Daily Republican., 1882-08-26
ELEVATORS, MACHINERY, ETC.

this firm is 89, ,678 square feet or littl'
over two acres, thus forming one of thu
largest manufactures in the city.
ELEVATORS, MACHINERY, ETC.
In addition to the building as de
scribed above, a large frame elevator
has been erected on the south side Of
the building near French street for the
purpose of hoisting carriages, bodies,
etc., to the paint rooms. This Is one oi
the latest improved elevators and will
be run by steam. 1t is also considered
one of the most convenient pieces OF
machinery about carriage factory.
Another elevator of an improved pat
tern is also placed in the interior of the
building, running from the paint room
to the hanging up room on the second
floor, where the work is lowered as fast
as finished. These wonderful modes of
ascent and descent were manufactured
by e, E. McCalvey, of Philadelphia,
who personally superintended their
erection.
The entire machinery is run by 40
horse power Corliss engine which is
supplied with steam from an immense
tubular boiler of the Roots patent, both
of which are placed in brick engine
room adjoining the main building.
The saw mill adjoins tie engine room
and contains the latest improved ma.
chinery among which is one "a inch
planning machine, one universal wood
worker, one irregular shaper, swinging
cutoff saw, one large band saw with
40 inch wheel, tenoning machine and a
universal saw for saving wood at any
angle desired.
The smith shop contains all the latest
and most improved makes of machi-
merry for turning out work with rapid.
ity, the most tprominent being an emory
grinder with belts, for grinding and
polishing iron, built by the Tanite
Company OF Stroudsburg, Pa. A box.
ing machine fer boxing wheels, is one
of the latest inventions seen here, which
for speed has no equal. 1t is said tC
box one set of wheels iu two and one.
half minutes. 1t was manufactured
by Cordesman, Egan & Co., of Cincin.
natl. One of Wiley Ss Russell Manu-
featuring Co.'S bolt cutting machines,
furnished by the Kent Iron and Hard
ware Co., this city, forms one of the
valuable pieces of machinery in this
department.
The smith shop also contains one
large power drill and three smaller
ones; a patent tire bender is run by
steam and the tires heated by gas. All
the fires are blown with large fan.
blast, which is considered quite an i'm
provement over the bellows. A large
steam hammer will be placed in this
department soon, in fact everything
will be done that will tend to increase
the capacity of the works. The wheel
department has two sand belts, re-
tenoning machine, spoke facer, rim
rounder, boring and dowling machine
hollow augers, emory wheel, grind
stone, etc.
The wood shop is supplied with 8
band saw, irregular dresser, rounder
for rounding carriage parts; irregular
shaper, boring and mortising machines
sand belts, grind stone, &C., OF thu
latest improved patterns.
The most noticeable machine in the
whole works is the massive machine ir
the trimming room used for stitching
dashes and other heavy work. Thil
machine was built expressly for this
firm by the Elliott Manufacturing Co.
of Boston, Mass, and is quite curios
ity as we'll as being very useful article
Two smaller machines are also noticed
in this room which are used for min o.
stitching.
To rnn this machinery Throughout
the building it takes 1856 feet Of shaft
ing which was manufactured and plac
ed in position by Remington & Co. o
this city. 1t is divided up as follows
SO feet in the smith shop, go feet in the
wheel room and 80 feet of small shalt
ing in the trimming room.
THE CONTRACTORS.
Much credit Is due to the contractor
and various workmen who aided in re
storing this hive of industry to 1t
wonted position in business circles ant
it would not do to let them 60 by IN
noticed.
The main contract for carpente
work, plasterlng and painting wa
awarded to Mr.. Harry Lape, who per
formed the work In q satisfactory man
ner and the firm are we'll pleased will
the good time made by the contractor
in finishing the building so quickly
Mr., Lape did the carpenter work unde
his own supervision, while the plaster
ing was done by Robert Haddock VIII
never fails to give satisfaction and Cap
James N. Bryan, the artistic decorator
did the painting. AS he knows how
WELD the painters brush, comment
not necessary. Frank Simpson con
tracted for the brick work, which in
sures the building from tumbling dowr
James G. johnson q Son did the ii
roofing and there is 10 danger Of wate
coming through any roofs they put OF
| Last, but not last, comes the slate ROO
ing which was put on by George
Spear and it certainly reflects credit 0
that gentleman as slate roofer. I'll
slate roof is considered the most attraC
tive part of the building.
L. w. Thorne was the architect of tn
building and Mr.. j. D. Winslow supel
intended the entire construction OF tn
same, all of whom deserve much prais
for their promptness and workmanhh
manner in which the building has bee
erected.
CAPACITY OF THE WORKS., ETC.
The firm of McLear and Kendall wa
esta blished in 1864, upon small seal
but by strict attention to business an
fair dealing they haYe built up a trad
second to none ia the country. III
production of the works cannot be e1
celled, either for gracefulness or desigI
strength and durability of eonstructio
or roasonableness in price. At IL
Centennial exhibition the firm made
display of phaetons, rochaways, tamil,
park and sea side carriages that wei
not surpassed by any similar exhibit
and consequently received the highe
award of merit. ,
Before the works were destroyed /
fire, they had a capacity for turning o
, 1900 carriages per year ofevery descri
tion and employed 175 men during IL
busy season. Since tie rebuilding al
. enl argement of the old structure the
capacity has been increased to 1000 ca
| RIGGS per year which will giveemplo
ment to about 200 men. Their carriag
are shipped 20 al! sections ofthe Unit,