New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-03
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Box 2o23, Postotice, New Orleans,
From the washinEton Navy Yard.

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From the Washington Navy Yard.
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD Feb. 16, 1864
| To VIM. Keeer, Esq., Constructing Engineer:
Strive of Bulklevs Lumber Dryers in operation
tha yard Wehave made thorough d. the process
I aff Pns ns Panfs e following samples
S9 Weghedin St lbg weighed out IS lbsi gsuged IL
No 4 weighed IN q lbs; Weighed oa: 81 Ds gangsd
No Weshsd f q ~ Weighed out q nsi gangeaf in M
NO l. Weighed 10 lbs, weighed out lbs; gauged in 1bI
Sss No t. WEE Wsehsd i II s weighed out 81 MS gauged ia
6iaes Walnut board weighed Is ms, out 81
N6, i blaek Walnut board Weighed in 40 ms. out IS
Nc plank inches, 10 ysasg in yard weighed in
Y Sn 81 gsBgsdk BsSk sas M / va,
In s. s ont 9, gsngsa G l5S inches h b out Is
70. II Anod dEy board, IL inch thick, gauged in l2s
No Ii green plank X inch thick was cut into thret
lS inches wide shrnk quarter Of an nch in IS hours
peee which remained under fire three and half days shunb
The shrnkage seems to be taken out By the supereatet
seasoned sss than four days and seems d
bright and full Of life as the best air dried lumber
s a havsg ons e. s nsysg ydd
will ali the trouble about dry lumber We think pro
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?. /, WILLS, WILL 4. EoEsnsn; .oesnl -
Ibeleye thestqtemen forth in the above communities
coP3plee saeesss & BkoiEN Navy WI 9gsas sssa
tory andwe believe them to 9e o oe9rMssc5lg M I stated
Engineer-inChiefof Navy Yardssnd Docks.
From R. Il. 81 H. yyebster,
Manufacturers of Barrels Ellepburg Center, New York
We have in two Of Bukleys Patent Dryers They art
interest alone each year We useone of them. ess
From W. n. Langley,
Manufacturers Of Barrels Gallipols Ohio.
The Dry Kiln built under the direction of yonr Agent TO,
ay IS vess Vol claim a fer it. 'fSTs wona
seasoned.
From Howe d Jones,
SASH Door and Planning Mill 1929 Beach street Phadeph
several months We find it almost Indispensable shoud
months In opinion only way 70 horoughy season
in sessonable time and believe the lumber %
artad is IL no way injured by the process
From u. III. schomaeker.
Piano Maker Phlsdelphia.
Pine board inches vide ~ inches thick weight r.
lumber was ss ge and u ORe Msa 4s in I bo
air kin by Irecommend this all manufacturers
From moore . Camplon,
Philadelphia
Test made by Bulkey Lumber Dryer of two pieces OF bach
boards one II inches wide about half dry hrun
s inch in ydth & oRe 4 l9 aGhfs vide dry It could b
takes shkage Of the lumber than any other ad
does not injure it,
Test" ads ot the Shsp. Of the
In order to make test Of Bulkey Patent Lumber DRYER
the kiln filed with Cherry ASH poplar pine biaeE
walnut and after hnS org hours the lumber came the
The following kinds of lumber were weighed and gaucsd
when put in the kilns and also when taken ont:
2S inch pine plank weighed in Is MS weighed out As m
inoh Isl plank wsishsd il IS IS, weighed ont 50 ns
"A inch black walnut Dlaus ms phedn
eEBsrTT N bssra pGhss sapEef e @
piece Of oak weighed in I8s ms, weighed ont l57 rs
pine board persetly weighed in 81 bs Weighed on
came from the kiln ready to work.
The tests perfectly satisfactory.
mo I4R s9p MOTIVE f Power 1sad'sse1 snd Machinery
The practical operation Of Bukleys Lumber Dryer ha,
proven to be satisfactory as get forth by the Of MI
THOMAS a. SCOTT, Vice President.
From Q. r. Amen,
Superintendent OF woon Work Shops Chicago Bur
hngton and Quincy Railroad, Aur6rs, nj.
n9Ee E es1 Rss s maae s q Of Bueys Patent
ae Lumber @ @ sass f9 s small anoant Of fae easily at
rhsr due process that 4R' Re R6e wns aed 4 il
our daya, using far less fuel day than had formerly
lumber was more tboronghy Seasoned T. than sny
nave dried heretofore and that too without any checks
From William johnson,
Foreman New York Central Railroad Shops Auburn NY
It has been great help consider best mode Of
trying lumber nowin nse.
From q. u. Maya,
Superintendent Of Machinery, uiRois Central Railroad
The Dryer works satisfactorily We have recently bulls
mother kiln and shall build several more y
From &. G. Case,
Superintendent of Car Dept OF Michigan Central Railroad
From several experience with H. G. Bukleys and
her methods of kndying lumber cheerfully recon-
mend this as the best in use.
From Barney, Smith 81 Co.,
Car Builders, Dayton, Ohio.
We deem the equally well adapted and hard
umber, and of all dimensions; the required for driving
aYHg with the kind and thickness We ud Indispensable
u our business
From Dean ~ Eaton,
Oar Builders, Detroit Michigan
Some bs bR Il inch green oak for trucks was dried In
hree days than would have IL had yenY
md half in the open We have made thorough tesla and
Ind the lumber does not shrink particle alter coming from
he kiln
From Russell % Co.,
Builders and Manufacturers Of Reapers Mowers Horse
Powers and SepAratOrs, Masihn, Ohio.
The lumber from the kilns all ready work From
ess made sts that the shtinkage taken ont
he lumber before he moisture all The texture the
good remans firm and tough and susceptible very excel
emit finish We convinced that is the only
Il thoroughly seasoning umbU,
From Sanger d. Casey, EYE
Illinois State Penitenti4ry, Commssoner's Office Joliet
II far eSce Ri other modes ofdryng lumber come
Under our observatnnn regard simplicity cheapness OF
small Of uel required safely from
the center and uau almost Incredibly short space etme
From q. AuItmau ~ Co,
dRnuacurers OF the Buckeye Reaper Mower Canton o
We have dried kiln full Ht poplar ash and walnut three
lays The lumhef from the kiln all ready to work We
re tully satisfied with the process.