Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-01-14
JOTTINGs BY THE WAY.

Twenty-eight miles east of Ft.
Wayne is DeIphos, town of over
1000 and noted for manufactures,
viz-Delphos Machine Works, I'm
ion Planning Mill, Union Stave Co.,
Woolen Mill Co., Hubs and Spokes,
Starr Handle Mfg. Co., Ohio Wheel
Co.-spokes and bent works-and
Pittsburgh Keg 6 Bbl. Co. 1 visit
ed the Ohio Wheel Co.'S works-cap-
ital 100000 to $25O,OOO They en-
ploy large number of men, manu-
featuring 5000 sets of spokes per
day, $50 to 200 sets of rims and Is
sets of hubs.
1 visited, also, the Pittsburgh keg
and bbl company, which turns out
per day 5000 kegs and 1900 barrels.
These are made from a single stave,
or hoop, which is cut from steamed
logs of the requisite length, by
powerfully geared machine-the log
revolving slowly, and the huge knife
or blade being fixed upon a movable
carriage SO that it cuts one continu-
GUS sheet of wood, 3 in. thick, until
the log is used up. As the sheet
rolls off it is cut in two lengthwise,
and two boys, by lever knives, cut
them into the requisite lengths;
two men take these to a machine
that cuts the chine and croze. They
are then passed to another machine,
which is very peculiar in its con-
struction and movements. This con-
slsts of 12 to 16 small circular saws,
about four inches apart,o one shaft;
half of them being governed by the
lever and gauge at one end Of the
shaft, and the other half by the 9th
er end. They all are upon one shaft,
yet each is hung besides upon a NOV
able swivel or ring, that is held in
its place on the shaft by loose bolt,
allowing easy lateral movement.
Then on opposite sides are two eoa-7
Meeting & in. square steel~Feds or
bars. which pass along these rings
orswivels on the outside, next the
saws, which have slots made for
these rods to pass through and Sc
cured to the swivel. By this ar
rangement all the saws are thrown
fiye-sixteenth in. from right angle
to the shaft, which, as the saws re-
volve to the opposite side, throws
them as much in the opposite direc-
ton, or making variation IN the
cut of ten sixteenths or GYe-eights
in, all being governed by the gauge
or pattern at the end as the carriage
moves up its required space. So at
first, when the stave is moved up to
be slit into sections-looking ike
narrow slaves in order to get the
bilge of the barrel-the saws have
side motion, making them look five
eighths wide, but as they cut up to
the in. cut for q keg they are thrown
more and more nearly at right an
giles to the shaft, and as the length
of the cut is reached, the saws are
at RIGHT angles and cut only the
saw thickness. Both ends of the
single stave are thus cut-only 10y
reversing ends, the Sits are not on.
the same line, but alternate-and so
In the middle of the broad stave, or
RIA there is an uncut surface of or
6 inehes But it is difficult to explain
1t without cut or design of the ma
chine. To appreciate and fully un-
,darstanA II one must see it work
ing.
for general business and trade
have visited. Its business street is
very wide. and fine business blocks
give It a rather city-like appearsaee.
Some of its streets are rather pretty
and there are some fine residences.
a verv rich farming country con
tributes to the Thrift and prosperity
Of the town. Ihere met for the first
time in many years. our former.
toxnsman, Mr.. G. Niles, with whom
spent an hour most pleasantly He
shhe same kind, genial, soeisl gen.
tleman he ever was, though good
living and good digestion have con
tributad much toward making him
more aldermanic in proportions
one of the solid and substantial men
in more than one sense. With MIR.
Fred Niles, spent the evening at
the concert given by the Northwest
ern Band-or rather, for their ben
eft. Mrs. w. E. Snyder-Findlay $
best singer-superintended the get
ting up of vocal concert, and Il
was a very fine affair. There We're
several ladies and gentlemen who
acquitted themselves most credit
ably-showing that there are several
very rich aud cultured voices IN that