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BUILDINGS. 



A balloon-frame, three-story building, say 40x32 feet, 28 feet high, with roof 

 of one-quarter pitch, and 7-foot cellar, will receive from 3 to 5 Evaporators, and 

 afford room for manufacturing purposes, storage, etc. The fruits, etc., are re- 

 ceived, prepared, (peeled, sliced, etc.), and put into the Evaporator on the first 

 stor}', pass upward, through the machines to the third story, where they are re- 

 moved from the Evaporators and thrown down through openings in the floor to 

 the second story, where they can be packed at leisure. Such a building will 

 cost from |i,ooo to $1,500. Almost any ordinar}^ building can be cheaply al- 

 tered into a serviceable factory; the essential point is height, which can rapidly 

 be obtained by raising a small portion of the roof of a low building. A com- 

 mon barn can, at a small cost, be adapted to the reception of Evaporators; 

 small platforms, accessible by a ladder, or by cheap stairs, can be erected at 

 the tops of the machines, and the remainder of the building may be left entirely 

 open. The Company furnishes to each purchaser, without charge, plans, speci- 

 fications, working-drawings and directions, either for the erection of new build- 

 ings, or the alteration of old, and give their superintendence to the perfect erec- 

 tion of the Evaporators, when desired. 



INSTRUCTIONS TO SUPERINTENDENTS. 



Engage your fruit ahead as far as possible. Luck may bring a feast to-day, 

 and a famine to-morrow. 



Keep a careful account of your expenditures, and a close watch of your em- 

 ployees. 



Maintain a steady heat. This is important. We believe it can be done best 

 by the foreman in charge, if the fuel is placed conveniently. The fires will not 

 need more than two five-minute visits per hour. Thus you dispense with a 

 fireman. 



Do not admit too much cold air on the heater. Generally you will find 

 about two feet of opening sufficient, and this should be divided between the 

 several openings. 



Watch your Evaporators closely. A change in the direction or velocity of the 

 wind, or in the moisture of the air, affects your work at once. Examine the 

 frames often from the middle, as well as from the upper doors, to be sure that 

 nothing is going wrong. 



Never skip a frame nor allow cut fruit to accumulate. It will interfere with 

 the discipline of your employees, and impair the quality of your products. 



Leave openings between the frames and evaporators on alternate sides of the 

 evaporator, to insure a zigzag current of the heat. 



Keep the millers away from your dried fruit. That is a vital point. To secure 

 it you will need tight bins for storing your product, and it would be well to have 

 wire or mosquito netting in your doors and windows. Keep posted on the market. 

 It will not always pay best to work what promises the largest profit. The com- 

 mission merchant needs a full line and regular supply of goods, and can make 



