The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-04
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A "Down-East Way OF Moving a
Factory.

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ing of a shook factory at Turner, Me-,
from which we copy as follows:
The site selected for the shook shop
was a spot where the rocks were so thick
that holes could not be dug for apple
trees. 1t was decided last year that the
shook shop must go. Last fall the spot
was levcled by blasting some OF the
biggest rocks, and the foundation laid.
The time set for moving the building
was last Monday afternoon, and Caleb
Smell had charge of the hauling.
Caleb Smell has moved buildings for
thirty years, and can haul a building
anywhere. He is a large farmer on Smells
hill, and is well-known in the region
around as a genial, quick-witted man
with a heart as big as an OK. He says
he has Daniel Webster's head.
Daniel Webster was a great fisherman
and made a Embellishments
speech that has not been forgotten for
fifty years, but he was nowhere alongside
Caleb Smell in hauling a building. Pro-
lessor Cain can move a house down the
level grade of Lisbon street without
moving the family out and without much
fuss, but it took good calculation, quick
judgment and engineering skill OF high
order to haul the shook shop to the
''Booker Intcrvalc,n and Caleb Smell
was equal to the emergency. The
distance to haul was not long.
The building was about 3Ox4O-
took up a good deal of roadway. The
road was up hill and down, rough and
sideling. and in some places just wide
enough for the building to go. Every
thing was ready and a string of cattle
hitcEed to each of the ''shoes" at 9 P.
NJ. last Monday. The first pull was to
turn the building half round. She
swung on her bed as gracefully as the
Puritan minds her helm. Caleb is a
speechmaker, but he always makes short
speeches. That is more than can be said
of Daniel Webster. Caleb looked up
and down the road to see if more teams
were coming. Then he got up on the
~crosstie and spoke:
"Men and teamsters, you have made a
good pull. We are bound for Canaan
the Booker Intervale.' Like the road to
Jordan, it is a hard road to travel, but
we shall get there. Mind we'll the word.
Bring every OK to the bow Strain up"
When Caleb was making his speech,
every teamstcr stood by the side OF his
cattle with goadstick at shoulder arms,
and at the word they all pointed the
spur at the off OK and whispered at the
nigh one They all pulled together with
a steady strain.
"Hard On the nigh string" shouted
Caleb, and they walked with it, but not
far; it was a heavy load for the team.
They came to a standstill before Caleb
gave the word, "Whoa-hish."
At the next phil the team was stuck.
Caleb swung his hat and hollered. The
teamsters put spur, but it was no go. 1t
was q delightful afternoon, as warm as
summer, and women gathered in Charles
Smells doorvard with their sewing and
knitting work to look on and to encour-
AGE the men and oxen. The off ''shoe"
had plowed into the gravel half its big
ness, and Caleb ordered the building
"jacked up"
Uncle Scion Chase volunteered to give
Caleb som advice. He turned round and
spoke, "You drove Them Steers until
YOU drove the Greenback party into the
mud. I am driving this team; you can
take command of the elm pry." AS he
spoke, his Daniel Webster head went up
so high that it laid on the back of his
neck, the elm pry was o stick OF hub
timber about twenty. five feet long, and
ten inches through at the big end, which
was sharpencd out like the toe of a shoe,
the building was ''jacked up" seven
men raised up the elm pry and Uncle
Scion fixed the bait. All was ready,
Caleb gave the word. The men broke
the pry down as the cattle strained up.
Everybody hollercd, the teamstcrs
screamed, the small boys yelled, the
women waved their hats, and when the
building started Beecher barked and
wagged his tail. The noise was immense
not unlike the confusion of tongues at
the tower of Babel, but above all the din
aad clatter Caleb's voice could be heard
us the clarion notes of the buglc are
heard above all the rest in a band of
music.
TO Caleb the "Booker Intervale" was
the Kingdom come, and he had i'm.
pressed every man, woman, and child,
boy, dog, and steer with the same idea.
The cattle pulled we'll, but they could
haul the building only when it was
Hacked up and helped by the elm
pry. Progress was slow, and the
shades of night were shutting down.
Caleb spoke: ",Mcn and teamsters, don't
make another pull. Your cattle pull
we'll, but there is not team enough. We
must have fifteen more yoke. Will you
come at s o'clock tomorrow morning?'
All said ''ayc." Supper was spread for
forty, and stcaming hot, but nobody
stopped, all in a hurry to get home to
do the chores.
The next morning they began to drive
in the cattle early. AS they came on to
the ground the word .'Whoa-back"
was heard often, and it was heavenly
music. When all was ready for a start
there was team enough. Forty yoke of
them steers were hitched to the build
ing. They could haul it anywhere or
teal it down. The elm pry became OBJ
solete and was LIFT in. the rear. Caleb
worked the building slowly over the
rocks and along a steep side hill. To
make way a piece of stone had to be re-
moved. One "binder" put in by Seth
Sampson more than fifty years ago was
taken out. When the worst was over
and the building stood pitching down
hill straight toward the spot, Caleb took
off his hat and got upon the cross tie to
make a speech. He spoke: "h1cn and
teamsters, dinner"
After dinner the building was SLOWLY