The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-08-06
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feet The establishment is situated q
little to the north of Tokyo and is Of
very recent creation. 1t Is planned on
the very largest scale, and 1t is needless
to add that here, too, are found all the
admirable features embodied In the
other plants.
In Tokyo itself is located the arsenal
for small arms--rifes, complete with
bayonets; small field guns and sabers
for the cavalry. 1t is housed In the
fcrtlike residence of an old time pro-
vincial governor or daimio, and the
original moat and rampant that pro
tected the estate in turbulent times are
still preserved. The age Of the place
can be surmised from the venerable
old sycamores that have grown on the
very crest Of the wall The buildings
lie in the center of an exquisite old
Japanese garden, full of delightful
hooks and picturesque vistas, fine old
trees rising out of a mass of Towering
shrubbery and messy rocks, reflected In
pellucid sheets of water through which
goldfish dart In all directions, or vel
vety lawns, glittering cascades, grace
full bridges over pretty streamlets.
The beautifully proportioned, wide
halls, In which feudal lords once dwelt
In state, are now filed with machin-
cry, shafting and betting, and the hum
and rattle of mills and lathes, of piston
and hammer, of gearing and saws. One
section is given up to the manufacture
of rifle barrels, all of small caliber.
The blanks for these are mostly i'm
ported in the required length ard size
SO that they have only to be bored and
grooved. In another section the rifle
stocks are made; in a third, the small
parts of the weapon are produced and
assembled. Still another section fur
nishes the bayonets, and when the
rlnes are complete and adjusted they
are taken to the proving grounds, where
corps or sharpshooters systematically
tesrs each one. Those which prove 10
De not absolutely perfect are returned
70 the factory to be righted; the accept
ed ones are stamped and sent to the
magazines to be stored for future use. |
The capacity Of the arsenal, In times of |
peace, is 500 complete rifles per day |
OF ten working hours, with facilities |
Tor quadrupling the output by working |
day and night.
All this constitutes only one part of
the establishment. There are n sahar
factory and plant for the manufac-
ture OF ammunition used in rifles and
guns, and the capacity of this is pro.
poruonate to that Of the other section.
Inc heavy artillery guns (Arisaka's
model, howitzers, mortars, long bar
relied guns and cannons for the navy
ana FOR coast defense, as well as the
sneiis or proJectiles for these. are cast
at the arsenal of Osaka. Most of the
Dig iathes and milling machines and
uriiis' as well as the cranes and der.
TICKS Tor the handling of the huge
pieces, are of Japenese construction.
made after small imported models
osaka, the second city of the empire
winch is often called the Japanese
naancnester, lies on rather shallow
pay and Is therefore accessible from
tne sea only by small, light draft yes.
seis' 20 that no transoceanic shipping
can De done from there. To facilitate
'ne transportation OF heavy castings
.no Dig gums canal has been dug Tor
'ns exclusive use OF the arsenal, start.
'ns within It's grounds, passing under
'"' hsayy rampant and going through
rsuisr secluded section Of the c1un,
ny 10 the Sea coast.
section OF the grounds IA given No
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