The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-18
The New WOODEN Factory at Nin-
neapOliE.

We have the pleasure of announcing the
fact that the Wooden Factory of Messrs. East
man, Gibson & Co. is now in successful opera.
ton. The machinery employed is of the most
superior quality. Manufactured in New Eng
land, all the modern improvements are COM
bined. Four full sets of manufacturing ma.
chinery including all sorts of machines neces.
sary. are employed. So it can be readily per-
ceived that this establishment is second to none
in the Western States.
The factory building is composed of cut
stone-75x66 feet-four stories high, and sur
mounted by tasteful bell tower. The build
ing is heated throughout by steam. This is
supplied by two large boilers situated in an
adjoining building. The pipes conducting the
heat are supplied with numerous stop-cocks
in the different stories, 80 that in case of fire
the whole building can be filed with steam,
which experience has proved to be powerful
extinguisher of fire. Beside this, the factory
building Is within easy reach of the powerful
force pump now employed by the different
mill owners, located at the Falls. Thus it will
be seen that superior facilities are at hand to
arrest conhagration.
The first story of the factory is used for
"Dyeing," "fulling," dressing and "dry-
Ing wool and cloths. A novel process is EN-
ployed In drying the wool. After being taken
from the washing tank, it is placed in "crib
drum " which revolves with great rapidity.
The rapid motion causes the water 70 fly off in
dense vapor. The wool is then placed in a
hge "dryer" heated to high temperature,
when but few minutes exposure renders the
wool completely dry,
The second story is called the finishing or
storing room, where the manufactured articles
will be exposed for sale and if sold, boxed up.
The third and fourth stories contain carders,
spinning machines and looms. Six large con-
densing carders are to be used. These are
of two varieties. First, breakers or first con-
densers. These prepare the wool for the sec
ond class, or second condensers. From the
latter the spinners or jacks are supplied with
huge spools of condensed rolls. Four jacks of
one hundred and fifty spindles each are EN-.
ployed-these manufacture the wool into yarn
or bobbins, which are transferred to the power
looms. Twelve of these looms are used ca
pacity, three hundred yards per diem. Differ
ent varieties of cloth, cassimeres, satinetts,
blankets and aannels will be manufactured.
The large garnet room is used for storing the
raw material. The above machinery 90 far as
1t has been put in operation works like
charm.
The machinery Is propelled by large centre
Turbine wheel of one hundred horse pover. The
head of water admits of hs;rty.tre feet tall. The
water is drawn from the Minneapolis Water
Power Company's canal-after passing down
through the wheel is carried off through q
"ttnnel constructed beneath the limestone
strata that makes st. Anthony Falls This SUBJ
terranean project is decidedly original We
know nothing of the kind anywhere. Those
fully competent to decide pronounce it unri.
vailed either as 1t regards the immense power
obtained, or the plan adopted to secure it. The
wheel L. completely covered over with frame
work, planked and surrounded with a thick
layer of earth. This renders freezing out of the
questions desideratum essentially necessarv
against unpleasant Minnesota winters.
The aggregate cost of all these OUTLAWS must
approximate fifty to sixty thousand dollars.
The enterprising proprietors, Nessrs. East.
man, Gibson d Judd deserve great praise for
this important enterprise. Surely the wool.
growing interest of this State will see to it
that they will be literally patronized. Here
after no further necessity for patronizing more
Eastern establishments. Let all resolve in fi,.