
number of broOms made has reached five hun
dred dozen. The proprietor informs US that he
is unable to fill all the orders he already re-
ives-nOtwithstanding ten men aud four boys
are constantly at work, making from two hun
dred to three hundred broOms per dsy-and their
increasing popularity and the growing demand
induces him to believe that he is warranted in
considerably extending his facilities for this
manufacture. 0rders for them have been re-
ceived from New York, Buffalo, Chicago, De-
troit, St Louis and a number of other cities
where their merits have been tested
The machinery used in making these broOms
was all invented and constructed by John W
Wheeler, formerly of Seneca Falls, New York
Mr. Wheeler has an extensive reputation in the
East as an inventive genius. as well from the
number of his inventions as their value While
at Seneca Falls. he invented the suction and
lift iron pump-thousands OF which have been
sold Throughout the country. He was also the
inventor of very celebrated and valuable force
pump; of wood and iron pnmp, and also of
chain pump. He got up the Gorden engine
and the iron shelf pump, and also the extensive
and complicated machinery used for saving and
turning wagon wheel spokes- Among them was
good wagon box, which has found an extensive
sale. The machinery he has got up and pat
ented here for the manufacture of these bTooms
consists of two OF three ingenious contrivances
fOr making the various parts. lst The timber
is sawed, shaved into two inch square block
or bolts, which are placed under the steam
hsmmer,and by means Of which the grains of the
wood are separated The splints thus made are
passed into-21 The several revolving ma
chimes for separating the splints into broom
T5ush. The brush are then placed under very
powerful screw-press, and the band Is place.
upon the end Of the brush and forced on Inns
forming the head Of the broom. This is then
placed upon euriOusly eOnstructeI and verv
powerful machine, and the haFdIe forced into
the brOOn-head. The next step is TO place the
broom in a wise constructed for the purpose of
giving it shape and hatness-after which It Is
sewed or bound-the ends are cut off by ma
chinery made expressly for that purpose-it Is
then painted, and the broom is completed and
ready for market The handles are turned by
Patfnt lathe, one man turning fifteen hundred
of them in a day.
There is another style OF broom made here,
different in appearance from the one JUST de-
scribed, and made precisely as ordinary corn
brOoms are This kind of broom is especially
adapted to all kinds Of house sweeping to which
the corn broom is usually applied Those who
have used it inform us that they sweep cleaner
with much less wear to the carpet, and are
greatly more durable than the corn broom
Machinery has recently been invented by
Mr. Wheeler and is now nearly completed, for
smoothing the splints, which viii add as well 10
their appearance as to their utility and durabil
ity. All the machinery used in the manufac-
turs of these brOOms is patented
This manufactOry is in every respect purely
Cleveland enterp1se-the machinery was all
invented here, constructed by Cleveland me
chahics, is worked by Cleveland capital, and is
the only establishment of lis peculiar character
in the country.