Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-10

Asss - the D4nG1ey Bros- In Gardiner.
Within few days have noticed unusual
activity in the line Of coal teams in our CITY,
and on inquiry found that Dinalsy Bros. we're
making their fall delivery. They have At
present I'VE teams. ali double but one and
cannot supply their customers as fast - want
ca. They are 1000 tons behind now in the
city, and the cars that are used for up river
places are loaded by outside teams.
BY courtesy of the senior member of the
nrm your correspondent recently took look
through their establishment The firm is
known throughout the country, as they COM
menced business 1t re when young men.
A brief description of their buildings will
be OF interest to your readers, as nothing like
them can be found in the State. The main
building is 50xl75 it., divided into seven Sec
tons or bins. with a storage capacity of 1000
TONS In this building is a celebrated Hunt
elevator with an automatic car for taking in
and storing the coal. The power for raising
the coal FROM the vessel 10 a twelve-horse
stationary engine, with upright hoiler, capa-
bic Of hosting upon the eles ator 2a0 tons per
day A tunnel-shaped receptacle within the
elevator holding ton receives the coal.
Under this, at a suitable elevation. are eight
feet screens, all interchangeable and of differ
eDt sized meshes. As will be seen, these
screens lead to the automatic car, which will
hold about ton, standing upon a nicely ad-
Justed seal which is on the elevator, and of
| the railway upon which the car travels As
the coal comes up the elevator it is dumped
| into the receptacle; the iron slide at the bot
tom is opened and the coal passes into the
| car Over the screens it is weighed, and car
ried to any desired bin with such rapidity that
from 80 to 40 tons per hour can be nicely
anyn al heI -. 4
| could be elevated 1t will be seen at a glance
that the different sizes and the dust are all
| carried separately into different pockets"
ready to fall into carts for delivery as want
ed. A boy can do what would require the
labor OF more than 90 men in the ordinary
wav, and the work is done in a much more
perfect manner than would be possible in the
old way.
In addition to this building, and connected
with it. is another building 30x60 it,, with
| capacity of 1000 tons, standing on piles with
about H. elevations. divided int three COM
partments, all connected with the elevator,
and being all improvement on anything found
in the State. as the coal is dropped through
other screens directly into wagons. so that s
to 10 tons of coal prepared in the most perfect
manner can be delivered on the street per
hour. Further down the wharf is another
building 32x60 f., built the present season
for bituminOus coal, which requires no prep
aratOn and is stored in the ordinary manner
The whole storing capacity is over 5000 tons.
For enterprise and perseverance this firm
cannot be surpassed in the State, and from
the increasing patronage of the citizens, and
the public generally, it is evident their labor
is appreciated.
Every season, with the exception of the
last. for nearly a score of wears, this firm has
epm tod, rin r,tt, a,.I -,
fact with Boston. and were the first in all
these years to reduce the price from the higher
rates that have prevailed; certainly fact
of no small import to the consumer, and as
the consumption of coal increases, by reduc-
ing the expenses it is appreciated by all who
use coal. b.
The railroad bridge across the river at
this place is being thoroughly repaired and
strengthened. Workmen have been employed
for over a month repairing the fifth pier.
solid stone wall, resting on the river bed,
SIX feet in height and some FIVE in width has
been built around the base and adjoining the
pier. This was necessitated by the action of
the water, which had worn away the cement
and was undermining the foundation stones.
The stonework of the pier is to be extended
up to the spans. the pillars being walled
in with mas nry and allowed to remain.
Several courses of stone have already been
laid on the pier. This completed the two
spans of this pier will rest on a solid wall of
masonry from the river bed up. This must
greatly strengthen the bridge.
BOwdOin College.
1t is matter of no small amount
of congratulation to the friends of Bowdoin
that ex-President Chamberlain will continue
to instruct the senior classes in those studies
for which he is so peculiarly fitted namely,
political economy and public law.-It is un-
derstood that DR.. Brown will accept the chair
of mental and moral philosophy
Potter, rs, of Brunswick, has been rendered
the position of instructor in rhetoric made
vacant by Rev Mr.. Hawes.-Prof Robinson
has Just published for use in the college a
Chemical Note Book containing his lee
lures on the subject OF chemistry. The book
has 60 pages of printed matter, and as many
blank pages for notes. Ii will be used in the
Portland High SCHOOL,. Z. Chase of Chi
cago. class of So, died a few weeks ago of
beach fever in the hospital of homeopathy in
Boston. An intensely interesting game OF
football. lasting an hour and half. was won
last week by the Freshmen.-rhe Freshmen
Sophomore base bali game resulted in a score
of II to II in favor of the Freshmen
Thirty-six Freshmen have already joined that
class.