The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-07-27


The following are the certificates Of soma Of
those now usii g the weeels
ONCE MoisE Having just put in operation ne
Of our Excelsior Water ~ heels a. home. where
we could fairy test its power and ca | in our best
known and most experienced PRACTICAL inen 70
witness its operation, we would submit the fol-
lowing;
Bennington, June 4th, 1859.
MrssRs. GBovER s. hAgRISeToN emen
in answer to your inquiries relative TO the tests
applisd by use to the tairchds' Excelsior Wafer
Wbsel recently put il operrtion in our mill, we
would say, LIST, As ~ It's operation we are per-
tecty satisfied, and US 10 its merits as a reliable
cheap aud economical motive power, the follow
ing Iacts and figures based upon accurate eAper'
imental knowledge will fully demonstrate. We
we're running u muley saw under feet head nd
fall with Twenty Two Issue re active Wheel,
using 22G inches of water. The Excelsior Wheel
nude the same head and fall stanus fee. below
the other wheel under the disadvantage Of the
food of water IRON !. aud usee 2Q9 inches Of
water.
The Excelsior Water wheel attached " q l.2
inch circular saw cuts a board IL feet long B
wide In one minute, ut the same time driving II
"a inch cutting on saw. he niuley saw cuts tie
same length and width In 8 minutes, using 70
inches more watsr.-Thps making difference vi
4sOo feet pei day Of 10 honrsin fAVei OF the E%-
.cesior Wheel with less water.
We have full confidence that here Ia rover
enough in the Fairchd " hevl 10 do its present
work and also dnTe the muley saw, Thereby say.
ing 100 pc, cent, OF the whole quantity OF water
used BY both whses. Yours respectfully,
K. FISK " ,0i.
We tas undersigned having witnessed the tesIs
applied " the above wheels ny the sawyers Of K
Fish T. SIN, chseri, NJ endorse the c.nectness
OF tue above stat,mens. Very respectfully,
BEN ON X JONES, Paper mil,
Il. L. BkADfURD, Knitting mil,
GEO. LOCKWOOD, Oil Viii,
JAMES tt. EMMETT, Blacksmith shop,
JAMES SlBLEY, PlGinlng mill,
:. E. ROwoE, Planning until,
joliet, ILL.,. June 70, $50.
oso W. P Bownsop, Esq, Chicago, Ill
DEkR SIHI-l write TO morn You that tho
Exces or Water Wheel you put in tor me ia the
month Of March last. works beyond my e4psc-
.atlou. II runs under tn lseI head anu iail,
Using lees water, and givink more power Khan any
wheslI ever saw. It rum 7Q' revolutions per
minus. when vi labor ! am able 70 un my
Earrare lainns Mil 36V0 rsyUlu ions r INN
ate with only one counter ,haii have not had
occasion TO look at ID wheel sluce 4. wAs put
into our iume. Should you nave Any nice n.y.
draulic critic call upon you, please iuyiIe nln Ia
ca town aud see my VI eel Or shuud you
rne-tnny one who thinks he q OWNER If Oe ler
wheel OF any kind which Gun keel mine, p a-e
invite him 10 cali upon me, and E shall have
free scope to tesr il Tor ! Am CANDID uugh ~
say, that the man does not i've "ho Can MAKE i
wheel winch will bent mine. You can put thii
letter to such ne a. you may see A. -,,..,
Yours respectful y, NJ. D. nLNH
be ,een running II DOwagiac, Mich, under two
feet eight inches head and full If water, for the
purpose of running W, odswrIlh's Planl Ala-
chine The wheel runs $50 revolutions per min'
ute, and gives 10 horse power. louTs, &c.
I5;2m GEO. ". r. BOWNSnN.