New-York tribune., 1874-12-05


ern Division trains running from Portland almost
tue White Mountains AMI the Vermont Division is hn-
swanton the western terminus OF that division Bv A
recent combination OF this limo with the Eastern Rdl
road from Boston, and new road from Montreal n
trunk line will be formed rrorn Boston 10 Montreal with
an important saving Of distance between Portland and
Montreal. Connection with the Vermont Division Of the
Portland and Ogdensburg viii be made M Sheldon
The completion of ths line viii add Immensely to the
facilities for transportation from the Fairbanks scale
works, to which the Portland aud Ogdeusburg Road,
even IN ITS anLnshed state. very important side
track runs directly into the works, and delivers
iron, coal and otner supplies. and takes away
all outward treight One sees men unloading pig iron
are areadv great heaps Of IT, the present amount
ing to oO tons The tai piles Of lumber IN several places
about tue works show the extent OF the Companys lum
ber business IL owns large tracts OF timber land within
20 miles and last year got out iOOo@O feet Of lumber
from lts own eaw-nl great amount OF spruce Is used
for packinGbOGes, and much hard lumber for scale plat
forms and uprihts while the Company's building opera
uty that is marketed IN the vicinity.
TwENTY-oNE TONS OF PIG-TRoN DAY.
Going through tue works in order you inspect first
the ironfouaderY, massive brick building. 175 feet
long and ITO feet wide the middle part of it hg
the rest 20 feet. In o side extension are three
Mackenzie furnaces OF 20 tons capacity the others
OF IL tons each, with sturevant blower and steam
engine OF S-horsepower. The average daily eonsump
ton OF pig iron tons No scrap is melted and the
amount used often rises 10 y and % tons aud has been
as much a "a tons The three furnaces used alter
the hd IN tue morning VI tue next day and 80 On Ia
this way each Is thoroughly cooled before cleaning
About hreeourths Of the pigrun melted is American,
from the Fort Henry and Franklin furnaces largely,
ana the rest ~ ScOteA OnefOuTth Onehfth part of
Scotch iron beilg used treach melt" Seventvthree
wno mas served here 50 years is fremnn Tne castings
are of all sizes from the lever Of the great
railway scale to little iron weight or a tiny
balance the moding sand used is very fne
ana does not stick to the castings. FIVE
derry from CintOnvle. n Y, few miles from Lake
ChamDiain. All the castings made during the day are
collected in the center of the foundery 10 ded upon
cars and run across the river track. when passes
place for cleaning castings called Here the argercast
ings are soaked III solution containing vltroi, and the
smaller ones Knocked together in wnTliDg cylinders
TN they bright and smooth Castings found to De
imperfect are sent back TO tie foundery. and II he
waste iu the fnnnderyOr any part of the works
for that mater-and an the scattered BITS OF
roA" ia tine 1eap OF cluders which he m the foot OF
furnace after the melt Is carefully sought out
A BCuDNG-FULL OF MODELS.
In the brass fOuniery redhct crucDies, fun OF molten
brass, lifted the little furnaces the floor and
their contents poured into the molts beams
sliding poses, and other brass work There i've OF
these small furnaces, each holding single crucIDe OF
pounds capacity ght hundred pounds OF brass
meited daily and Ike Superior cOpperls chiefly used In
I6 pounds. Some o.d copper is melted 1t and all
the BRASS filings and brass dlst which can be carefully
collected from the shops Tue pdternhOusc, which Is
by, Is Of brc6 stories la night and aOOuJ 6Jx32
feet IAis is crowded w.th tue models :oT east'h-s,
which stored here when not IN u.s. On The lower
floor are the argescae among them the wooden
sc"4ts' Edch lheSe WeEAs oOo 0uudS' anu ciSut oI
them required for eacn scale There are not many
wc-LlvcB scales il the country, but the Fairbanks
Works have built the greater part OF them In this room
also the Og patterns for railway scales OF l5O IONS
capacity winch be increased - 500 tons or more ny
addlDg TO the nunDer o seclOIs SOM o tne patterns
here q back almost the first Fairbanks scIle anu are
over 40 years old. Ihese snow by contrast WIN tHe
lighter more convenient ana tFSihl patterns now ~
use tue progr - Wuicu has been made. scores OF
shelves crowd tine second story OF the pattera-house
az Aeiped lose WIN slsedie payeIuS ana IIo4e 'Ic
also several chests CONTAINING 1uY models ieW wears
aSO tAe firm carried on a branch ndDuiaclofy IN
ances. we'll as beams OF al kinds, were made
out now all this Work IS GULe al ST. JohueOurY.
The work OF making new patterns is going on actively
the pattern sAOp, ana elaborate aud curious de-
among them drawings Of railway scales from the
narrOwest gauge - the broadrst-irom 30 inches 10
Pans Tor railway SUSPENSION scales, III whcn the mas
siye levers are IN Framework Aign enough Tor loco
for mines. ana Tor measuring grain ana pians
for testing machines To- tx tne strenEin Oh g;
5000 pounds capacity, when Was male here IS now III
in tue School OF Mines II Ne%-lOr' IHo Ld!Best
Fairbanks teStilg-machGe ever made WIS of l63 IONS
capacity aud constructed for the CITY OF New" YORK
10 test Tie strength OF Orders ahd building materials.
Ine spacious DacksuIlh-snop is over 20 feet o1g and
IS wOrGmen. The macnIne-sAOp, "nich IS the
most complete aud well appointed in the STATE, was
completed year II l50 feet long, 10 ieeI VIDE
and about p eet Elgh anu contains ~ WOfAcD IdHcls
Bingham retains the oversight OF the finishing depart
lnent.
VARIOUS PROCESSES OF MANUFACTURE.
In the macnine-shop told that there are 225
machines in the works and $50 feet Of main shanS IN
notion beside the etc. and over six
miles OF steam and cas pipes used heating and
lighting or TIC ingenious machinery in the machine
shoD which saves long labor Of many the notching
machine which nOtches 800 small sc1e-Deans az ehce
deserves notice. heavier machine, with different
on the sides of beams cut win knife directed by
ngchIne which seems almost intelligent in its action,
@nT The figures nave 10 be stamped by hand. III he
shop lots Of weighmasters beams or al sizes f1r
Snuf
work winch platform scales do better party because
Tne5 5 a. Ike heat sHmet6ine resembling the steelyard
piau. they very useful for Weighing coCtOh on
Tharves they are readily moved ana placed over the
bales SThe largest of them Will weigh up 10 10 IONS
Some are made of Bsssemer steel anu nney polished.
The work scale-pivOts and loops Is an interesting
part OF the labor in the machine saOp Tue pVOts are
made from OF steel rods ana are from one To SIX
inches long. They are nrst seized DS maene' wrUh @
Tns IS knifeedge which Is balanced IN tne INSIDE OF
the scaleOOps and 1t must Ue sharp ahu periet een
and true II ne scales to be trustworthy Ile pivot
edges are gauged with the incest caution they are cur
and recu polished and made siIoosn, PaSn- Io aa
several processes until they are perfect Inc lnops are
lined with steel 10 support the Ahile-euees VIII, VIII
little wear, aud are med OUT W wonueru nauI
smoOthness. Finally. both plyots ana loops Is
are hardened before use. the faithfni ana
characteristic detail in this great manufactory
In every part th3rSngn e 81 o and does that in
the best way, and that alone. , Atn 1,
Ab0ve the machine-shOp 10 the toolroOm Wh!ch II
very fully stocked. By a weil-periected system, ar
ranged by Col. Fairbanks, NO TOOL leaves the room
uuiese "A check showing wnat WOrkindu II ushS ~ az
neara IN it's pace. La same story win the ooroom
is department for testing scale beams defe tne
nivots are tested their proper places Near at hand
n the emery -room filed with swltty-turnIpS wheeis
one man mas charge OF this room, nfes MS own WORK
men and il by the piece for all the poshbs dohe
The two engines OF 261 morse power
each Besides tnere are three smaller ehshes III
different paIts OF the WorAS'
TILE ESTABLISHMENT REMARKABLE FOR us COM
PLETESEss.
r7av coal, and wagonsoales and other large scales
are nut together and tested in room near the engine
room To this work devoted the skill OF long expert
rce and the most exacng and tne scales are not
approved until 1t Is sure that they are up 70 the require
any NOT only when the weight Is IN the center VI
her ia Ona