New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-13
JOSEPH FRY,
VVDE1N II TIT
Box 2O23, PostoGice, New Orleans,


Box 2023, PostoHice New Orleans, La.
From the Washington Navy Yard.
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, Feb. It, 1854
To VIM. Keller, Esq, Constructing Engineer:
Strive of BulkeyB Lumber Dryers in operation
in this yard Wehaye made thorough tests Of the process
sgsd and FtS S 5s P ga the following samples of
No i Weighed s. lbs, weighed out IS lbs gagged in
M = %sig6ed IN g los; Weighed out 81 MS; gagged
Is BIG INCHES, gsqged outl4
inches gauged out ID lSI8 -
Ne Weighed IL 79 lbs, weighed out 81 MS gauged IN 6
s WsSsd Ds weighed oa 81 Ds sansed M
No. Walnut board weighed in IS s 81
no. Z 4 BLACK Walnut beard weighed in 20 Ds, out 50
% AZ 2 a aihfs g asd 10 YEAR. IN v,,5 n
n lbs, out Ii gadged in g Inches out 1
in @ B. Fia' PsRE Il Ss S Il yard weighed
TO- An old dry board gauged in Va nches gagged out
Ii An Old dgy board * inch thick, gauged In l2x
a No L. green plank n inch Thick Eas cut Into three
M nehes e hpE apse OF pa eh S IN u S e
piece which remained under IRE three and half days shrunk
ne Fh1nk.ge Be taken By he superheated
This lumber in four days and seems as
bright and full Of life ~ best air dried lumber
believe the m BE- u whs We have onS Il
cess based upon the right and economical
g. L. WILLIS, Foreman.
Ibsleve the statements forth the above communities
complete 'l,' ~ kEowE Say va is ssso
tory and We believe them to BE- gn correctly stated
chiefof Bureeg Of Navy "a Y Ss%, and Docks.
Eugueerin, chiefes Navy Yards and Docka
From H. q III. Webster,
Manufacturers Of Barrels, Eenburg Center, New York
perfectly satisfactory save the cost II the Dryers in
interest alone each year we use one Of them.
From w. NJ. langley, ....
Manufacturers of Barrels, Gallpous, Ohio.
The Dry Kiln under the direction Of your Agent for
N6r fs been II &C. dS and believe
about nuy green those partly seasoned know
ing We can in few days. at small expense have them well
From Howe q Jones,
SASH Door and Planning MILL 1929 Beach street. Philadelphia
We have been using Bulkleys Patent Lumber Dryer t9E
not have been able al orders without past few
me snd we e sv SS 80
dried is in no way injured by the process
From j. III. Schumacher,
Piano Maker Philadelphia
Test made Bukeys Patent Lumber Dryer One piece Of
P ~ n oGs 5 3 aGhss E5 r.. INCHES hsk weight
kin BY this process to ali mSnaactaeTs
From Moore q Campion,
Philadelphia.
Test made d by Bgkisys Lumber Dryer q t2 Pieces black
7l6 inch in width one 10 inches wide dry it could be
takes shnkage out Of the lumber than any other
does not in1uFe it,
Tests Made at the shops of the PennayIvania
Central Railroad Company, Altoona, Pm
In order to make test Of Bulkeys Patent Lumber Dryer,
walnut and after drns forty hours he lumber came rom the
kiln perfectly seasoned
The following kinds Of lumber we're weighed and gagged
~ inch pine plank weighed in = MS weighed 46 bsi
inch ash plank weighed in s2 bs, weighed 60 bsi
"A S inch oses walnut PLANK weighed in 81 ps weighed
Il ont
piece Of oak weighed in 1888 MS weighed ont 1877 BIS;
gaggSd II 81 By gG inches gaagsd ont 81 z re
came from the kiln ready to work.
% &S9d P P@s PG sa5 machinery
The practical operation OF Bak!eys Lumber Dryer has
SG and 2 S M sSsn F 5y hs Of
THOMAS A. SCOTT, Vice President.
From @. II, Allen,
Superintendent Of W9o6 Work and Shops Chicago Bur,
M9g ton and Quincy Railroad, Aurora n
Lumber Dryer It has the qualities Of thoroughly seasoning
viii d the IN sRol S5 ' Of n e A
aher due ths process to say hs the lumber dried IN
used day when the lumber two to four weeks
od and hs a6 o sRs9 any We
From William johnson,
FOREMAN an New aork Central Railroad Shops Auburn
drying lumber now in use.
From 8. j. Hays,
Superintendent of Machinery, Illinois Central Railroad
The Dryer works satisfactorily have recently buit
another Kiln, and shall build several more
From y. q. Case,
Superintendent of Car Dept Michigan Central Railroad
from several years experience with H. Bulkeys and
mend this as the best in
From Barney, Smith 81 Co.,
Car Builders, Dayton Ohio.
We deem the equally we'll adapted to soft and hard
varying with the kind thickness We ind it ndspensa5le
in our business, '
From Dean 81 Eaton,
-, Car Builders, Detroit, Michigan
three days than would been if Ind been wear
ana nan IN the open air. We have thorough
the kiln. s ~
From Russell 81 Co.,
gar builders and Manufacturers Of Reapers Mowers Horsa
~, Powers and Separntors, Maslon, Ohio.
Inc lumber comes IRON the kiln all to work, From
tests made we satf that tile shnkage out
the lumber before the moisture is all gone. Thetexture
lent hn6h We the and only way
OF thoroughly seasoning lumber.
From WunderlIck 81 Nell,
Builders and Manufacturers sash Doors and Blinds Ship
pensburg, Pa.
we have IN operation of BRkeys Patent Dryers Il
works satisfactorily We made IA inch door July out
lumber We thought dry 1t stood in the shop until December
0 was then IN good order We put in the kim and in
day it Bhrunk q of inch. We then rain to
swell but could not discern change in il We also hada
lot Of dry white pine plank under years. and
5hrunk SIG OF an inch each plank.
From Sanger 81 Casey,
Illinois State Penitentiary, Commissioners Office Joliet
II far exce all other modes of drying lumber have
hanger by fire. and efficiency seasoning and drying lumber
the center andinan almost incredibly short space eftie
From c. AuItman 81 Co,
Manufacturers Of the Buckeye Reaper and Mower Canton o.