Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-01-05

ments OF this immense concern, The machines
for this occupy the southern end Of the MILL
The lumber is carefully kiln-drie1 before using
The drT-house is q separate building south Of the
main mill, and IS exceedingly complete IN It's
arrangements A series of steam pipes covers
the bottom of the building, over which the
lumber ia piled. The steam, supplied from 'ne
main mill, raises the temperature to about LOO
Fair Ventilstors remove the moist ar
thermometers and bygrome;ers indicate the
| temperature and degree Of moisture IN the air
/ and in case Of FIRE, the building can be filed at
once with stesEl. The lumber when thoroughly
dried is fed TO the moulding machines, whose
cutters, armed with revolving knives Of proper
shape, speedily transform the strips Of board
into mouldiugs Of various widths and patterns
The cutters, in the fash of time which We call
se,ond, revolve SIXTY times-56O0 times
minute and the mouldirgs c,me from them
perfectly true, and with a surface 90 smooth that
it needs 10 sand-pspering fer fasl use. This
branch Of the business promises to become an
important ore, and derives special advantages
flom lis location at a great point Of distribution
ike Burlington. Thus. in the process Of manu-
i1''u'e 'Do i-'--'e- - -,
space, and 4 corresponding reduction Of freight,
which alone adds largely to the profit Of the
business.
4 pof'oh o. 'ne engine n'D'1 '' u''O'''-
repair shop III WREN iour nAoninis'S A'e eiii-
ployed' with all needed iSei-i''es OIL ia'nes' auu
other ironvorking machinery IL maAing 'ne
necessEry repairs OF machinery ms snop &c
supplied vita supplementary engine Oh I-oo'fe
power, for use at right or other times "hen me
large engine is not al Work over TINS is a
carpenters shop for wcoi-vorS, employing Tires
hands.
The force Of hands required 10 run the mill
and to whom it gives steady employment
throughout the year Is 'To hundred ana MY
II mss turned ont an'lns me e-e'eu months Ok
this year up 10 DeceA1eI ISL @i'IOs' J5'y
"''''oA ieel Oh ''esfel l1li'e' III '4-0'
figures 4'.''0'-'1 !eet' us pfoluc' -'' .ie
entire year will be gone '-'o'l'0'0 iee'' an IL
crease OF i'-oo'0o0 Iee' over tAe previous year
TIE GENERAL LUMBER bV'iNA's % THE ilEA'
Inc great hill We rave 'csl 1ss'''''ne u ''1'
ST. nv. g ~, ta..ras, ,,o,o o,ts7-
-,-a ,5,, 81 4o,. ~, ,r-I,-f,- 6r. II, the
- SCI 1,,i,rc n, -.-r,y +, tbe;,
~, al. +, n,,,l;,,.on .fi,,,-.,.o acres
3;r;,.l 90 f-lI,v, ,.,l sc-ss t,ri around
~. hin a. ..-., -,-,b If ,,, Central Ds,ot.
s,1 ,,-,.,.,. cores a,t,s Rail, in the Cove
The extent Of their docking front is sufficient to
unioai twenty-five or thirty tar-cs at one tae.
The retail buaiaess occupies substantial two
story structure Of f5rty-dve y two hundred and
fifty feet. Their Office, uesr che mill, contains
five rooms, heated by steam from tie mill, where
the ofl,e badness is transacted by the resident
pstt-ess, assisted by 8 force often clerks- The
totsl uuuaer Of hands employed here, by the
concern, during the active season, il from four
iaHlrsi aaE f.f3 to fre taglrr' Their pay
roll, it is not necessary &c ray, is d heavy one
Under the name O., shepard, Kan 6 Co., they
a7u aal rua also planning mill At 0glens-
5ar-a, y T., ual.r tie charge % Sir. S,muel
Church. ticir agent. v...-h dresses about $780,
600 -e;a mon.h, v..a sales os atou, 2.010.-
600 fsta month ir she a-ri7c season. They
have .l-o a yard e. .. l.--a-Il s- Peg che charge
C.. s. p. Cook. aeslt branch 90 Montreal, for
tie foreign sh.rn,at l- lumber d1ure 10
Boston. where three ot The 1sr-lcrs rec. Be; AMI
hou.e.l Ncv York ciig, fol- their foreign
trade. which fs largely With South American .
ports Their lazbe-coaes from tle Ottawa re- .
cion 10 Canada from quebec, ana from N.cai- .
gan. I4er sales in $50 were upwards oi
one lrsf a.II5a fer. -ui vii, ,9ua, or ez- .
ceei hat amount tlis yesr, their export t-sI- .
South american ports iu e.ase .uc1-e o.. he gel .
fever last s.,s--. while their home trade .
,.r,.-s,rt New r1-.s1l shows markell a
...,,s Tho ,--ra- If c,r-. invested Dry
them in s,le-.st,. mile. d5ssr fixtures. ETC..
8, .s.....~ s,7-.-.,-.t,- $3.50 lal. and ftey .
...--... .t..-.,.-... 1.-.., r.- i1 00101a .
p. -5.e.a.oa1 a.. ,rt,..fs- -,--,.s-,-..,
.,,-,. --,- ILL. t.-f..f r- q, 81.
r.-.
,.,-,,..-
r-,.-,.,....-s.,...i.,ys s-s---,.as. tie f-r
s-s r-er--.r, f- an s-',--sl business in the
ed, r .