The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
SPACIOUS NEW SHOPS OF
THE RICHMOND IRON WORKS
Buildings on the Boulevard Near
Fair Grounds Nearly
Completed.
1875 MEN ARE NOW 5EMPLo YED
Plant Has Its Own Electric
Power Plant and Its Own
Fire Department.

Many will be surprised to know that
ere has sprung up in the West End.
and is now nearly complete, a large
establishment. the Richmond Iron
Works. This concern. founded In 1869
by Joseph Hall & Co.. was first located
at the corner OF Ninth and canal
Streets, but in the course OF time it's
property was condemned by the At
lantic Coast Line for railroad pnr-t
poses. 1t was then moved to the cor
ner of Fifteenth and Grace Streets. in
this city, where It, again met the same
fate--that of being condemned for
railroad purposes; aud its site Will be
occupied by the large freight ware
house OF the Seaboard Air Line.
The name of the concern has been
several times changed but five years,
ago 1t was reorganized and took the
original name. The capital was in
creased more than twofold. and new
plant on the North Boulevard has been
quietly but rapidly built during the
last six months, without Interruption
to current business, and. indeed. some
of the work of the concern is already
conducted at the new plant.
The plant contains four acres. and
lis connected with the Richmond. Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad
tracks. which enter the yard. Imme-
diately facing the Boulevard and adj
joining the electric tracks leading to
the new Fair Grounds is the office
building. with two stories and base
ment and ample accommodations for a
large force OF office men. In this
building there are facilities for a din
ing-room for the office employees.
Splendid Shop.
Proceeding northwardly along the
Boulevard is magnificent machine
Is,t,., pf ct n
commanded by crane of 5o-faet span,
travelling from end to end, and a side
crane for lighter loads. This splendid
shop is amply ventilated and thor
oughly we'll lighted, and measures 100
feet by 100 feet.
Still further to the north is the
small shop intended for the polishing
and finishing Of brass and the manu-
facture Of woyen-Wire work. such as Is
used for fencing, window guards, bank
screens and grilles.
Next to this is the brass foundry,
| off, brick. having three brass furnaces
and every facility for the production
of bearing metal and other brass cast
lings. The company Is thus we'll pre-
pared for the manufacture Of car and
| engine brasses of every description.
This brass shop is probably the largest
! in the South.
| Continuing northwardly, the iron
| foundry is reached, a substantial
building OF steel and brick. measuring
Id Ia t.E !,.csn ;ral4trAne OF al
feet span and ten tons capacity travels
from end to end along the central por-
1 ton; and. in addition to this. provision
| is made for crane in the west bay,
| which likewise will travel from end
to end Of the shop. The cupola for
melting the iron Is unusually large
and Of the most modern type, and has
q melting capacity of about 10000
mounds per hour. The charging plat
4 form is Of steel and of very generous
proportions; and the blower for pro-
ducing forced draft of the latest type
4 The core ovens are capable Of making
castings of the largest size, and every
/ facility for handling such heavy mate
1 rial is afforded
i North Of the foundry Is the space
A for the storage of pig iron, coke, sand
\ scrap IRON and other materials used
lin foundry operations; along the north
i land east side of which space are raj
i road tracks, thus enabling the company
4 to produce castings with as5little hand
Hing and hauling as possible. Already
j the company has nearly a thousand
4 feet OF track within Its enclosure. and
4 has arranged for providing more
trackage as 1t may be needed.
Steam Hammer. !.
i To the east are the blacksmith anG
tank shops. thoroughly equipped, in
4 cluding a steam hammer, rolls
/ Strengthening plates, shears, and the
usual equipment, In addition TO ex'
II cellent and substantial plate and tror
i racks, protected from the weather
A Further to the east Is nm isolated
i building. used exclusively Tor thaSstor
II age of wooden patterns. of which thu
company has a large number, the &C
! formulation Of many years. including
]. those Of the Tanner s. Delaney I'm
II CINE Company. which were purchased
VI several years ago,
n About the centre Of the site Is thu
], power house. so arranged that the
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