Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-08-23

circular saws revolving III plaueS ab ah-
giles of two or three degrees. These saws
reduce the rough edges to uniformity,
and any two slaves will then form the
most perfect joint. A beautiful little ma
chine called ''Crozier" next performs its
duty, and cuts, in one revolution, the cham
Der, the howell and the croze in both ends
of the slaves. which are then ready for use,
and await the completion of the Iheads to
form complete barrel. These latter have
been put through the same drying process,
and iointed by another ingenious machine.
| The square block is then put into a ma.
chine in which Il convex little circular saw
with an edge that fits into the croze of The
stave with mathematical precision.
After this work is finished, and the slaves
and heads transferred to the Finishing
Room, so exactly and nicely do the va
| rious parts fit each other, that one man can
set up a barrel every eight or ten minutes.
A few finishing touches and vanishing rem
ders the barrel ready for the distiiler, if he
prefers to glue it himself. The Company
are also prepared and do permeate their
barrels, thus giving the buyer the option IN
their purchases. We are satisfied they are
prepared to glue the barrels much more
thoroughly and at cheaper rates than it can
be done by the ordinary mode.
The process employed by this Company
for permeating their barrels consists i'll
heating them by injecting hot air into them
for some hours, until the temperature is
sufficiently heated SO as to open the pores
of the wood and drive out such moisture as
it may have received by contact with the
air since the slaves were taken out OF the
kiln. The glue is then put IN the barrels
and by means of compressed air driven IN
to the slaves and filling up any defects in
the wood or imperfections in the work.
After the glue is thoroughly distributed
over every portion of the inner surface, by
means of a tube introduced through the
bung-hole and connected with steam air
pump, the air is forced into the barrel
with so much pressure that, we noticed in
every instance the glue in many places was
forced through the pores to the outside
1t seemed to us that the process was per-
feet and the barrel completely air-tight.
We hail with pleasure the establishment
of such companies in our midst, and pre-
dict for them permanent and deserved
success. To the great mechanical industry
and enterprise of our people, we look for
the re-establishment of former prosperity. If
Northern men, consulting their own inter
est and the welfare of the country, would
establish manufactures in the South ia
stead of military despotisms and the Freed
mems Bureau, the whites and blacks woald
be much better of, and neither the one or
the other be pensioners upon the government
or the charity of others for maintenance.
We look for the day when the people of
the North viii cast aside the bitter spirit
of persecution and prescription which now
controls them, and knowing and aprrecia-
ting us better, will, hand in hand with the
people of this section, work cut the bril-
liant destiny of the South, buryiDg in a
community Of interest, the Discussions of
the past.
As pioneer in this great work, we greet
the WILMINGTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
and wish them every success. We cannot
close this article without returning our
thanks to the Messrs. Roberts and Mr..
Woodruff, for their kindness to us and at
tention in showing US through the various
1aDartnoents of their works