Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-12-07
FouR DAYS or SIGHTSEEING.
From the Battalion

the Class IN mcCuhuitai lhbih'Ni-
ing at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College has just returned
from a four days visit to San An
tonic, where they have been visit
ing various sorts Of factories and
studying mechanical features Of
the plants and mechanical and
chemical processes. Each student
took notes on all points Of import
ance or Of interest and will hand
in two reports, one to the depart
ment OF Mechanical Engineering
on the machinery aud mechanical
processes, and one TO the depart.
ment Of Chemistry on the chemi.
cal processes. Those who went
on the trip were: J. +. Arm.
strong, A. c. Arnold, Il. L. Brandt,
II. Brinkman, w. p. Burnt, ]. G,
Hackney. l.. kirkpatrick. They
were accompanied and directed in
their work by Prof. w. J. Drum
mond Of the NJ. Il. department and
Prof. A. A. Haskell Of the Chemi-
cal department. The class visited
the plants Of the following com.
panies. Alamo Iron Works: Col.
Inns Guniher Iron Works; Lone
Star Brewery; City Gas Works;
City Water Works, Gunther Mill
ing Co., LANCE Soap Works
At the Alamo Iron Works the
party was shown over the foundry
by Mr. HoIingreen, who took o
good deal Of time and pains in ex-
planning all the machinery and |
processes, in order that the inves-
LEGATIONS Of the students nigh, boz
entirely successful. The prepare
ton of the molds Cor moulding /
pieces Of machinery was watched
and the entire machine works were
gone through, where pieces turned
out from the moulding department
are finished and prepared tor the
market or set up into machines.
The Collins Guuther Iron Works
was visited in the afternoon, and
here the entire PROCESS of casting
was observed, from the cupola into
which the iron is put with coke
and limestone 10 be melted, to
the completion Of the cast when it
is taken out of the molds. Thus
in the two plants the entire pro-
cess Of the manufacture Of machin-
cry from the raw material to the
finished product was carefully
observed.
At the plant Of the Gunther
Co. the wheat was watched
from the time IL entered the fans
until II came out different grades Of
flour, weighed and sacked.
The LANCE Soap Works is pro-
gressiye manufacturing concern
whose business is rapidly increas-
ing. This company is going To
put in a glycerine plant in con
nection with it, soap works, in
order TO utilize materials which
soap factories Of smaller capacity
allow to 90 to waste.
At the brewery the party was
very cordially entertained by Mr..
Chas. V. Gambs chief engineer Of
the Lone Star Brewing Co. The
plant was seen first while shut
down, and Mr.. Gambs very care
FULLY and fully explained the
machinery to the class. At night
when the plant was in operation
he students watched the brew,
.ook temperatures, and observed
he chemical processes throughout
md in detail.
At the water and gas works, 4
he party examined thoroughly
md carefully 100000 gallon,
per "a hours) triple expansion !
pumping steam engine, made by I
4 llis.Chambers Co. Of Milwaukee.
This engine stands so feet above
he foundation; it, main shaft is
% inches in diameter; and each Of :
he three fly wheels weighs over u
ons. A noteworthy fact about
he City Gas Works is that they
their gas from crude ,