New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-05
y JOSEPH Fry,
Box 2O23, Postofice, New Orleans La.
From the washington Navy Yard.

Box 2e3, POstoHice New Orleans, La
From the Warrington Navy Yard.
WAsnrSaroE NAVY YARD, Feb I6, 1861
To Vim. Kelser Esq., Constructing Engineer:
Strive have of Bukleys Lumber Dryers In operation
ifo q
Weighsd il q 5i,, weighed out IS lbs gagged In
10 I %ssbsd 9 ibs Sotyhod 81 bs gaugea
No s. Weighed i q Bs Weighed 81 ms; gauged l5<
inches, gaqgsd out u 1910 49,,
r. Tsshs$ MS weighed out 81 MS saugsd ia lS<
No. green Walnut board weighed in As ns out 81
IL, T. black Walnut board weighed in 40 bs out IS
10 g. An Aah plank inches 10 in yard weighed in
= "a M % as Il rauses ont
il An old dy board, ~ inch thick, gaugsd in l2x
No IL green plank IL inch thick into three
f5 inches vide sarhk quarter Of inch in Is hours The
piece which under are three and half aSys hrunk
The hrnkge to be taken out by the superheatsd
Ths lumber was seasoned days and sess as
0e' @ & k yard and
believe ne g lust What haye long needed Il
the fRd
Q, l. WINS, Foreman. -
Sn Be- GSs stated and tho < have
TIE results experiment a sboyo reported are sssso-
tory and We believe them to b o s9rE re- staod
oa'f of Bafs9S q e Ea'E SA fstas hsd Do's'
Engineers Chlefof Navy Yards sad Docks.
From he. a. H. webster,
Manufacturers of Barrels, Eenburg Center, Esw York.
have Of WB9sy H. rGsP z a. BSy are
interest alone each year We use one Of them
From w. M langley,
Manufacturers OF Baryela, EaltnolIB. Ohm
The Dry Kiln built under the direction of your Agent
psIfSFs ~sr July a. well as You claim for il Would
about soon guy slaves as those partly seasoned know
seasoned.
From MOVIE d. Jones.
Sash Door and Planning Mill 1929 Beach street. Philadelphia
several months We End it should
months In our opinion Il Is the only way to thoroushy season
lumber ssasonabis time and believe The lRbSr
dried Ia in no way injured by the process. 55-
From j.. III. Schumacher,
.fr.r,ie Piano Maker, Philadelphia
Test made 5y Buslsys Patent Lumber Dryer One PIECE Of
lumber yss dried in the yard three and in not
From Moore q Campion,
tH1sFE9 70 Philadelphia.
walnut inch 6Sagds inches vide hsf AL s6rnnk
made shEank inch in width h. In our opinion NH process
does not iniura it.
Tests Made Mt the shops of the PennayIvania
Central Railroad Company, Altoona, Pa.
the n WI ed S With Cherry ash poplar Sine oak nd b
walnut after hrng forty hours the lumber from the
The following kinds Of lumber weighed and gagged
1T inch pine plank weighed in Is MS weighed out IS Ba
Inch ash pank weshed in ss IS, weighed out 50 Ds;
gagged in 1917 inches gagged out 18E.
M @ qensed gansd out out
IA inch cherry beard gaugsd In 1873 inches, gaugsd cut
piece Of oak weighed in 1873 MS weighed ont l57 MS
51SsS Sf Weighed out
came from the kiln ready TO work,
The tests were perfectly satisfactory. ,-,.
JE0 P. LAIRD sup't Motive Power and Machinery.
proven satisfactory forth by certificates MI
Laird and Mr. Lsvan Superntendentsof Motive Power and
THOMAS A. SCOTT, Vice President.
From q. #. Allen,
Superintendent of Work and Car Shops Chicago Bur-
t,oroI M9gton and Quincy R4 ;Re AuEoEs n
the lumber safety from FIRE, small of fuel easily az
Z t6 say thst iRnSef rsd j
used per day when the lumber was dried to four weeks
and the lumber thoroughly seasoned than any
From WlIfam j johnson,
Foreman New York Central Railroad Shops Auburn n 2
drying lumber nowin
From $. u. Mays,
Superintendent of Machinery Illinois Central Railroad
another kim and shall build several more,
From 9. q. Case,
Superintendent Dept Michigan Central Railroad
other methods of kndrying lumber cheerfuy
mend this rs the best in
From Harvey, smith d Co.,
Car Builders Dayton, Ohio
We deem the equally well adapted soft and hard
lumber and of all Dimensions; the required for drying
varying with the kind and thickness We find indispensable
- D's,''' From Dean 4k Eaton,
Builders Detroit, Michigan.
Some 81 by Il inch green oak for trucks In
three days more than would have been had been year
find the lumber does not shrink particle after coming from
the kiln.
From Russell IL Co.,
Car Builders and Manufacturers Of Reapers Mowers Horse
Powers and separators, Masillont Ohio
The lumber from the kius all ready work. From
tests made sa that the shnkage is taken of
the lumber before the moisture all gone The the
wood remains firm and tough and susceptible OF excel
lent finish We convinced that 1t is the best
of thoroughly seasoning lumber
From WnnderlfcIk 81 Nell,
Builders and Manufacturers of sash Doors and Blinds Ship
pensburg, Pa.
We have in operation one Bulkey's Dryers It
works satisfactorily We made Ia inch door, in July ont Of
aud then good order We put in the kiln and in
shrup inch We then put it out in the rain to
swell bnt could not discern change in IT, We also had
of dry white pine plank under years. and IL
shrunk -l6 Of an inch each plank.
From Sanger d Casey
Illinois Peniten1isry, Commissioners Office, Joliet
under our regard to simplicity, cheapnes
construction small amount of ueb required safety from
to the center in almost incredibly short space ea
From G. Aultnan 81 Co,
Manufacturers Of the Buckeye Reaper and Mower Caution O.
We have dried kiln nl Of poplar ash aud walnut In three
days The lumber from the kiln all ready to work Wa
are fully satisfied with the process.
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