New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-13
Tests Wnde mt the Shops of the TsepnEyIvaDls
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Central Railroad Company, Altoona Pa.
In order make Bulkey's Lutaber Dryer
the kiln hed with cherry ash poplar pine
walnut and after firing forty hours the lumber
The following kinds Of lumber were weighed gagged
III tneh Pqs plank wsigbed in II b. weighed cat 46 Ds
inch arb plank weighed in g bs weighed GO bs;
gegFge?a in ~ inches gagged out ~,
5655 n ~ eauged in ~ inches g9uged out IA.
ls men cherry beard s'"ssa IN o2' inches gaas'd out
piece Of oak Weighed in 1888 Ms, weighed ont l57 MS
A pine board perfectly green weighed in So s weighed
cane ne. from on. the ka ready to sst E9rk
j. p. LEVAN Superintendent Car Department
JNo P. LAIRD, Sup't Motive Power and Machinery.
proven to be satisfactory as get forth by the certificates
THOMAS A SCOTT, Vice President.
From @. F. Allen,
Superintendent Work and Car Shops Chicago Bur.
9gt s an" Ra 2n5sy k9sS a. A a FEsv Patent
Lumber Dryer the qualities Of thoroughly seasoning
a aS 9n Saf from 3 fire small Of os easily a
further due this to that the lumber dried in
used per day Wien the lumber dried to four weeks,
and the lumber was more thoroughly seasoned than
have dried heretofore and that without any cheCAs
From William johnson,
Foreman New York Central Railroad Shops, Auburn r
drying lumber now in use.
From $. j. Hays,
rS 1gsf %os Of Mfsn 9 @
another kim and shall build several more,
From s. G. Case,
Superintendent of Oar Dept OF Michigan Central Railroad
9th 9m sSgeTa ye1Ts with H. Bgkleys and
mend this as the best in
From barney, Smith d Co.,
~ Car Builders, Dayton, Ohio
We deem the equally well adapted soft and hard
varying with the thickness We and It Hdispen;aB5
From Dean IL Eaton,
Gar Builders, Detroit Michigan.
o1a ny It men green dried
nee Gays more lhan wond have been had been
md the lumber does not shrink particle after coming
From Russell esS CO.,
Car Builders and Manufacturers OF Reapers Mowers Horse
The lumber from The Eiins ali ready to work From
the lumber before the moisture is ali gone Tie texture Of he
WOOD remains hrm and tough and susceptible Of very excel
of thoroughly seasoning lumber.
From wmderITcIk 81 Nell,
Builders and Manufacturers Of sash Doors and Blinds Ship
We have in operation Bgifey's Patent Dryers It
lumber thought dry 1t stood in the shop until December
day sTunk K Of an Heh We then put It out in the rain to
swell il but could not discern any change in IT, We also had
shrunk GIG Of an nc6 each plank years "0 u
From Sanger 81 Casey,
Illinois state Penitentiery, commissioners Office Joliet
II o4f M 4ss5 70 mPt As sy
construction amount Of fuel reqaired safety from
aa4gsT by fire. S9 efficiency u and drying lumber
From @. AuItmon az Co,
Manufacturers of the Buckeye Reaper Mover Car+on q
We have dried kiln full Of poplar
dRys The lumbar the all ready IL work Wa
are fully satisfied with the process. - = "
From Il. Ball,
Manufacturer Of Ohio Reaper and Mower Canton Ohio.
After firing about three days, and Consuming
than cord and half of wood, opened the Kiln After
testing the lumber il every possible way we have
it perfectly seasoned. "
From Thomas Mast q Co.,
Manufacturers Of Buckeye Grain Drills Portable Cider and
Sugar Mills Springfield Ohio
we nave used the between two and tbTeg years
drying rem $1,000 70 per year 1t is our firm con-
mat lumber Is uii as strong when dried the open
anu we nk stronger. We have frequently ~
III lour days The process cheaper than sunshine
From Smith, Harness IL Co.,
r!MRnuiacturers of Agricultural Implements TiHin Ohio
we consider this method OF drying lumber great saving
satisfactory
From X. l.. Howard,
Manufacturer Towards Improved Reapers Mowers md
nv selt-hAkeTs, Buffalo, Nav York ID
me Dryer has fully answered have
seasoned m feet OF inch green ash plank three with
Its use to all IN want Of seasoned lumber
kl- For fu1ther par .culara address JOSEPH FRY,
bAy " tEo5t0thge, New Orleans, La