The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-04
DEERE,S MOLINE Pillow FACTORY

The farmers of the west owe a debt of graf
itu.e to Mr.. John Deere, Of Moline, which
can scarcely be realized He is the first man
in this or any other country who ever sue
ceeded in making steel mould board pillow
which would run in the rich prairie soil and
scour itself bright This great disideratum
was accomplished by Mr.. Deere some years
ago, and his plOws have since enjoyed Il
tional reputation, and even been shipped to fill
orders from Europe He has added millions
of dollars to the wealth of the country by his
success in the steel mould board pillow, and
will always be remembered with gratitude
by the thousands who have used his superior
plows.
The following article, in regard to his fac
tory, from the Moline Republican, will be
read with interest /:
DEERE's Pow FAcrORY.-This is one of
the most extensive manufacturing establish
ments in the country and the most celebrated
pillow manufactory in the west. The propri
etors. Messrs John and Charles III. Deere
have in course of construction u large addi-
tiou built of stone, which, when completed,
will make the entire walls of the main shop
fire proof This addition is 9lx53 feet aud
occupies ground upon which wooded build
ing of less dimensions heretofore stood. The
new structure, which will constitute the river
front, will be three stories high exclusive of
the basement. When this is finished the
whole will constitute a building BOB feet on
a line at right angles with the river with a
river front of 81 feet. The south front is
about 60 feet The whole forms L shape
TO- 1f 4ho -
the building is one story, the balance three
stories. 10 this building are constructed the
wood work and those parts of the plows made
of cast steel and wrought iron. Here are
eleven fires used by the iron werkmen. in ad
ditiun to a number of furnaces for heating
iron and steel, for work under trip hammers,
tor setting mould boards and shares, making
bolt heads, tempering steel, &c Here are
planes lathes, drills tap and screw cutters
bolt headers, shears, punches and other ma
chinery for working iron and steel Then
there are cutting of and ripping saws, planes,
borers mortisers, lemons and other machln-
cry for the purpose of bringing the wooden
part of the pillow to the proper shape.
There is connected with the pillow manufac-
tory large foundry at which is made all the
cast iron used in the establishment. This
has been added within the last two years and
is q great acquisition. In this department is
cast, of cast steel, mold-boards, land-sides,
&C., for the Cast Steel Plow'' This em
braces a new method for working steel, upon
which Mr.. John Deere has one or more pat
ents. In many respects this pillow is very su-
perior to the wrought steel pillow. the metal
being much harder and of course can be
made of variable thickness, to suit the wants
of different localities on the mold-board and
other parts of the pillow. The patentee has
spent much time and money upon this cast
STEEL experiment and deserves much praise
for the advancement which he has made in
perfecting this mode of molding cast STEEL
We will revert to this branch of the subject
at another time.
The grinding and polishing shop, which
stands to the west of the main building, is an
interesting feature in the construction of tn Q