The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

The following are the certificate. OF some of
those now usiug the weeels
ONCE MORE + Having just put IL operation ne
Of our Excelsior Water heels at home where
we could fairy test its power and Gu in our best
known and most experienced practical men to
witness its operation, we would submit the fol-
lowing;
Bennington, June eth, 1863.
MEssRs. GKovEK& uAKRIsoros-Ge
In answer to your inquiries relative 10 the tests
applied BY use to the Fairchilds' Excelsior Water
Wheel recently put il operrtiop in our mill, We
would say, 1st, As TO its operation we are per-
fectly satisfied, and US to Its merits as q relisbls
cheap aud economical motive power, the follow.
Ing facts and figures based upon accurate sxper-
mental knowledge will fully demonstrates. We
were running muley saw under feet head and
fall with twenty-five Issue re active Wheel,
using 225 inches Of water The Excelsior Wheel
under the same head and fall stands feet below
the other wheel under the disadvantage Of the
food Of water from il and uses 20S inches of
water.
The Excelsior Water wheel attached to az liz
inch circular saw cuts board ID feet long and &
wide in one minute, At the same time driving a
"a inch cutting of saw. The muey saw cuts the
same length and width in 3 minutes, using 26
inches more wstsr.-Thus making difference OF
1890 feet pei day Of 10 hours in favor Of the Ex-
celsor Wheel with less water.
We have full confidence that there is power
enough in the Fairchild Wheel II do its present
work and slso drive the muley saw, thereby saw.
ing 100 per cent, of the whole quantity Of water
used by both wheels. Yours respectfully,
B. FISK s. son.
We the undersigned having witnessed the tssts
applied to the above wheels by the 50 wysrs Of 4.
Fisk & Son, chserfully endorse the correctness
OF the above stateInens. Very respectfully,
BENTON & JONES, Paper mill,
he. BRADFORD, Knitting mil,
GEO. LOCKWOOD, Oil Mil,
JAMES Il. BENNETT, Blacksmith shop,
JAMES SIBLEY, Planning mill
E R. RoWSE, Planning uii,
Joliet, H.. June 10, 1858
geo. W. z. BowDson, Esq, Chicago, III,
DERE SIR:-I write to inform you that the
Excels or Water Wheel you put in for me i'll the
month OF March last, works beyond my expec-
taton. I: run. under ten feet head and fall,
using less water, and giving more power than any
wheel ever saw. 1t runs TOO revolutions per
minnts When at labor. ] am able to run my
Fsrrsrs Planning Mill $500 revolutions Per min
ute with only one counter shAft. have not had
occasion to look ut the wheel since it was put
into our hume. Should you have any nice hy-
draulic critic call upon you, please invite him 70
call down and see my wheel Or should you
meet any one who thinks he Is owner of l. better
wheel Of any kind which can sxoel mins, please
invite him to call upon me, and he shall have
nee scope 10 test il, Tor | am candid enough to
say that the man does not live who can make a
wheel which will beat mine You can put th.
letter 10 such nss as you may zee ht.
Yours respectfully, NJ. J. KING.
Que Of the Fairchild "a inch single wheels may
be seen running ut Dowagiac, Mich, under two
feet eight inches head and full of water, for the
purpose Of running WoodswDrths Planning Ma
chine. The wheel runs ESQ revelations per mir
ute, and gives 10 horse power. Yours, &c.
loan GEO. ". P. B0WNS0N.