The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-06
A VAST ENTERPRISE
The Acme Machine Works
at GoIdsboro.
A Superbly Equipped Plant Comprehending
Machine Shop, Foundry, Smithy, Mills,
Wood and Coal Yards.
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! NopeCIdl 10 News anu ODSeEYeF,J
Goldsboro N. c., April Among Colds
boro's many manufacturing plants none
surpass in finish and equipment the
Acme Machine Works" which cover a
half block or more on East Centre and
Ashe streets. This company, Incorporated
i in October last by Messrs. j. j. Street
and his two sons Joe and Will, with an
authorized capital of two hundred thou
sand dollars, upon broad basis of oper
ation which includes in its scope Of en-
| terprise, the building and repairing of all
! kinds Of machinery foundry work, mills
and mill supplies; the manufacture of
flour and meal and the conducting of a
| coal and wood yard on an extensive scale,
/ began work about 80 days ago. Today, I
was shown through the entire property,
| which consists of a machine shop 40x162
! feet; foundry, 40x60 feet; supply store,
| 60x70 feet, all of brick; their splendidly
arranged wood cutting device; their -four
and meal mill, a 3-story wooden building,
40x80 feet this last, yet to be erected
| and their wood and coal yards. Their
machine shop is universally held to be the
! best equipped plant of it's kind south OF
/ Richmond. Their ponderous boring ma
chine is q machine shop in itself On
this will be turned off locomotive tires.
| large pulleys and locomotive cylinders.
| Their parallel drive planer is model
| machine. Their Lodge and Shipley screw
| cutting iron, turning lathes are not only
up-to-date in apportionment and finish,
but the very largest in Eastern Carolina.
The Universal Milling machine, intro
duced by this firm in their equipment,
| cuts spiral gears Of every description and
is especially adapted to cotton mill work.
Their 10 foot radial drill is a ponderous
machine, while their pipe cutting machine
| is a curiosity, being the largest in the
| State. The machine shop is supplied
with numerous bolt cutters, key settlers
Hocke-saw, small drill and Yankee twist
drill grinders. Throughout this building
| is the huge travelling crane working
| lengthwise and cross-wise, carrying heavy
work to any machine in the establish
ment
THE BLACK SMITH SHOP
Consists of FORCES, anvils and steam ham
mers, the FORCES being driven by root
blower fan.
FOUNDRY
Is driven by very large engine and
blower directly connected. No bolts to
break and cause loss of heat. AS long as
there is steam in the boiler the blast
goes in the furnace. The cupola of latest
pattern is an object Of admiration.
ENGINE ROOM.
This doubtless is uneouaIled by any
plant in the South. 1t is spacious and is
fitted up most exceIlently as to conven-
fence THE boiler is ,of 125 horse power,
| carrying 125 pounds working pressure.
WOOD CUTTER.
Cars are unloaded directly to the saws
on to the carriage, the whole length OF
the stick being cut and carried to racks
beyond the saw. 1t is noticeable, the
working of the several engines These
are of "The Anne" pattern and are more
noiseless than the ordinary sewing ma
chine The Ames Engine and boiler is
speciality with The Acme Machine Works,
several car loads of which this company
have recently supplied neighboring towns
SUPPLY STORE.
The object of the Messrs. Street is to
carry in stock everything needed by the
machine shop manufacturing trade. Their
euptiy of iron piping, fittings, heltings,
&C., is second to no similar establish
ment in the State.
TRACK FACILITIES.
Approaching the great outlay of money
and the equipment of this plant the rail-
road people have supplied THE Acme
Machine Works" with all the sidings de-
sired-they have no drayage accounts,
and cost of handling is reduced to the
minimum
The corps of workmen is quite compe-
tent, seven of these being sons of Mr.. J.
j. Street, all natural born mechanics of
sober, steady habits. The office Of the
company occupies a corner OF the ma
chine shop and is so arranged that an
oversight is had of the entire shop. In
the opposite corner is fitted up bath /
and toilet rooms for the employees.
The company is Differed as follows
j. ]. Street, president and general man
ager; Joe Street, vice president; w. p.
Street, secretary and treasurer.
OF Mr.. ]. ]. Street, it may be said, that
he is a self made man, and is linked with
Ike past present and future of Goldsboro
He was born in Colleton county, South
Carolina in 1916. came to Goldsboro in
1882 and inaugurated the first manufac-