The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-01
ONE-STAVE BARRELS.
NOTABLE SUCCESS OF THE FACTORY
ON WOLF RIVER.
How Barreis ana Kegs Are Turned or
Rolled out IA sheets From steamed
Logs-A worthy and Successful
Home Enterprise.

Yesterday an APPEAL reporter was one
/ OF an omnibus load OF citizens who visited
tho works Of the One Stayc Barrel Manu-
factory Company on Wolf River at the
foot OF Henry street, aud witnessed In,
works in active operation, turning ouI
barrels In astonishing numbers, and with
q rapidity truly marvellous.
The manner OF operating Is about as fol
lows The cottonwood logs OF timber are
brought from up the Mississippi River
from the Arkansas forests and loated
down 10 tho mouth OF Wolf River and up
| 20 the mill, where IL IL put on the slide and
sawed into 32-inch blocks. These arc
steamed for five hours In hot
water watts, then lifted and placed
on the barrel or shaving machine,
which turns II of into sheets OF regular
length. These sheets are kiln dried Tor
from twonty-lour 10 thirty-six hours, then
taken out and passed over an equalizer
and the gore saws, which prepare tho
sheets for the cooperA
Each cooper makes from sixty 10 eighty
barrels which gives the present capacity
OF the machine 2, 500 barrels per day,
and making all sizes Of dry packages for
hand tierco, to kog, for flour, meal, sugar,
potatoes, apples, etc. The machines are
fine specimens Of mechanism and do tho
work IN a wonderful manner. The hoops
and headings are made North for the pres
ent, but the company is preparing 10 put
In healing machine m early ~ possible.
The motive power ~ furnished by a 100
horse power Atlas engine, manufactured
at indianapolis, and the playhouse or kilns
are run by ten horse engine.
IA Iua moi In.u Igus. .t... L.. .,..u......
was organized, the officials being ~ follows:
President q. j. Lewis; vice president,
John :. TOof manager aud supcrinicnd.
cnt, j. VI. Philip, secretary, ID. 4. Nc
Gowan. The directory Is composed Of tho
following named gentlemen: +. NJ. McIn-
tyre, ]. 5. Tool, u. Naccaro, g. J. Lewis,
J. NJ. PHILIP, J. NJ. Williams, J. NJ. Hin,
Frank Murphy q. II. Williams. T. q.
buchanan, J. 1, Jefferson.
The palculoc. J. NJ. Philip, Is n Cana
dian, who not many months age came to
Memphis aud gave an exhibition OF tho
work Of his machinoat Bcnjcs's Gin. Those
who saw Il became interested and In very
short timo a stock company was organized
with capital oi 5000, Of which all but
about $1,000 has been paid up. Mr. e..
III. Williams, the bali partner Of Mr.
Philip, originated aud organized the COM
pany. Although operations have iugtbccn
begun, large patronage has been secured
and the present demand Tor barrels. etc,
FAR exceeds the present capacity Of tho
mills, but that capacity will soon be- in
creased 10 from six to eight thousand bar.
fols per day, and employment will
be given 10 some 400 people The
barrels are looked upon with much favor by
mcrchnnia aud millcr-the City Mills
now using barrels from this factory.
Another interesting fact connected with
the enterprise b. that these hirpls arc
shipped Knocked down from 5000 to 1000
Ia car, 10 any portion of tho United
States. A visit IN the factory will bp
found most interesting by business mon
owing 10 the novelty aud celebrity Of the
work apd the Astonishing success 81 the
enterprise That Il Is big money max.
ing concern goes without saying. there
being a wide margin ioriii.