The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-06

The energy and enterprise Of her citi-
zens have, within the lat fsw years. won.
to the wealth and importance Ct the far
city IL has taken . high rank, 20 that, "a
certain Departmental. Il stands among the
6rst. Witness it, eextensive rolling mills,
tn vast and perfect machine-shopG. it,
ample and busy shipyards, &c. since the
war the population OF Baltimore has vastly
Increased; Thousands upon thousands 81
people have been attracted there By tho
new ,vsaues Of industry and trade which
have been opened up within but very
brief space Of time, % that tho city may ia
said to be in Q most dourishing and pros
porous condition.. The loss Of the southern
trade for time completely paralysed the
people; business was at standstill; ruin
apparently stared them In the face, but
with indomitable energy they commenced
the work Of resucitation, and soon found
new channels for the prosecution Of trade,
portions, not only With the Wsstera f bnt
the Eastern States. So large, indeed, has
this trade become that the los OF the COM
merCAwith the South, which 1t WAS sntici.
peted would bankrupt half the city. Is no
longer felt, but l. replaced by larger and
more healthy trade.
wAs with "a, despite the war, the piano
trade has vastly increased. Those who be-
fore were making but II pianos per week
now make 20; while those who then made
70 are now making from IS to 40. Knabe
and Co. pianotorte mandatory II nm.
doubleday one of the largest in the States.
The main factory mo. IL IL situated on the
corner Of Eutaw and West streets, and with
the lumber yards attached, occupies nearly
two entire blocks. The main building i
dve stories high, 95 feet front by IS beet
dnnNs nth una ufApvp kNnf1nRySvS@ ov~A~~
house, % by IS. The other building IL four
1tofies high, with . frontage OF Ito By .
depth of3O feet. Il has two wings, ono ffont
Ana One back, each Of 80 by 50 leet, the two
buildings being connected by . bridge
ever the street apprc aching them. The
boiler-hoilDe contains two large boilers for
driving the engine and for heating both
meens 81 steam-pipes, which run to I'll
parts Of tho establishment. These pipes
laid in lenGths would make line Of seve.
raj miles. # contains, also, one Of the most
beautiful and perfect engines in the coun.
try, of about IS horsepower. This engine
took the first premium 1t the exhibition OF
the Maryland Institute. gTAzl
The first door Of the main building is oc-
cupied by the heavier machinery, such a
two large planning machines, machinss for
jointing, different circular saws, and saws
for scroll work, with lathss and drills, ETC.,
etc. The second, third and fourth doors
are appropriated for bottom and caeo MAX
ing. Her0 also are many pieces OF costly
and ingenious machinery. All the trgnS-
portatfon from ono door TO the other IL &C.
complished by steam elevators. From the
case making room the shells Of the instro.
msnts are taken to the third door Of the
smaller building, where the sounding
boards are put in |; thence to tho yarnis6
rooms, which occupy the entire Of the
fourth story Thence again to che fifth
Aoor Of the larger building, where they re.
eotve the legB and the vanishing 10 rubbed
Down, wnen the instruments are ready to
The second door Of tho smaller building
10 occupied by the Top-makers and ! the
Grand Piano cooe makers while the 6rst
door, with The exception Of the otofe-room
in The front wing, II used entirely a. . drv.
ing.r6om for lumber, Of which, there arc
upwards Of tsoo hvNdred Nows-
and feet, kept subject tos heat Of over 40
the buildings the stock Of lumber g never
less Than one million Of feet, undergoing :
thorough seasoning by every chaugo Of
weather, before beng placed In the drying
From the fsctory last ramed tho pianos
are taken 70 the finishing department, &C.
cupytng the upper doors Of the building
and No. $50 w. Baltimore street DRAWING
No. q. The former has front OF 100 feet
by depth Of IS eet, and the latter d front
Of IS feet, by q depth Of l25 FEET: the two
being connected Ia the rear by iron doors
on three floors. Hero the pianos receive
the strings, action, general 'iniShing, the
last coats Of varnish, polishing; SIC. 9
The f3rstr door Of Ncs. l., 5, So Eutaw
street contatns the scounting-room and
lat n - al
$50 Baltimore street contains-+boAitlest the
store3room, where there IL continually kern
o large tock Of all sorts Of hardware. sIlel,
a. ivory, wiTey felt and other small MITE
rails suSed-cthe Commodious and splendid
waferoorns, decidedly the finest in tho,
: More than 800 men are constantly en-
pioyed In this factory, and these turn out
over thirty pianos per week, and 20 great
has been the demand Tsud the Popularity
Of these instrumentsy that Knabe & Co.
making important additions
the their already extensive factories. n
order 70 enable themto keep up with their
orders. 81 9in III. pfs as. rssws c5.s,.a
& The house Of Knabe & Co. is one Of the
oldest md most celebrated in the United
.5tates.ni ltg eep utation has not been made
he largest number1f that class of instru.
nAents 10 sold; thss d3rand Pianos Of this
firm have helped TO establish that rep1ta-
lion, and place the arm In q first class no.
Iition before the w0Etd. Their Uprieht]
Pianos are also admirable in point Of tone.
Iouch and liuish. Itwills thus Be seen that
Knabea d Co. manufacture all, Glasses of
fact which can only be stated
3f the greatest manufacturers of the coun-
Try. The business of Knabe e. Co! IL In
Iced enormous, and ID only equAlleli bvI
hat of two other firms Ii America. Their
pianos circulate not only In America. Can
ida and South America, hut also in Ei,rope.
their fame having been carried there by
he great pianists who lave visited this
.ountry.aa EDS f.4sss9,-~.esxss-sy 80
In America the pianos Of n N. Knabe 4
2, . have received e1 the ho3ess that could
AVE been exhibited they lave, inxariabIyl
,arried awaythe gold medal over ali com
1etitorS, The HY1t E;xoneau and residant