The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-08-31

bennington, VT.
he following drc the crt'ihcatee OF : uir Of
those nov uen the weerl-
ONCE MUEE Having lu,i Iti' III operation enc
Of our Lxccls,Ur Water - beet ~ honr. whore
we could fairy le,t II puw,f and ga in rur best
known AMI mot experienced practical ~ l, to
witneS' ~ operation, We would submit the to-
lowing;
bennington, jun All, 1903.
Mtashs. GKuvER& hANRiSGTuN 4 Gentlemen
In answer to your inquiries relative 10 the tests
applied hy use to the fhncbd-' lx,r!sur Water
Wheel recently put il uperrtion il utr mill we
would say, lst, ~ 10 it, upetHtio. W. ~. per-
iectly satisfied, and 10 its merit T.. teiabe
cheap mud economical motive power, tl- follow
my ltctS aud iigures based upon accurate eXper-
nnen,a. knowledge viii fully demonstrate We
were running muley saw under y feet head aud
fan with Twenty Two Issue Z a tive Wheel
using 225 inches of water. The Excelsior Wheel
unde. the same head and full stan,i- feet below
the other wheel under the disadvantage of the
flood Of water from aad uaes 2OS inches Of
water
The Excelsior Water wheel attached To ~ IL
inch circular saw cuts board II feet long and
wide in one minute, at the same time driving
"a inch cutting of saw. The muley saw cuts the
same length and width in minutes, using IS
inches more water-rhus making difference Of
$500 feet pei day Of o hours in favor Of the Ex-
celsior Wheel With less water.
We have full confidence that there i. power
enough in the Fairchld Wheel to do its present
work and also drive the muley saw, thereby saw
ing 100 per cent, of the whole quantity Of water
used by both wheels. Yours respectfully,
R. FISK & SoE.
We the undersigned having witnessed the tests
applied to the above wheels by the sawyers Of r.
Fisk Il Son, cheerfully endorse the correctness
OF the above statements. Very respectfully
BENTON & JONES, Paper mill,
II. Z. BRADFORD, Knitting mil,
GEO. LOCKWOOD, Oil Mill,
JAMES II. BENNETT, Blacksmith shop,
JAMES SIBLEY, Planning mill,
+. R. ROWSE, Planning mill,
Joliet, H., June IL, 1865
ueo. W. P. Bownson, Esq, Chicago, ILL.,
DERR SIR:-l write 10 inform you that the
Excelsior Water Wheel you put in for me in the
month OF March last, works beyond my expec-
taton. Ii runs under ten feet head and fall
using less water, and giving more power than any
! wheel ever saw. 1t runs 700 revolutions per
minute when ut labor. | am able TO run nv
ute with only one counter shaft. have not had
occasion to look ut the wheel since il was put
into our lume. Should you have any nice Hy-
drauc critic call upon you, please invite him to
call down and see my wheel Or should you
meet any one who thinks he is owner of 4 better
wheel of any kind which can excel mine, please
invite him TO call upon me. and he shall have
free scope TO test it, for ! am candid enough &c
say, that the man does not live who can make a
wheel which will beat mine. You can put thi:
| letter to such use as you may see fit.
Yours respectfully, NJ J. KING.
One of the Farchild "a inch single wheels ma
| be seen running nj Dowagiac, Mich, under twC
feet eight inches head and full OF water, for tn,
| purpose Of running Woodsw 0rth's Planning Ma
| chine. The wheel runs $50 revolutions per min
| ute and gives 10 horse power. Yours &c.
l5;2m GEO. W. +. BOWNSON.