The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-30

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In thefactOry under power, have shown on
appreciable wear, although the running
was continued so rs TO equal at least tue
use Of machine on any ordinary farm Tor
several years.
The Superior Company desire their Gus
toners 10 understand that, II properly
oiled, they uGrTdHt he Iahes! and
serep TO outwear the machine. Taking
into consideration tAe 1T thst the cost
Of keeping In repair the gearing II cog
wheel machines ranges from $500 TO
ESQ, 90 each, the anu'fricdon nature Of the
gun metal pheel and cast IteeI s9rew Ionac -
the Superior to that eAtent oheaPeE lnAu
any VIiiGI In sotuAl outlay for repairs
THE DRoPPRR ATTACHMENT.
The Company have q new, and certain.
" the most simple, reliable and beautiful
dropper attachment yet invented. The
treadIe Is directly under the foot oil the
driver, and can be operated with ease,
even by q child. The platform holds
itself in position to secure the grain as Il
Is cut, and when enough is gathered
for a sheaf, a pressure OF the foot
on the neadle causes the plat
form to recede backward and up.
ward, and the sheaf Is dropped clear
and clean on the ground. The stu6ble
has nothing to do with pulling Il on The
bundle is left in proper condition for
binding. Not one straw Is wasted or
scattered. With the Combined Machine
is furnished long reaper bar and knife
10 cut o II, @ in, extra sections, riVets,
Sc, In addition TO the outfit Of the Now
or. The height OF cut can BIO regulated,
and the bar titled TO pick up lodged grain.
The reel chain Is 90 arranged that 1t Is
always the same length, whether the
reel be high up or low down on the reel
post-no pieces 10 take out Of or put In the
chain. The dropper can be attached at
any time to any machine built BY the
Company.
EXTENT OF THE BUSINESS.
In order that our readers may have
some knowledge Of tho extent Of their
manufacture, and some appreciation Of It's
Importance 70 the growing interests oil our
city, We will state that the Company
works are situated In North Wheeling,
comprising sons eight brick buildings,
and occupying over two and . hall acres
OF ground. In and about the works they
employ abont 200 men. Their shops
are fully supplied with tools from the best
tool builders IN the country, and the me-
chanics employed. have had large expe-
renee in their particular line OF business
both in eastern and western establish
ments. Their arrangements for the con-
struction OF machines are thoroughly sys.
tGmatized, aud the management ID under
the direction Of the most careful and COM
pelent superintendent.
In the large and commOdious foundry
of the company over six, tons Of metal are
melted each day, and run into castings
for the maohiRe.v Thirty machines per
day Is the capacity Of the works, and
they a'e now being run, and will continue
to be run, up to their full capacity until
the lsst manufacturing day for the sea-
sons supply. List year the total number
OF machines made and sent out, was 65Oi
this year the number will reach 5000
four times as many. And It Is confidently
expected, when the merits Of the machine
become thoroughly known and under:
stood, that the yearly manufacture will
60 far beyond that number. At present
tho demand for machines Is in excess OF
the company's abIlitY,to I'll. Letters are
being received every day and machines
cannot be supplied fast enough.
The company, intent upon sending out
machines fully up 10 their guarantee, IN
struct and require each particular work
man in the shops where the fitting up
Is done, 10 be on the lookout for
bad or imperfect castings, and should
one be found 10 throw 1t aside. Over all
the foreman exercises constant superYis-
ion, it being especially his duty TO meas.
ure and test with the utmost careiulness
each particular shalt, boring, screws, ETC.,
so that it Is next 10 impossible for an i'm.
perfect machine to be constructed. Lest,
however, some fault should have escaped
detection, each machine, when set up, and
before being sent out Of the shop, Is put
under a belt, and run until thoroughly
tested.
Another feature especially deserving Of
note Is this. Tho company, approaching
the fact that an absolutely accurate ma:
chine can only be made by machinery,
have constructed Tor had constructed for
them1 tools 70 do the necessary boring,
turning, screw cutting, ETC., and the
result Is that each particular piece
Of the Superior Is TIT exact coun.
terpart Of every other # tho same
kind, and will 6t perfectly into
its proper place In any and every
machine sent out from their works.
Consequently, the pieces being consecu-
lively numbered, Il one of them happens
to get out Of order (which none 80 far, It
isclaimed, have done) It can be duplicated
at any time by giving the number Of the
piece.
There are several other things we
should like TO mention, but our space Is
out and We will only add that full partic-
ulars concerning this extraordinary inVen-
ton can be found in the descriptive
pamphlet published by the company,
and sent free by them on application.