HARDWOOD RECORD 



working machinery, industries of the United 

 States, this extensive consolidation forming 

 I lie largest raaniifaeturiug establishment of 

 Its kind in the -norld, of ivhieh Mr. Clement 

 is one of the largest stockholders, as well as 

 ■ lirector and chief of construction. 



The following pictures and descriptive 

 text will testify to the completeness and 

 enormity of the model new plant of the 

 American Woodworking Machinery Com- 

 |)any: 



Figure 1 gives a general view of the works. 

 the buildings being of brick. Looking from left 

 In right, facing the street, the first building 

 is the pattern storage, in which the various 

 patterns used in the construction of the ma- 

 . hincs are located. In the next building, on 

 I lie second floor, is the pattern shop, where 

 the patterns are made, the first floor being 

 devoted to a carpentry or general woodworking 

 department. The first floor of the third build- 

 ing is devoted to the ofiBce of the works, as 

 well as offices lor the purchasing agent, chief 

 of construction, superintendent and general en- 

 gineering department : the second floor is used 

 exclusively for the executive offices of the com- 

 pany. The long building to the extreme right 

 Is the general machine shop. 



Beginning at the left again, the first rear 

 Imilding is the flask shed for the storing of 

 the wood and iron flasks. Next comes the foun- 

 dry proper, and the third building is the supply 

 house in which is contained all the iron. coke. 

 sand. coal, wood, etc. that is used in the 

 foundry: tlien, immediately in the rear of the 

 office building are the power house and black- 

 smith shop. The foundry, power house and 

 Macksmith shop are fireproof buildings and t\\f 

 others are provided with an automatic sprink- 

 ling system. The machine shop, power house, 

 foundry and supply house are of steel frame 

 construction reinforced by concrete and brick. 

 The entire plant covers ten acres of ground, 

 with ample room allowed for expansion in any 

 ilirection. 



The power installation consists of two units. 

 I he larger is a Hamilton Corliss engine, 20" 

 diameter cylinder. 42" stroke, making 100 revo- 

 lutions per minute, which is directly connected 

 to a 200-kilowatt Crocker-Wheeler compound gen- 

 erator, both set on a concrete foundation. The 

 second unit is a Skinner high speed lG"xir)" 

 rngine, making 250 revolutions per minute, which 

 is directly connected to a 100-kilowatt Crocker- 

 Wheeler compound generator. They can be run 

 in series or as separate units, as desired. When 

 running in .scries the aggregate horsepower is 

 .-.(10 to GOO. Ami)le space is left for another 

 installation equal to the larger unit. Both 

 engines are oiled by the White Star gravity sys- 

 tem, giving a steady flow of oil at all times, 

 and after the oil is returned to the filter it is 

 forced back to the supply tank by a small Duplex 

 steam pump. 



The Undorwriters' fire pump. Worthington 

 duplex type, has a capacity of 1,000 gallons per 

 minute, with 100 pounds pressure. It draws 

 ilie water from a concrete reservoir, having a 

 .apticity of 1.50.000 gallons, forcing water 

 ibrough the mains and supplying 2,100 sprinkler 

 lieads as well as five regular hydrants. The 

 International automatic sprinkler system is in 

 \tse and each hydrant is enclosed and has at- 

 i.iched to it 150 feet of regular fire hose, ready 

 tor instant use. 



The plant is heated throughout by exhaust 

 steam. There are .'52.000 feet of heat area which 

 ilnring the past year has been kept at an aver- 

 age temperature of i;2 degrees, while the pattern 

 sliop and office building have been kept at above 

 TO degrees. The Paul exhaust system is used 

 .md there is an average of 12" of vacuum on 

 the radiators und colls. 



The boiler room has three Keeler dry tube 

 boilers which have a capacity of 1.50 horsepower 



each and are fitted with the Diamond tube blow- 

 ers. They are fed from a Cochran heater by 

 two Worthington duplex steam pumps at a tem- 

 perature of 208 degrees. Two boilers carry the 

 load and one is kept in reserve. 



The power and heat are transmitted to the 

 seven diffeient buildings through 5-foot square 

 concrete ccuduits, that lead from the boiler room 

 to all parts of the plant. There are two re- 

 ducing plants to furnish steam for the radiators 

 and coils when the engines are not runn'mg. 

 The coal bin is on a level with the boiler room 

 fioor and has a capacity of 350 tons. The coal 

 can be dumped from the cars direct into thi> 

 openings at the top of the coal bin. The build- 

 ing is of pressed brick, steel frame, with con- 

 crete floors and roof. It is practically fireproof. 

 The power plant and electrical outfit is in charge 

 of Samuel F. Ridgway. formerly with the 

 Thousand Island Steamboat Company and other 

 lake fleets. 



Figure 2 gives a general view of the machine 

 shop proper. 



On entering the main building, one ot the 

 first things to call attention is its Immensity, 

 also its finely diffused light ; there is not a dark 

 corner or any shadows in the whole building, 

 which is appreciated in a machine shop, as so 

 few are able to be without artificial light. Tnere 

 is a wide passage leading from one end of the 

 building to the other. On the left of this pass- 



F. II. CLEMENT, CHIEF OF COXSTUrCTION. 

 age the first machines are the turret lathes, 

 forming a department of themselves, driven 

 by an Independent motor. In connection with 

 the turret machines are specially designed racks 

 to carry bar stock, being very convenient at 

 the ends and sides for getting at the many 

 sizes and qualities of steel and iron. The tur- 

 ret machines are all tip-to-date and furnished 

 with many appliances of special design to 

 further the quantity and quality of the work. 

 All are fitted with oil pnnips, so as to use oil 

 drills, which are o( great value, especially when 

 drilling steel cutter heads, of which large num- 

 bers are used. 



Following the turrets are the thread millers. 

 Several of them are kept constantly running 

 on large numbers of special screws used on the 

 dilTeient machines. In connection with these 

 departments ate soda water baths and oil fil- 

 lers s.. ihai everything can be thoroughly 

 icing sent to the department 



lathe department. These ma- 

 (i. > (I in groups of about eight or 



ten. •arh yroup driven by an independent motor. 

 They are classified according to the diffeient 

 kinds of machines being built. One croup makes 



and so on down the line : the workmen thus k' [.i 

 on one line of work become very expert. Am.iiL; 

 the.se lathes are .several special machines. Ijuilt 

 expressly for certain lines of work : one. a double 

 end lathe with a very powerful drive, is for 

 roughing out cylinders, of which large numbers 

 are used. Another is for grinding re-saw 

 wheels : it is a large, massive machine with 

 fine adjustments and is automatic in its action, 

 capable of producing most excellent work. 



After the lathe department comes the pulley 

 and gear department, where every known de- 

 vice is used to accelerate the work. Here are 

 all the well-known makes ot turret machines 

 and pulley lathes, all of the latest construction ; 

 all pulleys and gears are finished in this depart- 

 ment and then sent to large racks built near the 

 shipping department. 



Several large sections are devoted entirely to 

 drill presses. Running the entire length of large 

 bays are shelves, six inches in height, filled with 

 jigs, entirely for drilling. Here the various parts 

 of the different machines are drilled and tapped 

 in large quantities and are then sent to their 

 several departments and luade ready for use. 



On the opposite side of the nuiin passageway 

 are the table planers and miilius machines. 

 The larger planers are covered by two large 

 electric traveling cranes, while the small ones 

 have overhead trolleys and hoists. These ma- 

 chines are all of the very latest construction 

 and accurately set on a deep concrete founda- 

 tion. Following the planers are the milling ma- 

 chines, of which there are a large niimber, both 

 single and double head: nearby are the large 

 boring mills, also a new hydraulic press lately 

 designed for this class of work. Here, alsii. may 

 l.e seen a specially designed machine for very 

 accurate balancing. All these machines are ran 

 l.y nicilors. either singly or in groups. Three 

 huKe grinders are kept constantly employed, 

 il.iiic.; vei-y accurate W'ork. 



.Xni'Uicu- department is devoted entirely to 

 sliapers and gear cutters and several special 

 inacliiius. Shaiiers have proven very essential 

 feu- liubl castings which must be very accurate, 

 and a large number are used. 



Aticr leaving the machine department we 

 i.iTuc to the erecting floors. Here are large 

 liavs entirely taken up by one class of ma- 

 chines, there being on .the floor at one time 

 from twenty-four to forty-eight machines of one 

 i<ind. Several employees are at work on these 

 machines, each doing his own particular part. 

 one following the other. In this way each 

 one becomes very expert and speedy. Each bay 

 is lined with shelves, five high, entirely filled 

 with the finished smaller parts for the maihiues 

 heing constructed. All of the larger mailim 

 such as sizers, planers, matchers, moulder- 

 facers, re-saws, etc, are erected in the main 

 which Is 575 feet long and tiO feet wide, 

 is served by two electric cranes, one of 1 - 

 pounds capacity and the other of 25.000 je 

 capable of carrying the heaviest machines 

 one end of the bay to the other. There are 

 also a number of hand cranes, traveling on sub- 

 girders under the main crane, for handling the 

 toinaiier parts of the <iilTerent machines. 



.\t one end of the building Is the !■ - 

 floor and packing department. Here ai. 

 eral motors for testing machines and a in, 

 of special counters for same. The packiu 

 partment covers a large space and maii.\ 

 chines can be packed at the same time 

 railroad switch runs into the building ai 

 end and cars can be loaded by the iiin....- 

 cranes. 



The lavatories are high class and are very 

 large, being attached to the main building. In 

 this building are 'also several hundred steel lock- 

 ers for use of the workmen. 



The tool room is ot thoroughly up-to-date 

 construction, having a full line of machines ,.f 

 all kinds for special tool manufacture. 1 

 large "and roomy,, .\ttached to the tool 

 is a large stock room, under separate - 

 vision where are kept all supplies foi 



