Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-21
The Industry of Burlington.

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The Industry of Burlington.
IHG NEW rLANrNC-NILL o. BgoNsONs. WESTON
GREENE co.
We have mentioned heretofore. the esiab-
lishment in Burlington of the extensive
lumber firm, named above. and have noted
from time to time the progress oftheir new
dock and mill These are now sub stantial-
/ ly complete We paid visit to the new
mill, a day OF two since. and have set down
in some detail the results of our obs arya-
tions. 1t is always q pleasure to us To
record new enterprises of this kind amo ~
u-, aud We take especial qualification u
describing on establishment 50 extensive
and superior in its appointments. and
which forms 50 important an accession to
the lumber business of our city.
The new mill is the largest planing-mill
in America with one exception, being
second in size only to the immense mill of
Shepard, Davis a Co, in this city with
has no equal anywhere) and it is doubtless
TIE Gf>T rLANTNC MILL or ITS SIZE N
THE WORLD.
1t has been constructed under the careful per
-onal superintendent of Mr. Greene. Of the
firm, and is on the same general plan rs the
mill of Shepard, Davis a Co., with such i'm
proyement~ as that firm have found to be
practicable in the running Of their mill,
and such as Mr. Greene. who ma, had
twenty years experience in building and
running planning mills. could suggest The
mill is 2ii feet long By leo feet wide The
portion occupied by the engine boiler,
40. is of brick Ii comprise the
engine room of 20hy - feet. the boiler
room, % by - feet; the recep .acle for the
-hayinsS,a capaciou> room 20 by 81 feet and
some - feet high, and the Office - hy 81
feet 1t Will De noticed that these are al
very ample dimensions North Of the boiler
room, and separate from it. is the tall
chimney. ten feet and a half square at the
base, and l20 feet high. which gives
splendid draft 20 the ilrnacel Tie portion
ofthemiii occupied blythe planning machinery
is ofwood, with an elevated -ky-l. rht Of the
Monitor pattern running throu. -hout it,
length The large planning room IS 10 by
80 feet, with broad sheds, b feet ile. on
each side. separated from the planii groom
by large Sliding doors. hung with weights,
which when raised throw all together
The feature of the planning room which
which first strikes the visitor. is the alb
sence ofthe >haiting overhead and the de-
Sending belts. which I'll 50 much of the
space in ordinary mills Nothin of this is
seen in this mill All is clear space over
and around the pianers. which stan buzzing
away as if their motive power W Us within
themselves This improvement is secured
by the simple device of placing the 'hafting
below instead of above The line shaft
ing. le9 feet in length. runs about f ,ur feet
below the floor, in the cellar beneath The
main advantages of this arrangemt Mt are
the saving in betting. the belts 10 the
planners not being nearly as long as if the
pulley- We're overhead, economy of pace.
and greater security from fire. 1t is be-
lieyed that tine mill might burn, and st the
shafting and pulley escape, being ia the
cellar, which would probably be flooded
with water IN case Of fire
The planners in use are Woods No.
doubleplancr and hatcher, the most effective
and complete machine of the kind made.
with engagements and improvements. de-
signed especially for this mill These plane
the stuff on both sides, tongue and groove
the edges, cut scratch beading. ifde-
sired, On the side, and, in fact, dress the
lumber in any way desired, all at a single
operation and with great rapidity. Six Of |
these machines are now in place and two
more will soon be added These are fitted
with the Mcclellan blower. which sucks the
shayings into a spout as fast as made, and
conveys them to a trough!below through
which they are blown into the shaving
room.
The other machinery AT present in posi-
ton. 3 re-sawing machine. Of superior
capacity made by Edwards 4 Stevens of Wi
nooski a machine for Sitting sheathing
stuff, which runs tue thinnest saw in use in
Burlington for such purposes cutting kerr
Of bat sixteenth Of an inch a re-sawng
machine with "a vertical saw. the fixtures
for which are of Unusual solility and
strength. and two smaller machines for saw |
ing pickets and lath. There is ample room 4
to add more machinery as required I
An addition of 20 feet wide on the south
ern end of the planning room Is arranged for
the Office of the ioremen. etc, on the
ground door, and for carpenter shop |
above
The machinery Is driven by a powerful |
two cylinder engine of 200 horse power,
which transmits the power to the shafting
through ponderous driving wheel, by
50 inch belt 100 feet in length The engine
does its work with great stiffness. The en-
CINE room Is wainscotted with chestnut and |
black walnut, and is spacious and hand |
some room. Steam is furnished BY four |
boilers of twenty-five feet in length. The |
furnaces, which are fed wit, shayings, |
stand on an iron floor, and the boiler room
Is closed with iron doors The precautions
against fire are in general most ample. 4 |
sprinkler runs the whole length of the |
planning room, which by the turning of |
stop-cock, can be made to fill the room with |
spray Three double hydrants, connected |
with the city water works, are attached to |
the mill; in addition to which power
pump Of great capacity, draws water from
the Lake, and when needed throws two
powerful streams. Hose and pipes are kept
constantly attached to this. and in all | $50
feet of hose is in constant readiness in DIFF
ferent parts of the mill 4 hundred water
pals, kept filed, in the cellar; and a hun
bred and Fifty more in the other rooms. fur
nish additional protection.
The Offices are roomy and neat. These
are temporarily located in the main mill.
but another year will be removed to a two
story oiAce building, which the COMPANY
intend - erect, on the north of the mill. |
The Company has reputation for hand
some Offices. That of their Albany concern |
is called the handsomest ofioe of the kind in
Albany. 1t is of Gothic ornamentation.
and cost 81 600. The.s Office in Ottawa Is
also an elegant affair, of granite, erected at |