New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-29
TeEts Made MT the Shops of the PennsyIvaD1
CentEaL &nllrNmd GnmnmnE. AIGoona. Rn.

Central Railroad Company, Altoona, Pu.
In order to make test of Bukes Patent Lumber Dryer
walnut and after firing forty hours the lumber from the
hs fooSi9g E1s s lumber were weighed and gauge6
III inch pine plank weighed in 78 bs weighed 46 b
gaqged in Il 5-lGn9hes ggnged out l6S. ,,,
inch aSR plank weighed in s. bs weighed ont 50 ns
inch black walnut plank weighed in 81 s weighed out
561z lbs; gauged in l43s inches, gauged out l43z.
A IA inch cherry beard gsuged in l6 uches gauged
piece Of oak weighed in l8S s, weighed out l57 Ds
gs4gad in 6$ BY ! 2i5 inches ganged ont "a BY I-l6
t7s his and was only in the kiln twenty hours The
'e Fbs eR sst tRs Rss Kiln Es5 e sstsetorv
]. P. 4EYAN, Superintendent Car Department.
JNo P, LAIRD Sup't Motive Power and Machinery
The practical operation OF Bulkey's Lumber Dryer nss
be satisfactory SGT forth by the certificates of
Laird and Mr. Levan Superntenderts'o Motive Power
THOMAS A. SCOTT, Vice President
From @. e. Allen,
Superintendent Of wooq Work and Car Shops Chicago, Bur
thor2ugh test vas made at this shep Of Bukeys Patent
the lumber safety from ire small amount Of fuel easily At
tended and will dry the lumber in short space of time
four days using far les fuel per day than We had formerly
9ber s W Rorobg a easS3e % sa Saf sDg
have dried heretofore and that without any checks
From William Johnsaro
Foreman New York Central Railroad Shops, Auburn N Y
has been great help to consider it the
drying lumber nowin use.
From s. j. Hays, @.
r @ Sof afshs %s 1eesh as5Sa
another kin, and shall build several more
From 8. q. Case,
Superintendent of Car Dept Michigan Central Railroad
From several years experience with H @. Bukleys and
other methods of hlndryng lumber, cheerfuy
mend this as the best in use
From Isarney, Smith &s Co..
Car Builders, Dayton, Ohio
lumber and Of a b ms sG M
varying with and thickness We ind pdsponsabe
From Dean 81 Eaton,
Gar Builders Detroit, Michigan.
three days more than would have been been year
and half in the We have made thorough
find the lumber does not shrink particle after coming
From RusseIl 81 Co., r.
Car Builders and Manufacturers Reapers Mowers Horse
- Powers and separators, Alaslon, Ohio
tests we that the shfnESge is taken out
the lumber before the moisture is all The texture of the
lent finish We are convinced that it the best and only
From Sanger GSs Casey,
Illinois State Penitentisry Commissioners ONCE Joliet
It far exce all other modes of drying lumber that have come
b @ 5 ana eaeSeT ge reed 5 safety
the center andin almost incredibly Short space time
From @. AuItmnn dz Co,
Manufacturers of the Buckeye Reaper and Mower Canton
days Tho e Kin al esdy S gtnRs to %6 hs
are faly satisfied with the process
From E. Ball,
Manufacturer Of Ohio Reaper and Mower Canton Ohio
s of9 9g 3 about s eS a Sns @ Gonmng m perhaps
| it perfectly seasoned
From Thomas Mast Ss Co.,
Manufacturers of Buckeye Grain Drills Portable Cider anc
Sugar Mills, Springfield, ohio.
6s S per 4 IS eR5es on 5
Ecton that lumber is full as strong n when dried in the open
ashin our days The process is cheaper than sunhiue
From Smith, Barnes 6s Co..
" MsnnfsSrsFG esnsasr . Of At T4 Ohio
time and fuel besides having the work done much more