Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-18


through so many trays Of green fruit
10 dry evenly. In order to examine
the fruit to determine the exact con.
dition in drying one would have to
take out the tray or turn IL around.
THIS isfrequentIy quite difficult when
the trays are large aud stuck to the
ways with tue dried fruit syrup,
making considerable hard work.
now come TO the description OF
revolving dryers and as this is
already lengthy 1 will only describe
two. The Walters dryer of Los
Gatos, Cal, has horizontally re-
volving rack on which to dry fruit.
This is the Riggs dryer with which
some of you are doubtless acquainted.
1t is however built on larger scale.
The inside parts are all iron, conse-
quently fire proof. The rack con-
tanning the fruit to be dried is kept
continually revolving by means of Il
steam engine. This dryer seems as
perfect as it is possible to make it in
its drying appointments and its
only fault is its cost.
THE OREGON DRYER.
1 will now describe anot her re-
volving dryer, The Oregon, of which
[ am proprietor, and hope you Will
pardon the assumption when l
assert it has more good points and
less Objectionable ones than any
other on the market. This dryer
has unlimited capacity, the only
limit being in the size and number
of the drying chambers. 1t is de-
scribed as hollow, cylindrical rack
frame situated above furnace and
revolving around a central heating
irum and smoke pipe, the whole
being inclosed in suitable she'll of
brickwOrk or wool lined with sheet
iron to cOnfine the heated air used
in drying fruit and vegetables. No
engine is needed in order to rGvOlve
it, as the heat is central it is per
fectly evenly distributed and it is
only necessary to revolve when fill
ing in or examining or taking out
fruit aud this is done with the hand.
The ventilation in this machine is
perfect as the fruit trays are two or
three times as far apart as in most
others. No steaming Or oxidation
Of the fruit can occur in this ma
chine as the hot air and moisture
passes through the inner edge of the
upper trays from the trays below
seeking a direct line to the ventila-
tor which is nearly in the center
above. No changing of travs is
required to dry evenly. Tue entire
charge is put in at one time and it is
ready to come out at nearly the
same time. No smoke can occur on
account of the drippings falling On
the furnace as they do not fall on it
nor in fact, anywhere within the
inner circle. This machine is made
in seven different sizes, in capacity
from 10 to $50 bushels of apples per
day for single chamber, and in
price from $50 to $500 for a single
chamber. Where more than one is
required at the same place liberal
reduction is offered. The economy
in labor in operating this machine is
wonderful as several can be set con.
yeniently together and operated by
one person so that all can be used or
part as occasion requires. The
saving In fuel alone would soon pur
chase any other machine as it does
not amount to more than / what it
takes in most other machines. In
conclusion will just add that 1 have
spent the greater part of ten years
in inventing, perfecting and operat-
ing this machine. In order to do
this it has been necessary to travel
extensively through different parts
of this state and California in order
to examine what others had done
in this line, hence my acquaintance
with the different kinds of dryers,
many of which it has been imposi-
ble to even allude to in this article.