New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-29

Tets Nade at the Shops of the Pennsylvania
Central Eailr"ad Company, Altoona, PA.
IN order make test Of Bulklsy5 Patent Lumber Dryer
walnut and after bring forty hours tue lumber caae from the
The following kiods Of lumber we're weighed and guuged
when put in the kilns ind also when taken out
az inch pine plank wighedn Is bs. weighed 46 5
gagged in Il l6nghe5, sauged out i6zs.
ganEed in w nshge, gaqged out lF5,
5eI ~ g9,,Sad in is< inches sSnGaj ont II 7 ~
IA inch cherry board gauged in 65s inches gagged ont
piece Of OAK weighed in 1888 ms, weighed l57 bs
gsaggG N "a ~ yo RGne a Ss@gI s on "a Py a3 mt
57& Ms and wqs only in the kin twenty hours Tue lumber
came me, from the ! kiln al tstdy to TqEs
J, z hEFAN Superintendent Car Department:
The practical operation Bplkleys Lumber Dryer has
proven Be satisfactory set forth by the certificates of Mr.
Laird and Mr. Leyau Superintendent of Motive Power and
- ',s''' ''D' THOMAS A, SCOTT, Vice President
From G. F. Allen,
Superintendent Of w9o9 Work and Car Shops Chicago Bur
thor1ugh test gas made At This shop Of Bukeys Patent
the lumber safety from Are small amount Of fuel easily at
tended and will dry the lumber in short space of time It
used per day when the lumber was dried two to four weeks
and the lumber was more thoroughly seasoned than any We
have dried heretofore and that too without any checks
From William johnson,
Foreman New York Central Railroad Shops. Auburn, N Y
1t has been help consider the best mode OF
From q. j. Hays,
Superintendent of Machinery, Illinois Central Railroad
TIE pryFr w3Fs5 fsttSisfto5y We have recently built
From s. q. Case,
Superintendent of Car Dept OF Michigan Central Railroad
other e6oI Of aeT wy can
| mend this ns the best in
From Barney, Smith q Co.,
Gar Builders Dayton, Ohio
varying with the kind and thickness We End it Indispensable
From Dean az Eaton,
| Car Builders, Detroit Michigan.
Some III by u inch oak for trucks dried In
and ba in the open air We have made thorough tests and
find the lumber does not shrink particle after coming from
From Russell d Co.,
Builders po and S5 q Horse
The Lumber comes ron the k9s a" ready 70 work From
the lumber before the gone The textue Of the
wood remains firm and tough and susceptible of excel
lent finish We convinced that it the best only
of thoroughly seasoning lumber,
From WunderlicIk 81 Nell
Builders and Manufacturers of ash, Doors Blinds Ship
We have in operation one Of BuEleys Patent Dryers It
works satisfletOry We made IA inch door in July Of
lumber thongh dry It stood in the shop until December
daS aG3 an S6 6a put 4s aq "Pd a IA
swell it, but could discern change in IT, We
az so o SS e Sf1S aas cover two years. and
From Sanger 81 Casey,
Illinois State Penitenary Commissioners Office Joliet
It far exces ali other modes of drying lumber that have come
under obseryatioun regard TO simplicity, chepness
to Tie center and IN an almost incredibly sho sgas m
From c. Autumn q Co,
Manucurers the Buckeye Reaper and Mower Canton o.
days fSs SsS sn Pae s a eaa R5
arc fully satisfied with the process,
From L. bah,
Manufacturer of Ohio Reaper and dovor Canton Ohio
than cord ana nali Of wood We opencd tie in. Are
testing Ne lumber IN possible We HAYS pronounced
From Thomas Mast y o.,