Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1882-04-08

OIL the 8rOuhu, Wnere nnloheu WORK 10 delivered
in wagons. Near this door are horse powers and
a derrick crsl', finished and ready for sale.
Near by are shelves holding thousands OF small
patterns. Over the setting up and pattern shop
ID half story feet high, 40 by 100. tin roof,
containing part of the 25 separate and
distinct stove patterns used here. Pat
terms for engines saw mills. columns.
door sills and lintels, window caps
and sills. grating. pipes. sugar mills. &C., &C..
are stored here; also tank holding 900 gallons
of water with pipes leading to all parts ef the
building. This. tank il always kept full for
fire purposes. tho overflow supplying the large
tank before mentioned. The water Is supplied
from the river. 800 feet away and 20 ieet below.
by q steam pump 2OO feet Il ON the boiler and Is
feet below it.
Returning to his Office we learned the follow
ing Of his late transactions: A 40 horsepower
y by 20 engine with a-1l-foot- diameter IA
inch face band wheel. governor, pumps. &C.,
all in complete running order, together with
shaiting. pulleys. &c for Stewart & Co. g new
Touring mill. Brunswick. A IS horsepower
10 by "a engine. loot band wheel, II inch face,
with governor, ,:.pumps. ..&c.. all complete. for
Marshall, Mo. A 45 horsepower l2a< by % en-
gine fer = Ray county saw mill. 80 horse
power 10 by 20 engine. all complete except band
wheel and governor. for st. LouIs. A IA by q
steamboat engine. slide valve, Poppett cut OF,
water wheel. shaft and nanges. all complete.
for st. Louis. A 90 horsepower 14b p engine,
complete except band wheel and governor, for
st. LOUIS. A 10 horsepower ls by "A engine
complete, with punps. 8 feet. by 10 Inch face
band wheel. &C., Tor st. LOUIS. A pony double
saw mill with so and 30 inch saws. belts. &C.,
all complete for johnson 4 Nelson, near
Waterloo. All the above are new in successful
operation and giving perfect satislaction. This
speaks volumes. Nothing succeeds ike suc-
cess. g. i.
There is now in the shop ready for shipment 3
complete new 80 horsepower 10 by 20 engine; q
rebuilt IS horsepower 1Oh by "a engine, corr
plete; two cold water pumps; one force pump;
one derrick crab with all irons, blocks. ropes,
&C.. all of which will be shipped In few days
Among other work on hand we ind Q II by 20
engine; 2 Portable thresher engines. to be
besn repaired by other shops within = year, 80
complete coal buggtes. Of which beth the wood
and iron work are all done by machinery at
much less cost than by hand; 20 OF his own
original get up Of coal mine turn tables. for
which he has applied for y patent, and pro-
neunced by mIners to be what they have always
needed and just the thing; large store front,
sills and iintels. together with window caps and
sills, gratlngs. anchors, &c. This 10 only part,
as space " Ill not permit us to name more. But
We must say that the Missouri s. Kansas Manu-
featuring Company will regret not having him
to turn out at least 20 Bowen's Patent Seed
SeparatOrs q day. which he says he can do,
having added more new machinery since last
year, especially for this machine. and can now
complete them without any hand-w0rk only
mailing together and painting. just here let us
say the buzz planer, dowel machine and tsnon
machine head, which have been lately added
are simply perfect. and were made entirely in
this shop. Mr.. Morrison makes all the tools he
needs when practicable.
We think this article incomplete without
naming the men to whom In some part belongs
the honor OF building up and keeping this large
establishment booming. Richard Booth. ac-
knowledg cd by all to be the best machinest and
mechanical engineer in Wsstern Missouri. is nj
the head of the machine and blacksmith shops
VIM. Shdv is his able asslstant. The old
| stager, Adam Walk. who as We before mention
ed. has worked twenty seven years in
this shop. and still manages the moldlng shop.
Charlie Davis tcolorsd) is cupola tender.
Gusiave Primer, the old original and only pat
tern maker ever IN Lexington that served an
apprentices Sulp NJ tue tfAues Is pattern maker
and head OF the wood working shop. Willie
Cullum, although young In years. is old in
knowledge. Is chief engineer. We regret that
space will not permit us to name all. There's the
II o. clock whistle, we must go. On the outside We
| zee several teams unloading ash or linn lumber,
for in the separators. also find piles OF oaI
| and poplar for the same purpose. pine for pat
terms. pine and cottonwood for aasks, elm and
sycamore Tor coal bnggies.
The sround occupied by these works is s5t
feet fronting the river and railroad track, by aO(
deep. Mr.. Morrison is agent for the American
Grinding Mill Company, which makes mill fol
grinding corn stalks with corn on 1t. or the
corn. shuck and corn in esr. separately .or chop.
or meal. This is acknow lodged to be the bes
thing ever invented for farmers and stock rals.
ers. He has, within few days, put up a time
whistle. it also being sample Of whistle mad,
OF one piece of Gust iron, which is claimed, use.
less steam. Is louder. does not affect the hearing
and sells at one-half the price OF ordinary whis.
ties.