The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-31
new iron FOUNDRY IS
NOW OPERATING.
SUCCESSFUL TESTS MADE ON MONDAY
LARGE ORDERS BOOKED AHEAD
OVER 80 MEN EMPLOYED.

q visit to the plant of the Westmin-
ster Metal and Foundry Company,
located on John street and the West
ern Maryland Railroad, on Monday,
last, proved most entertaining and in
structive, and disclosed a hustltng,
vigorous enterprise.
The new iron foundry which was
built for the company by our Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tiOn, was in operation for the first
time on that day. 1t is building 40
by SO feet of galvanized iron and III
practically freproof. At one end Is
a. large cupola used for melting the
iron, i'm which were iron and coke,
temperature of 2250 degrees and
ounces of pressure were brought to
bear upon the mixture and tests we're
being made which proved 80 success
full that now the foundry Il ready to
work day and night in order to COM
plete the cOmpany's large contracts
on time.
On Monday several interested spec
tators watched the expert moulders
pour the fiery red liquid into moulds
made in special kind OF sand
brought from Albany, N. Y. The new
foundry will BE- used for general job
bing and for the manufacture OF iron
castings mainly for railroad needs.
About thirty men, including the e.
perts, one Of whom is an Englishman,
are employed here, and on Monday
they were busily engaged in the
manufacture of journal bearings, each
journal weighing two tons. The
journals are first bored out, then
timed or soldered-two furnaces for
melting tin being in use and requir-
ing temperature of 500 degrees. Two
hundred and fifty of these journals
are made per day and the foundry is
equipped for making every kind Of
bearing used in machinery.
The Waynesboro Board of Trade
was very eager to secure the iron
foundry in that city, but a little over
IA month ago our Merchants and
Manufacturers Association bestirred
itself, provided the ground and erect
ed the new building beside the brass
works, thereby gaining this vigorous
industry for Westminster, which
without doubt, will contribute to the
development of our city.
lit il also interesting to note the
work in the brass foundry. An in
quiry revealed the fact that the large
pile Of ashes banked outside contain
ed particles of brass Mr., a. w.
Moore, general manager of the COM
pany, explained that these ashes are
ground with water in two machines.
The water floats off and the dirt and
metal stay in the machine. After
ward the material carrying the brass
is gotten out; a large per centage Of
ii IL 20 fine that it IL carried off with
n 60 he Sc
vanner to save the very finest par
ticles. The refined brass ID then made
UP into bricks and smelted by 2250
degrees OF heat, which me1ts the per
centage Of dirt mixed with the brass
to liquid product, and the brass,
being much heavier, settles at the
bottom of the mould When cool it il
easily separated by striking ii with q
hammer. After that it is carried to
crucible furnaces, remelted with the
proper mixture and poured into cast
ings+
The Westminster Metal and Foun-
dry Company has every prospect for
successful future It has enough
orders booked ahead to last six
months. The branch foundry in
Waynesboro began operating two
weeks ago and employs, 25 men. The
Westminster brass foundry employs
25 men also and contains several ma
chimes, each of which does the work
OF six moulders.
Most of the laborers, aside from the
experts several OF whom are Eng
lishmen, are from Westminster and
vicinity. lit takes about five years ap-
premiership before they can become
thoroughly efficient
MIR. Frederick ID. Miller, one
of our prominent business
men, f. the company's president;
Mr.. A. v. Moore, the general man
ager, f. thoroughly acquainted with
every detail OF the business; MIR. Al
len T. Bacon, formerly with the 3. T.
Shriver Company, H. salesmanager for
the new concern, and Mr.. George
Armacost, for many years with the
Union National Bank, il its secretary
treasurer