Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-06-04

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II. Paul d Sons Iron Works.-An-
other industry to which our town is
indebted for many improvements in
the way of ornamental iron work is
that of Thomas H. Paul & Son.
This establishment was first started
on the site now occupied by the Pres
byterian Church on Broadway, in
1855, by the senior member of the
firm, who came originally from Balti-
more. Business increasing rapidly
compelled Mr.. Paul to remove in
1867, to the lot near the depot and
upon which he has erected foundry
33x70 feet, and also a handsome resi-
| dence with commodious out-houses
adjoining.
This has been one of the most sue
cessful enterprises ever started in AL
1egany county, and bids fair, as time
rolls around, to become one of the
best known in locomotive and boiler
building. They have supplied and
built all the incline plane machinery
for the American, Maryland, Hamp-
shire, Franklin and Atlantic coal com
panies, and have also furnished a
number Of narrow-guage engines for
the mines III this region. They have
reputation for building locomotives
equal to the work of the larger loco
motive builders CT the east, such as
Baldwin and Others.
This firm has also branch foundry
on the corner Davidson and Front
streets, Cumberland, and turn out ex-
cellent work therefrom. All of this
speaks well for Frostburg enterprise
and energetic business men.
In company With Mr.. Paul, we
made visit to this foundry few
days since and thoroughly inspected
every nook and corner OF it.
The pattern room is in the second
story over the machine shop, and has
all the appliances necessary to such a
department. We found several
experienced pattern makers turn
ing out of wood every kind of de-
sign imaginable for the prosecution of
the work in tho foundry. At present
they are busily engaged on the large
orders in hand.
From here we go to the moulding
department where the castings are
made. The first process here is plac-
ing the patterns in loan sand and
making the moulds, into which the
metal is poured. The castings are
then taken out, when cold, and con-
veyed to the machine shop where the
rough edges are knocked off, polished
and then fitted up.
In the machine shop are lathes,
planners and drills Of the latest and
most improved machinery; these help
to fit the castings for the work they
are intended.
From the machine shop we were
taken to the boiler room, where are
punches, rolls, &C., for the purpose Of
bending the iron and forming it into
proper shape for boilers.
Annexed to the boiler room is the
blacksmith shop. This, of itself, is a
most necessary adjunct to such an in
dustry, as considerable work is done
by blacksmiths in an iron foundry.
To pay visit to one of these busy
irol bee. hives is something that will
interest ard instruct and will indeii,
bly, fix itself upon the mind.
Messrs. Thomas H. Paul & Son are
putting up two ll.ton narrow guagt
locomotives--one for Cuba and The
other is to go to Pennsylvania. They
have also an order for six large pas
senger engines, % tons each, for thu
Toledo, Delphos and Burlington rail
road in Ohio. They have employed
in their foundry here aud in Cum
bsrland about go men, all of whom
are expert workmen.
Next week we will talk to you
about our gas works.
GEORGES CREEK Coal Weekh
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