The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-16
Jg1TERBURY
Drew Daniels Co. Install Rotary Granite
Saw, Only Ono East of Rockies.

Saw, Only Ono East of Rockies.
The progressivencss of the Drew Dan
iels granite plant here ia shown by tho
installing OF II Parker rotary granite saw,
the third of its kind installed in the
United States and the only rotary saw
east of the Rocky mountains. A little
over year ago the w. II. Is. Perry shed
was burned. Mr.. Perry, after a time,
bought the Drew Daniels sheds and then,
because of the demands of the trade, the
w. L. Carr plant. This he calls shed No.
2 and here the saw is placed. The new
type of granite saw, the rotary or circu-
lar saw, is equipped with two saws nine
feet in diameter and is very similar in
operation to the circular saws for cutting
wood. All of the advantages of the gang
saw are maintained, and any number OF
blades up to the maximum number OF
eight may be operated, which permits in
one operation the saving ON both sides
OF seven slabs one foot thick and two
slabs sawed on one side, ready for pol
ishing, ironing, surfacing or sand blast
ing, according to the finish desired.
The guaranteed capacity OF the saw is
four feet per hour per blade or eight
feet for two blades, and as at present
equipped, the machine has cutting ca
racity of over 80 superficial feet of sawed
surface per hour.
The granite Is fed to the saw auto
matically, being loaded on ears in front
of the machine, which are pulled forward
by pinion device at any desired rate OF
speed up to is feet per hour. As the
stone passes through the saw, the cars
clear the pinion and are drawn out ut
the back of the machine and mloaded,
the empty cars then being taken to the
front of the saw and reloaded, permit
ting constant operation OF ths machine.
The cutting abrasive is automatically
fed to the saws, being conveyed from a
supply pit directly over the saw and fed
to the saw blades through pipes. After
passing under the blades, the abrasive is |
mechanically conveyed to the base of the
machine, where it is screened and returned |
to the supply pit. This, OF course, is a
very desirable feature, as it absolutely |
eliminates all manual labor in feeding |
the abrasive to the saws, as is necessary |
at present on other types of saws.
The saw is operated by two motors. A
50-horsepower motor drives the main
shaft and cutting blades, and l0-horse- /
power motor drives the hoisting mechan
ism, the pinion device for moving the
cars and the devices for handling abra-
sives.
TO Mr.. Perry should 90 the credit of
the courage TO install the most up-to-
dato machinery in this line, the advan-
tagc coming in the lessening of manual
labor and in quality of the work. The
large number of orders in this company,
pushing to the utmost sheds one and two,
shows the business ability of the man
ager, w. II. B. Perry, and with this saw
it is expected that even larger business
can be handled by the Drew Daniels com
pany.
Mrs. B. r. Wallace, Mrs. Della Fergu-
son and Mrs. Rose Baker spent Friday
afternoon in Barre.
Notice of the date OF the Community :
lhautauqua has been received, July 80 TO +,
Aug. 81, Monday to Friday, inclusive. :
Thomas Eacock of Boston has COM !
menced work for A. S. Picard
Miss Kathleen Lebanon returned yes !,
terday noon TO her musical studies at the
New England conservatory.
Miss Jessie Pierce is improving, also
little Edna Pierce.
The town clerks of Waterbury and
uxbury, in common with other clerks
throughout the state, have received the
uniting and fishing licenses, there being
title change in them except the sigma
ure of the fish and game commissioner.
The northern end OF Main street looks
cry patriotic as one comes from the hill.
Y, Talbert has flying large flag across
he street and the other way with colors
oward the river, r. j. Edwards has also
lung a large flag, which floats between
he trees. This is one which was given
lr Edwards son in the war in the Phil
ppines, An artistic addition is the
rouping of small flags and bunting on
he cottage home of Mrs. William Strong