Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-01-20

electric motor. The capacity of thi
equipment is 700 pounds of refus
per minute. The amount actually de
, hvered is variable, ranging from 4O(
pounds per minute upward
The power plant offers no move
features, but is ably managed BY
!; j. H. Friend, the mechanical engi
neer of the plant. It contains Il
boilers, mostly of the Heine type
with combined rating of 48O(
horsepower, but 1000 horsepower il
actually developed. The power to al
parts of the plant is transmitted cleo
trlcally, and all machines, except the
four mGsn band saws, two resaws and
one gang saw, including the machin.
cry in the planning mill and box fac
tory, are driven by independent
electric motors. Electric power is
developed by two 28x48-inch Corliss
engines, direct connected to 5OO-kilo-
watt $500 3-phase aTternators; one
! 18x36-inch Corliss engine, direct
connected to 25O-kilowatt $500 g.
phase alternator; one 1O0O-kilowatt
low-pressure steam turbine, and one
2OOO-klowatt low-pressume steam
turbine. The exhauste steam for
operating the low-pressure turbines
comes from the Corliss engines and
from all steam-using appliances in
the sawmiIl.
The sawmill proper is operated
from a 4Ox60-inch Corliss engine,
with steam at 140 pounds, by a
Unique reverse-drive leather belt
that passes first over a weighted ten
sion pulley, laps back over the first
llneshaft with 1870 degrees of con-
tact; thence around the second line
shaft with 100 degrees of contact.
and thence over a tightener idler to
the flywheel of the engine. The
diameter of the flywheel pulley is
264 inches, with 74-ireh face, MAX
ing IA revolutions per minute. The
driven pulleys on the two Iineshafts
are each 60 inches in diameter by II
inches face, making 325 revolutions
per minute. The belt itself is 3-plv.
~ inches wide, 238 feet long, travels
5lll4 feet per minute and transmits
1890 to 1000 horsepower. The belt
IS inspected daily during the two
hours of rest in the mill, and is thor
Oughly overhauled once each week.
The belt was originally made bv d.
A. Uslna, a belt expert of New Or
leans, and has given great satisfac-
ton.
The construction of a belt of such
proportions that will show uniform
tension across its width and cover the
full number of degrees of contact on
both sides uniformly while driven at
full speed is an achievement in power
transmission that merits attention.
Two belts were manufactured, one
being held in reserve in case of emer-
gency. The choicest cuts from $40 |
hides were required for each belt. |
the leather being tanned in the South |
The amount of cement used in each |
belt was 80 pounds. The special belt |
glue employed in the original belt. |
and also in the repairs, is made bv |
p. l. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Del. Other things being
equal, success in the maintenance Of |
leather belt depends on the quality
OF the glue. This has been shown |
consplcuously under the severe con-
dltlons Of an extremely wide belt.
with a reverse drive, present in this
plant. The company maintains a
special belt shop, under the direction
OF h. X. Bolton, for repair work and
the manufacture of narrower widths.
1t IS fully equipped, including a tog-
gle belt press. On the 72-inch belt
the top ply is made of two pieces.
the bottom ply of three pieces and
The middle of seven pieces. OnIv
The highest grade of leather is en-
oIoyed, and all stock with defects or
knife cuts in rejected.
The sawmill plant employs 1850
men, and 100 men are needed at
he logging camps, of which there
are five, to keep the supply of tim
Der coming forward. The superin-
.endent of the sawmill is L. F.
Iuerre.
This mammoth plant was the basis
hat rendered possible the building
II the attractive city of Bogalusa.
The extension of the business to
)aper-making will now give to this
lty not only permanency, but the as
urance of continued growth through
diversified manufacturing that will
re sure to come. The present Mayor,
Jol. w. H. Sullivan, who is the vice
resident and general manager of
10Th the sawmill and the paper in
erests conferred here, is filled with
enthusiasm to develop all. the latent
Possibilities of the region, and he
ooks forward to rapid development
+ the resources of the district. The
atest proposal is to erect a canning
actOry, which will be built before
ext summer, as an announcement
or the farmers to raise tomatoes,
cans and other vegetables, for which
ne soil and climate are propitious.
he culture of SaCsuma oranges is
Iso being stimulated, this fruit at
aiming large size at Bogalusa, max
1g an acceptable fancy winter
range for Northern markets. The
hing, however, that will make b.
alusa famous, and will bring in
uiring students from all over the
ountry, is the mammoth reforesta-
ion program, which is showing the
hole South how to redeem its cut
yer lands and to convert the wilder
ess, where logging has swept away
ne timber, into centers of industry
Or the making of paper. This will