The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-15


them were damaged while making,
but so perfect Il the skill OF the men
and the machinery now that not more
than five per cent OF them are lost.
Each carbon inustbe perfectly straight.
and seven-sixteenths ofan ineh,i dl.
ameter aud twelve inches long. At
ter they leave tho moulding room
they are taken to the plating depart.
ment, whore they undergo y process
OF copper plating. Two ounces of cop.
per plates twenty-six carbons, asd
great care IL taken that too much
plating Is not used. After plating
tho carbons are ready To- be packed Ia
boxes for shipment, / 900 usually be-
Ing put In u box. At preseAt the
works are turning out l26 900 cArbons
month, and the demand IL greater
than the supply. None but the mosl
experienced men are employed In the
manufacture of the carbon, for In enc
sense the carbon Is the most impOr-
tant part of that which produces the
WOnueTIul uRut.
A place Of much interest is where
tho lamps are made. This room Il
52xt25, and In 1t arc employed 90
men. Near by Is where tho lamps
arc adjusted and put together. AZ.
tor q lamp has beea put into q burn
Ing condition Ii Is hung up and the
electricity from one Of the humorous
machlaes Is turned on. The adjust
ers then examine into Its working,
using smoked glass to ascertain
whether the arcs are Of proper length
and all parts of the lamps In proper
adjustment.
Five experienced men are employ.
ed la the pattern departn. ent working
away like nailers replenlshlng tkslr
stock, which was wholly burned dur
ing last spring. 4 number Of work
men are detailed 10 test the workings
OF tho electric machines as they ara
finished, and six packers get out the
goods In readiness for shipping. Be-
sides all these different branches ei
tho works there Is tin shep and jap
an room, where the Iron portion oi
the machines is Japaned, striped and
otherwise ornamented.
Over 100000 Is annually paid ts
the men, and absut 1925, ,0e0 worth
of the single item OF copper wire ID
used up In the construction Of appa-
ratus each year. The fetal product
OF the factory, based upon the work
actually done In December last, would
be 81, 800, 900, and this would Be
greatly increased by the enlarged e.
cilitles Of the new works now being
built.
The capacity OF the works r. ei
present l25,000 earbens o moAtb,
and nine machines and $50 lamps q
week. 1t Is expected that this will be
increased 10 twelve machines and
200 lamps when the new building Il
moved into. The wsrks now In the
course of erection arc situated sn the
corner OF Mason and Belden streets,
on the line Of c. and p. railroad.
They are to bo OF brick, enc story
high, and 275 feet long and 100 feet
wide. In addition TO this zaammoth
structure there will be q wing on
McHenry IS0x62, In the rear ei
which there will he a carpenter shep
40x75. The main building Is under
roof, and 1t IL hoped that u will be
ready for occupancy by tho lst oi
April. Mr.. n. s. Possons, the ener'
getic and efficient superintendent oi
the new works, Is supervising the
erection of the new buildings, all ei
which will be models In their way.
Mr.. John w. Scott Is tho contractor
for the carpenter work and DIR. Thos.
Simmons fer the mason work.
Mr.. Brush occupies q building In
connection with tho works as q labor.
atory, and spends his time In extend
ing the applications Of his present In
vention and in making new ones.
lie is an original investigator In the
fullest sense OF the term, and it Il
acknowledged generally that he oe-
cupies the foremost place In the world
to-day among the scientists In this
fold. His inventions have brought
him, as we'll as the stockholders sl
the Brush Electric Company, great
returns, and his income 10 very large.
For man not yet thlrty-two year.
old, he has certainly accomplished
wonderful work.
Gen. NJ. d. Leggett Is president o
the Brush Electric Company, Mr.
Geo. w. Stockly, tho vice. president
aud business manager, Mr.. T. K.
Collins, secretary, Mr.. j. J. Tracy ar
active director and NJ. 4. g. Phillips
an electrical engineer. Tothese gen
tlemen, and particularly Mr.. Stockly
the great business success Of the
company since its Inauguration 4
due. -CkeUetan1 Leader.