The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-27

of Cairo, and easily accessible both by
rail and river. The coal deposits of the
Lower Ohio are less than one hundred
miles distant, while immense barges Of
coal can be foated down stream at such q
triaing cost that, practically, the great
coal fields of Western Pennsylvania are
at the very doors of Cairo.
In few weeks the Iron Mountain
road will have completed a branch from
Charlestown to u point opposite Cairo
This simple item Is of the utmost signi6-
cance. Cairo is thus brought into direc,
railroad communication with the Iron
Mountain and Pilot Knob. She already
has river communication with the Iror
regions Of Tennessee. What more favor
able place in the country for effecting {
junction of the coal aud iron ores neces
sary in smelling, when, from all direc
tions both can be brought on dowr
grade, by rail or foated in barges dowr
stream to this point?
Whom, in addition to this, we take into con
sideration the agricultural productivenes
Of the country surrounding Cairo, and tn,
immense quantities. of oak, poplar, cotton
wood, ash, black walnut and other tim bers
useful in the various kinds Of wood man.
ufacture that are easily accessible from
this point, it will be seen that in her facil-
tiles for cheaply producing and distrib-
uting manufactured articles Of all descrip-
tions, Cairo stands without q rival.
In order to practically demonstrate
these facts, the "City Property Company"
through Col. Taylor, some time since, with
wise liberality, offered to give land or lots
in sufficient quantities to accommodate
any manufacturing business that would
establish itself here, Of two or three of
which we will briefly speak
EAMEs' HUB COMPANY.
Among the first to take advantage of
the liberal inducements offered to manu-
facturers by Col. Taylor, were the gentle
men of the above company, consisting of
+. w. Morgan, ESQ., Of Ann Arbor,
Michigan, President; Mr.. G. p. Parsons,
of Cairo, Vice President; Dr. ID. H. Nor
gan, Of Russelville, Illinois, Secretary and
Treasurer, and Mr.. Wilfred Eames, late of
Kalamazoo, Michigan, Superintendent.
Representing, us these gentlemen do, i'm
mense capital, and proposing to put in
operation an establishment that is
destined to command patronage
from the remotest sections of the coun-
try, 1t is certainly very fine compliment
to Cairo that, after careful examination
CT many of the most eligible manufacture
ing points through the country, they
should at last, have selected this, as in
all respects, the most desirable location
for their extensive works. A brief de.-
cription of their buildings, rapidly APP
preaching completion, their proposed plan
Of operations and of the patent machln-
cry under THAR exclusive control, by which |
they wilt be able to distance ali compe-
tition in the manufacture of hubs, will be |
of interest to our readers in this connec-
tion.
The grounds selected for the buildings
are located on the upper portion of the
Ohio Levee, and embrace two whole
blocks of town lots-one block fronting
on the Levee, and the other on the "Rail-
road Strip and Commercial Avenue. A
more convenient site for purposes of ship
ping, as we'll as for all the operations of
the establishment colld hardly be immag-
ined.
On the Levee Block, one of the main
building, is just being completed. This is
a spacious brick structure, 60xS0 feet, and
| three stories in height, cons tructed in q
manner to withstand the jar of the heav-
lest machinery. The walls are 90 inches
in thickness, braced through and through
with heavy iron rods, while the floors are
supported by iron trusses of great
strength. On the first floor, besides the
engine and boiler room, will be the hub
machinery; in the second story, the spoke
lathes and circular saw mill, and in the
third, the bending, felloe and wheel de-
partment.
Contiguous to the building Just de-
scrbed will be erected a large foundry
and machine shop, 60xl0O feet, and of
uniform height and character. In this
building the company propose to manu-
facture all their own castings and ma
chinery, and to accommodate the outside
demand of the city, river and surround
ing country. Immediately below the ma
chine shop, third building of similar
size will he put up, in which the manu-
facture Of wagons and agricultural i'm
plements will be carried on. On the rear
block, boarding houses, dwellings and a
variety store will be erected for the occu-
pancy and accommodation of operatives
in the foundry and factories. These build
ings are being erected under the superin-
tendence of Mr.. William M. Beeman, of
Kalamazoo whose skill and experience as
carpenter and house builder, are only
e1celled by his joval good nature AS n
gentleman.
Thus it will be seen that the plans of
this company are on the most broad and
comprehensive scale, and without any
flourish of trumpets, they are quietly |
pushing them to II speedy contamination. |
As guaranty of success, they have, be-
sides ample capital and large practical cx-
perience, tho control of machinery that is |
destined to mark an era in the manufac-
ture of hubs. So much in advance is it
of the best machinery nov in use, that
competition with it is rendered absolutely
hopeless.
Without attempting detailed descrip-
tion Of the machines used in making
hub, for they must bo seen to be under
stood, these are the successive steps from
the rough block to the completely
finished hub ready for the paint.
The rough block is placed, first, in the
boring and keg machine, which at the
same time, bores the block, and takes from
it a she'll, leaving cylinder of the re-
9uired size. These shells, thus taken off,
have only to be smoothed down, expanded
by steam and heads placed, in the ends,
and they are perfect kegs of one stare
The profit on these alone will pay the en-