Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-20
A FLoUkIsHTNG IvDusrnv
IIsS improvements at the Sash and
S. na Factory of Wyman, Weber -


one OF the old established and prosnero,.
industries Of the city is the sash and Hind
business of Wyman, Weber & Gage, for.
merry j. 2. Wyman Son. As our reader.
are aware their factories are located on Rond
orook, just north of the city and we are Glad
W "o''ce that recent and quite extensive i'm
p'o'e"ents have been made at the mill, add.
ing much to its manufacturing capacity.
just north OF the main building as one an
proaches the works is seen a LARGE sbed of
ioo CORDS capacity. This is to receive the
fe'ase and shavings of the mill and has been
erected IN connection with the new blower.
DA'ehd'hg longitudinally through the build.
Jug beneath the several floors is a system of
iues or air passages of sheet iron pipe.
opening to the floors and near machines are
iound round apertures connecting with the
air passages. At the north end of the mill
On the ground floor is an enclosed fan revolv.
ing with iightning-like rapidly. This cau.es
powerful air suction through the passages
anu al the same time forces the air through
large pipe into the shaving shed. The result
that when shavings and chips from the
machines are pushed into the floor onenings
they are drawn rapidly along these pipes and
In twinkllng emptied into the shed. Sever
al OF the machines are connected directly with
the air suction, so that all chips as soon "a
they leave the knive are carried off. This ia
great advantage, as with some macb;nes
WITHOUT the blower, the air is so filled with
oust and shavings that 1t is almost impossible
TO approach TIT m behind the knives. There
Is also less danger from fire where the floors
are not Uttered with wood refuse
Among the new pieces of mechanism fonnd
at the mill, and one which is a great la
Dor saver, is a diagonal planer and sand-pa.
perlng machine combined A door in the
rough enters it az one side nd comes out at
the other sticky planed, the wedges cut off,
and sand-papered in all its parts. All this is
done at one time. There is no other appl-
ance like il in the State, AID it is well W worth
an inspection. Among the other
new machinery is morliser for sashes,
SASH sucker. Inc latter dlspenseS
with much labor. In the engine house is
foand new boiler of forty horse power from
the Cunningham Iron Works, put in the past
winter 1t is giving excellent satisfaction.
Shavings are employed for iuel exclusively.
After each wheel-barrow load is emptied into
the furnace doors, the brick hearth in front
is wet down from a hose AS a protection
against fire. Some fifty men are now
employed at this factory and at our
visit yesterday business seemed to be &C
tive. On every floor was found large guam
titles of unfinished work on its way towards
completion. The gentlemen who compose
the firm are enterprising aud thoroughly &C
quainted with the business and we predict q
prosperous future for the establishment.
Samuel Robinson, residing on Malta Hill,
has had suspicious that there was intimacy
between Togus veteran named William
Cochrane and his wife. Yesterday afternoon
about v'ciock h, followed the couple into q
clump of bushes and saw enough to exasper-
ate him so that he attacked the soldier. The
two had lengthy combat, in which Robinson
drew u knife and used it, cutting one of his
antagonists hand in severe manner. The
two were finally separated after Robinson was
nearly wlnded, COchrane being much the
largest man. The latter was arrested and
placed in the lookup.