Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-05

OF elsewhere, manufacturing plan
that more nearly approaches perfection
Both the corporation that furnished
funds for the building and the builders
Messrs. Atwood and Burt, have reason
to feel proud of the establishment theil
money and skill has produced Car,
has been taken TO make the factory a,
nearly perfect, from manufacturer
point OF view, as possible. The en-
gine was set upon a solid brick founda.
ton. The fine Of the great chimney
is round. The engine is automatic,
the valves opening and closing to meet
the demands of each instant, so that
whether one or many machines are be-
ing used there is always sufficient pow
er. Upon the shafts are found the
Reeves split pulleys, which may be
moved from one part ofa shaft TO anoth-
er and can be used at any point, there
being no splines to drive and no set
screws for which places have to be
Clipped from the shaft. The dust and
shavilgs from the machines used go in
to the big metal dust collector upon the
roof over the boiler house, and from
there the shayings 90 by pipes to the
furnaces under the boiler Many of
the machines used were designed by
Mr.. Burt, and other machines have
been made to order from plars fur
nished by him. He planned and super
intended the putting in of all the shafts
and machinery, and SO well was this
work done that there is not a jar; and
there has bot been a"hotbox" anywhere
in the factory since the machinery was
first started. The engine and boiler
house is built OF brick, and the con-
nection is cut off from the main factory
by iron covered doors and two brick
fire walls with air spaces. The coal is
unloaded directly FROM the car into the
undergrouna coal ionse, ashich is back
few feet from the furnace doors. The
lumber goes upon trucks, running on
railways, into the dryhouse, directly
from the ears, and from there to The
cntting-up saws then on, fiom one
machine to another, until ii comes out
in finished screens or doors. Stand
pipes and hose aud sprinklers, furnished
by village water with pressure OF
100 pounds to the square inch are found
in every story. The heat for the dry
house and for the factory, and an ideal
ventilation, is furnished by an appara-
tus put in by b. +. Sturtevant Co. Of
Boston. A blower is run by a small
engine connected directly with it and
has theoretical capacity to deliver
p, 800 cubic feet of air per minute at
AGO revolutions. The cool, fresh air
drawn from outside the buildings goes
the steam heater, in which are
] 800 feet Of one-ineh pipes aud thence
to all parts of the building through
large, galvanized iron pipes. The /
guarantee is that this apparatus, when /
supplied with steam and run continu-
ously, will heat the factory to 60 de-
grees temperature in the coldest wealth
er, and the dry room to 20 degrees.
The factory is 96xlO IT,, three stories
90 feet each) and the dry room is
i0x1Sx10 feet. The storehouse is 52 .
feet away from the main factory aud Is
2SxS0 feet and 1-2 stories high, with
slated roof. The side toward the fac
iory is to be covered with corrugated +
IRON, and a covered bridge viii connect .
The storehouse with the second floor of .
he factory. The New Electric screen
is big improvement on the old Elec
.ric, and the company is nearly ready
10 rush the manufacture of this, one Of
its latest patents. The other styles of
screens and of doors and the patent
butter tub fastener are to be manufac-
tured, also. The public spirit shown
Dy the citizens who have made possi-
Die the rebuilding OF this factory, is
praiseworthy; and, as long as Yer
mont contains such citizens, there need
be no further talk of going backward.
Residence of s.Hess" Smith, Summer
St.-Work of 81 completed new win