The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
Richmond Iron Works
Corporation Making
Town Famous.
GROWING INDUSTR Y
COMING TO FRONT
Number of Old-Tirnc Concerns
Centre in One Big Establish
snent-Known All Over the
South From Rio Grande to
Potomac Rivers-An
Immense Plant.
BY FRANK s. wooDsON,
InIustrInI Editor.

Industrial Editor.
The little fire they had out at the
Richmond Iron Works Corporations
big plant a few days ago. which fire
destroyed n part Of the automobile
manufacturing plant and number Of
near finished motor cars Of the Viz
Einian type. was sonnet thing OF bless
ing rather than a disaster III the 4
first place, it gave the corporation a
big advertisement, in that it told some
people, who did not know 1t before
tina. one of the best makes of automo-
biles is being built i'll Richmond, tho
only Southern city, as far as ! know. \
that is engaged in the auto building
business. In the second place the fire
wiped out just one Of the eight build -#
ings on the premises and left the
ground on which the corporation can
erect. and is now erecting, a larger anu
better building-onc especially adapted
to the work being done in the automo-
bile department In the meantime an
other building has been temporarily
arranged for the auto work, and thus
the business OF this l>ranch OF the big
plant was not delayed by the lire moro
than day.
big Industrial Proposition.
i The Richmond Iron works. CornO-
ration's plant, out on the North Boule.
ward. and UP against the tracks OF
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railway, is an Industrial propo-
osition Of which the public spirited
folks Of this city and all Of Nirgini;
are Justly proud. The plant covers i've
acres of ground. and Is located 50 that
all OF the trackagc facilities required
Tor prompt shipment Of goods, in and
out. nrc enjoyed. The sidings OF the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
road and the Belt Line. which means
all OF the roads coming TO Richmond,
% AS md tla 80
receiving and shipping of goods is re-
duced to 4 science.
The plant consists Of splendid brick
and steel buildings and a large roomy
and residential looking framed office
building. In all there arc eight OF
these structures. designated as the
machine shop, the foundry, tho pattern
shop, the forge shop. the brass foun-
dry, the automobile factory the power
plant. where both steam and electric
powers are generated and the Office
building.
Perfect Equipment.
The plant is equipped with tools Of
every description. both large and small,
for The handling OF all manner Of iron
work. from the very heaviest Of ma
chincry 20 the very lightest parts OF
the same. Electric travelling cranes.
tons. are installed in both tho ma
chine shop and the foundry, and in
each and every department. and shop
all Of the latest ina chinery and appa
ratus have been installed and arc being
daily used in turning out work.
Some details may prove Interesting
to many readers who do not know
much about Richmonds big Industrial
layouts. The foundry proper has a
capacity of forty tons OF gray iron
castings daily Heavy castings III to
twenty tons weigh, is a speciality in
the workings OF this Industry and
there Is no iron work too great or too
heavy for the facilities TO tackle In
this department castings requiring a
special iron. such as is used in the
manufacture OF shot and shells for tho
United States War and Navy Depart
mtnts. are successfully made. The
corporation has continuous contracts
with the government TO supply these
goods, one of which was being COM
pletcd last week, and in view OF the
movements OF the military on the
southern border OF the country, new
hurry orders have been put in within
the past two weeks.
Patterns Tint Are Numerous
The pattern shop is Il most import Il
ant adjunct to the foundry and q Very
interesting adjunct il is Interesting
to a layman as We'll as TO a profess
sonal who better understands what a
pattern shop really Is. In this de-
partment the patterns for every CEN
ceivable product OF the works are made.
1t is equipped With modern machinery
in every way suited for the making
Of patterns. Connected with the shop.
and really part Of IL. is the storage
hall which contains the largest as
sortment OF patterns OF all Kinds to
be found i'll all OF the South, they be.
Ing the accumulation OF the varied
stocks Of the Tanner {. Delany Engins
= II Il, T,J1 q
Chambl!n & Scott, all of which con
Germs We're long identified with the
iron and manufacturing interests Of
Richmond, and III the older days were
known in every nook and corner or
the South for their good and substun-
tial work. These concerns in their
day and time sold engines, machinery
castings and all manner OF iron goods
all over the South from the Rio Grande
to the Potomac. and all the way be-
tween these distant extremes nachin- 5.
cry from one ana all OF these plants
is now in use. Not small part OF tho,
business OF the Richmond Iron Works
Corporation IS the supplying OF cast
lngs from this wonderful accumala-
ton OF patterns and making repairs 60
the machinery Built by the Arms
named and II goes without the saying
that orders for this class Of work ara
promptly allied by the succeeding com.
panv and repairs are made in tho Very
shortest order. 5s
Filiins Government Ordcrn
The forge shop Is one or the best Y
equipped In the south. having power-
full steam hammers OF almost i,ns a
limited power and capacity This des%f
partment Is Just nov pushed 10 .its N
capacity IN the work OF banding prJ- Ri
jcctiies for the United states 9oyeTtl4j
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