Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-19

Meeting the Demands of the Naval Stores
Trade-The Manufacture of Spirits OF
Turpentine Barrels in Savannah

Meeting the Demands of the Naval stores
Trade-The Manufacture of Spirits OF
Turpentine Barrels in Savannah.
The increasing demand for spirits Oh
turpentine barrels on the part OF manulac-
turers Of spirits in Georgia and Florida
has prompted Messrs. Chess, CAREY q Oo''
through their agent, Mr.. John W. Moore,
of this city. to establish mandatory Oh
shirt barrels in Savannah. Inc nrm our
inc the mast year has sold, directly and
Indirectly. several thousand barrels to the
trade. and the larger proportion Of the
number has been furnished on orders by
manufacturers in the North. But Messrs.
Chess. Carley & Co., recognizing the
fact that Savannah has become, and
must for some years continue TO De- the
leading naval stores port OF the country,
last year began the manufacture OF spI!It
barrels in large quantities from material
furnished in the West. and their prOduct
gave so much satisfaction that II was
deemed advisable TO erect a more extern
sive cOoDerage and stOrehOuse at the Sa-
yaunab. Florida and Western KallWal
ward oDposite the intersection OF East
Broad and Huntingdon streets, ana WOIh
on the new structures was begun ~ 80
ten davs ago within an enclosure Oh dpout
four acres at the point referred 70; mere e
tofOre the cOOpershOp and storenouse ol
tho firm were not protected by
fence and a number Of barrels
and sone other materials were
believed to have been stolen. The lot is
nov boiDg enclosed by a substantial fence
about seven feet in height. On the east
side OF the lot. the savannah, FLORIDA ana
Western Railway Company Is building a
siding for the accommodation OF the cars
=. in
material and IN distributing their barrels.
This siding Will be finished in a few days
and leads along the east side OF the new
stOrehOuse that is being erected there.
This building is 100 feet in length, - Ieet
IN width and II feet in height to the caves.
and Is Of wood. Only a portion OF the
frame work is finished, but IN few DAYS
the ends and sides viii be weatherDoarded
and the roof finished.
About fifty feet west OF this struct-
ure a second building measuring
80 feet by IS feet, with walls 10
feet in height. is being erected. Inc
sides and ends are weatherboarded,
the sheathing for the roof laid, and pOr-
ton of the flooring completed. The walls
are pierced for a number OF windows and
two doors. while at two points each about
Oue-third the distance from each end OF
the structure an OctagOnal shaped floor
laid instead of planks. OF which the re-
mainder Of the flooring is made.
This building viii accommodate about
thirty-fye hands, who will work as coop
ers i'm making the barrels. Here the
slaves will be dressed and lifted and the
hOOps driven on. and the barrels subjected
to q certain degree of heat, that Will De
supplied as needed by sixteen small neat
ers, eight OF which Will stand on one OF
the Octagonal shaped brick payements
above referred TO, and eight on the other.
When the barrels are sufficiently dry
and tight they viii be passed through the
door on the east side Of the building into
the glueing room. This room Will be
located in a small building that is to be
erected between the two already de-
scribed. In this room the interior of the
barrels viii be lined with coating OF
glue, when the barrels Will be transferred
to the adjoining storehouse alongside the
railroad track.
In one portion of this storehOuse the
firm viii keep a stock of glue and other
materials, such as may be needed IN the
works. While the other portion Will be al
| lOtted for the stock of manufactured bar
! rels. which viii be securely protected
/ from the weather and be kept perfectly
/ clean and in excellent order for shipment.
A reporter of the MORNING NEWS was
| informed yesterday that many barrels
made at the North are not as per-
feet as they are required to
be, after being shipped 10 this
| point, and that in many instances
! the barrels were weather-stained and
! looked dingy, and had to be thoroughly
/ overhauled before they could be used.
/ The plan upon which Messrs. Chess,
! Carley Il Co. propose to manufacture and
| care for the barrels will insure reliable
/ and satisfactory article in every respect.
! and il is obvious to any one who has an
/ idea how important it is to the trade that
| the system which Mr.. Moore has inaugu-
/ rated will secure many advantages which
I heretofore could not be attained.
The new cOOperage will be enlarged
/ should the demands necessitate it, but for
the present the capacity of the shop will
be about 2j0 barrels daily.