Middletown transcript., 1868-04-11

the boiler rags afe taken from the rotary
boiler and put into them and washed, one
part Of the machinery Of the engines ac-
ting upon, the rags. serves both to cut
tkem and beat out the dirt at the same
time, while another part separates the
dirty water from the rags and carries it to
a waste-spout outside the engine, while a
constant stream Of clear water running in
the engine keeps up the supply. After
four hours the rags have become lint-or
pulp-which is then emptied from the en-
gine into the drainers, with bleaching
powders and yitriol added, where the pulp
undergoes the process of bleaching and
becomes pure white. 1t is then taken
out of the drainers and put into the beat
ing engines and ground fine enough for
making paper, and then emptied into a
large cistern in the machine room below
a The machine SO termed is a large
and beautiful one, of the kind denomina-
ted Foudrinier, named after the inventor,
Ia Frenchman, and is the best kind in use
for manufacturing paper. 1t is 72 inches
wide, with seven large drivers % inches
diameter each, which are heated by steam
and dries the paper as it passes around
them, and are SO arranged that either ,the
exhaust steam from the steam engine or
live steam from the boilers can be used for
the purpose. Ten fine iron callenders
give a beautiful surface to the paper as it
passes between them after it is dried and
before being cut into sheets. The ma
chine is about four feet high and sixty
eight feet long, but from the numerous
turns around rolls, drivers and callen-
ders, the paper has to pass over about 125
feet space before it is completed. The
weight of the machine exclusive of shaft
ing is about fifteen tons, aud is set up on
ten inch square timbers, which are laid on
solid stone walls two feet thick.
From one to two and half tons oi
paper per day of twenty-four hours can be
made'on the machine, according to the
size and thickness of the paper, and speed
at which the machine is run. From the
machine the paper is counted by hand and
tied up in bundles ready for market
4 AS the success of manufacturing es.
tablishment of almost any kind depend.
| greatly upon the manner in which it i.
built, the Directors of the Company dis.
played much wisdom and prudence in the
selection of the proper person to construc
their beautiful mill. Mr.. VIM. III. Spratt
. a gentleman of great experience and abil
ity, who has works at Elkton, Cecil county
Maryland, is the person to whom they
entrusted their work; and most dilligent
ly has he and his corps of thorough ma
chinists labored, and faithfully executed
their task. Everything which passet
through their hands bears the stamp of /,
finished competent workman; and tn,
beautiful overshot water wheel, built b,
Mr.. Spratt, which drives the machine
little giant, 26 feet high, by 23 feet wide
is a perfect model of strength, beauty ant
accuracy.
AS the South will undoubtedly 500,
enter largely into manufactures of variou
kinds, any person or Company wishin,
the services of an " A No. T. millwrigh
and mechanic will do we'll to preserve Mr.
Spratt's address, ,-as he is considered b
+ competent judges one of the best mechan
ical engineers of this country -Afobil
Daily Tribune.