The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-13
of a. p. Lawton. This same foreman has
charge of the larger foundry room.

of FL. p. Lawton. This same foreman has
charge of the larger foundry room.
FITTING SHOP
is three stories high, and in dimention is 95
broad by 139 feet in length. This building
is to be used in competing the goods and
rendering them ready for shipment. To
this end railroad track passes through
the building which enables cars to be SO
located that they can be loaded from both
sides at the same time. The walls protect
ing the building from sides exposed to the
track are mason work, 80 as to render them
secure from fire and sparks generated by a
passing locomotive.
The grinding room in this building is SO
x100 feet and is supplied with twenty
stones and twelve polishing wheels.
The hardening room is 36x4s feet and
contains three hardening tanks and two
furnaces.
BLACKSMITH SHOP
is 90x200 feet 1t will have apart
ments for twenty-five side FORCES,
and twenty furnaces In addition to
these implements, the blacksmith depart
ment win be supplied with five trip ham,
mers, and Eve power punches and shears.
ENGINE AND BOILERS.
The boiler and engine room are located
on the north side of the new build
ing. The engine is one of the best manu-
featured. 1t is from the Buckeye works
at Salem, Ohio, and is 500 horse power.
There are to be three steel boilers of go
inch diameter and 16 feet in length, each
containing SD inch tubes. or total of
155 tubes. The new engine will drive the
machinery for the entire works, although
in the past it has required three smaller
engines to accomplish the work soon to be
performed by one.
There will also be heating boiler sd
inches in diameter and 16 feet long by
which the different buildings are to be sup
piled with heat
The smoke stack is 1875 feet high. and
contains 81 foot fiue.
THE BUSINESS OFFICES.
are located on the second floor of the build
ing occupied by the company as store.
They jointly occupy 30x1o0 feet. and are
divided in the following manner:
The first room is occupied by Mr.. J. FL.
Yore, the cashier. The second room is de-
voted to the exclusive use of D. W. Heath,
the book-keeper. The room at the end of
the hall is utilized by Mr.. B. D. Buford, the
president, as his private Office. Mr.. E. o.
Foote, the correspondent of the company
also occupies this apartment
Adjoining these three apartments
is room set aside for
the use of travelling men who have occa-
sion to visit the establishment on business.
The office of Mr.. L. M. Buford, secre
tary and treasurer, and the room used by
W J. Kahlke, the shipping clerk, and Mr..
Stengle, who has charge of the copying
and the large Amberg file, complete the
improvements made in this department.
THE ROSTER
of men in charge of the different depart
ments is given below:
Eugene Biddison-Architect.
Andrew Gingles-Superintend OF
buildings
John La Superintendent of iron
department.
III. s. O'Neil-Superintende of wood
work.
George Alter Superintendent of paint
ing.
II. P. LAWYER Superintendent of foun
dry
The total number of men employed in
the various departments will aggregate
60O and this number is at times increased
during the busy season.
CAPACITY AND WORK.
The Buford company manufacture full
line of steel plows, Buford's chilled plows,
Buford's Browne sulky plows, gang plows,
railroad plows, scrapers, Buford's spring
cultivators, Black Hawk and Defiance cul-
t1vators, combined riding and walking cul-
tivators, Buford's combined lister and
drill, harrows, &c.
The new works will be able to turn out
500 different implements every day-or
one machine to each person employed.
F. 3s No Good Preaching
No man can do crn0d i0h of work