Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-02

twenty five-h power.
The interior is tinIsned with North
Carolina pine, and the brick walls are
painted white. This finish gives the in
terror very light and clean appearance.
The floors are OF hard pine, double laid.
The building Viii be lighted by electricity
and heated by steam
An elevator runs through the building
from basement to top floor. The elevator
Is being put in by Boston firm 1t Is
operated by hydraulic pressure, the large
piston extending into the ground thirty
seven feet below The foundation OF III.
building. the elevator has n capacity Of
800 pounds.
In the process OF soap making the raw
material starts from the top floor, goes
through the various floors to the base-
ment, again goes to the top floor and
down to the shipping room on Tue iirst
floor.
The first OPERA ion is he preparation OF
the raw material. Ga the top floor, aud
flush with the fioo, are the mouths of
three tanks. They look small, not much
larger than ordinary Wnsh-tuhs, and are
only four feet III diameter, but should H
man accidentally walk INTO one he YOU Il
strIk. bottom thirteen feet telow. The
tanks extend through the second floor.
IL one OF these tank, Is put the cau,l1e
lye, IN another the Ii IioN and in Huoth,r
TIA. cocoa OIL aud other ingredients OF tue
-osp. From the bottoms OF these tank
on the second floor, pipes lead TO the
hug. mouth of the Kettle III which the
soap is made-a kettle somew hat larger
nan That IN which our graudmoth.rs
made soap. 1t /, eight feet in diameter
aud twelve feet deep, and its capacity Is
80 900 pounds. In tue bottom are coils of
steam pipe by wntcn 1t is heated.
The man who stands guard at the
mouth OF this kettle, and sees that the
proper proportions flow from each OF the
three tanks, must understand his bust
ness thoroughly. He Is the expert soap
maker. There also open over the mouth
OF the kettle two Wooden chutes from
which come resin and salt. Tue resin
used at this factory is OF very fine quality,
about the transparency OF amber.
The kettle extends through to the first
floor " here pipe leads from 1t to the
mixing machine. Beside it also are two
storage tanks into whicn the strong I've is
drawn from the kettle to be pumped again
to he top floor to be used again.
The mixing machine INFO which the
soap goes from the kettle, consists OF Two
cylinders, one Within the other. In the
il r..I ,.itI
IKEA huge anger. A. this auger turns
It work, the soap from tine bottom OF The
cylinder ike shnyings from an auger hole.
The soap fails over the outer cylinder,
descend, to tue bottom ana Is again
brought up by the busy auser.
The mix ins machine holds 80 pounds
OF soap. The engine winch OPERATES the
machinery IN the building Is attached to
the mixing mscnlne. When the soap Is
Thoroughly worked the bottom OF the
machine drops uut and lets the LOCO
pound mass OF soap drop ON huge trays IN
the basement. Then II l. set away to
cool far from five days to week, ut the
end II ~ hicn time II i, ready TO 90 TO the
too floor Of the building on the elevator,
to uesIu again lis downward journey.
Arrived at the top floor II Is first cut
into slabs, then into bars and finally INTO
cakes. 1t is then pressed III die-tn"c hine
which strikes IA 1000 pound bioW. Inc
soau now bears some resemblance TO the
marketable article III It's neat form, and
STAMPED with its name, bu, is sin far
tom being finished
After being set away on racks Tor a
while to dry, the soap goes to the
fms hing room on the second floor. Here
II Is taken in hand by girls who polish
the cakes, pack them in paper boxes and
finally into wooden boxes to go to the
.plpulng room ON the first floor
Tne factory has capacity OF 900 boxes
Of soap of IS pounds each, weekly. Inc
50 % Is OF various grades OF Laundry soap,
mil soap, tar soap and toilet soap. very
lie quality of soap Is made. Inc essen
tiai oIis used in scentihg the hrst quail
ties OF toilet soap are kept IN cool ana
dark storage room IN the Placement. some
OF II is very costly, runnlns as hlgh rs 20
an ounce, but II Is unnecessary 10 add
that very little OF that goes great way
in.suap.
me factory viii eventually make per
fumes aud fiavuring extracts, but Will not
neein work in that line tins winter. Only
sn,,ut tifteen hands VIII be employed at
hr,t. but If the factory is worked to its
ian capacity lorty or fifty hands Will be
required.
Inc office is on the first floor of the
building, in the southwest corner. w.
y AIKEN, VINO Is treasurer OF the Gfeurose
-nap company, will be book-keeper and
sbiepImg clerk at the factory. +. W..
CHAPMAN viii be the business manager.