Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-26

the model renubt!e III the world history
and tae GTGudeft achievement in human
progress recorded in this or any either
age and this kindred feeling 10 ntili fur
ther Interested by tie fact that many OF
the South hin9rican states are 0ister re-
publics modelled after this government.
People, however, do not buy or Beii on
sentiment. They buy in the lowest
market and sell in the highest market.
These and similar problems, the con- |
ference will try TO solve at its SEES
sions in Washington next month,
and after that work the visitors will
be taken on another tour of inspec-
ton through the southern states as
far south as New Orleans, and then to
the west as far as San Francisco, They
expect to leave for they respective homes
in April.
Wilmington was their last stopping
place previous to this session of the con-
ference. Their vieit to the Edge Moor
bridge works was fully described in Sat-
urday's Issue. Upon their return to the
boat each one of ths party was presented
with neat card containing list Of the
big bridges built by this concern, as a
memento Of the visit. Included in the
list as manufactured here are the follow
ing: Kentucky River Bridge, the frat
cantilever bridge built on this continent,
and is l 1888 feet long between abutments
and $50 feet high; East River Bridge, at
New YORK., Tor which they built the main
suspended supeFatrncture, containing
about 1000 tons of fitted steel; the Sixth
avenue elevated railway, in New York
| city; tie Pennsylvania railroad elevated
structure and Schuylkill River bridge, in
Philadelphia; the Pennsylvsnia railroad
bridge aoross the Susqushanna, and
| numerous othera. The capacity of the
works il ststed to ba 40, 600 tons per year.
After leaving Edge Moor the steamer
| steamed slowly down the river, giving
| ample time for all to do justice to very
| tempting lnnch batcre the boat reached
the Lobdell Oar Wheel Oompauy's south
side works. This il one OF the largest, il
not the largest, car wheel fonndries in the
| United States and at the time the visitors
arrived the days output of wheels had
| just been cast and was being put into
friedrich pits, tightly closed, where they
are allowed to cool for As hours. The
interest!Df PROCESS Of making cores for
| wheels and other cestings an that of
forcing wheels on aXjes By neans Of
hydraulic pressure excited much COM
ment. The hydraulic ptHss. u machine
simpls and light in construction, can
exert pressure of SO tons. The pro-
ticiency attained in tho manufacture Of
Car wheels was shown in tina experiment
with the wheel testing ram, where an iron
weight of 40 pounds was allowed to fall
from height OF 16 feet ON wheel with
out breaking it. Six Of these blows ere
regarded as the Pennsylvania railroad
standard. A number of wheels which
were exhibited at the Centennial aud
which show good tread after 20 years of
service on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
& Baltimore railroad were also viewed
with much interest.
AZ the jackson Il Sharp Oompany's
works. additional sights were shown. In
the finishing shop stood sieepiug cai
, for Brazilian railroad. As the party On
tered the shop, o number Of worGmer
started to take apart the body of the cal
as it will be shipped. In o little over II
I, minutes tho cur was wreck of it
, former salf and only mass of boards. Il
was this exhibition that excited one Of
the delegates to wonder. In tbs paint
sho was exhibited tho novel means ON
ployad 20 protect tho works from IRE
i Two automatic sprinklers were started
!. showing how thin sheet OF water il
started automatically by o fire as soon a
it becomes hot enough to melt the sof
; solder holding the water back. Ihes
sprinklers were the means OF Gavlng u
> works from possible destruction abou
two weeks ago whon fire in one of th
> shops was checked by the sprinkler
: until some OF the workmen, who Rrriyei
!, timely pat it out, In the transfer shol
= small freight car also intended TO
= Brazil, was ialton apart in four or iy
? minutes. The visitors were then show
: through the hand carving department
: which ia always OF interest to stranger
A walk through the cabinet shop an
: planning mill completed the hurried il
: speotiun of theae works and the part
re- emberAed.
!, Groups OF people lined the wharve
! and Third street bridge aud as tie boz
y passed the Diamond State Iron Con
i pany's works, one OF the prettieHt an
= most graceful! tributes that could hay
= been devised, was rendered the visitors
=, The whnrves and buildings both ca ii
70 north and south sides Of the stream we,
|, lined with crowd Of 100 or 500 me
. employed OF the works, representing h
! bone and sinew of the land, who eheare
= and waved American flags midst I'll
I. firing Of cannon and small fraarm
= The ladies on the boat responded vita
: waving OF hendkerchiefs and all aboal
y the boat seemed pleased at the uuexpeett
- but appropriate salute.
From that on 10 tho Harlan & Rolling
worth Company's works, 1t was o eai
at tinual ovation. Crafts OF oil description
20 and industrial establishments cried fort
at their shrill Welcomes which were o.
swsred by the deep, aoRorous tones
IN the Warmers whistle At Market stre
r. bridge and on the adjacent wharves,
70 least a thousand people had congregate
al They arrived at the shipyRrd just in tin
O. to see huge boiler suspended from Il
., big masting shears. about to be loWert
K into the big Winsor Line steam
lg 'tIndian." Iae frames of the big yasse
s.; on the ways attracted much attsntio
O. Here they were also shown madison
r, passenger coach destined for Rosari
il Argentine Republic. The interior FIJI
to would have We'd with many fine coach
to in use on the leading railroads OF til
oh country. They were taken through val
ng ous otner departments in the car wor
no whsre South Arle-oan cars were in pr
cess Of construction and were also shOv
of through the head lining departing
W whore scores Of girls are uusiiy engag
st. with palette and brush in psinting 4
ny Rrneetul designs seen on tho head.linin
'ss of cars.
,Is The last place visited were. The wor
On OF the pussy Il Jones Company. III
1t corporation has the distinction OF havi
he built between 40 and 50 vessels for Sou
va American waters aud it was with partic
ed lar interest that the visitorH were q
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