The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-03-16
THE NEW FACTORY

E. NJ Platt, Nj. 81. Murphy and Emil
Teltgen whose term of Office as directors
is soon to expire. All were reelected
unanimously. The report of the secre-
tary and treasurer was read and adopted.
The reports showed that the business SO
far has been managed excellently and
that the interest of the stockholders is
managed with exceeding care. The stock
holders with few exceptions. have paid up
promptly. The amount of stock paid in
is about $4,000, and bonuses to the
amount of about $4,000. What the Mil.
L. S. & W. Ry. Co. has done in this mat
ter is something deserving mention. Il
has given the equivalent of $1,000 in
freights. Many of the employees have
been liberal in the donation of labor
THE BUILDINGS.
The factory covers quite large area.
There are really four buildings. The
wood working machine shop, the drying
kilns, the boiler and engine house,
and the long building used for
warehouse, finishing room, foun-
dry, rafting room and offices. TIE wood
working machine room is a two story
building 64x144 Into this the lumber
comes from the drying kiln and goes
through the several processes of manu-
facture. From here it is sent by an ele-
yator to the second story which is the
glue room and cabinet shop. This is con-
nected by an elevated road to the finish
ing rooms, three story building 54xl35.
The upper story is used as finishing
room and for upholstering. The second
for packing room and the third for a
warehouse and Offices. An elevator con-
meets the several floors. The foundry
and machine shop is 40x30O and the en-
glne and boiler room 1Sx25. The drying
kiln is 35xS5 and has two compartments,
an upper and lower.
The buildings are of the kind which are
known as the mill construction or solid
burning. The floors are made of 2x6
jOsts nailed together and set on edge.
Over these are placed sheets of asbestos,
and then maple floor laid dlagonally, so
as to exclude air and thus make burning
extremely slow. 1t is shown by experience
| that it takes five or six hours to burn
| through floor constructed in this way.
TIRE PROTECTION.
Every modern device for the preven-
| ton or extinction of fire has been en-
| ployed. The manner of construction is
OF itself a fire preventive, but all the
| buildings are supplied with automatic
| sprlnklers. These are connected with
| the city water works and have also con-
nection with the river by means of pipe
and pump which works automatically
when the sprinklers are in action, thus
getting a continuous supply of water
| from the river and from the water works
while there is a fire in the building, with
out management by any one. The
sprlnklers run along the ceilings Of the
| several rooms. They are so constrrcotted
that certain degree CT heat causes them
! 10 open automatically and as they are
constantly charged with water, having a
pressure of about 80 lbs, they eject
streams in every direction. AS soon as
the sprinklers become active, by some
device they set the pump to working,
and thus The sprinklers are kept con-
stantly filled. The pump is warranted to
throw 100 gallons of water per minute.
HEATING.
The buildings are heated by the Stur-
tevant system which is quite economical,
as the exhaust from the boiler is utilized
for this purpose. A large pipe conveys
are coils Of pipe. A large fan drives the
air over these coils which when heated is
sent to the drying kiln and by means of a
large tube, to the various rooms of the
building where a temperature from this
source of 60 degrees Is warranted with
an outside temperature of 10 degrees be-
low zero. The temperature in the drying
kiln can be raised by this means to 175
degrees. The only power expended in
heating and for the drying kiln is that
used to operate the fan. The cost of
heating is practically nothing after
the apparatus is in.
Large pipes run through the buildings
which collect the dust from the several
machines aud convey it to the boiler
where 1t Is used Tor fuel. The plant is
supplied with its own electric light. a
separate engine being used for this pur-
pose and also TO drive one shaft which
runs machinery.
The building complete and ready for
work will have cost in round numbers.
$4,000. 1t is perfect in construction and
has been built at a surprisingly low fig
ure considering it's excellence A She
boygan gentleman, a manufacturer of
large experience, informed the writer
that the factory both in construction and |
cost would do credit to the management |
of the most experienced manufacturer. |
The directors have done excellent work |
and have devoted large share of their |
time to the affairs OF the factory. They |
have Justly earned the gratitude of the
stockholders and congratulations gener-
ally.
With but few exceptions the stock is
paid In. A large quantity of lumber has
been purchased and the directors are
anxious thatit be paid for just as soon as
1t is delivered. For this reason they
want all the stock paid up. They will
be hampered somewhat If what they had
reason to rely on Will not be Forthcoming.
Not much remains to be done before
the factory is in running order. 1t is
running now but only on material for its
own use. All the heavy work is done and