Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

a son whose IihubAtI 1IdthtA01 tAHNl''
and confectionery are considered staple
goods Of a high quality throughout Yer
mont, New Hampshire, and in fact wher-
ever known, have recently made some ad-
ditions 20 their manufacturing capacity.
This gave "a representative Of the LAND
MARK a good opportunity to visit the estab-
lishment. note the Improvements made,
and at the same time 10 take general sur
vey Of the business carried on In the manu-
factory which is a leading and prominent
enterprise in this part Of Vermont What
follows In this article is "a transcript of
notes jotted down during visit few
days ago, i'm which Mr. Robt E. Smith,
the junior partner iu the firm, kindly ac-
companied the reporter through the fac
tory and gave such explanations Of the
work going on as were necessary.
Suppose we commence our trip in the
pump room which is in the basement di-
rectly under the boiler room, We first
notice steam fire pump by which water
from an artesian well 200 feet deep and s
inches in diameter, situated on the premi-
ses can be forced through hose and stream
thrown higher than any flag pole in the
village. In case Of fire anywhere IN the
vicinity of the mandatory the pump is
very soon ready for use 10 aid the fire de-
partment or to render Independent service
If necessary. At the time } L. Bacuns
barn burned and when the junction
House was threatened by fire a short
time ago, the water needed could have
been furnished from this source. Near the
steam fire pump is power pump so con-
nected that it can pump water from the
well into every place where it is sent by
the fire pump; thus two independent sys-
tens Of supplying water to the building or
for fire protection are maintained.
A stairway leads into the boiler room
Immediately over the pump room. Here
are located the boiler Of 80 horse power
made by Kendall Il Son Of Cambridge.
port, Mass, and spare boiler Of 20 horse
power for use in case of accident TO the
larger one. All water passing into the
boilers is first heated by a Cochrane feed
water heater TO a high temperature near
the steam point the exhaust steam from
the engines supplying the heat. From the
heater the water goes by gravity into a
feed pump whence it passes into the boil
ers.
We pass from the boiler room into the
engine room, which contains an engine of
% horse power that runs all the machinery,
and a dynamo by which electric light for
the building is generated. Horace A
Cleveland is engineer in charge Of engines
and machinery Of the entire plant and
has held that position for Is years.
Out Of the engine room we pass to the
base ofthe two ovens which extend up to
the baking room. Close by is the coal
room with a capacity q $50 tons Of coal
This is uuloaded directly into the room
from cars ON a spur Of the c. V. Railway
that runs Immediately iu rear Of manuiac-
tory aud conveys -four, sugar, coal, aud
all bulky supplies and delivers them with
as little handling as possible. A board
walk from the main building connects
with the Hour store house. On the lower
floor Of this building are barrels Of -four
piled in tiers aud seemingly sufficient to
supply the town Of Hartford for some
time. The number of barrels in stock and
transit ON the day of the visit was over
1000. The -four is shipped 10y the carload
directly from the West. Speaking of the
-four house, Go may interest the young
folks who have liking for peanuts aud
peanut candy Go learn that several car
loads of peanuts are received every year
and stored IN this building until required
for use.
Retraciug our steps we come to the
main building again and enter the baking
room Ia which the Hanover crackers are
made Let us say right here that Geo. II
Flanders has charge Of this room. and foi
nearly 80 years has supervised the making
Of this popular brand from mixing tn,
dough TO Withdrawing them from Oh,
oven.
The two mixers" iu this room would
somewhat surprise the average house
keeper who mixes the ingredients and
kneads the dough for a batch Of bread
Here are two mixers" with a capacity Of
ten barrels az each mixing This mixing
aud In fact nearly every part Of the pro.
cess Of making the Hanover crackers. is
done by machinery. There is a large tank
in which the lard for shortening is melted
by steam, and all the way through the
manufacture Of these crackers we find
very mtie handling Of them. Strict at
tenuon is paid 20 the cleanliness and
purity % every ingredient used i'm IN,
crackers. The machinery aud the room
itself are Kept scrupulausly clean and neat
For instance. she lard used is a high price,
quality. The machines for breaking
dough are thoroughly cisaused after eael
batch is used mp. and the machinery shat
cuts the sheets n dough into crackers b.
kept a. clean as any tidy house
keepers extra set u knives aud forks