The daily gazette., 1880-05-01
SECOND EDITION
The NesU Pullman Car shops
In CH[cQQ0.

In Chicago.
A notable addition TO Chicago's mer-
camille industry is to be the extensive
car works of the Pullman Palace Car
Co., ground for which is to be broken
to-day. A large establishment for
manufacturing purposes will not exist
in the West, and while 1t will contain
all the latest and most improved me-
chanical appliances in use, it will en-
body in its architecture a grace and
beauty that is quite Characteristic of the
palace car. The works are TO cost 81, ,00O,-
900 about 1000 men are to De employ
ed in them, and the extended arrange
ment of machinery is to be moved by
the Corliss Engine, one of the Centen-
nial wonders, which has been purchas-
ed by the Pullmans.
After much vain speculation as to the
location Of the works by outside parties,
principally real estate speculators, the
Pullman Palace Gar Co., laid bare its
plans to public scrutiny oni Saturday.
The works will be located on the llli-
,p0is Central Railroad, three-fourths of
q mi1e south of KensiDgton Station, and
between the railroad and Lake Calu-
met being bounded by One Hundred
and Eleventh street on the south, Lake
Calumet on the east, One Hundred and
Sixth street on the north, and the Illi-
neis Central on the West. About $50
&C. es are to be included in the site, and
is to BEAUTIFULLY laid with walks, drives,
lawns, and two attractive parks. The
entire area, half mile deep by mile
long, will be treated with shrubbery
al will be inclosed with q wall. A
drive, also, of two miles in length will
cncircle the works. The main entrance
will be through an arched gateway faom
One Hundred and Eleventh street,
opening into large circular park. A
park Of 800 feet in width will divide
the long stretch of shop-buildings from
the railroad.
On one side Is water transportation
by Lake Calumet and on the other the
Illinois Central Railroad tracks, while
but short distance away is the june
tion of the innumerable roads leading
into Chicago.
The structures will be of brick and
stone, having 1,130 feet of frontage
and facing the double track of the Hi
nois Central Railroad. They will cen
sist, first, of two parallel buildings for
erecting shops, 800 #. long and 81 #.
wide. The central section, containing
the offices and store-rooms, will be
1901 #. long and 100 ft. deep, three
stories high, with a tower rising to the
height of 146 ft. In the rear of these
will be series of four buildings, cov-
ering an aggregate frontage Of LOAF
it,, with a general depth of 300 it,,
forming the wood machine shops,
blacksmith shop, varnish room, repair
shops, and two erecting shops. Still
back Of these will be another erecting
shop, 474xS6 it,, a dry-kiln 150xSO,
and foundry 1870 #. front and 200 #.
deep. These buildings are compactly
located as regards each other, making
them convenient of access. The erect
ing shops will have stalls for fifty pas
senger cars and 100 freights at one
time. Tracks running between the
various shops will be provided with
numerous turntables, so that the cars
can be run in and out without switches.
The Corliss engine is to be sosituated
that its 80 #. fy-wheel will be in full
view from the railroad, and front of the
building it occupies will be ornament
ed with large ornamental window.
The monster engine cost originally
$114, 900, and to bring it on here from
Providence, r. l., where it now is,
will require train of thirty cars. Its
normal capacity is 1, 400 horse-p power,
but it can be run to 2, 800 horse power.
The engine will arrive at the new
works; and be in operation Sept. /.
The greater part of the machinery for
the works will be new, and will cost,
exclusive of $125, ZOO, for the engine
and boiler, 100000 ALL the building
will be lighted with an electric light
and heated by steam. There will be
1897, 056 cubic feet to be warmed,
which will require $50, 536 feet of steam
pipe.
In connection with the Pullman Pal
ace Car Co.'s works, and Just north Of
them on the same grounds, is to be erect
ed mandatory of the Allen Car
Wheel Co., which is a consolidated cor
porAtion of all the paper car-wheel in
terests in the country. The capital
stock is 81, 100000, and nearly two-fifths
is owned by Chicago capitalists. The
capacity of the works will be 10000 Car
wheels annually. The buildings were
planned by Mr.. R. v. Allen, General
Superintendent and inventor of the
wheel, and are two in number. One
will have frontage of 1854 fl, breadth
of $50 IT,, and will be two stores high.
The second building will be 100 It. front
by $50 deep. The buildings will be
graced with tower. About one hun
dred men will be employed, and the
power for running the works will be
furnished by means of shaft connect
ing with the Corliss engine. The cost
will be about $200,O00.
To provide for the Iaborers to be en-
ployed in the two establishments, the
Pullman plans include the erection of
cottage dwelling houses, two stories
high. Mr.. s. ,. Beman, at New York
architect who drew the plans for the
works, has in connection with them
drawn plans for the dwellings. They
will be located north of the works, aud
will be Of brick, with slate roofs.-
Chicago Inter-Ocean, april 26.