New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-25

From the Washington Navy Yard.


From the Washington Navy Yard.
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD Feb &c. 1854.
To Vim. Keller, Esq, Constructing Engineer
Strive have of Balkeys Lumber Divers in operation
aP ts #2t P fns she following samples
No Weighed in "a lbS weighed out 55 lbs; gagged in
No. Weighed IN 81 lbs; Weighed 81 Rs gagged
IL 3-16 INCHES, gagged out AZ
S WsshS Sa i Il R weighed out " ' ga''d
No. Weighed n e BIS weighed out 81 MS gagged in l5S
No s. Weighed in 81 Rs weighed So MS gauged 154
No. G. BLACK Walnut board weighed in As s out 81
M Black %aGnt card Weighed in 40 m out
gqpgsd il l21z inches Is out g ~
Ns ss pEsHt gfRsi Years in yard weighed
in 90 lbs, out 81 gagged in 1915 inches, Is.
ID. An old dry board gaagodn 81 inches, gagged
II AnSd dry 81 board " inch thick, gauged in l2
No IL plank, ~ inch thick, was into three
PIECES ard one Of the pieces taken Gp each day One piece
piece which remained under FIRE three half days shrunk
The hnkage to be taken out by the Buperheaed
This lumber was seasoned in less than days and seems
bright and full Of life as ebest air dried lumber
believe the be That We hav long nssd Il
will save al the trouble about dry lumber We think the pro
2 L WILLS EH15 5 Foreman
1beeve the statements forth in the above eommunioa
tG sSss E0%s Rsvi
tory and we believe them to be To correctly SSI stated
Chief of Bureau Of Navy Yards and Docks
". P. s sANGER,
| Engneer-n- Chief OF Navy Yards and Docks.
From R. T. 81 HI. weBater,
Manufacturers of Barrels Elenburg Center. New York.
perfectly satisfactory We can save the cost Of the Dryers in
interest alone each year we use one Of them
From w H. Langley,
Manufacturers Barrels Gallipos Ohio.
lin huilt the unf
seasoning has in ue believe it
Son buy green slaves IS those partly seasoned
in few days. at small EXPENSE have them well
From Howe a. Jones, .....
Sash and Planning Mill l29 Beach street. Philadelphia
We have been using Bnlkeys Patent Lumber Dryer fol
have able fill orders without for the few
1 We Seeye Ro
dried is in no way injured by the process.
From j. MI. Schumacher,
Piano Maker Philadelphia.
Test made by BulkIeys Lumber Dryer: piece
Pine board sd 3 inches a 5 nfRe annas e weight p
lumber was dried in the yard three years and one Year in ho
air kiln by Recommend this process to all manufacturers
From Moore q CampIon,
Philadelphia.
made By Bgsy lumber aaR Dryer Of two pieces SaG
7i6 inch in width one 10 inches wide dry could
made, shrunk inch in width In oqr opinion this process
does not niure it.
Tests Made at the shops of the Pennsylyania
Central Railroad Company, Altoona, Pa.
In order to make test of Bukeys Patent Dryer
the kiln was filed With cherry ash poplar pine oak and 6l3f
The % % kinds sr Lumber en ws seH Weighed and
az inch pine plank weighed in q MS weighed out 46 lbs
inch ash plank weighed in g MS, weighed out 50 bs
inch black walnut plank weighed in g. his weighed
inch cherry board gaugsd in l65 inches, gagged OF
Z piece of oak weighed in 1888 b weighed out l57 MS
gagged in 6G BY 9l6 inches ganged opt "a X zl6
ne pine board (pecty green weighed IN ~ bs weighed o.
az % nns Gs Gns the twenty Tine
IN Inc J. ? IEvaN, sapsrinendent Car Department
az JEo. P. LAIRD, Supt Motive Power and Machinery.
The practical operation of BqIkey's Lumber Dryer n
to be satisfactory rs ST forth BY the OF NJ
Gar Departments. 49, ,,,>,-, NJ.
ne From c. f. AIiens
Superintendent Work and Car Shops Chicago. Bu
1gton and a 29ey t o A@ o Sevs
Lumber Dryer 1t has qualities of thoroughly season
tended and will dry lumber short space Of time It
as s to h5 d The @ b %SS rg dried
md used per day when the lumber dried to four
na os hat sek
From William johnson,
Foreman New York Central Shops Auburn, N Y
1t been great help consider it the best mode
From s. j. Hays,
The BTysr works saaetofy have recently BIT
another kin and shall build several more,
From $. G. Case,
Superintendent of Gar Dept Of Michigan Central Railroad
From several years experience with Fl. G Bukley's
mend this as the best "a USE
From Barney, Smith ~ Co.,
Car Builders, Dayton, Ohio.
We deem the process equally well adapted to soft and
lumber and Of AZ dme9Sh me 'We fg9u9a i9T ny
III '"- From Dean q Eaton,
rpu;ldn nrtTp
Some BIZ by Il inch green o2k for car Trucks vas dre
e f day. IN the o9an To"S hos
find the lumber does shrink particle after coming
lch tue XIII From Russell e. Co.,
BndeEs and 5 M aSiPe b Movers
The lumber comes from the kiln5 all ready to work =
the lumber before all The texture Of
wood remains firm and togsh and sqfGsPsS Ct very
of thoroughly seasoning lumber
From wunderIfcEE 81 Nell,
Builders and Manufacturers Of ash, Doors and Blinds,
We have in operation one Of Bakeys Patent Dryers
lumber we thought dry It stood IL the shop untii Dscen
aS EG bf 4R qea 9eh Rsf
but GGqd mot sS sT any Sqa9 o9s two Ssa sso
shru IN E Els OF an inch each plank.
aan's From Sanger q Casey,
Illinois State Penitentiary Commissioners Office. JOLT
4 far exces all other modes Of dying lumber that have
our egTq 70 sssPR
Sanger y FIRE ana efficiency in sessonng and drying y
From @. AuItman 8 Co,
Manufacturers of the Buckeye Reaper and Mower Canto
haze dried kiln m Of pop n ash 81 r Sna T d
are fully satisfied with the process
From IL. Ball,
Manufacturer of Ohio Reaper and Mower Canton, Obi
n5 about three ays E S O GS e Rn s
it perfectly seasoned.
From 1homas Mast q Co.,
Manufacturers of Buckeye Grain Drills, Portable oide
sugar Mills, springh,Jd, ONO