The Grange advance., 1874-02-14

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widths. A tenoning mschine' sash and
and door sticker and power mortising
machine, relishing machine and . panel
raiser for making panels in doors, sand
papering machine. and machine for
mortising and dove-tailing the sash. He
| has also in this department two foot power
mortising machines for doing light work,
sash clamp for squaring and clauping the
sash ready for finishing 1t is wonderful
to the uninitia1ed what an amount OF ma
chinery it requires to make, , SO small thing
as a sash. For making blinds ne has
blind style boring machine. and a tenant
ing machine to tenant the ends Of the Stats;
they are then placed in large cylinder or
roller. which is made to revolve slowly and
the friction produced by rubbing the Stats
together makes them smooth
In the engine room we find IS horse
power engine, screw cutting engine lathe
for turning iron for repairs, &c Also an
iron power press drill made in the shop
by the engineer, Mr.. Potter Here also we
find molding cutters for making $50 kinds
Of holdings, also blacksmith tools, forge
bellows, vice, &C., for doing his own work
Adjoining the engine is the boiler room,
surrounded by brick walls and irof doors,
to diminish danger from fire. Adjoining
this room is the dry kiln, made entirely of
brick and iron, for kiln drying doots and
other finish. This is one of The mast i'm
portant features of the establishment.
In the house building department is
lathe for turning txrusters and newell
posts for stairs, &c., also two jig saws for
cutting out brackets, ornamental cornices,
and doing other scroll work, and shaping
machine for making crooked and irregular
holdings.
In the new brick shop we find jointing
saw table for jointing long lumber for cor
nices, long castings and moldings; two
saws for general purposes, and growing
machine and saw table for growing and
saving door and window frames, &c. Here
also is pony planer for re-planing, and
machine for dress. ,g holdings, &c. This
is very curious piece Of machinery, and
dresses the four sides Of the timber at once.
There is also hand feed matching machine
for matching boards Of irregular width.
Up stairs in the brick shop the hand work
is principally done. Mr.. Hill intends to
put in three or four new machines here in
the spring. Window and door frames are
here put together and finished of by hand.
One-half Of the new building is used for
storing manufactured stock, doors, mold
ings, tanning mills, sc:
Here also we find the private Office,
where the plans and specifications for build
ings are drawn and prepared, and in this
office large library Of architectural and
miscellaneous books, and also architects
instruments. The business Office is in the
frame building.
Mr. Hi}l also keeps for sale the Alumnus
sheathing and plastering boards, maniac
tured at Beloit. Illinois. This is new
thing and is selling rapidly y
cr THE WAGON AND SLEIGH YAK ERs
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commenced business in this City eight
years ago. The firm occupy with their
business buildings covering seightySby one
hundred feet, two stories high. THEY have
separate rooms for ironing, painttn and
making the different parts of wood work of
wagons, sleighs, SC. They now h@ve thir-
teen men constantly employed in their
shops.
They have made during the year of 1873
Lumber wagons, 1875; spring wagons, Is;
bob sleighs, 100; light: two seated slei CHS,
/; light two-seated sleighs, 3: har.
rows, 10. The va lue of their manu-
factures for the year has been SIT, ,5OO
Their shops are on Third street. The pro-
prietors are steady, Industrious workmen,
we'll known and much esteemed in the COM
munity.
GEO W. PARKER,
now located on Sd street, between Bush and
Plumb, is one Of the old residents of Red
Wing. During the past season has moved
and greatly enlarged his shop. The build
ing now occupied by him is so by 100 feet,
and he has made arrangements to greatly
enlarge his business during the coming
year. He has manufactured during the
past year, 20 lumber wagons, II spring
wagons and buggies, 81 common, fancy cut
ters and 20 pair 0: bob sleighs. In addi-
ton to the manufacturing business, a gen
eral blacksmithing, horse shoeing and re-
pairing business is carried on in separate
departments by Parker & Mathews Ten
men are employed in the shops and the
value of the work done during the year
amounts to 81, 300.
N. LOvGREN,