The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-11
BARRE'S NEWEST PLANT
Is That of Brown, Carroll g. Co., Located
OFF Depot Square.

Brown, Carroll & Go. now occupy their
new stoneshed off Depot square, the CON
tractor who had the work under con-
struction since March | having complet-
ed the finishing touches on the structure
last Saturday. The new shed is BOY
feet long and "a feet wide with a height
OF 80 feet 1t is among the largest stone
manufacturing plants in the city, and
certainly none can boast of more modern
and up-to-date equipment. The work
has been carried out under the direction
of Contractor Frank Lagasey of Water
bury.
The shed is easily accessible to the
Central Vermont tracks, and shipping fa-
eilities are further increased by a siding
which extends through the east end Of
the shed. Provisions have also been
made for stone teams to enter the build
ing and make an exit without turning
around
On the north side of the shed proper is
located the office a two-story building
with dimensions of Is and "a feet. The
structure is admirably suited to office
purposes and had been furnished with
modern Office furniture. 1t is electrically
lighted and heated from the boiler room
in the shed adjoining. just north of the
office, the city is installing a hydrant,
SO that ample fire protection viii be af
forded Brown, Barroll & Co., as well as
other plants surrounding. The south
side Of the office building is finished into
drafting room.
The stoneshed is equipped with the
very best machines and other stone man
ufactnring accessories procurable. An
electric travelling crane, weighing rs tons,
has been recently installed. the crane
being the product of the Smith Whit
comb 4 Cook foundry of this city. The
new air compressor was made by the
Ingersoll- Rand CO., and has a capacity
of 534 feet per minute. Motive power
for the machine is furnished by 75-h. p.
Westinghouse motor. Two Smith, Whit
comb & Cook polishing wheels are pro-
PEELED by 35-h. p. Westinghouse motor.
A 50-h. p. boiler has been installed for
heating purposes.
The blacksmith shop is equipped for
four fires. Iron grindstone frames sup
Piled by the Smith, Whitcomb & Cook
Co. receive their power from a l0-h. p.
motor. The same com
pany furnishes latest saw benches for
the boxing department, and these are
operated BY 2-h. p motors The com
pany has two surface cutters working
with provisions for others. A noticeable
feature of the new plant is the method
adopted in wiring the building. All
wires are enclosed in pipes, thus avoid
ing the danger of fire from defective
so common in many manufac
turing plants.
Brown, Carroll & Co. occupy their new
for the first time under the
most propitious circumstances. The firm
began doing business in a Blackwell street
shed some two and one-half years ago.
The growing demand for its output soon
made it evident that larger facilities for
supplying its dealers must be provided. |
Soon after work on the new plant was
accompany sold its Blackwell |
street shed to the RouX Granite Co, /
which took possession May /. In the !
new shed three and one-half gangs can |
be worked conveniently and with large |
number of orders to be filed the COM
,any is now running almost to capacity.