Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-09-23
rAVTTEN SHOP


eH'l o',he main hrilling, and
s6Veni avt by ms ftl, In thi
rom ii,sy le i6uRd ,g''s ani ma
rhlheFy requisite FIR tic isgking q
anything Ia the pattern line; ais
men whosrc skilled ia ll.l husihess
- that tho company arr prepare,
% meet any demands that msy
arise, While passing through lhii
r00m We Wen attracted particular,
~ By scroll s!i' AMI lathe which
were very handsomely finished
They Nere made al Cincinnati, Ohio,
and are ~ the latest patents and
improvements, AhJlhing that
comes under the head ~ scroll saw
ing ~ turning. can be done in thlf
department This room also con-
tans thirty feet ~ line Shailing,
which aaply sufficient to run all
tho machinery necessary fIr this
branch ~ tho business. Moses
Crawford Is foreman in this room,
T0UsnRT.
The Foundry i.lOcated IN thc north,
east end of the main building, and
Is IN size scvonty.hvc by hily feet,
James Mead is foreman. Ia this
department We find n cupOla built
On the most improved plan, which
is capable OF melting six tons Of
iron per hour. Blast is furnished
by q sl,lr,cvcnt Pressure Blower,
which gives the best of satisfaction.
In fact the whole arrangement
works so we'll that tho melted iron
IL tapped out in ten minutes ahcr
the Blower is started this i. rc.
markahlo. since the us.ial time IN
is from hulfto three; quar-
tcrs ofan hour. When thufnll blest
is let on, ifdh is melted iastcr than
the men can possibly pour il in the
consequently they are com
PEELED 10 keep partly smut OIL,
This room is furnished with water
from tank in the arch shop, con
vcycd over head by pipe, Tho iron
used in the Foundry is Missouri,
with Scotch Pig, which il
Is said makes the strongest and best
casting. a little north Of tie con
ter of this department is a large
5clfsupporting crane, used for hand
ling the iron, either when hot or
cold. This department slso con.
tains Il Cindcr Mill for grinding tho
slack of The cupola, and for clean
ng castings ; it is run by belt from
inc Stating over head Also II
T6rc Oven for drying cores.
At first tic comp>ny untJ.'ratcd
;omc dilficiilty 10 finding gcod
/ sand hut fortunately
hey hGTC tou1 an abundance oi
iand on the lot on which the hd'l2=-~
ng stands, Whicii they say Is o! "a.
'ellcnt quality.
MAcnlyt EroF.
John Ncwbakcr, 70 man. The
Machine shop room is I5catcd next
outh Of the Foundry, and is one
and by fifty feet. Over
read Il line of shatting rlhs thtirc-
y through the room. THIS shaft
ng-and in fact the shafting abont
he whole works-is patent cold
oiled, which is fifty per cent, stron-
,cr than turned shaiting. The
arc adjustable in all direc.
ions, and the couplings,are the best
tylc Of compression couplings. In
his room are Screw Cutting En-
zines, Lathcs, Planes, Drill Press
y, Bolt Cutters, &C., all of which
re run by bands attached to the
hating above. The Lathcs, and |
Ilso the Planes, are Of the celebrat- !
ID Fitchburg Machine Companys
mako, With fact is of itself suffi- |
icnt 10 designate the quality.
In tTiiS poom ism large fifty horsc
yb#$Gt;r engine, which is said to work |
most exceIlcntly, and owing TO its !
completeness, and the general Az
agemcnt of the furnace and boiler, |
ull power is reached NTH compara-
lively little fuel. TIE engine has
sciIliating and cut OH valves, and |
IIunLOOu Governor. B.,
SMITH snor.
James Warnock, foreman. This ,
hop is located between the Ma /,
hinc and Pattern shops, and joins ,
ircctly on the Arch shop. Tho |
oom Is ono hundred by fifty feet. !
n this shop all the smithing for the
Whole establishment is done. 1t ,
ontains eight neat cast iron forgcs,
ach coTcrcd with smoke pipe |
,hich rims through the roof. Blast !
conducted to each Of these forges {,
Y under ground pipes from Fan, |
;hich stands in the southeast cor |
er of the Arch shop. This is Il
reat labor saving plan as it cHtirc@
J. does away with the labor that is /
cccssary in the use Of the bellows. !
here is room in this department I
,r ten more forgcs, which will be .
ut ua in Il short time. I
Through the entire pstgth ofthiS !
Dort passes a line OF the celebrated (
old rolled shafting, alonS which
,ilg be placed all kinds of machine
Y necessary for the work of this I
apartment. We notice in this rooun |
eavv Power SNcars for cutting
bid iron and afso over head rail- !
-ays for carrying the iron from
ne end to the other. This is for .
ie convenience of handling the 1
ork at the forges, and renders Ga
: what otherwise would bs heavy,
,dious t2bor.
ARCH SHOP.