, 1875-04-10

turs Of this department IN tho testing -maoline,
IN which, each bar uhod 10 tho coastr1ctior Of 4
br!dgo is subjected to strain Of 60 rer cont
moro than 1t would over poaHloly Ia called upon
10 boar ufIen in tho structure.
Tho dimensions Of tho foundry arc 15Q1125
fnet, where they havo two cupolaa with capac-
ity Of 4U tons. So much wrought iron il LoinR
uRed latoIJ III bridges tnat th's department was
dinensiaus Of tic stehn-forgo arc 8011Q9 foot.
Tho interesting process OF Welding and puncti-
ing iron bars WAS Ia pro8rosH, and It whs really
wonderful to Ace ho" tho pondcrous hammers,
weighing savo'al tons, could bo sIaInstod 70
tnuct tho cr,ptnl Of watch without breaking It.
The fiJnenhfons of the blacksmith Bhop a1o K0x
1876 feet, and ara in tip-sop nhape. Tho engine
rnoIn III e1onn Is pRSor. and tho puwerfut en-
gtao doca ita work noiseleAsly and well.
il frst put togeter 10 neo that all ia exact ilare-
by saving tiine and tronbln At tho dnrtlnatlon.
Tho American Dridgo Company waa Incorporated
Ave years ago: The present orE.n.at!on ia ~
don't, aud Mr. II. A. Rust, ficc-prenidont and
Manager, giving his pornonal attention to tho
bnsinens. Tho cngineern of tho Company, 3Ir,
L. iicmbose and Mr. ". q: Coolidge. havo ooen
for ability in Designing and constructing ara
without stlperiors in this or ANY other country.
Thoy have invented and patented Soma ureful
details, which aro now empiosod by tho Com
pany. Mr.. llcn1bcrlo retnrnod from Europo
capital stock Of tue Co1npan, u aGY0,o ,ot9. Their
tlown.town o.ilcet which IL e!oRau!lJ fittoi up,
Ia at No. 2l0 laSalle .Htreet corner Of
Adams, and Ia connected by telegraph with
the works, thus giving them eves5 faculty for
OF tito COMPANY arc 80 we'll and farorabIy known
That nothing that could DO aa!d in this nr,iclo
would atld to or dot1acs from their popularity.
The number Of men at present csnplo:el hv
tho Company is about auu which lumber will
suon he incEoaacd.
Among tho prominent brtdgos constructed by
the American Dfidgo Company may bo mentions
Cd those at Omaha, Leavenwort... Eounvitle,
MINI; tile two iron dEaw-hlidses standing sldo
by BiIo 1t Calumet, ono for Tue Fort Wayne
Road and ono for tho Luke Shore, whel, arc illst
completed; practically all railroad bridges In
Toxas. including thoae Of tho Missouri. Kansas
In COW: conysrsat!on @ with Mr. Rust, tho w reporter ]
lcnrncd that tho Company hare Just taknn the
contract to repair tic pivos-rsn OF the Kansas
City bridge across tho Missouri RlynF. Which In
cludos ths sinking OF ~ circular salrson BY the
The contract for 900. zoo worth OF work OIL the
Cincinnati Southern Koad for bridge structures.
comprising 3,000 lineai foct Of wrought iron IN
trcst!c-wotk. varying in heieht from l5 10 20
br,dscs. THO American bridge Company s.o
NOW engaged upon tho construction Of the new
bridges Al Atchiaon, Kau., and Fall lliver, Mass.
The Iron roof Of tito Michigan soutltru Depot
was constructed by this Company, ~ also ono
similar for tho roof Of tho Union Depot at
O,unha They layu Just COMPLETED tho large
iron roof for the Union Rolling Mills in our own
city. They nlso made tho hydiants fot tho Town
OF Hyde Park.
Az will bo 8ecn. tho sphere Of operations Of
tho American Bridge Company extends from
Maine to Texas. The immoaBe amount of busl-
ness dono BY them Will bo matter Of surprise
10 many OF the cit!zens Of Chicago wllo aso not
convcrsans with her manufacturing intorests,
and ~ q summary Of the total amount Of work
now In progress Of construction by tho Com
pauv. 1t rnaY b8 stated tllAt it will amount to
Il, 500, 900, approximately. They hayo branch
Office at Houston, Tex, to accommodate their
heavy Southwestern tra1o, under cnArgo Of Mr.
j. ". Goodwin.
II Ia impossible, within tho linits of tLis NJ
ticle, to give full Or oven partlsl description OF
this mammoth establislment, b1,t tho fact Of tss
should bo known by nll Chtcagusns. Tho American
department OF their own having Gu tho promises
81 hydrants, hose-carta with l.G00 feet Of hose.
Babcooka, u stAnd-pipes on roof, ground
hyuranta, with q ferco Of day and night witch.
men. So It will bo At onco noen that their pre-
cautions against Ito aro amplo and complete.
Everything about the establishment ia con-
voniont, and wns built with oHreeial reference TO
tho saving Of labor In handling Buch heavy
material. In fact to sum up. tho American
bridge Company tB a B1usco Of pr!t1e to Our
citizons aud an oynAmepk to the city.
WELLS, FRENCH co.