The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-04
.'atc County ana vicinity

"~rIvGTON
In 1869, Messrs. West, Had q. w. hui,t
at Arlington, but few rods nortn ~ the
depot, saw mill which they used for tho
saving of timber and ties. During the
year 1870 they sawed out tor the Harlem
Extenson.railroad / 100000 ties alone. In
May, 1871, this partnership was dissolved
and Mr.. Fernan West became sole proprie-
tor In 1878 he added new branch to the
business. viz. the getting out of stock for
cane seated chairs, but owing to the depres-
sion in prices for such work he gave 1t up
in few months. In the spring of 1874
he commenced preparations for the cree
ton of chair factory to join the mill here
tOfore used, and in July, 1874, the mill was
in working order. The old mill was one
and half stories high, 30x50 feet, with an
l. part 2Ox30 feet, the power used being
steam. The new building adjoining this is
50X50 feet, three stories high with good
basement underneath. In addition to these
is the engine room. 12x20 feet, built of
brick, two stories high, the floor over the
engine being used for the bending room,
where all the backs and other parts of the
chairs are bent. The boiler house is 16x26
feet, containing three floors, the1 two
upper floors being used as dry rooms. In
this part are two 5O-hOrse power boilers,
one made by Thos. Sutherland of Troy, the
other by John Holmes of Rutland, and it
is the opinion of the writer that two better
boilers cannot be found between Troy and
rutland These boilers are both hung
separate and can each be taken out if nee
essary. They are surrounded by brick
walls in which is no crack, care having been
taken when they were put in position to
have everything perfect. They are con-
nected together with Il three-inch valve
and could be used singly should necessity
arise, The mill is also heated by steam,
the heating pipes being so arranged that in
case of a fire the rooms can be filled with
steam. In addition to this, on the second
floor is tank which contains at all times
about sixty barrels of water as a precau-
, ton against fire, the value of which has al
The saw mill contains csiains u time of DANCE,
saw, and to this, lumber can be brought
from the yard by means of railroad. Ad-
joining the mill is the room where the lum-
Der is sawed into the proper lengths, and
passing to the turning room is turned, then
to the dry room is only short distance,
this opens to the finishing room. the idea
of MIR. West when he constructed the mill
being to save as much US possible in the
way of labor while getting his stock out.
The mill is also provided with an elevator.
which runs from the basement 10 the up
per story, which in itself saves n large
amount of labor daily. The mill is well
supplied with machinery, among 1t being
four lathes 0hree back knives and one
straight. Considerable of the machinery
runs on loose pulleys, which turn on q sta
tionary shaft, which idea is a novel one.
In the mill is also one of Mason's pateLt
saws, which saws the lumber and also
leaves the edge as smooth AS II 1t had beer
plancd. The fuel used is all waste, mad,
in the mill the saw dust also being burned
This saw dust, after falling to the base
ment, Is taken up by rubber belt and car
red to the fire room, the waste also beinl
taken to the same room through trough
that extends to every floor. In fact ever,
, thing about the mill shows that it was in
! tended by the proprietor, when he erectet
i 1t. to save as much manual labor as posi-
! BILE and yet have everything convenient
Z The ground floor is used entirely by MIR
! West, who uses II In getting out all thu
: necessary stock for manufacturing chairs
2 (Which which he sells TO Mr.. l.. Il. Atwood
I employing in this part of the works TWEEN
5 ty-six men, his pay roll amounting u
q 81 300 per month. Mr.. West is now put
q ting in the necessary machinery for tn
Il manufacture of cane seat chairs, but VII
Q not get to making them for some time
y Most of the timber used by him Is cut Iron
his own timber land, OF which he own
some two thousand acres, although he buy
largely from farmers and others who ma
have timber to sell