The daily gazette., 1883-08-15
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
Charles Warner 81 Co. % Machine for Test
ing the Quality and Grade of Cement.
rMOrning Eews.l

Morning News.l
Charles Warner 81 Co., yesterday received
from Fairbp nks, the scale manufacturer, an
ingenious contrivance, made expressly fol
them, with which to test the quality oi
cement. A part of the apparatus consists
OF delicate pair of scales kept beneath a
glass shade, upon which cement, sand and
water are accurately weighed. The mortar
| is placed in molds with cubic inch in the
centre and oval enlarged ends. After the
mortar has set, that is has become 80 hard
that wire one twenty-fourth of an
inch In diameter with a pound weight
upon 1t, will make no impression, the
| bricket is taken out Of the mold and i'm
| mersed In water, after which the test of its
tensile capacity is made by the means of the
| new cement tester. The machine is only
about 1S inches high and has upon the upper
arm box from which shot rolls down until
the cement In the bracket, which is held in
| two castings, made to fit over its ends and
which draw apart until it breaks, when by
| an automatic arrangement the flow of shotis
| cut off. The can OF shot is then placed on
another beam and weighed to show it's ten
sile strength to the cubic inch. The little
instrument is capable of measuring q
strength of 900 pounds.
Charles Warner 81 Co. have determined
to be able TO tell their customers Just what
results may be obtained by mixing cements
In various ways and will at an early date
at up room for such experiments. They
are also about to put in a steam apparatus
for loading and unloading sand in their
south side yard, In addition to the other
improvements recently made and already
described in the Morning NeUs. Great i'm
provements have also been made the north
side yard, and they are now almost COM
al, faak L.
length and Is feet wide at the broadest part
has been erected on the Water
street front and blacksmiths are
already at work there. All
wagon repairs, horseshoeing, ETC., will now
be made In their own yards. Large new
gates have been hung at the centre entrance
on Water street, where the sidings of tine
W. 81 N, B. & p, p, W. & B. railroads
come in, and the three tracks with the
switches will enable them at any time to
have empty cars run out without disturb
ing the loaded cars standing on either track
The coal cars are unloaded by an eleva-
tor in the centre of the yard run by a
stationary engine, to which is also
attached a steam. windlass, by the use of
which and snatch block up in the yard
the cars can be shifted TO any part of the
yard desired. From the bins the coal is run
over cast iron screens four feet square,
which not only take out the dirt but also
slate and fiat pieces of coal. The screen
ings are caught by shute and run into
bins, whence they are taken to the waste
bins near the blacksmith shop. The sales
of coal are increasing so rapidly that the
company find it difficult to fill ali orders.
The new siding outside the yard, but
wholly upon their own property on the
King street side, is designed solely for the
cars that bring in coal for their wholesale
trade. 1t is delivered directly from the cars
The W. q N. tracks, by which large amounts
of freight come in for the Philadelphia and
New York boats, run direct to the freight
house, where every convenience is found for
the quick and effective handling of goods.