The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-22


company of New York, who up to that
time had been general agents of the estab-
lishment purchased the interest of Mr..
Ames, and who have since conducted the
business.
THE WORKS
are situated about mile east of the vii
lage of Arlington in one of the most pic
turesque of valleys, and consist of shop
25Ox3O feet one hundred feet of the build
ing. being two stories high. In this build
ing a space of 100 feet, is used as forge
room, in which are fifteen trip hammers,
and fifteen forge fires, one hundred feet,
on the ground floor is occupied as grind
ing room. In this room are thirteen grind
stones, which vary in size from eighteen
inches in diameter to four feet One of
these grindstones the tools are all smoothed
and sharpened, after being properly forged
out. The upper story of the 100 feet is
used as a polishing room In this room
are twenty-five emory wheels, or which
the tools are polished before being ready
for the market. The power that is used
in this room is water, the wheel which is
an overshot wheel being II feet in length,
q feet in diameter and supplied with water
from twenty-eight foot head. In addition
to this large building there is
WOOD sHop
5OX5O feet, two stories high in which all
the handles and boxes are made. This
building is built of wood, is supplied with
saws, lathes, and other necessary machin-
cry, which are carried by power, furnished
by a 23 in LefIel water wheel. There is
also packing room 35xlS, and five tene-
ment houses. The total number of hands
employed by
THE COMPANY
is ninety, all of whom are constantly en-
ployed in the manufacture of chisels, draw
ing knives, boxing machines and wooden
boxes, and is the largest concern of the
kind in the country. The chsels and
drawing knives being considered as second
TO none manufactured in the United States
The precautions against fire are very
good. At the large building is force
pump which is carried by separate wheel
and always ready for use. There is great
abundance of hose, which will reach to
any part of the grounds, and in The build
ing are barrels of water, and pals in close
proximity to them,
At the wood shop is another force pump
and more hose. Although the power used
is all water, which never fails even in dry
weather, the company use large amount
of coal, 9ier yearly consumption being
about $50 tons.
The principal office of the company, is
at Nos. 45 and AZ, Chambers street, N. Y.
from where all the goods are sold and to
which place they are all shipped from the
factory. The superintendent of the works
is Mr.. f. b. Eddy. who although a young
man, is well qualified for the position, and
who is also the bookkeeper. He is cour.
teous and agreeable to visitors and takes
great pleasure in showing them through the
establishment and giving all the informa.
ton in his power.
Connected with these. works is a large
tract of mountain land from which most OF
the wood used in making handles and boxes
is procured.
Besides this establishment the same com
pany own another in Connecticut where
they are largely engaged in the manufac.
ture of Cooks bits and augers, in addition
to which they make all kinds of augers ant
bits, all of which together with those
made at Arlington are from solid cast stee
alone, which is made expressly for tho
company So particular are they to hav,
nothing but first class material enter into
the construction of their goods, and will
the long experience they have had. ant
with the use of the most perfected machin
cry they are enabled to turn out from the
works the goods which have received TIN
name wherever they have been introduced
of Excelsior"