Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-10

Of Impressions per hour. including stoppa
gssf
Ansver-About fifteen thousand.
| Question-What have been the breska
gee, and what have been the delays ceus<
qusnt on themf
Answsr-Ws have had but few, and non
70 delay the publication Of the paper. W,
have had - throw of enc Of the cylinder
two or three times from slight accidents I,
tape wheels, on the end Of the cylinder, an,
from the brsakage Of finger cam.
Question-Do you find more fingers bro
ken on the ten cylinders, In proportion {.
the number Of cylinders, than in four Of
six cylinder?
Answer-No.
Question-About hsw often do fingers o.
grippsrs break on your ten cylinder ma
chine
Auswsr-we have had very few broker
since the presses we're put in operation, anc
not one for the last three menths.
Question-Have you any more difficulty
with composition rollers on the ten cylinder
than on the four or six cylinder
Answer-We have had less difficulty, and
our rollers last longer. some of the distrib
uting rollers having been In constant use
for over six months. The type rollers
however, do not last 90 long, % they have
to be washed oftener, and are more liable
to accident in handling. They average
about six weeks in wear.
Question-What occasions the most de-
lay?
Answer-The tapes, which contract and
expand from the action Of the weather.
They Sometimes break, and occasionally
run of, endangering the machine
The London Times seems TO be peculiarly
unfortunate with their ten cylinder presses
All that have been manufactured in this
country have worked admirably 30 far az
We have been able to ascertain, and no
cause 10 assigned by those making the above
inquiries for the apparent failure of the ma
chimes in England. Bat there must be q
deficiency some here and the fault seems
to be in the want of ekill in English ma.
which the New York Herald presses were
constructed were sent over to England. A
skillful mechanic, who understood the man
ufacture and working operation of these
presses in America, was sent over with the
drawings to render every assistance which
his experience and practical skill could af-
ford to the parties who were engaged to
manufacture them in that country, but such
was the exclusivens and self-sufficiencv Of
the parties who we're engaged in the con-
tract that when this American mechanic
arrived In England he was denied access to
the workshop-precisely as Hughes, the
was excluded from the opera
ting room Of the Atlantic Telsgraph-and
informed that English skill was sufficient
for all purposes, and that when wanted he
would be sent for; upon which he left
Manchester and went to London, where he
renamed until some mechanical blunder
them to send for him to rectify
the error. This done, his services we're no
longer required, and the contractors went
on In their own mode Of completing the ma.
chimes, which they have been two years in
ndeavoring to perfect, but which have re-
suited in comparative failure. The same
presses could have been built in this coun-
try and put in successful operation in six
months.
What saving OF time an dof capital
would it not have been for the London
Times to have ordered them built in the
United States, for from what we have seen
of the workshops of Great Britain, their
organization does not appear to be favora-
BILE to the development of intellectual
mechanical skill. In that country the arti-
san appears to be considered part of the
meaterial on which he labors, while in Am
erica he is thought to be an interllectul be-
ing, capable Of comprehending the most
abetruse scientific details Of his profession,
and the suggestions Of operatives are recei
we'd with as much consideration as those en-
anating from individuals Of the highest pre-
tensions. The class system 10 as distinctly
marked in English workshops 40 in society
ct large in that country, with grades more
NUMEROUS, and sA the e~-S IS Ill EAs th~
evil, that while every one is compelled to
labor but few are allowed to think and to
this may, in q great measure, be ascribed
the failure of these presses for the London
Times. When an accident occurred there
could be no exchange of ideas between the
Workmen, and the one or two individuals at
the head Of the concern had not intelligence
sufficient of themselves to comprehend the
difficulty. Instead of the concentrated
mind Of an hundred men on single point,
% would have been the case in an American
Workshop, the difficulty was attempted to be
fathomed by few officials.
As illustrative Of these truths, we will
mention one Of the many instances in our es-
tablishment, where this intellectual me-
chanical knowledge has been signally avail
able. On the occasion the bell-metal &c
centric strap attached to the connecting rod
that moves the slide valve in the steam chess
Of our engine, broke in the centre, about
the middle Of our edition, and at the dead
Of the night. when it would have been i'm
possible to have had the mishap lemedied
by external resources. The presses were
stopped-and what to do was matter Of
consultati0n among all handa At length
one Of the operatives said he thought he
could mend it if he had the proper means
which was . certain amount of silver metal.
The pockets of all hands were Immediately
smptied of their loose change, the silver
Wa melted, the strap was soldered, the
engine was again In motion in an hours
time, and the edition saved. Had this &C.
cured Ia European office, what would have
been the result? The edition would have
been lost The pext morning, probably 9
craftsman would have::besn sent for to make
drawing then model would have been
handed to the moulder, then cast, then fin
ished, then put in its place-all occupying
several days of valuable time.
WORKING FOR THE NOMIN a.
TON.
We lave been assured by several O
the most prominent Democrats of Lei
county, that the friends of our worthy
fellow-citlzen, Hiram Price, are max
ing some bold moves in the Southern
portion Of the State, to secure hi,
nomination as candidate tor Governor
At the next Republican State Conven
ton. This, We were assured, is nc
idle rumor, but q solid fact. THAI