Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-03
LANCASTER DAILY lNTEIGENCER FRIDAY DECEMBER 1880
WEST END IMPRovEMENT.
A New Cotton MIN Couuplesea.

WEST END IMPROVEMENT.
A New Cotton MN Completed.
The inception, progress aud successful
establishment of new business enterprises
is one Of the most agreeable subjects for
local Journalism to record. From time to
time the INTELLIGEScER has noticed the
course Of the erection of the new cotton
mill built by Peters s Shirk, on Pine
street, between West Chestnut and West
Orange, in this city. Now that it is fin
nished and in operation, a more complete
account of the mill, its management and
equipments, is Of timely interest:
Mr.. Jacob G.. Peters is general manager
of this and the Beaver street mill, both
operated by the same firm and engaged in
the manufacture of yarns sold to the cot
ton mills of Philadelphia, Reading and the
counties of Delaware, Montgomery and
Chester counties. In the Stevens mill
the organization is as follows J.
p. Shirk, clerk s. w. Park, superintend-
ent card room Andrew Shut, superin-
tendent spinning room William Cooper,
superintendent warping mills Thomas
Anderson, engineer, Samuel Campbell,
fireman . Daniel Carrigan, night watch
man.
The Building.
The main structure is ZIG feet long, IS
feet wide, and has tower in the centre
which is 25 feet in depth and 10 feet in
width. A deep basement is under. the en-
tire building, and this is used for storing
cotton. A One-story brick building in the
rear, so by 33 feet, divided in three parts,
is used for boiler house, engine room and
machine shop. A two-story brick build
ing, GO by Is feet, on the southeast corner
| of the lot, is divided in three parts and is
used for watchman's dwelling, carriage
house and stable; and q one-story brick
building to the north Of it, 40 by 90 feet,
is used for storing waste cotton. This has
a frame blacksmith shop, 10 by 26 feet, at
tached to it.
The first floor is divided into four parts {:
The north end, 25 by As, is used for picker
house, and is fire proof; the south end,
30 by As, is used for Office and packing
room and extra stairway, and the centre
and main part Of the first floor for card
room. The second floor is used for spin
ming, warping, spooling, twisting, reeling,
etc.
Who Built 1t.
The building stone were furnished by
William Westman, Dillerv;lle granite
blocks, John Keller granite stone for eE-
gine and tower, McLenahan s. Bro Port
Deposit lime, Henry F. Hartman : sand,
Charles Schwebel lumber, Baumgardner,
Eberman & Co.; flooring, Roland & Way,
Port Deposit yellow pine, Gaskill &
Sons, Philadelphia; brick, Peter Ziegier :;
bricklaying Of buildings, Blumenstock &
Keller !; sewer and paving, T. G. Bach {;
millwork, Urban s. Burger carpenter
work, Casper Maurer, foreman painting,
William Bateman building hardware,
Marshall & Rengier !; stating, Sprecher &
Pfeiffer gas fixtures, Finn s. Breneman !;
plumbing, John L. Arnold heating pipe,
G.. Levan s. Sons, r. Blickenderfcr, and
Harberger s. McCu'ly mason work,
Shultz, Shoop & Co.; wood turning, Philip
Lebzelter.
The Machinery.
The engine is a Corliss, $50 horse power,
and was built by Robert Wethrill s. Co.,
Chester, 8 tubular boilers, and of course
these were built by John Best; the steam
pipes by Harberger & McCully; the two
pickers were imported from England, and
built by Lord Brothers; the fourty -four
cards and railways were built by Mason
lu0Clll1C WOEASs 1duuCOIls VhdSS., GDO CttIu
clothing was imported from England by
way heads were built by the Within
machine works, Whitinsville, Mass; the
draw frames were imported from England
the slubbers and speeders were imported
from England and built by Howard &
Bullock the spinning frames, twisters
and warping mills were built by the
Bridesburg manufacturing company q
double reel was imported from England,
and the reels were built by Peters Il
Shirk two spoilers were built by Peters
& Shirk from patterns furnished by s. s.
Spencer the bobbins were furnished by
Eaton & Aver, Nashua, New Hampshire
the spool heads by by H. Disston & Sons,
Philadelphia the spool spindles and bolts
by the Penn iron works the shaft
ing and pulleys by George V. Cresson,
Philadelphia; the leather betting by Joel
S. Perkins, Philadelphia the rubber
betting by Goodyear rubber and betting
company tho machinery hardware, etc,
by Kepler & Slaymaker; the brass work
by H. Belfield s. Co., Philadelphia; ma
chinists and mill tools by NJ. Walter &
Son, Philadelphia mill supplies by d. Il.
Gage, Philadelphia two elevators were
built by A. C Welchans; the yarn press
was built by Mr.. Minnich. Landisville
the tin cans were furnished by Joel s. Per-
kins the scales by Fairbanks.
New Tobacco Warehouses.
At the corner of North Market and
West Lemon, on q part OF the grounds oc-
cupied by Baumgardncr's coal yards, they
are engaged in building two very large to-
bacco warehouses, which are being erected
in the most substantial manner.
Witchcraft
Before Alderman Barr yesterday after
noon was heard the case Mrs. F,orentine
Kinsler, an old German woman, against
Jacob Wolfcrsberger. The complaint
charged Wolfersbcrger with having struck
at Mrs. Kinsler with stick Oh