The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-04
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Busy Scenes In the Woiksbop-An En-
cheering Labatory hising Con-
structed-The Instructors.

nusy scenes IN the Woiksbop-A In
sineeri"g Labstory hsiUg Con-
ssructed-The Instructors.
Bozeman. April at is not a very
long journey to the agricultural build
ings. as the trip from the Bozeman no
tel to Capitol Hill. where these build
ings and the experiment station are To-
Gated. can be made in about eight or
ten minutes And what is more. Larry
O'Brien. the street car conductor. whose
geniality is known, not perhaps from
Dan to Beersheba. but from st. Paul to
the coast. is always ready and willing
to point out to his passengers the inter-
esting and prominent features of the
Gallatin valley, which can readily be
viewed from the car as IL climbs the
steep ascent to Capitol Hill.
Al the present time the most enter
tanning department of the college.
especially II one is at all Interested in
mechanics. Is the workshop. where dur
ing fv afternoons OF the week the
machinery with which the shop Is fur
nished Is all in operation. On entering
the workshop from the east side of the
building, taking the precaution to
knock the mud from ones rubbers. as
there are not at present lead
ing from one building TO another,
a continuous buzz and burr greets the
ear, and the sound of hammers and
din.
The first section encountered Is the
"smithy." or forge, where the youthful
followers Of the ancient god, Vulcan,
can be seen at work. In this room
are five down-draught exhaust FORCES.
The exhauster and fan are located on
a platform some Ugh or ten feet from
the floor and run by the shop engine.
The smoke from the FORCES Is drawn
downwards and through underground
pipes is connected to the main smoke
stack and thus into the open, doing
away with the necessity and inconve-
nience of having q network of pipes
overhead, and this will be more appre-
ciated in time to come when more
FORCES are added to the number now
In use. The students are here instruct
ed in many useful and practical ex-
periments for working iron and steel.
The big S0-horse powe boiler Is also
situated In this room, from which pow
er to u the ventilating fan and all
the machinery Is derived. A step or
two farther and the workshop itself Is
entered, which is a room 60x100 feet,
filed with many thousands of dollars
worth OF the latest and most improved
machinery. The first and most inter-
esting piece of mechanism to catch the
eye is the engine, which is what is
called an Imperial Self Oiling" engine,
ard on looking through an aperture
one can see the piston rushing back
wards and forwards s~piashing oil and
drenching the whole works. thus keep
ing them constantly oiled. on the
northeast corner directly behind the
engine, is a small door. peeping through
which, first OF all taking "A tight hosu
on hats and all loose garments, a
glimpse is caught Of the big l0-foot
wheel of the ventilating fan as IL whirls
around forcing pure cold air into the
many class rooms OF the entire plant
of the college. On the left and opposite
to where the engine is located are a
number of valuable machines for work.
ing iron, among them being a uniyer-
sal milling machine for smoothing iron
surfaces; an iron planer which will
take in "a piece of iron up to six feet.
a crank shaper, or rather "A small
planer. for smaller work; three drills,
namely. a l3-inch sensitive drill: a FL
inch and a 2S-inch drill; a universal
grinding machine, and a tool grinder,
and last but by no means least. a
%grindstone. In the western section of
the shop are machines for working In
wood. comprising eight speed lathes, a
variety wood worker. a combination
cross-cut and rip saw, a Jig saw for
scroll work and several other minor
machines. The students carpenter
benches or desks situated on the north
and west sides of the building are very
unique I'm their construction. the sur
faces of these benches being composed
Of strips of hard maple glued together.
Each of the sides of the benches Ia
furnished with two drawers for the
tools Of the students and also a little
cupboard where the embryo carpen-
ter puts his exercises as he finishes
them. Each of the double benches. Of
which there are FIVE. Is furnished with
q double quick action head and tail
vice of the latest and most improved
pattern. There are also three single
benches at which only one student can
work at a time, but the double benches
are made for two, so 10 students can
be employed at one time in the various
sections of the department. In the
| northwest end is the Instructors Office.
which il a nicely furnished room where
plans are made and other office work
is performed. A little farther to the
east is the supply tool room. where
some $500 worth OF iron working tools
are kept. as well as other supplies.
Next to this Is a very compact little
lavatory, where the student can wash
away the traces of his afternoons toll
and make himself p~resentable to the
public. On the wall between the office
n the supply room a number of blue
prints are hung. each being mounted
on tin, which prints are the model exer-
cises to guide the beginner In his pur-
suit of woodwork knowledge. The
whole structure Is heated throughout
with hot steam. with exhaust. while
the machinery and engine Is working.
and with live steam from the boiler
while II is in a state of rest. A little
machine. SO small as to be nearly over
looked. having 4 place in the east end
Of the workshop, is the dynamo for
lighting the building. This is not yet
in position, but IL il hoped will soon
be In working order.
There 10 another small building sit
uated about 100 yards to the east OF
the main workshop which was original
ly intended for the veterinary depart
ment but which is now being entirely
reconstructed to form the engineering
laboratory and where q number of ex-
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