The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-24

driving the mill, and twenty boilers, each oi
filteen-horse power, and furniture for the
same also, large shears for cutting hot and
cold iron. and about fifty tons of castings fol-
furnace-plates, &c. They have just shipped
q ten-horse power engine to De Soto parish,
La, to drive a cotton gin; and since the 1ss
OF January they have been shipping one en-
gitle or saw-mill each week to different por.
tions OF the State and the South. The en-
gines vary from seven to thirty-horse power
Ihey are also sending large quantities Of rail
road castings for cars to the southern States
and our reporter on Saturday saw large lot
about to be shipped to Mobile. In 1872 they
shipped 250 tons of iron for bridges on the
Georgia Airline, the Greenville and Co.
I1lmDia, and the Western and Atlanta rail
roads, and for large highway bridge al
Knoxville.
The manufacture Of bolts, nuts, and wash
ers is of much more value to the city than an
uhinformed person would suppose; Archer
Goodwin d Co., the pioneers in this spe.
ciaity, have built up a fine trade, and during
the past few years have several times found
1t necessary to enlarge their facilities. On
Saturday they shipped 1000 pounds Of bolts
TO Charlotte for the Georgia Airline rail.
road, on the 10Th instant 10000 pounds to
Cuba for the Havana railroad, and on the
same day large lot for the Delaware, Lacka.
wanna and Western Railroad Company, who
set their.whole supply from this concern.
They have large force now engaged In fill
ing orders for railroads in the South, North,
and Northwest. Last year they shipped over
800 900 bolts to Winona, Mimi. SOC, 900 to
st. Louis, 100000 10 Texas, large quantity
to New Brunswick, n. s., 200, GOO to the
II nd -
other points, making in all over 100000
bolts. in tue manufacture of which about
100 tons of iron were coDsumed-a quan'
tity sufficient, at 1,G00 bolts to the miic. tc
lay $500 miles of track: Archer, Goodwin
IL Co. employ eighty hands.
The Richmond Iron Works (Joseph Hal
| & Coz also do good business, PARTICULAR,
in the line of mill work. just now they are
building an engine for the Eastern Lunatl'
AsyIum, at Williamsburg; two large bed
mates (of 1000 pounds each) for the pump
house; two cr1nk-whccls, eight fect II
diameter and weighing 5000 pounds each
besides other good jobs.
The Shockoe Machine Works, OF Talbot
| g. Sons. arc one of the institutions OF INT
city, aud are doing an extensive anu con
stantIy-incyca>ng business not only i'll Nir
giuia, but in North Carolina, Louisiana, MIS-
slssippi, Ala,amba. and and other States
Recenty this establishment has been en
largcd, and we notice that they now have
| frontage of Ill feet on Cary street. The.
arc also about to put in new machinery.
The Franklin Machine Company Is
young and vigorous concern, orsanize'
with ample capital, and having sp'endldly
equipped shops. They have already beer
making shipments Of machinery to the West
and are now engaged Oh important and pro
ftable work.
We have yet to notice that mammoth flc
tory the Old Dominion Nail Works, OH Bell
Isle, and various other iron-workiug esta1
Iishmcnts, besides the large number OF fac
tories engaged III the manufacture of nisce
lancous goods. Remarks upon these mus
be deferred to subsequent issues OF on
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