Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-23
ADDITION TO THE COTTON MILL
VIII be Equipped with Some Powerful
and Improved EnRimrs.

The work of construction on the addition
to the Queen City Cotton mill Is practical
ly completed and about all that remains
now to be done is to put in the lighting
ana heating apparatus and the machinery.
1t Is expected however that the addition
viii not be ready for operation for about
two nth
+. /. Sheldon of Providence, r. l., one
OF the contractors was I'm tho city ycster-
day for consultation and inspection. lie
was much pleased with the building. The
addition is a one story brick structure. 1922
feet long and 2S feet wide and covers a
space about as large as the city hall park.
1t has $4,000 square feet of floor space. 1t
was built only one story high because the
cotton will keep damp longer in a build
ing of that kind and is therefore more
easily worked. The immense roof is sup
ported by 1883 wooden pillars and light is
obtained from 13 windows and numerous
skyiights. The latter all face toward the
north to avoid the Intense glare of the
sun in the workman's face. The addition
Is to be equipped with 1900 Grinnell spriik-
lers, most of which are in place. 1t is 10
be lighted by rs arc lamps and heated by
hot water.
Two new 425 horsepower engines have
been purchased. They are of the com
pound, tandem, horizontal, condcnsins
variety and are an Improvement over the
ones that have been used by the company
in that each new engine is able to perform
the same work that 1t requires the other
TWO TO do and they also take up less space.
The old ones were of the cross compound
variety. The cylinders of one of the new
engines iS1SX4S inches AID of the other 36x4S.
The fly wheels are 20 feet in diameter
and have u 4G-inch face. The engines car
ry a steam pressure of 100 pounds. They
weigh 70 tons each. The old engines were
200 horse power and will still be used to
0Dprltn tha machinery In thA old nnrtilH
of the mill. one of the new engines will
he utilized to furnish power for the new
addition and the other for the machinery
on the lower floor of the old mill. Three
new boilers have also been purchased fOI
the new engines. There were five for the
old engines. The new boilers weigh ..
tons each. 1t is expected that the work
on the boilers and engines will be com
pletcd so that steam can be gotten up the
first of next week. A new boiler house has
been erected for the new engines and boil
ers and is equipped with all the protec.
lions and convenienccs common to "A room
of that kind.
There are in the addition at present 1S
looms ready to be placed in position
Others will be taken from the old mil anc
their place will be filled with other ma
chinery used by the company. There wi.
be about 1000 spiDdles In the new portion
of the mill and employment will be giver
" d''DUl IHU tNl1d MINUS, IllihlilS IL lOld
Of about 800 on the pay roll. 1t is expect
ed that the output of the company will
be increased about so per cent by the ad
dition.
Work has just commenced on the con
struction at the west of the main mill OF
a two story brick structure G0XSD feet Il
be used as a storehouse for cotton. Worl
on the 16 new tenement houses being bull
by he company is being rapidly carrie
forward and some of them will be ready
for occupancy in a short time. Fourteel
of them are double tencmcnts. Each sec
ton is entirely separate and consists o
sin rooms. They are models of their kline
.. and are much better constructed han tn
majority of houses butt by corporations
, -Four Of them are on Conger avenue, min,
on Harrison avenue and one Central ave
. nue.. Two Of them are for overseers ant
are better constructed than the others
They are all built with a view to the com
tort of the inmates and the sanitary ar
rangenIents are excellent.