, 1859-07-07

rar.mrnt at 81. Johnsbury is two hundred aud
iur,,T, whict: number increased hy the meE,seTs
RI the firm. and the .ts,cc ctfsy under
the charge Of Mr. Budget. the accomplished
hundred aud fifty men. And Of these it deserves
to he said that they arc Of the better class Of
mechanics Many of them men Of family.
Some Of them are men Of comfortable substance
the posses*ors Of neat aud eyeu elegant homes.
thr fruit Of years Of industry under iiberni and
wise employers. II las alwavs been matter
Of policy and principle with The Messrs. F. to
secure and retun their gond workmcn, some Of
whom. have, for more Than twenty years, and
one -inr t"cnty.eight years, been in their en-
pfoy.' The results If this arr obvious 10 the
reader, aud would be evcu more 50 to auy who
could hare shared our visit to St. JohnsbnEy.
No strict and stringent rule enjoihin.. teIn-
perance pledge and tue observance Of the Sab.
bath is fastened downfupon these workmen, but
they are made to feel their own freedom; at The
same time the equally free preference Of their
employers for men Of a certain class. and when
few instances a,arc attestcd how speedily the
drunken and disorderly workman falls ont Of
favor aud out OF place, the influence OF the les
son upon the rest needs no enforcement. We
lad the curiosity to ask for tie footiags Of the
list Of employees and others strictly aud e1ciu-
sively Eubsisting from the manufacture and sale
of the Fairbanks Scales, and found the number
rs represented in their branch houses and man-
ulaciorics elsewhere to bc spoken of, to reach
m aggregate Of nearly tive hundred, which,
with fair aud usual estimate for families sup
porteJ. would. nirc a total Of nrrLsns fifteen
hundred persons winning their bread md many
Of them more tLau tl,af7 fran Ills nne branck
Of Yankee enterprise md iudustry.
FAIRBANKS SCALES
The scales under the Fairbanks plan comprise
uowards Of one hundred notifications, adapting
them to all forms and uSes raryiuy in size from
..has 1 1 i;es tosseu s.Iuc'1es ~ ~
~ .uosS aJaaa ap nes LUZ r. eadeu eaaa; ooat y
Iii ~. I"S . .ons " tnc eI.es1 ansl WHICH
VIZ, Nc nHa a1a'ost "r't.en, "eise tou rs e, mos
.r;ns u;.o 1t'" s''e ~" 'ae s"'s u i's o''i a"o
r
nut ~ aa asltc1e "a USE W universal ano u
ututt3 ~ eou'esseu, tneic - Att'e uecn " Pa1'
'z'us ~ Ano"I 'utac''GS !ot uacA' oep9l-
Nasenouse " fene.a. use; 1ne eAteas " uie
aaop!oh OF the falroahAs iiatlorm scale IS
oes' s.'o*n ~ ue .as. .na. ~ a. 'ne Grxs tnes
are ust aoou' " entef upon t9e hMt1!fM Troy
tand OF class Of scales which receive their
shop nqmhefs under the same head: the
the nsarke' not suppleo yer 40 wonder
those "'seac1es are silent.
TUE WORKSHOPS
Were not the t4sk one that would exceed my
proposed limits, il might repay 1he reader to
sliure one stroll! through the works Here is
tlie Foundry with its werknlei busy preparing
for the casting That takes place every afternoon,
and for which tue furnaces are even now roar
my under blast Of steatis driven fan. Each
day casting prodnct IS carried iron the foun-
dry for second day in tue cleaning process.
For all the larger pieces bath in acid docs that
which in the case If all the smaller pieces il nc
cornpIishcd by being rerolyed together. in
rapidly turnin. iron cylinler, the result Of
which gives Il smooth, almost polished surface
rough coatinrs warn away und become polished
by u ei,nlar knocking and dastjp. together in
this worlds Journey,
No pttfe-4evtk Is iane hy auv Of the workmcn,
The rule is, DO it we'll, next do all you can, and
twenty-five years has demonstrated 10 the
Messrs. i irbanks tie yaluc Of q business sys-
tcn That has given them name aud fine, In
the pattern huuse we saW patterns that were the
whole history Of the foundry, and no piece has
ever been cast there which if the order he INTEL
Egently given, ulay not be duplicated by the
self same pattern.
The brass for the scale beams Is mixed and
cast in the IUundry. Ever, thing il done on the
premises. The shops are kept Il mirror Of ncat-
ness. Chips and stlaviuss. uf brass mud irsn,
ali are collected 10 tiud their way back to the
furnace, to come out again III utilities, Tie
Stag AMI waste Of the furnaces IL pounded and
washed as tllr gold hunters treat tlleir tcglurs.
and with far liorc certain gums, for n,ay tons
Of " shot iron" are sared annually. The scraps
and chips of wrought irun arc all carried to Al,
c1tretnci, warm nook Where .iley are melted
into blooms and under the trim hammer come
ont again as a tough aud supe,1or ouat;tv Of
bar iron fur more responsible portju-s Of tic
scales The wood s,ayinCs. etc. feed the roar-
i,.g furnaces, aud thus the ruo,1,s aud workshops
anu areas know no acrumulations Of waste
The iuain power ut these works is !, supcrh
steam engine Of eighty nurse power, and al the
time Of cur visit was tein:. driven IN to its
fullest capacitv AT the uutset the nioderat.
power Of tie steam Ut that point was used it is
now added 10, and works ut the snine Shaft with
tue s"att Etac1' us eo-'aoofer' ana thcre Is
~ ~, e"Vusn ~ cutn.
1ns E''nc'p!e u '"cSs sca1es'!s 10 gl'eto TWO
sewers ,ne p'at1oFi" ana 'hat winch rests There,
on: ana t'.e eare any n'se1s o. mar ru'aeta5e and
adjustment required anu attained was evidenced
to " as W watched tAe several processes OF
-, seauns bosh "e'sats aha scales EfeFr,
HING inade 70 pass thns1 f:.la scrutiny and
SUPERVISION. Inc scaa:r may Know that The
oear''ss .! 'hsse sea,cS sre si'afp of nni1e-
eaEsa' resting on polssica s.eei sufiAces' These
s1,le cues atc WIN IN: u'h'osl care matte to
lFosH.on winch r. naits oisaath eithef way
"o'.iu assst.y. lug n'si a"a aplfo1iinate ac-
SIta.s - ~ s"ta WITH 'ne s1eel Is so1t " thc
hle: - 'nen tetlieltu u us at!host nafuness,
aMa ,:n pcsonu Inc appeIne even ot 4 Aie, when
a!srences. I.,s aPPlec4aoe "nt' " lug touch ol
hsa,,'ul WorAiha"' hfl's1 oe adjusted W The Use
Oh trse "hSts'ohe:
,n,c,,in,. ,rh;r ~. s:,, nrsrtI".,; ,:,rt
the scale beams. nut ~ ind ntations rs with
y u ch'sss. which would spread the upper edge Of
Tie beam, lut WITH EFavcr, cutting out i hit
of the Metal in linz longer or shorter. here or
there, as n,ar tie desired, the machine being uu-
toulatic, always accurate, anl stopping tur each
new piece 0' labor 10 oe is'scn it. Other u;'pli-
ancts for saving labor W. saw shicE with tic
above, wcrc NIL invented at these works.
TESTING TUE SCALES.
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1arc I.,, mt ,",.,icr i nT.,.ss 'Is rs,;r; rSss
md rSc,,;. a., ,,,,, '..r. r 80. .I.
scaic iis nIatfi,r1n twrutr.t;ye ;ncIs hr 80 -
,..n of !. c,n.rit, of a., ;,or,1. &. :, y, -
urcf list H.. ,;ur,,,,,r ~ ~. ,ci;er., :. ,i.at
H.. h,n,,, s1,ii ,!..,ir, i ,oa,,r..,,..
,,is~o,I ~, ,,', .,.. -. ,a.',... =" "ee"t
ih,. ,,,atfn,,, wv ,bn ha,,, ,,,'.~n " ~
md b.;r,. ,,r.,l,, s...ra..1,. ~ ,:;4 ~ quA'
aus,n, ia rc"n;rr1 1sr sc.,ios ~ nu.t"es ,ult & I;
!. - 'e!u'leo' '"I sSaics mus! aso'a
t, sc,lc;. f.,s,.i ~ tt s,r,,a,i, - -; oone
,nns.,, ,,.rts H., ha;n,, ~ Is con-
eP.'na;t, FL - oenE "teu n's'' an1'e us
'Al'.en.' - t"e seaes 4s"''1 t1cse "olAs arc
'eht eu1 enuer snarah1es. aud tl'e manutac-
nl1f "'ses prefer tna1 u scale WILL yield to !
aef:te or even mo"efa'eiE excessive treat
.eI'' n,'s "o ~ ~ tl'''i't oe'ose gong abroad
VIII - .''e eAeeHe"ce B" a!a*F1a1 generally