The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-07
FIRST WAGON COMPLETED.
The Coast Carriage & Wagon
Co. now Manufacturing
Farm Wagons.


have been anxiously waiting to see sample
of the new steel. l.geared farm wagon which
the Coast Carriage Company were intending
to manufacture on large scale. The first
job of this kind received the finishing
touches yesterday. 1t is beauty, and ap-
pears to be model of the wagonmaker's
art. The new wagon is light, durable, and
a great improvement over the old wooden.
geared vehicles, which have always been in
exclusive use on this coast. The axles, sand
boards, stakes, hounds and in fact the entire
gearing is made of double sheets of cold steel
pounds to the square inch. These sheets
are each of an inch thick, and are riveted
together in such manner that the wear
and tear of years of constant use will in no
way effect their strength or durability. In
fact it seems that the only fault to be found
with these wagons is their durability. They
never wear out, and on this account dealers
will probably not press their sale as they
would the wood -geared wagons which have
a life of only comparatively few years.
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steel, and reach back into the axle some dis
tance. They are also lined with layer of
steel, thus giving added strength to the
spindle at the point where it receives the
greatest strain. The gear throughout, with
the exception of the reach, brake bar, and
wheels, is of steel. All the timber used in
the manufacture of these wagons, even to
the oak felloes, is grown in Oregon. Some
how people of this country have acquired the
idea that only hickory or oak timber is suit
able for wagon tongues, but Superintendent
Uhlman, who has been . wagoDmaker for
over twenty years. says that Oregon fir is far
superior to either of these woods, and the
company will use fir exclusively for tongues.
Lumber for this purpose is sawed to order
by mill in Linn county. Fir is also used
for constructing the boxes or beds, and is
thought to be far better for this purpose
than any lumber found in the east. The
gear of these wagons will be painted red,
and the bed will be green, striped with gilt
On the sides of the box and on the rear oi
the spring seat will appear in large letters
, the word ''Coast." Only the best materials
obtainable are used in the construction oi
these wagons. They. will be built either
wide or narrow tracked as desired, and the
manufacturers claim superiority for then
in every respect over any other wagon now
on the markst 1t IL claimed that p incl
skein "Coast" wagon has q carrying capacity
of $500 pounds, while an ordinary wooden
wagon of the same size will only support
1000 pounds; a 3-inch "Coast," 3.50t
pounds, inch ordinary, $500 pounds;
s4-inch "Coast," 5000 pounds, agains
8, 900 pounds capacity of an ordinary Wagon
of the same size, and so on. The "Coast'
gear il about 25 per cent lighter than woot
8 and each wagon is sold with q guarantee.
When the GAZETTE reporter called, Mr.
Burgh was busily engaged in checking off
!, car load of springs and other materials
o which arrived Saturdayifrom the east. Las
week car load of hickory buggy wheel
i arrived from Moline, and two more car load
+ of materials are expected within the mex
ten days. At present the working fore
about the factory consists of only twent
men; but as soon as the material all arrive
the force will be considerably augmented
and by the first of May Mr.. Burgh expect
!. the concern will have at least seventy-fiv
II men in their steady employ. The employe
. are now at work completing 200 jobs recent
ly ordered, and fifty new carts are in th
finishing rooms. The company has con
tract for furnishing the Singer Sewing Ma
n chine Company with several special jobs
e These are now in the painting department
IT and when completed will be shipped t
y Portland and San Francisco. In the from
le room, used for repository, may be see
|, | samples of every vehicle which the compan
d manufactures. This display includes hacks
&, carriages, surveys, carts, sulkeys, mountai
W wagons and so on These rigs are all com
o pleted and ready for shipment.
20 Recently the dry house was remodeled b
is removing the steam pipes from the ceilin
le and placing them underneath the joists
Sc the floor. BY this change a maximum ten
in perature of 122 degrees can be secured
a while formerly 95 degrees was the limi
er In this building all lumber used in the maj
IN. ufacture of vehicles undergoes curing pr
I'd cess until same is perfectly seasoned.
of Th~compauy intend pressing the busins
ce to its utmost, and as rapidly as their trat
it builds up the output will be increased. II
he gentlemen connected with the enterpri
ID have ample means and are experienced
the carriage and wagon business. Shou
their wagons give the same satisfaction
other vehicles have done which the compar
to manufacture they will meet with ready sal
sh Already reputation has been gained
b. the company for turning out only first ella
I'M work, and it seems safe to predict that Il
at Coast Carriage and Wagon Company will
in supplying the entire coast with vehicles
lot no distant date.
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as Will rise again in the bosom of dyspep
cal wise enough to substitute for the pseuG