The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-10-19


Bennington. VI.
The following arc the certificates Of some Of
those now using the weees
ONCE Mo.E. Having Just put in operation the
Of our Excelsior Water Wheels at home, where
We could fairly test its power and cal in our best
known and most experienced practical men to
witness it, operation, we would submit the fol-
lowing
Bennington, June 4th, 1863.
MtsaKs. GEoELR& HARRINGroS-Gen Gentlemen
In answer 10 yodr inquiries relative to the tests
applied by use 10 the fnrchild- Excelsior Water
Wheel recently put IT, 0pcrrti0n in our mill, we
would say, 1st A. to its operation we are per-
fecly satisfied and as to lis inert- ~ II reliable
cheap and economical motive power the follow
ing facts and figure based upon accurate exper-
mental knowledge win fully demonstrates We
were running muley saw under feet head and
fall with Twenty-Five Issue re active Wheel,
usng 22b inches of water. The Excelsior Wheel
under the same head and fall stands 8 feet below
the other wheel under the disadvantage of the
flood of water from i; aud uses 2U9 inches Of
water.
The Excelsior Water wheel attached 10 22 ~
inch circular saw cuts a board II feet long and
wide in one minute, AT the same time driving II
"A inch cutting of saw. The mney saw cuts the
same length AMI width in minutes, using %
inches more water.-Thus making difference Of
4sOO feet pen day of 10 hours in favor If the Ex-
celsor Wheel with less water.
We have full confidence that there Is power
enough in the farchild Wheel tn do its present
work and also drive the muley saw, therebysav-
ing 100 per cent, of the whole quantity of water
used by both wheels. Yours respectfully,
X. FISK & son
We the undersigned haviug witnessed the tests
applied to the above wheels by the sawyers Of K.
Fisk Il Son, cheeriully endorse the correctness
oil the above statemens. Very respectfully,
BENTON JONES, Paper mill,
Ii. f.. BRADFORD Knitting mil
GEO. LOCKWOOD, OIL Mill
JAMES II. BENNETT, Blacksmith sA0p.
LANES SIBLEY, Planning mill
f. h. ROWSE, Planning mill,
Joliet, ILL.,. June IL, 1863
Geo. W. L. BownsOn, ESQ, Chicago Ill.
DkgR SIR Il write to inform you that the
Excelsior Water Wheel you put in Tor me in the
month OF March Last, works beyond my expec-
tatinn. Ii runs under ten ieet head and fall,
using less water, and giving more power than any
I wheel ever saw. 1t runs 700 revolutions per
minute when at labor | am able TO run M
Farrare planning Mill $500 revolutions per min.
| ute with only one counter shaft. | have not had
occas ion to look Mt the wheel since IL was put
! into our hume. Should YOU have any nice Hy-
! draulic critic call upon you, please invite him to
! call down AMI see my wheel Or should you
meet any one who thinks lie il owner of better
wheel Of any kind which can excel nina, please
! invite him TO call upon Inc, and lie shall have
Tree scope to test it, Tor | am candid enough to
/ say, that the man does not live who can make d
wheel which will beat mine. iou can put this
letter to such use as you may see 1t.
! Yours respectfully, VI. ]. KING.
! One Of the Fairchild "a inch single wheels ma
| be seen running at DowagiRc, Mich, under two
feet eight inches head and full OF water, for the
! purpose of running Wordsworth Planning Ma
chine. The wheel runs $50 revolutions per min
ute and gives 10 horse power Yours, &c.
li;2in GEO. ". T.. BOWNSoN.