Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-13
THE FRYER ENGINE FACTORY.
A New Enterprise to be Inaugursfed
on a Grand Scale.
What its Advantages Must be to
Nashville.

Some few remember that we spoke last
year Of the Cotton Factory engineer, Rob
ert NJ. Fryer, having invented an indicator
of the revolutions of the steam engine.
Subsequently Mr.. Fryer attracted attention
by inveltiug mis- upright engine, which was
exhibited az our last Exposition, where
many viewed its operations aud examined
its Character This gine has been favor
ably received wherever introduced. Sin ce
that time Mr.. Fryer has enhanced the value
of his invention by improvements on the
''valve gear" so that the engine can ''cut
OFF, her steam at any part of the stroke,
however rapid the motion and great
the charge of steam, or follow "full stroke"
This desirable improvement renders the
patent jvaluables iDasmuch as the engine
is thereby made susceptible of competing
in the more intricate points of practical
utility with the largest and finest engines in
the land. At first this admirable feature
was wanting in the Fryer engine which for
that reason and the want of favorable op
portunities to demonstrate its advantages
and working prevented ready acceptance
from an incrudulous public, and naturally
enough retarded inducements to establish
factories for its building. We may con-
graduate our citizens upon the fact that ac-
tive measures are now being made to esbab-
fish in Nashville q large factory for building
these engines. This enterprise will be con-
fined to our city, no rights will be sold to
others in the South, and that it is reasonable
to expect many beneficial results
we propose to show in few
words which cannot fail
to awake public interest to the Importance
of this movement. The practical utility of
the Fryer engine has been demonstrated SO
satisfactorily 10 those verssi in the laws of
mechanics that the machinists of this city
have manifested commendable desire to
aid the enterprise, the undOubtei success OF
which has induced many proprietors Of the
several machine shops in Nashville to CO.
operate with Fryer in the establishment Of
the factory, contributing their tools and ex-
perience in lieu of money Or inan cial
stock. This is IS it should be, for by gen.
eral combination, acknowledging as it does
the superior merits and practical advantages
of this engine, among these proprietors, a
factory on very large scale can be es-
tablished without requiring large outlay
at the same time of money, and receiving |
the best skilled and artisan ability in the |
country. For what is adequate to money |
in more advantageous or beneficial man |
ner than practical experience and skilled Ia |
Dor? or course this tribute to the genius |
Of Mr.. Fryer, the inventor, must be quite |
gratifying to him, who, young man, viii |
not be unapIreciative of the testimonial ,es- |
pecially as it comes from men who confer |
the need of praise, not less for the true |
practicability Of mechanical productions |
than for the general or even individual |
Ace
lished by its introduction in which they |
may be permsntly interested. Not only |
gill the Fryer engine be manufactured but
also every necessary part Of the machinery
and outfttings required as the
used in all manner
of mills, elevators, pumps, etc which ap-
paratus usually costs more, sometimes two
hundred per cent. more, than that price
paid for the engine. Let us be understood
well and clearly. The parties here viii
everything, including shaft
ings, hangers, puleys, and all the mill work
of whatever character used in the various
departments where steam is tho motive
power. By having tbs monopoly OF a de-
sirabla engine, the company will have no
trouble in securing cOequal trade for the
apparatus they manufacture at the place
where the engine is put up. This fact in
duces manufacturers everywhere to aim at
the production of all and every part of
which accompanies the
I.largest piece" made or the most expensive
Isone piece" produced. Readily will hun
dreds of dollars now expended for
shaftings, ETC., as well as for the smallest
and finest pieces of millwright work, etc,
in northern or eastern cities be brought to
Nashville. When a steamer or an engine
breaks her shaft, bursts her drumhead,
splits cog, ETC., instead of sending to
distant city where the article was made,
Nashville will easily, we might add neces-
,arily because of its convenience, secure
he trade; then the patterns from which the
mould was taken can be had here. Few
AN imagine, for they certainly do not
Know, what amount Of ''broken work"
actually passes through Nashville on its
way North, there to be repaired and re-
urned, again "glving US the go-by." The
new work including every species of ma
,hinery that passes through Nashville from
he North Is immense; it is then time we
,ave established factory that will give
Is ga finger in the pie" whose
,arts are those of money and
Il wealth, sweet to the taste of the me-