Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-22

STURTEvANT's PLANING MILL-Sturteyan
Planning Mill, located at the corner of Seneca
and Michigan streets, is a fine brick building,
four stories high, and occupies forty-two feet
front by one hundred and twenty-five in depth.
Two hundred thousand feet of clear lumber are
annually worked up here, and nearly fifteen
hundred thousand feet of common. The lum-
Der used is generally purchased by the cargo,
and brought in vessels from Michigan and
Canada-and one purchase made by Mr.. Sur
tevant this spring reached five hundred thou
sand feet Of good lumber. Near the Works on
Michigan street, he has yard one hundred
feet front by twelve rods deep-oppOsite on the
corner of Seneca and Michigan another lot
and a few rods west on Michigan street, still
another. The first lot mentioned vas purchased
by Mr.. Sturteyant at a cost of ten thousand
dollars.
The work made here are doors, window sash,
and blinds; mOuldings, scroll work, turning,
etc, etc Among his machinery is one of
WOOdwOrths celebrated planning machines,
which planes and matches at the same time
and has turned out as high as seventeen thou
sand feet of lumber in a single day This ma
chine was purchased at a cost of over fifteen
hundred dollars, and is one of the best in the
State. One of Daniels improved planes is
worked here-together with all the other latest
and best machinery usually employed in such
establishments
On the first floor of Mr. Sturteyant's build
ing, fronting on Seneca street, is located for
ty-horse power engine, which serves to drive all
the machinery in the building. The shavings
made in the Mill, su ply all the fuel required
to keep the engine at work, without coal or
other fuel. The " shavings room" on this floor
communicates with the upper floors by means
of conductors, through which all the shayings
made are poured. A siding saw, jig saw, turn
ing lathes, &c, DC, occupy places in this de-
partment.
On the second floor of the building are the
WOodwOrth's and Daniels planers mentioned
above, together with saws for saving and pre-
pairing the lumber for flooring. An immense
deal of lumber passes daily through this depart
ment of the establishment for use on the upper
floors.
The third floor, large room seventy-two by
forty-feet, is well lighted and ventilated, and
contains saws, mortieing machines, tenanting
machines, sticking machines, &e, &c, for
making doors. This room is also the depOsito-
" Of manufactured work, and in winter time is
heated by means of steam pipes which commu-
nicate with the engine below.
The fourth floor is of the same size as the
third, IS heated by the same means, and is used
exclusively in the manufacture Of window sash,
and is supplied with all the latest and best ma
ehinery for thas purpose.
The whole building is supplied with water
from the Wafer Works by the use of nch and
a half pipes-and which, in case Of accidents
by fire, may be made available in connection
with hose. Everything throughout the Mil is
well and conveniently arranged and appointed:
and the work manufactured is inferior TO none
in the coUntry. Mr.. Sturtevant's trade is prin-
eipally in the central part of the State, though
he has customers outside of the States limits
We commend him and his establishment to the
favorable consideration Of those about nurchas-
ing the class Of articles manufactured by him.