, 1874-09-19

otIoss with feelings Of rogrot ut ovonta bo-
yond tloir control. Tile Financial Chronicle
OF New York; tho journal Of Commerce, OF
1}osto., md tho rsoHH Of PHILADELPHIA as we'll
NJ Of many olller Of t1le Eaalor.i prints, hnye
loen alvo to THIS atato Of nflairs, md III tlteir
discussion Of tlio subject lave, uf necessity.
beon forced to concotto tho face tint
TINS MARKET r0sAEaHEp ADyANTAGEa
in tho, Way OF manufacturing ana mercantile
operations tlas wero rapidly diverttllg lilo cunl-
othor Weston citioa Those advantages aro
mainly duo to tho fact That tho manufacturing
interGatH arc cOtcontrHtcd nearor tho lold to DO
supplied, and consequently nearer tho consumer;
antl also " tho faot that tho laolltios for tho
rapid distribution Of goods Of all descriptions,
mud moat Of tho staples entoring into
lilo manufacturing department en3oyed ly
chscago. leaso hor without s,, olinl cot11-
petltor. Thoso advantages. md tho rea1l's,
nro based =, upon the economical and
nat'iral Inv that governs tho corluloree Of nll
natlons.. NQr only II 1t true Of mercantile trade,
but of nll other business interests, which might
10 mentioned tt detail aH examples If our npaco
would adult Of such lengthy treatmeis Of tho
manufacturing branch Of industry. md III doing
TO- TME TntnuNE knows Of no oao moro worthy
than that Of tho manufacturing company Of
CRANE nRoH.
Tho im1nonso manufacturing establishment Of
thiB wcl-kuown firm IL situated oil tho Wost
Silc, mud tho inallt portion occupies ono-ha!f u
block botwocn Jefferson aud Dosrlaines ssrcots,
aud atao between Randolph and Lako. I4o
plpo-mmill ia between. Union aud ;Desplatncs.
about oH enohs ai''t ia bos ana sS' is 'oys,s tss
most complete establishment of tho kind
III tho Vast. 1t may DO proper. in this oounoc-
tou. to go into detailed description OF tho OK
tenslyo display that tho Cra1lo Brothors aianti--
factlring Company have made ii, tho noltl, ond
Of the Exposition Building, most important
fenturo In Which display is
THE ATTRACTIVE ELEVATOR,
which has enabled 10 nlauy thousand poopio to
OF the optro city ou,lld 10 secured. Ihia oloya-
tor presents = fow points Of superiority that it
may DO vol to mcntlon ut this time. Ouo Of
tho principle features Of THIS naachiae IL the au
tomato valyo which regulates tho speed Of tho
car while descending, aud 10 considered to bo Tho
most perfect preventive against accidents Of
any contrivnpce now Ia use. There arc four ca.
bloa attached to tic car and drnm-two mnin|y
to perform tho work, tho otlicr two
remaining IN q alacked condition "a = reserve in
case tho trHt two should giro way. This fonturo,
however, Is roally less Important than the safe-
guard and tho rocatltio takeu iii tho beil
should DO broken fn my manner. IA aaprovent-
ivo for this. tfioro Is All ingenious arrangement
should tho belt break, would immediately shut
oil tho steam, aud at tho saino timo would apply
I friction brake in such q manner that It would
Js impossible for .ls chr to doscond too 1apldly.
Ileu, again, should all tho cablos broak, there
is IL t!roo-toothcd safety pawl attached that, by
lho aid of steel springs, will hook inolf into tho
rnckB; also, safety governor, attac!iud to the
car, so that Il too rapid descout would case the
talls Of tile governor to riBo. and automatically
causo the pael to catch into the racks There
il anotlor superb arrangement which mi,st not
be omitted iu this deacli1tion-that Of the
AUTOMATIC sArEry sTop.
which is atsachcd to tue onglno for tho purpose
Of stoppiag tho cur at the upper and lower lassl-
ing. independent Of tlle shifting cable which
pnsses through tlo car under the control Of tho
conductor TINT ls If it should III any manner,
through any defect III tho other arrangements,
become unmatageable. tho plan heiug not u
depend on my QUO aafoty dovce, but, multiplying
them, nlako safety beyond question.
These Al in briot few Of itH Huperlor points
Of safety, aud Which undoubtedly will prove ill.,
tcrestiug to tho general public. We regret our
inability, for waut OF ailaco, to moro fully DE-
saenDo ssF9 s1s nbs safG h 4sd sna % yaq"is M m
paris. Another i1npoftant piece OF lnRcl.lhery
manufactured by the Crane Bros. is the
DUpIEx F1HE-ESdlSE ruMpa,
which can bo Booll at any timo III full operation
in cluso proximity to tho elevator Just do
scribed. This engine throws . powerful aud
steady stream, and causos no jar in tho lipe;
30 that .or fire purposes alone, to say nothlug
OF other necessities for having No. pump
on hand, it cannot in any WY be oxcolled:
While II is perfect ii. its construction. and
powerful In its operation, it is exceedingly
simple, aud Is therefore not ut gil Liable to got
out OF order Different Hlzes Of this machine
arc manufactured by this firm.
THE PUMP ON ExlI1n1TIoN
il capablo Of throwing MI inch aud O quarter
stream 6 15o feet iu Ihoight,, or two i-ineh
be seen. a lnrge number Of thcne pumps aro iu
..ao already in some Of tho largo buildings III tho
such m.uuto detailed description, but this is D.
mattor of vital importance to ChicaGo. III order
to fully appreciate .s merits, however, ono must
eco it in tull operation, and aa that privilege is
attending tho Exposition, TIE TRtnuSE will
yolture no further description of it.
Tho Crano Dros. manufacturing Company also
produce n very excellent
D1REcr-AcTIS1 1ALASCE-wIEEL PUMP,
which il designed for general nsa and fro pur-
poses. They alRo uuuufuctnre d iow-pressure
balnnce'wlleol Btea1n pump; tho Dreinor stean
aud mir pump: boIlera feeders, aud various
otl'or pulnpA, worried by air Or steam, for oil of
which they have large demand. and thoir supo-
The Crane Bros. have had yeulH Of oxporeuco ln
thia CLASH Of manufacturing, aud aro therefore
without rivals in tlia or any other city.
just ono word moro concerning tho duplex,
md that il, it has tho reputation, of being tho
most perfect engiuo in uHe in this couu-
try. aud We state 1t Oh good authority
tint it will throw moro water In u giyon
length Of time than any other tre-ongiuo
over built. Altothor Of tAB frm's productions
il new style Of engines Just placed oil tho ,nar-
ket. This now candidate certainly las oxtraor~
dinary incritB, but M it can 10 Bcen III variety
Of aiZcs at the Exposition, ne will not attempt 4
detailed description OF it,
There III still another production that must
not be overlooked, US ita neritH demand for it
tho candid attention of blast furnaces und min-
ing operators. We nudc to tho
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