The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-02-03

5000 transformed Springdold.) United
States Army, 1900 also 5000 rifles
and 5000 pistols; South America l0,-
600; miscellaneous, 100000 Other
large orders since the above registry have
been received The Swiss Conicdcracy
has officially adopted the Remington, and
Denmark, Sweden, Spain and Greece
have made it their service arm. At
very early date. pistols and carbincs were
constructed for the navy, in which the
arm remains iavoritc.
The brecch-loading system has been re-
solved into four classes, upon which a
thousand patents in this country alone
have been issued The Remington is
Glasscd among the fourth and last, and
the superiority claimed for their gun
structure consists in the simplicity ofthe
design, the working parts being large and
few in number. aud It's extraordinary
strength, which has been subjected to the
severest tests before official commissions
and in actual service 1t is absolutely
trustworthy and proof against accident or
exposure Our space is far too limited
to give complete and technical analysis
OF this gun, its peculiar construction and
its special claim TO merit beyond the facts
stated. 1t has become celebrated as one
Of :he foremost inventions Of the nine.
tecnth century.
The resources of the establishment
were amply shown during the Franco.
Prussian war, when 0,000,000 worth
OF firearms were constructed for France.
The contract with the French Govern
ment began about the middle Of Septem-
Der, and the linal instalmcnt Of guns was
shipped in the first week OF the succeed.
ing May. Daring these seven months
10000 arms were shipped to France, .
result unprecedented. I'ho number Of
arms turned out each twenty hours was
LOCO. TO obtain such results the most
perfect organization and cooperation
throughout the armory was obtained /;
and at present the capacity of the cstab.
lishmeut is equal to turning out about
500 guns and 10000 metallic cartridges
per day. The work in each department
is given out oy contract 10 contractor
OF whom there are thirty whose spec
| ial duty 1t la to execute particular job
and for purposes OF better execution hires
his Own gang Of men. This system is
: equal to any cxigcncy that may arise,
and OF which the carrying out Of the
French contract forms an instance.
The Incorporation Of the frm--the
father and the two sons-bcgan in lSGl,
and in 1871 Colonel W. {. Squire was
elected secretary Of the organization. To
, Colonel Squires's kindness ard courtesy,
which your correspondent desires here
with TO acknowledge VIC are indebted for
an insight into the working Of the vast
armory. the making and boring Of the
| barreis--an extremely interesting process
I and the countless other processes which
= rifle t.. pistol uudergocs before final in
spcction Colonel Squire a, manager Of
the establishment aud OF its finances,
, may he credited with Il large share of the
Company's recent successes, The French
a., Government tenlcrci him their thanks
in open court Tor the excellence Of the
rifles aud other arms which :hc Company
furnished. The favor with which they
, are everywhere received viii undoubtedly
, lead to their ultimate adoption, to the cx-
. cluson Of all other military rifles.
e The contract uow pending with the
Spanish Government, am told, will
prohnbly BE- increased by an order for a
mush larger nunbcr Of guns than were
, originally ordered \ contract with the
o State for 5000 rifle, is also under way
q. and another for pota Rica for like
T. upmbor.
q la addition to the manulactory OF ord
i. nance, the armory, wi,h its almost limit
Fl les, mechanical facilities and wonderful
a. resources, makes numerous varieties o
!. farm implements. The works turn ou
y annually about > 800 mowers and reapors
/. 5000 ploaghs, 800 cultyators, $4,000
a to 10000 cutivator teeth, 800 cottol
d glns, 10000 dozen nors and rakes, an,
a tuaensc quaultie, rf rXirA, The mos
l. important branch OF manufacture, beside
(. rifles and pistols j. the Remington sewing
:. machine. It IS yet comparatively new
10 in the market, though some time sine
lc perfected aud completed, The machin
el represents 'ht latest and most perfect hd
m vance IN the i.u; rovemclts Of this i'm
- poriaur ajiuu' uf the domestic economy
n The itenn ton, are far too modest il
Ie their claims Tor their invention Tn
i. propr; and thorough construction OF
is sLn or machine is their highest aim
Sc aui the result OF their work il made +
"a peak for itself