, 1865-06-20
CHICAGO MANUFACTURES.
0pr PtoEret<-Ei0tklpCi In Iron and
diIa4A- 1Alleable 1rau,


! The development Of Chteseo is Truly wonder
I fn' 80 wonderful ,bst one can s:a.cely tire in
the scbfeDp!allcn, though the contemplat1se
17.r vii! he left fat BET ind. We tdysnce 10 rap
! idly that we really have not time 10 thiuk veil
! OVER any interded Improvement, before that Is
1 thrown III the Ehsde by some other. Oar rnsh
enwIrd Il scarcely like that Of the steam ca., It
rathtr rtsenobs the 6Ash over the electric wtrr
With this dieFencC, that with IL there ts no re-
| turn cp1tent we uevsr tyavel back for the puz-
pose OF produ11ug an equilibrium; we Leave
that TO the course OF events- We 60 ahead and
telIom spare The lime 10 look h1ck, much les. do
re ever ,hiIk Of retsactpg cur steps. We are
rot like the hare-fond or doubling, unless IL,
decd, II be the grsenhscks.
Great - has been our progrces, We have, how
ever. sadly negkc'ed one important feature or
stability ID grHstn. We hsve ta,d too l,t.'e A.
this direction, hss been rather In spite OF circum
tiAbces than N consequenes Of aAt+ We hare de.
pGndtd too much Oh cur magn1acen. commercial
podiurn and connections. Yet We iii know that
10 our nLnufsc rres We must ultimately look for
ruE civic welfsre. ~ the nauuftetute! to i 1sr.e
t1tcnt ssntrei. The ms,e Rroousss swing 1as
point, We rhsll lc,rn 10 look upon the u1.u
who are etruegl,pg to build up ma-utaesures Id
ou1 m,est .; ~. tlos.s seDsias,or sn1 shall zee
IN our power. Especially viii this be The Gaze
With ihr msnnfsc urtr In iron and hr.ss,
ss .no's s our 'esf; s, I'll ~ :: e. cak1s a;tss
srd grain Hil!f. and cotton ]euu:cs. and po~er
loons, and she1rmerone other mnchtnal Ct ce!eras
VII bni hssa Mbea % 91
qpepce of his l2oors, the whirr OF m.cninsrv Is
heard al over Cur city. IL row beard In Widely
IN: pipes. ard thaiss. SD ap.ndies. who sre nov
striving, l1rht and main, to furnish them 10 as
last n Vc can t6nes,e ouEse.ree int' conviction
sare seet viii delight 10 honor. viii pI.ee b. The
side u Wat. Fulton. An ArkNright; thev ere
the mrn VT ON ". should encourage. and - Tar ~
element in oul future Ercatncaa.
To no one Urn !. Ehicaso ranre indebted In
this respect ihan 10 R. 7. Crane q Bro, who Tor
eIxartd In the manufacture Of tteam engines,
WHEN they artt commenced business IN Ibis ely
psesent ~ nssnitnts % q .sir hi % ~
| thorough knt E1edEe Of their business, quick
apprec's stion Of thu requirements Of the people,
ruplc1ty VI adsptatson to tho:e neesa snd % H.
| cebsAni application 10, and supervision Of, their
tusiness IN I'll IT. details. they soon eS1ablshed
| themte]ses N the public confidence and grew
| u the succeeding year, were parsed through In
hafe1y BY them. when 70 many oilers we're bowed
nc ess snss the sn. the. h. hsso
tlops ot buslnls- large and cumpr1he ensive, one
whore maknltute woud make some Of our East
sort11 e ts''e wb'sh b.. hssn r.
Company. having the Ntssss. craus i it, leading
| members.
1hu y. y. VI Co., incorporated under m set
passed by The la.t Lag1eaturr, hss Just completed
Ihe srsetlon Of very extensive seitee Of work..
| on Jedeiton etfeet between Lake and R,ndolph,
almost s0lcintng the old s,and Of Czans Bros,
| vh ch they have AHcd up In the moet perfec nsn-
pty, dllted With the newest and mott Improved
machinery. and are Iow under inl headway with
one oi the drkt tusine.Bea on ih1 contlns1f, IN
ctudirg several branches OF industry not befofa
| AtteMp ed IN EfiCaVO. Theee works occupy an
exte1 live portion Of the eutirs block bounded oy
The huIidiugs &c Of olic, ihrer stories high ha-
tjoea tase ueni, built In moat substantial mannet
snl Independently ot thrtr msunfa turing value,
Meanlst be aares Of ,he Weet Disislon
A walk through their txtensave works 4 few
days tiuee w1g an occsston Of considerable Inter.
p1oofs Of 20 muen energy, anch wide business
Cr1sp, such large provision for thu increasing
WtLts OF the future; in particular, 50 clever an
iuttt ductirE Of processes hitherto nokn0wa here,
50 nueh wanted, and already 20 hieniy valued.
Tbs [erfeetlon u csmplemettsT arrangements
was. especially striking. the way in which tue
!. 70 need oi bringing in n .,sr'I Ho@ Tho out,
zide; lat fiat ptocrttes On witch hare been pei
formed Ie:te where; The N. ". Manufacturing
through each successive, phase Of shape and
stlutinrr, I'LL It IL turLed out In flushed ttate.
resdy lcr n.e. II may interest our tea5ere To
elance tirlly at The more prominent departments
Of sctivit, tnere allied.
CASTINGS.
The casting Of the meta mo the rough outline
Il the shspe ulhuatrly required ts = very lupor
D. e s T,Pe o ss
r'nl. The company has devoted large space to
thus branch Of The butpete, embsxc1nR nearly !
lei. Ihe rooms Ire well lighted, 60 that The
worku en- eau see that toe work IL dobe properly,
eIG Hre ibclese1 in . tupesior manner. ensnrFoe
may sdvsptsBes not posseteeo By the ordinary
open " botrued foundry. The furnaces are o
the nj It spp1oTed constfucnon; re p.Mesne
age Ill made under u cr,ona snpesynstt9;I =:
t:Een IN every ttep q thie process snsblss theu
auw: tie iron Is Close in gratu. md is real,
much stronger than the aserssa o. thB tsnt
Tetcht. while its equa3ility Of strength is Ger
Is 20 n re,iable, On account OF a,w. or ehryst4l
Izato:4 In The coo!isg. it b them treated w,
re,ee! tneeese md IL " sSeE i.,Fe q snaIi
mr. tpsftB Their cis,ings, whether o. frou q
rms, arc euptrfor article, and unitcrm!J g's'
The best Of eatffaciton.
xA1LEAxIE IRON CASTINGS.
Tb3t a very imporars brunch Of this busa
uctt, one pew 70 tbe Wett. having hut recent!
he-D introduced hy this dsm, and by them use'
exe.usively here. II is we'll known that the OF
et1t nsth. lat L comparatively namanaee ,llc, no
stsontt s6stnee els
IN TfQHE0[ 1fQn 3uk tl} tu4s piOlces tus AVA W
| 0rslIty 10 Imputed to the melal, md 1t become
| duttile std tna!leahle. its rhapa being chatees
win fac,sity. Il IL cut little Inferior to the bes
!. wrought iron. We reed not TO describe the pro
c..s IL vh,th this il eE ctsd; enlce 1t - say h
thu OBJ ration Il c1trie1 ont very large &C le
Itttij al their small eatnDes hetaz thus treated
uepce their ~otk has ob,s1ted ! celeaIity VAC W.
cspfes it to meet With universal preference. IN
1nstancte in wtlch this nslleable iron is tupp ani
11rthe Ordinary casting sEe uumIerleses s19 IN
| rstge Of cub; Etuton IL ta:ly widening. we fe
ara 1hit tealurt Of their business ~ most I'm
, | por,snt che. II supplies want loeR felt here
! And ne are glad t0 notice th.t tbs nus nts. Pua
:. nc sYe larErly svsl!ns themselves ol the opp u
j. ! fn1i1S thus s1oEded to proense EDu w7tk At
eosl 6u: utte Exceed ng that OF CAS-: Getsl sshil
4 uosts espr s1 the advantages ol TIE wrought nj
l. | te.1tl.
ERASE WoHK.
:. Avery large room Is ftted mp as bra;
Q f-rnt,y. md opo1ber in which the castings ar
. i fmootled sDd otherwise sdaptcd to tho utes r
nuired, The hIm l. turning out isrce quaoutit
2 cfhrpts work trisy. ch ely Of the smai'es k1nd
hoth ior thcIr own bustress and TO supply toe Eel
4 eYsl trade. Az 1umcute vailtty Of N prs a
y found there. hoxet. pipe j"irtas fpuee's. Up
9 cocit, &C., comprl.lue everything used y y 9,
q drpartr Gus Of sicam u gas a.sne, nrne oul.
inr. rsi!rrad NJ, d.srs.lsries and gehesA m
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