Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-07-14
Salisbury Bros Addition.

Salisbury Bros. have just completed q
large and important addition to their
furniture factory, and with characteristic
public spirit and good fellowship will
dedicate it with appropriate festivities
Friday evening of this week. 1t is new
structure. designed particularly for in-
ishing room aud storehouse. IL stands
few feet east OF the small office building,
which is itself just east OF the main fac
tory. To il leads q covered bridge reach
ing from the second story Of the factory
to the second story of the new building.
Through this the furniture as it leaves
the machines will be moved, to be fin
ished and stored.
The addition is. 112x3s feet, three
stories and a basement feature that
catches the eye at once is the solid con-
crete fire wall that faces the other factory
buildings on the vest end. II is twelve
and ten inches thick ana covers that en-
tire end, so that it would prove an effec-
tive bar to the communication OF flames
to or from the new building. At the en-
trance from the bridge way there is
metallic fire door with fuse connection
which, when acted upon by unusual heat,
parts and allows the door to close auto
matically.
The massive construction Of the build
ing is apparent at glance The timbers
are large and heavy, well jointed and re-
inforced by iron clamps. They are
amply sustained by concrete and iron pill
lars in the basement aud by girders and
posts between floors. The building faces
with its greatest length the track, and
eventually a sidetrack may lead TO II on
that side. 1t has stairways, and power
elevator will run in the center from base
ment to third floor for raising and lower
ing furniture II viii be lighted by cleo
tricity. The building is thoroughly
back plastered with pulp plaster.
The plan is to finish-that is, to paint
stain or varnish - the furniture on the
second floor. The third floor will be
used for storage and the first floor for
shipping. The basement is at present
unfinished but can be used for manutac-
turing II desired. The building is 80
strongly put up that it will hold machin-
cry, and probably in time, II the business
continues to grow, it will be used for
that purpose and another storehouse
erected. The present finishing room is
over the dry kiln and very hot and un-
cOmfOItaDle. W neu NhcaAeu IL VIII DN
used for storage.
Salisbury Bros. are running largely on
mission furniture for summer cottages
and institutions and much OF their pro-
duct is handled by Boston dealer,
" hose interests would be better served by
having reserve stock made up for him
and held here, to be shipped on rush ord
ers as needed during the busy time. En-
larged storage capacity will permit this.
The new building, With its three floors
containing $4,000 square feet, will be
opened Friday evening to large number
OF people. Some 200 invitations have
been given out. Ali former employees
will be we IN cd without special
invitation. Ttera will be dancing on
the two lower doors, which are 10 fair
condition for sue use. The Music Hall
orchestra, nine pieces, will occupy a
raised platform in the elevator opening
and furnish music for both floors. n. c.
Buck aud A. f.. Bass will be floor direc-
tors, with Edmund Nixon, Will Good
hart, f. c. w. Hayward and Ed. st.
Lawrence as aides, B. A. Manchester,
prompter. V. A. Grant will serve cool
refreshments on the third floor. II
promises to be a gala affair, enjoyable in
itself and marking q step that all will
welcome in the growth OF leading local
industry.