New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-12
AN IMMENSE NEW ELEVA1OR.
IMPROVED WAYS OF HANDLING GRAIN.

IMPROVED WAYS OF HANDLING GRAIN.
An immense fire-proOl elevator is to be con-
structod the terminus OF the Erie Railroad IN Josoy
City on the pier formerly occupied by che White star
steamship Company, the uSe OF the properly ha'i"s
been granted by tie railroad company for this purpose
The enterprise is entirely In the hands OF te"
of the largo grain firms OF this city. The plans have
been approyed ana work Will begin very soon. Geo.
u Johnson inventor and constr uctOr OF re-prOOf gram
elevators prepared the plans The buil ing WI" cost
about 5000 OOO aud have storage capacity OF loOV-
900 bushels. The dock accommodations VIII be 50
extensive that fOar OF the largest steamships or
sang vessels can receive grain at the elevator At tho
same time leaving ample room also Tor SIX cdhdiDoaI'
70 receive or deliver II is proposed that the
bltding shall be- absolutely hrcproOt The facilities for
handling grain, t IA claimed, Will exceed those OF any
elevator in the world. and it is asserted that 1t will DO
possibe to handle al coming 10 NewHork, providing II
doe, not amount to than lOO,OOO,OOJ bushels
year.
II is the intention Of the company 70 form two basins
one 400 feet long and 10 in width, and the other
200 feet long 10y l4O IN width. The elevator
viii stand on the per between The baens'
This viii make necessary tho removal OF me me
Old PIERS mere S'u v,,ic , for i lar,sp ,e'n,
snip "i it and 10 feet in width exclusive Of tower,
enginc-room anj bplcI-house conveying gallery ana
can IN 'V of ESQ feet by 30 fret in Tua. There win
6r i59 storage bins. varying IN capacity rom Z2oV 20
10 900 bushels Ihe walls Of the bn, will be- bullt ol-
low, of brick with Two rows Of stretches lli''h W.
inches apart, giving space for vent id'Vu' ITO
INFLOW walls form hucs shafts aud an te IDOl3tS
iu tho grain VIII be absorbed by me porous D, Tx
and carried OIL through the an nuen 10y tLs
II. ,hod each BIN Is separated liom IT'S hci-hhuvi'
ur.rlGdng the possibility OF heated OF wei gram un'
m,iidng Is arranged to have three tracks running
hr,tgn the center thai 20 cars Nih ul7chatEo th,
,,,,. "A, tuY fool of Oftlng' elevators Al the same
tine and ly means u steam shoNc5 lot cars can 20
dsr61rrri every hClr-he grain taken iAiO RECEIVING
t..rts weighed elevated. and apouJ1 INTO lh9
T.a,'r'pt INNS TINS would auount "a 4OOoOO
time and without interfering Win tho orc uionH ~ ~
rsiyug by car. such Is the pioppoed 'Ii ",
,arItlr that GOOOU bushels al hout an % "o'shea
""I dl-cbar,s.d from the bins AVA spout'H
INTO sinus and lighters. Gram, uUiihS VIC s.'n'
me can bp received from two canal hoiIs
NJ the rate Of 10 900 bushels nour When he shipping
elevators are in use FOR that purpose py thc Hl5.
oucr nf the horizontal cOnycNcfs ltf chh tttuaicI S$
frou one bu 20 ano her, without reference 10 position
Al the rate 600 bushels ana hour IAis u vnecicd ny
means OF q system % rotary 'ponting rue same Wleh
u the oeipt OF grain enables 4, 10 Dc o'loutou among
Re1ovatin and drying bins are included In this pro-
osei elevator system. Wet, heated OF sour grain en-
lie received from els, and elevated through
the same apparatus the sound grain, and thon
spouted " into the drying aud cooling BINS
The proposed elevator viii nave many adNan-
tggcs over that recently completed for the hudson
RIVER Railroad Company above slXty-hrstsI, aud
will cost only little more. The latter Is OF the
same storage capacity, but lacks tue facilities IN
handling grain which tho other will have, and Is go
time addition there the drawbacks OF an exposed
position and structure Of wood. Tho site OF ia, now
elevator AT the terminus VI Tie Ee Railway VIII ave
many dvanlAses-