The Cecil Whig., 1867-11-16

kinds of saving machinery of the most ap
proved description.
The next establishment visited, was tn,
saw mill of Messrs. Henry james Il Co., o
Baltimore and the third. that of Messrs
Craig Il blanchard, OF Philadelphia. Al
of these saw.mills are similarly situated
bnt differ somewhat in their construction
and interior arrangement. according TO th'
views and experience Of each of their thor
onghly practical owners. Me.ssrs. James 4
Co.'s mill. like that of Messrs. Hawley
blanchard 4 Co., is mostly OF stone, but
that of Messrs. Craig & Blanchard Is bnilt
of brick. manufactured on the spot from an
excellent clay found here in abundance.
a fourth mill is in progress of erecting by
| Messrs. Charles Ranstead d Co., of Will
! Transport, Pa, and will ere long be adding
its quota to the daily product of this lumber
depot.
Each of the saw mills are provided with
numerous lines Of railroad track, construct.
ed of light lG pounds Il rails, starting from
the saving platforms Of each establishment,
and thence leading 10 every portion of the
grounds set apart for the piling of lumber.
Thus, as fast rs the various varieties of lum.
Der are produced, it is conveyed on small
platform cars to the lumber yards and prop.
erly piled. The grading OF these tracks,
which are constructed on plank staging, is
SO arranged that as soon as q car receives
Its load it is only necessary for the attend.
ants to give it slight push and off it speeds,
by its own gravity, TO the desired point
| The olfal, or waste of the mills, which &C.
cnmulates rapidly, is also carried off in the
same manner.
| Each mill is furnished with one or more
inclined planes some 200 feet long, leading
down to the log basins. These encined
planes are provided with tramways and
heavy trucks upon which, by means of ma
chncry and steam power, the ponderous
few minutes, the spectator is amazed to see
them reduced to piles of boards, laths, &c,
| by .he wonderful power Of the saving ma.
chncry. So complete are the arrangements
| for feeding the gangs of saws that there is
| seldom the slightest delay, one log after
another, sometimes two, aide by side, fol-
lowing so close upon the preceding log or
| logs, that the ends mcet-an endless train
of logs disappearing beEind the Saving
gangs and coming ont on the far side in
boards and planks: and, further on. the
| available fragments converted into bundles
| of laths There are various kinds OF saving
| apparatus, designated in the technical Ian.
guagc of the mill as The ''slabbing gang
| ''muay SAWS &c. Some Of the gangs
| have from - to 80 saws in single gate.
ErEnyTHlyG TURNED TO ACCOUNT.
The economical administration of the
business Of these mills is very thorough and
| instructive to contemplate. Nothing is lost
| or wasted that it is possible to use. The
out side slabs of the logs, us they come from
the gangs arc passed to circular. saws,
by means OF which they aic first cut in
proper lengths tor making laths or pickcts.
Circular saws, fed by boys, divide the strips
| into athS with wonderful cceritv, whilst
other bands tie them into bundles ready for
shipment, IN this WAY we have made the
sawn laths, which or Ata years have 80 com
pctcly superseded the old fashioned split
latl, III suite Of the prejudice which so loug
contendcd that plaster would not adhere to
the new fashioned variety
AS rapidly as the logs are converted into
boards and planks. the product is removed, :,
Us we have SAID, by means OF the railway
tracks aud cars, to the storage grounds.
SAwpusT FOR FUEL.
Another remarkable feature of the econ.
omy Of the administration of these mills is
the fact that the only fuel used in general
ing steam. power is sdrdnst! Engines Of
about l25 horse. power each, performing the
heaviest and toughest kind Of labor, are
supplied with motive power through an
agency which might otherwise be considered
AS almost entirely worthless. The sawdust
is collected by machinery. 1t falls through
gratings beneath the saving apparatus into
fiat troughs, which pass through every por.
top of the lower floors. These troughs arc
traversed by endless chains, to which arc
attached, at short intervals, wooden Scrap
ers, which carry the sawdust along from one
trough to another until it is finally deposit
ed i'll the iirerooms. Here the dust passes
into the furnaces and is found to be amply
sufficient, furnishing by its combustion, a
fierce and steady heat.
RECOVERED PROPERTY.
The logs now in these basins, aud which
the mills have for some time past been en-
| gagged in saving, consist mainly of those
that IN The course OF the last three ycnrs
have gone adriit from the Wiliamsport
booms. Much of this material has been re-
covered at distant points down the Chesn
! peake Bay, in creeks. and inlets where i,
had either been carried by the currents or
been secreted by dishonest persons who
thong ht to appropriate it to their own use
of course it has been a very expensive
operation to the owners of this property to
| recover the same and tow the logs back to
the Susuuehahha. A committee represent
ing the owners of the stray logs, was ap
pointed some time ago to superintend the
| business, who are now engaged at the mills
taking account of the logs rs the saving
progresses. The marks designating each
owner, stamped on the ends of the logs, is
regularly registered as they are brought into
the mill, and by this means the share of
each owner in the product, after deducting
all expenses, is accurately determined
These logs are usually about lG feet In length.
The trunks Of the white pine tree generally
average from to of such logs.
FACILITIES FOR SHIPMENT.
The entire water front of the Mills fur
nishes abundant depth for vessels OF con-
siderable size, and long piers have been run
out on piles beyond the basins, supplied
| with railroad tracks. by which means lum.
Der Is conveniently brought down to be
| shipped to Baltimore and other points. -
| The railroad which will shortly connect the
town with the Philadelphia and Baltimore
| Railroad is also to be carried down to the
| bay shore, where, at the foot of the avenue,
| additional facilities for shipping will be
provided.
| OTHER MANUFACTURING EsTABIlsHMENTS.
| 1t is in contemplation to start otber man
ufactures at Darlington, and number OF
| sites have been reserved along the line of
| the railroad tor such purposes. Among
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