The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-05-01
THE JACKSON & WOODIN MFG 60.

The Jackson K Woodin Manufac-
turing Company, located at Berwick,
Columbia county, Pa, has in its en-
ploy to-day more workmen than at
any time during the half century of
its existence. Their special work for
many years consisted in the manu-
facture of large cars. But this enter.
prising firm could not be content with
one special line, and SO a few years
ago enlarged their foundry and began
the work of making large water pipes.
The work of car building has made
such rapid strides in the past few
years that cars could be made at a
profit only by those who had improved
machinery. Mr.. c. r. Woodin, the
president of the company, conceived
the idea of re-arranging their car
works so that more work could be
done per day, with the same fuel,
power, and workmen. Last summer
they began work on rebuilding their
smithshop. Two new buildings were
erected, one Of 90 by 100 feet and the
other 60 by SO feet also an en-
tire new brick building built around
the old one making it about Is feet
larger on all sides. A new engine of
SO horse power was placed in last
fall also blower and eight new double
forge furnaces. Several immense
power punches, bolt and nut machines.
The pig iron is first taken in the
ROLLING MILL
where ]. H. Catterall, a trusty
workman of many years experience is
the Superintendent. Here the iron
is pressed into square and round
shapes as the work may require. The
superintendent of this department has
under his care about $50 workmen,
and turn out over 100 gross tons of
finished iron every month. The work
in the rolling mill consists not only
in making iron for their own use, but
for general trade--as large shipments
are made to foreign points. The iron
as needed for the
SMITH SHOPS
is taken by cars, and under the super
vision of William Boyles, who has
been in their employ for upwards of
forty years, is distributed to the vari-
Gus machines, operated by $50 work.
men, where it is cut to lengths, holes
punched and drilled, bolts headed,
threads cut and nuts made, the entire
work of the day consuming 80 tons of
iron and finishing twelve large cars,
requiring over ten thousand bolts.
Among the new powerful machines
lately added is one that punches from
cold wrought iron six holes at stroke,
one that drills 6 and another that drills
8 inch holes at time. These thirty
tons of finished wrought iron are next
taken to the
CAR DEPARTMENT,
where two hundred and fifty more
workmen are engage in preparing the
lumber, of which forty-two thousand
feet Of oak and yellow pine are used,
and twelve large sixty thousand pound
hopper cars are finished daily. The
woodworking department is in charge
of Gideon Beishline and the car
erection superintended by VIM. Faust.
A contract of 1000 cars for the ID. L..
& w. r. r. is now being completed
and during the months Of July and
August 500 Lehigh Valley box cars
must be delivered.
THE FOUNDRY DEPARTMENT
is hive of industry. The three
hundred and nifty men employed have
hardly room enough to work. This
department is in charge of VIM. Fens-
termacher, d. C. McHenry and VIM.
Shoals. Here 1000 car wheels, 400
tons of general castings and 500 tons
of pipe are made every mnoth. Over
5000 tons of pipe are now stored
ready for spring and summer sales.
The pipe casting department is in
charge of Geo. Moorehead.
THE MACHINE SHOP,
in charge of Abner Welsh, gives en-
ployment to over so workmen, whose
time is given to turning car wheels,
axles, etc.
In addition to these various depart
ments is the lumber yard in charge Of
John A. Keepner; the painting in
charge of A. d. Seely which to-
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ployment to over $50 more. This
mammoth establishment has on its
pay roll to-day over 1900 employees
with monthly wage-earning Of $4o,,
900; and a cash pay roll of about
$25, ,ooo The outlook tor the sum
mer's work is very bright, as their pres
ent orders will likely carry them near
ly to the winter months.