Evening star., 1867-05-21

A WAsHINorOS ESrERPRTs. Passluy BIZ
the extensive buildinEs on Maine tasenus
agreeab y surprised TO and that locality chs
scene of wide awake business activity aud on
4 quiry ascertained that Messrs. GrayHNoyes.
iIor founders, " no have recently purc chased
the premises. as affording the requisite space
III which TO carry on their increasing busine ess.
have carried out series of improvemes Q.
making 1t one ofthe largest and most compile 9
foundry establishments in the country. II
covers 25,000 feet ofground with main build
ing lao by So, and boiler shop and blacksmith
shop i4O by ~, with such ample grounds and
constructed) that the advantage is obtained Of
having all the epaItments-machine shop,
blacksmith shop, boiler shop, foundry. &c,
DC all connected in one establishment.
One hundred and fifty hands can be worked
In this establishment, a fact showing the scale
upon which 1t has been built Messrs. Gray
6 Moves propose to make the man ufac ture of
architectural iroh. work OF every variety q
feature of their business, and they have
already a leading name in this branch of
work. The beautiful iron ornamentation for
Cal valry Baptist church, Foundry church,
the mansion of John r. Elvans, Esq. on III
street and other fine structures is the work
manship of this firm.
In the manufacture ofsteam engines Messrs
G. & NJ have already come into successful
competition with the great establishments of
the north. The admirable 30 horsepower en-
gine used by the Potomac Ice Company was
purcha hased from them; and it is a note worthy
fact that the managers of the ice company, af.
ter visiting all the leading founderies of the
North found that they could do better at home
and returned TO purchase of Gray IL Noyss
Parties in Virginia nd North Carolina wish
Ing engines for saw-mills. &c, or castings OF
any sort find 1t TO their advantage 10 purchase
in Washington, as " hen such heavy goods
are bought in New York and brought here in
the cheapest way by water the mere cost of
handling at Alexandria. in unloading from
the vessel and reloading on the cars, is more
than the entire cost Of transportation from
Washington over the railroad south, to say
nothing OF the fact that they are able 20 pur-
chase here on better terms than even in New
ork. This accounts for the fact that Messrs.
Gray Neyes are constantly recei wing orders
from different parts OF the South tor steam en-
sines, machinery for saw mills, castings, &c.
and The business is likely to increase very
largely here from the same cause They have
Just lin ished a fine 80 horsepower engine for
parties IN North Carolina. Taking into con-
sheration the fact that bituminous coal is
cheaper here and that the manufactured arti-
Gle can be sent direct by railroad from this
place 10 any point South at a mere fraction of
the cost from northern cities, it would seem
that Washington might supply the entire
South, with castings an d machinery. - .
The capabilities of Was gton mechanics,
We are glad to see, are appreciated by Goyern-
some heavy press castings for the Treasury
Department, and turning off the work so satis.
faCtorlly as TO demonstrate that q oy ernment
need not go outside OF Washington tor the
execution of work of any kind, Messrs. Gray
Noyes are young men vet, (though old in
on in the way they have commenced will sat.
IsiaCtOrily dem ons strate that some good thing
scan come out of Nazareth" Else where Will
be found their advertisement. "a s-.. .
QUICK TRIP.-Fhe steamer Z, q. knight,
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