Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-30

Z NA-A EAAND AM A4nAE AAAAAHuAu tohOrs--
Their shops located near the eastern end OF
Lake street are among the most extensive OF
their kind in the country. Every convenience
is provided form the construction of the build
ings, while the machinery comprises all the
modern Improvements in tlat line.
Seventy men are employed in the Machine,
Boiler and blacksmith shops, which are exclu-
sive of the Car shop, at monthly expense of
about two thousand dollars The Round House
contains stalls for twenty engines. The main
building is two hundred and eighty-eight feet
in length by seventy in width, and two stories
high. The floors of the second story are sup
ported by strong Autej iron columns about one
foot in diameter. This whole building is heat
ed by means of steam pipes, and is provided
With facilities for guarding against accidents by
tire
The business office on the second story is a
large airy room, eighteen feet by twenty-four,
with store rooms on one side, each of the same
size. A pleasant library room is also upon this
door, very handsomely fitted up with chairs,
tables and lounges for the use of the employees
of the shops. Quite number of volumes of
scientific and historical works have been con-
triSuted by WrLLIAM CASE, Esq, President of
the road, toward the formation of library
Adjoining the library and reading room are
washing room and bathing room, both provided
with hot and cold water On this floor is also
a large pattern room, where all the patterns
used are made Amongthe machinery we no.
ticed large boring machine by means of which
seven holes ,san be bored at one time Also
planning and saving machines. .."r
On the first floor, which is laid with brick,
E Il Ileeisd &c seIaIjd hish sssgrs engine built
horse power, and fourteen inch c'ylinder- =
hydraulic press, the power of which is equai to
two hundred and twenty-five tons, is also upon
this floor. Near it stands a large and pOwe. 'tul
lathe for turning drivers, boring wheels and
fitting axles for the entire length of the road
It was made by the Cuyahoga Furnace Works,
andis unquestiOuably one of the best laihes IN use
1t weighs seven tons, viii swing an eight feet
wheel, the face-plate is seven feet and half in
diameter, and its entire length sixteen feet 1t
is pOnderOus and powerful machine, and by
its use pair Of driving wheels can be taken
from under an engine, turned of, and replaced
the same day. Connected with the lathe is a
boring apparatus for boring holes in the drivers
for crank pins. 1t can be adjusted in the
space of few moments so as to bore any angle
parallel with the main shaft. Also attached to
the lathe is very large crane used for lifting
wheels, etc, to their places in the same, and
from the lathe to the hydraulic press just men,
toned. Among the machinery here are one oi
Aeer's planers made in Rochester, New York
one of shepard, Lathe & Co.'S, made at Wor.
cester, Mass, and six ether lathes, and two
fine drilling machines We also noticed drop
table, which is said 10 be unequaled for con
venience-
The blacksmith shop and boiler shop are il
the same building-the former is one hundre'
and eighty feet by forty wide, and contains
twelve forge fires-the latter forty-fve feet b,
seventy, and in which the engine boilers ar
repaired. These shops are just east of tn
main building.
North of the blacksmith shop is the car shop
also of briek-si1ty feet wide by two hundre'
in length. The number Of men employed il
this shop is about sixty, and they are aImOs
constantly at work repairing cars. FOrnerl,
the Company kept a larger number of men EN-
Pioyed in the manufacture of new cars, but II
road being pretty well stocked in this respect
the present force is found TO be quite suffcieu
for necessary repairs. This shop is supple
with the necessary drills, Iathes, DC, tOgethe
with other tools.
Near this building is the rail repairing shOE
where the ends Of rails worn out by long rs
are repaired. There are four forge fires in thi
building, requiring the services of eight men.
The paint shop is two hundred feet long b
sixty wide The men employed in it are il
cluded in the number attached to the mai
shops.
The lumber shed is three hundred and fft
feet long by forty in width, and is well file
with all kinds of lumber. The round house
'one hundred and siKty-six feet in diameter.
From these statistics it will be seen tn
these shops are among the most extensive in Il
West, and among the best appointed in Il
whole country. They are Indications, too,
the reasons of its almost unparalleled pro
Perity.
: $500 FoR GRAIN has been paid by persS
: wanting few bushels Of choice article 10 Sow
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