New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-12
Tests Made at the Shops of the Peunrylvania
Gentrni Rnilrnnd CDmpnny, Altoonn, Pn.

In ordsr to mike test 5f Bulkeys Patent Lumber Dvar
walnut sr @ liz Lumber Der e sls H from R Il,
when put in the kus and also when taken MT '' gauge
XII iac9 PPs plans wsigAeg ID y b. weighed out 46 Ns
inch esh pgnk weighed IN g b., weighed 50 Ms
"a incl 5@sk P5p seshsd g ps weighed ou
"A ~ inch cherry board gagged II 1871 inches gauged out
gaggel II q bg gl6 inches sauged out 81 y T7l6
sz Re Coa petegty green weighed IN 81 MS weighed out
came from the kiln ready to work
j, ?, LETAN, Superintendent Car Department
JNo P, LAIRD, Supt Motive Power and Machinery
The practical operation Of Bulkley Lumber Dryer has
PgT5 70 S as st forth BY The certificates Of Mr.
THOMAS A SCOTT, Vice President.
From @. F. Allen,
Superintendent Of WOOD Work and Car Shops Chicago Bur
lington and Quincy Railroad Aurora, Ill
lumber DyeF Il has Tie qualities q thoroughly seasoning
further due to this that the lumber dried ia
used day when the lumber dried two to four weeks
nave ufed heretofore and that too, without checks
From William johnson,
R SsT s hs s1 to Eassd 5R9P5 A.
drying lumber uowin use
From s. u. Hays,
T SgpHT 1Tte Of aaehaes I99s Central Railroad
another kin, and Shall build several more 'u4t'
From =. @. Case,
9gpefntendsHt Of Car Dept michigan Central Railroad
ole5 methods OF hndying lumber cheertuy recon
From Barney, Smith tR Co.,
uv.s. Car Builders, Dayton Ohio.
we deem the process equally well adapted soft and hard
varying with the Kind thickness We 1d indspea3a5s
From Dean e Eaton,
"a, Gar Builders, Detroit Michigan.
and half IN the open air We have made thorough tests and
the kiln. '''' cunning H0ln
From Russell d. Co.,
Car Builders aud Manufacturers Of Reaper Mowers Horse
The lumber from the kins ali ready 10 work From
the lumber before the moisture all gone The texture Of the
e2 hnb We sea t9ggs 4ga a qsGsPoe Of very excel
OF thoroughly seasoning lumber. 49,
From WunderHck a. Nell
Builders and Manufacturers sash Doors and Blinds Shin
We have in operation one q Bafey,s Patent Dryers 1t
Worka satisfactorily We made IA inch door in july ont OF
lumber we thought dry stood Ii The shop nn Decem5er
pnt neb We Rss pat the Kiln and I9 9PS
swell but could discern any change in it, We also had
SIG 4 an ne6 eae d pa aha'f cover two years and
From Sanger J6 Casey,
Limos State Pententiary commissioners Office, Joliet
under our observaton-n regard to Simplicity cheapnes of
danger ~ e ana efficiency in sese e and drying lumber
70 he center and man short space ofme
From c. AuTtman n Co,
manufacturers Of the Buckeye Reaper and Mower Canton o.
W. have dried kiln full Of poplar ash and walnut u three
Gays The lumber from the kiln all ready 20 work We
are fully satisfied with the process,
From Il. Ball, II
Manufacturer Of Ohio Reaper and Mower Canton Ohio.
After firing about three days and consuming perhaps less
than cord and half of wood we opened the kiln After
testing the lumber possible way We have pronounced
it perfectly seasoned
From Thomas Mast d Co.,
Manufacturers of Buckeye Grain Drills Portable Cider and
Sugar Mills Springfield, Ohio
We have used the process between and three years
driving from 10000 200 900 per year 1t is our Arm con
victon that lumber full strong when dried in ts nnen
air think We have frequently dried Incl
ash iu days The process is cheaper than Sunshine
From Smith, Barnes e. Co.
Manufacturers Of Agricultural implements THIN Ohio
We consider this method Of drying lumber great saving of
time and fuel besides having the work done il much more
satisfactory manner 1890
From r.. L.. Howard,
Manufacturer Of Towards Improved Reaper Nowers and
Selt.Rakers, Buffalo New York
Ihe pe mas luy answered your recommendations have
oy ee OF inch green ash plank in three DAYS with
us use 10 All IN wasn't Of seasoned lumber
H37 For further particulars address JOSEPH FRY
boz A23 Postodce, New Orleans, La