St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-05-03
INSPECT NEW FACTORY.
st. Johnsbury People Visited the
Pillsbury & Baldwin Plant.
Dance Last Evening.

In response TO the INVITATION OIL
the Pillsbury and Baldwin Company
over 100 citizens went to the nearly
completed building in which they
are to manufacture toilet room
equipments yesterday afternoon to
get an idea of the new industry that
will probably begin active work in
| about week. The visitors were
shown through the building by
Messrs. Pillsbury, Percival and Sils-
by and shown every courtesy.
A larger number of people waited
until evening. when the large stor-
age room on the second floor of the
building was cleared and an evening
Of dancing enjoyed. Young's or
chestra furnished music and light
refreshments We're served.
When completed st. Johnsbury
can boast that in the Pillsbury and
Baldwin Company's building it has
one of the most modern and thor
oughly equipped plants to be found
in Vermont. 1t is two story
structure with basement 152x62
feet outside dimensions. It has an
annex on the east side 162x32 feet.
| The outside walls are to be cement,
| w
warm weather has come. All the
| inside walls are sheathed with iron.
The floors are of hardwood through
out and the basement is to be cemen-
! ted. The plant is lighted by cleo
tricity generated at it's own dynamo
and everywhere the most improved
equipment has been secured.
The plant is heated by the vacuum
heating system and is warranted to
heat the plant and dry kiln in zero
weather with a loss of less than 10
per cent. That is a pressure of 100
pounds steam is warranted to go
clear through the plant and return
to the boiler with a pressure of 90
pounds. It is expected 10 pounds
pressure will be all that is required
in the coldest weather.
On the First Floor.
In the south end of the main build
ling on the first floor is the general
wood working shop 60x90 feet in
dimension. It has a capacity of 50,-
600 outfits year, employing 100
men and produce a yearly out put
valued at 100000.
In the northeast. corner of the an
mex is a great progressive dry kiln
capable of driving 10000 feet of
lumber which will give 250 outfits
week or in money value $4,000 per
week.
The boiler room is in the south
east part of the annex and that and
the kiln are enclosed in brick fire
proof walls. At the south end are
two waste towers 30x30 feet square
and 60 feet high. There is an auto
matte feed to the boiler and all the
fuel doors are connected with
fusible plug and are self closing.
The boiler is $50 horse power and
the main engine has 125 horse power.
A second engine of 25 horse power
drives the dynamo for the electric
lights. The dynamo has the power
to furnish $50 16 candle power
lights.
In the center of the main building
is an elevator with two ton capacity
which is operated with electricity
and also belt.
In the northwest corner of the main
building is the shipping room 50x36
feet in dimensions East of this
are the tin shop, 30x40 feet and
large stock room where fixtures win
be kept.
On the Second Floor.
In the northern section of the sec
ond floor are the varnish room, the
filling room, room for the changing
of woods into imitation oak known
to the trade as American CHARTERED
Oak, and room where the higher
grades of work will be hand polished.
In the south end of the building
is large stock room with over
5000 feet of floor space.
In the eight foot basement under
the main building is a double 46
inch blower which will carry all saw
dust and shavings to the fuel rooms.
All the machines are bo1ted to the
wall which gives them more stab
ility.
The Office Building.
Across the driveway west of the
main building is the Office building
of the company. 1t is 24x60 feet in
dimension and one story high. Be-
ginning at the north end of the build
ing there are first the truck room,
next a paint stock room, (the COM
pany being allowed to keep only one
days supply in the factory.) The
central entrance opens into the sam
pie room and in the south end of the
building are three Offices
Hardwood floors are found here
also and one Office room is finished
in golden oak, one in antique oak
and the other in natural oak while
the sample room is finished In ma
hogany. This is done so customer
can readily see and understand the
four different finishes the company
has for its werk.