Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-22

The Matfulafh Manufacturing Corn.
Dany--giOuS, Sugar and Fish Mar.
refs by the Thsusand--A Forest OF
Machlnery, Etc.

The Matfuiafh Manufacturing Com.
Dany-Fi0ur. sogar and Fish Mar.
refs by tbe ThsasandA fosest Of
Machinery, Etc.
Machinery has supplanted the old and
tedious and imperfect manner Of max
ing barrels by hand, to certain extent.
Ii would well be worth the while Of any
ono, who can obtain permission to do
30, to visit this active scene of la
Dor.
THE WOODS USED
In the company's business are fir and
cotton wood. The principal supply OF
cottonwood is nov brough: from the
Skagit river, although the Payallup.
White, and other rivers are ready to
furnish extensive quotas If occasion re-
,uires- The buildings required IN the
transaction of the company's works
are numerous and extensive. Entering
the yard, TO the right is seen the
new
SHE'D FOR sIoBAGB.
Il is 800 feet long and 80 feet wide, at
fordlng 5000 square feet Of storing
room. Just west Of this building are
two drying houses, one of them 4Ox2U
feet in dimensions, the other 3OxS0.
Adjoining these are the boiling watts, 4
in number. each 6x40 feet. West of
these is the main workshop, 70x1s0 feet
in dimensions. In other parts of the
yard are Two old storage sheds, one of
them 2SOx25 IT,, the other, l50x25 #.
Extending from the yard to good an
chOrage for the largest ships is wharf
Of solid construction 3ie it. long, and %
feet wide with a T at the sea end $50 #.
long by 30 #. wide. There are also
two boiler and engine houses Of ample
dimensions.
A. the northwest end Of the main work
shop Is the incline plane by which logs
uss1 in the mandatory are brought
up from the boom yard. The log be-
ing brought up from the water. the
FIKsT STEP
In its Transformation is its introduction
to q drag saw, by which it is cut into
the required lengths-for flour and
sugar barrels 3Oinches, for fish barrels
n inches, for half barrels u inches.
The cuts are then put in the boilers
where they remain from II to "a hours,
being thoroughly sOftened by tho Oper-
alton. From the tOilers the cuts are
transferred to the vspeering machine,
where they are cut into sheets seventy
i've inches wide and 7-l6ths of an inch In
thickness. The chimes for the barrel
heads are then cut into each end Of the
sheets, and they are transferred to the
drying houses, where they remain from
four to eight days. These sheets are
then taken out and placed on table in
front of the goring saws. These are
composed OF sixteen circular knives,
with an eccentric motion, which cut
wedge shaped apertures, about one
third of an inch wide at top. and tap
ering to = point at about one-third of
the length of the sheet. 10 accom-
plish this, of course, the sheet must be
reversed after one end has been Oper-
ated on. After this operation the sheets
are slightly steamed, when they are
ready to be converted into practically
ali. tight barrels by bringing the two
edges Of the sheet together, and placing
| the hoops OH and the heads in. Before
being completed thoy are pointed at
both ends. The slabs for the heads are
cut by horizontal circular for tito fir
timber and an upright circular for the
cottonwood. These slabs then pass to
the planer, and from tho planer to a
circular bevel saw, which does its work
| with astonishing celebrity and mathe-
NAUTICAL accuracy. The principal mar
ket for the barrels manufactured by the
company is San Francisco. Hence,
only enough barrels are put together
here to form shipping cases for the
heads. The Sheets are packed in
cases for shipment. The capacity of
the mandatory is 1000 whole, or 1850
1S-barrels per day, requiring from 70
UU0 to 5000 feet of cottonwood lumber
per day. The number of men anjib oys
employed by the company at the mil is
| about 100. The pay roll, including men
employed ino the logging camps,
amounts to between 5000 and 5000
| per month.
| There are two boiler houses, in one Of
which are three boilers 20 inches in dia-
meter and IL feet long. 1928 inch flues to
each boiler, and one engine 181ax36
inches; III the other. one boiler TO inches
IN diameter and l6 feet long, with ~
| fiues of 3ia inches in diameter. In these
rooms is generated the power for driving
the machinery, which consists of a We
neer,ng machine ) eoriiiiI fiachiifies, u
Az bd~o Ohcu, cihD CUTTERS, circular
bowel saw, 4 pointing machines, head
ing planners, l FIR stave plansr, 2
equalizing saws for blocks, 2 box saws,
box planners, drag saw and hosting
machine. Few more interesting exhibit
tions OF the power of machinery and
mechanical skill have come under our
observation than the operations of the
Mattulath Manufacturing Company.
Mr.. Lewis SOhns is the general agent.
The mill was built and put IN operation
By Mr.. Charles Root, who has but re-
Gently returned from a visit to the east
on business connected with the COM
pany's affairs. He expects soon to return
thither possibly to erect another mill of
the same character in one Of the
Western or Southern States. Mr.. Goth
hart Grot is superintendent. He and
Mr.. Roth did the agreeable in the most
gracious manner to the writer hereof
for which due thanks are returned.
Tho STUDEBAKER in the standard