The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-17
Walks and Talks About Town,
The Superior Reaper and
Mower Factory.

| Out low VI OuI CitiLSno SNSA fSSs
themselves as to the vast amount OF
manufacturing that is from time to
time added to the business of our city,
and we must confess that we were great
| ly astonished ourself at the extent Of
the. business done by the Superior
Reaper and Mower Company, and the
completeness of its works, and great
amount Of genius displayed in simplify
| ing the vast labor performed, when we
| visited the works ofthe company yester-
day; nor could we credit it had we not
seen for ourself the vast and compre-
hensive works, devoted exclusively to
the manufacture Of this greatest Of all
Reapers and Mowers.
1t is now but little over two years
ago since company was formed here
for the manufacture of that common
sense farm implement known as the
Superior Reaper and Mower. with Hon.
Thomas Sweeney as President, and to-
day the machine is known and takes
the highest rank not only in all the
States OF this country but wherever it
has been introduced in Europe. This
wonderful popularity is due to two
things, first, the principles on which it
is constructed, and, second, the superior
manner OF its construction. 1t gives
to the farmer a machine that will do
better work than any other in the mar
ket, offering lees friction and utilizing
all the power, making the draft easy
and the work clean, and is 30 made
that any part Of one machine will fit
the same part OF another machine, so
thatrepairs are always sure aud prompt.
1t is made of the best material and by
the best workmen 10 be found, thing
that cannot be said OF all reaping and
moving machines. and the purchaser
is always sure o. getting just the kind
OF machine that it is represented to
be.
But we did not set out TO speak SC
particularly OF the machine. Tha,
speaks for itself. or rather, every one
who uses it speaks for it and in terms
OF loudest praise. We intended to de.
scribe, most particularly, the extensive
works OF the company and its vast in
crease in business 10 the last two years
Reaching from Main street to the
river, just south OF Bank street, in
North Wheeling, are the works Of the
company. where are usually EN-.
ployed one hundred and eighty men, or
the work of casting, finishing. setting
up, painting, packing and shipping the
superior Reaper and Mower. 1t is
perfect hive Of industry and science, fol
many OF the great improvements tha
are noticeable in this machine and
which give it its prominence over al
competing machines are the invention
OF A. J. Sweeney, Esq, a member Of
the company.
Let us first 60 into the foundry
Here the men are engaged in making
the castings necessary for the machines
J testing them and seeing that none but
the best 60 to the Flushing shop, fol
the company is determined to turn on'
perfect work or none. 1t looks as il
here were enough castings to supply all
creation, and as il no one would ever be
able TO put them together. But come
into the finishing shop. See how nice
ly each piece is adjusted so that it may
fit exactly in it's place, not running too
loose or pinehing too tight, but fitted to
run with mathematical niceity and cer'
tainty. Look at this drill, here, invent
ed by Mr.. Andrew Sweeney, and intend.
ed to bore four holes through the iron
at one time, in two different directions,
30 that there will be no difference in the
bearing OF either portion of the work.
See how the power is obtained. Is ii
not wonderful That endless screw
and gurmetal cog wheel, small and
simple as they are, are most powerful,
and this it is that has made the Supe-
rior Mower and Reaper the wonder oil
the age, and the favorite with all think
ing and intelligent farmers-the direct
application Of power from the horses,
utilizing every bit Of it, wasting nothing
in extra cogs, and tunbling bars OF
bands.
| Besides these shops, are the grinding
shop. and the blacksmith shop, and the
paint shop, all filled with parts Of the
machines being prepared for use; and
all employing numbers Of men. But
let US look into the packing room, o
large airy structure with three large
doors, where the side track Of the
Pittsburgh, Wheeling end Kentucky
Railroad, which runs through the
place, is to be. and where three cars
can be loaded with Superior machines
at one and the same time. Here we End
the machines ready for shipment, and
handsomely it looks. Wonder are work.
men boxing a lot OF machines for Ger
many to FIJI an order there. Yonder