The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-03-31
ThibOdaUx, her interests
and industries.
FOUNDRY.

and simple method.
The implements of Agriculture
Used 80 years ago, would excite
he deriSion and contempt OF IA
field labOrer to day.
Carts were made without a
.norsel OF iron being used, and
were pushed 10y oxenS with yokeS
tied in front Of their horns, and
made such d screeching in loco
motion, as to make a nervous per
Son tremble at ii distance OF a
mile. @
The first Rolls erected for the
crushing Of the sugar cane were
made of live oak, and turned en-
tlreIy by horse power.
This process of work anJ pecn
liar species of machinery, were
soon aScertained to b" utterly
inadequate to the successful manu-
factory of sugar, when the plant
ing OF that product became ais
most the sole occupation OF the
planting community, and the att
teDtiOn of sugar growers WAS
hence directed to the application
OF better and more powerful mas
chinery, to accomplish the work
to be done in their sugar houses.
Steam engines aud iron rollers
were introduced, accompanied 10y
all the varied industries and ma
terial their use required, Which
very quickly proved the necessity
OF Il Foundry in this centre OF the
LatOurche District, for the pnr
pose, at least, Of repairing broken
machinery during the rolling sea
son, and brought into the vlclni-
~, as Il matter of course, Il mum
Der Of men from other sections OF
the country. skilled in that spe-
cirs Of labor and mechanism.
1t was about 1872 that Mess
Sis. Hawley and Anderson, e>tab
lished the first Foundry in ThibO
daux, nearly in the same spot oc>
cupied by the present one. Sub>e
quently Il. S. Larkln purchased
the interest Of HawIey, the nane
of the firm being changed 70 Il,
5. !.alkin u Go.
In July 1S47, the firm was
changed to Larkin s Anderson,
being composed OF Il. s. Larkln
Il George Anderson.
In May, 1S47, David Thomas
erected IA Foundry on or near the
corner of Mary and Church
streets, and Mr., Hawley also
hmlt one on or near the wrnnnd
now occupied by Hogan's boiler
works. The latter was destroyed
by fire, and the proprietor OF the
former died leaving bat the oli~
ginai one in operation.
Shortly after the destruction OF
Mr.. IiawIey's Foundry, he and =.
H. Gary, purchased the one be-
longing to Earkin 4 Anderson.
Under the firm namts Of Haw~
ie., 4 Gary, Gary \ Co, Gary
GlIl's & Co., Gary Il Jackson, it
continued until the war.
Steam engines, rollers and
every species Of castings. finish
ing and blacksmith work regui>
site for planting purposes and
the manutactory of sugar We're
made III that Foundry, furnish
ing employment to eight or ten
slaves. and from four to ten me-
chalicS all the year round.
At the close of the wal its pro
prietorS, like a large majority of
their friends, found themselves
pecuniarily embarrassed. but
vainly attempted to r~esuscitate
their lost business.
In two or three years the Foun
dry passed into the hands OF
!ohn |. Adams & Co., then into
the possession OF Judge Taylor
Beattie, who successfully worked
1t for two or three years, and
then sold it to MesSrs, Keete &
Boaley, its present owners and
managers.
This firm has added much new
and improved machinery, by the
all OF which they are enabled TO
execute work more thoroughly
and speedily than ever WAS done
at any previous time.
Now the Thibodaux Foundry
with skilled mechanics and ma
chiniStS, can build any thing
from sulphur burner to an
engine OF capacity to grind the
largest crCp of sugar grown IN
the State, and also repair or re-
place any broken machinery, tit
up all pipes for steam or water
purposes, build draining wheels,
and turn ont any work or cas>
tln9S that the wants and exioen-
cleS of this portion of the State
may demand. 1t should be the
interest, as it is the duty of every
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