The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-25
THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY rs


water commissioners, is thoroughly in
earnest In the work.
The Flanders pumps are manufactured In
Vergennes and are rapidly coming into re-
pute throughout the country. Scientific
men are becoming interested in them, and
never fail to recommend them above all |
others, when they have an opportunity of
testing them when in operation. The
pumps are manufactured by the
vEReENNRs MACHINE COMPANY.
They supply towns and cities with water
for domestic use and fire protection. These
pumps are capable of furnishing from
100000 10 100000 gallons of water
IN twenty-four hours, and are adapted
| for either steam or water power. The
company usually employ about fifty men.
The machine shop is two stories high, 100
x40 feet the pattern room is 35x50 feet,
two stories high the foundry is 40x60
feet. The company furnish steam engines.
boilers and water wheels, and contract for
building water works complete, II requir-
cd. They have manufactured and put up
three Of the Flanders pumps at South
Bend, Ind also have put them in at Troy,
N. Y, and Ogdensburgh, N. Y, beside
these at Vergennes, at each Of which places
the rotary pumps had been used. they are
now manufacturing them for Muskegon,
Mich, and Meadvile, Penn, Mr.. Flanders
In ,,,1 ,.t.I
probably secure contract for the pumps
at that place.
An incident is related as having occurred
while the pumps were being tested at South
Bend, Ind, which will bear repetition here.
There appears to have been one man who
was an emphatic unbeliever in the powers
claimed for the Flanders pump and held
, out in his opinion to the bitter end. On
J the morning of the day the test was to take
place lie laid wager with other parties
) that he could sit in q steeplc, which sur
> mounted four-story building in the vii
lage, and cot his lunch while the hose was
pointed at him without being disturbed
The wager was fat COW. So when til,
appointed hour arrived the unbelicver as
{ cended to his perch and began the agree
e able task of eating his luncheon. Tn
+ hosemen appreciated the joke, and as tn
i pump began its work they directed tn
q stream to the steeple. Tradition says tina
o the lunch was quickly abandoned and Mr.
l. Unbelever made haste to find a safe plac
d from the flood of water that came pourin
# in upon him. His position was not onl
o changed but his opinions also. and his fat
r. in the superior powers of the Flanders mt
lie chine became firmly fixed from that tim
ii on. lie brought out the COW and she va
gaily dccked with many appropriate tr
~ butes of the victory by her possessor, an
=, marched through the streets in true festiv
:, style. South Bend has ever since bee
;, noted for two ihings-as being the hon
y, of Schuyler Colfax and the possessor I
- Flanders system of water works
~ The shops of the company are located
. tract of land, embracing one hundr'
!. acres, which is owned by the Vcrgenn
~ water power company. This tract has b
- come quite a manufacturing district.
:. has no less than seven manufactures
-, Gated upon it, namely: Machine shop al
foundry, Vergenncs horse nail works, FL
H. niture, curtain rolls, spokes and hui
~ doors, sash and blinds and excelslors. II
er land is located nearly opposite the ARISEN
MI property, which has recently been PIT
ri. chased as the location of the Vermont !
Sc form school. 1t is also nearly opposite t
be bank of the Otter creek where Commodo
ev McDonough's fleet was built during I
nd war of 1912, land IS decidedly historic sp'
nv The steamboat landing is also within sig
=. on the other side of the river.