Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-30

teach him the art and mystery of iron
rolling and roll turning. He spent five
years in the mill entirely, after which for
the lathe. Those who know him as a
workman and superintendent will not
need to be informed that that he was an
industrious and pains-taking apprentice.
Alter few months superintendent of
min In New York, the proprietors of
which failed, he went to Boonton, N. j.,
where ne engaged in the business of roll
turning. In 1885 he removed to Troy. to
take charge of small train of rolls At
this time VIM. Osgood was superinten-
dent. aIia
In the spring of 1885 Mr.. Osgood went
to Pittsburg to build spike machines,
when Mr.. s. was appointed to succeed
him. At this time the products of the
Albany Iron Works consisted entirely OF
spikes, nails and horse nail rods. The
materials were all imported. Spike rods
were rolled from English billets, and nail
plate was made of Swedish and Russia
iron. He erected the first scrap furnace
built in this city, and laid down the first
ball roll train. He was also the first man
to roll bar of round iron in Troy.
In 1887 Mr.. Winslow became agent OF
the works, when five pudding furnaces
were added. Until 1649 all the mills OF
the Albany iron works were on the north
side of the Wynantskill, water being the
only motive power. In this year was
built the steam mill on the south of the
creek.
About this time a Western railroad
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chair to the works as pattern. 1t was
mads partly by machinery and partly by
hand. Mr.. s. invented and patented ma.
chinery by which these chairs could be
turned out finished This was the folded
lip chain, which has seen from that day
to this one of the standard productions Of
the works. -...
The Albany Iron Works was the first
mill north of Pennsylvania to roll iron
other than the usual shapes-that is
rounds, squares and flats, such as angles
T and X, finger bars, compound rails, anc
solid lip chairs. For these varied shapes
Mr.. S. made the patterns, directed the
turning of the rolls, and harnessed the
trains, often producing the first perfect
bar himself
The solid lip chair was, to the date Of
its invention, the most intricate pattern
of rolled iron made in this country fol-
the mode of rolling this, Mr.. S. obtained
patent, The chair was first used by tn,
Grand Trunk and Great Western Rail
ways of Canada, and afterwards by tn,
New York Central, Rensselaer, and Sara
toga and many other of tho largest rail
road corporations of this country. They
are used to this date, although in smallel
demand than formerly, owing to the pre-
ference given to the fish bar method o
securing rails. A third patent obtained
by Mr.. Snyder was for the upsetting ham
mer of the vertical rotary squeezer. Thes'
patents have all been successful, Having
accomplished what was purposed by the
invention, and although the patent rightt
with one exception expired, the machin
cry patented is not superseded.
AS citizens of great and extending
manufacturing centre, it is difficult to es
innate how much we owe to such men a
he. Men who have devoted the bes
years of their lives to the extension o
our workshops, the supply of public want
as they arose and the direction of the la
bors of others. Many persons now earn
ing good wages are indebted to such mel
as Mr.. S. for the skill by which they oh
tain them. When we add to our imper
feet record of his life, what may be sale
of his character as man of answering
truth and honesty, as a patriotic citizen
as warm friend and a generous hearte'
Christian, the community will believe u
when we say we are sorry he has left US