. The street railway review . the small number of stoves to becarried over to next season—perhaps fifty at a roughestimate. In one corner of this room is the brassfoundry, where bearings and small brass parts are made,the material in the form of copper and tin ingots beingkept in the room below, under lock and key. and deliv-ered in stated quantities each morning. In another cor-ner a space is partitioned off for a pattern shop, whichis an unusualh important part of the business, owing tothe (Treat variet\- of st\les of goods made. 378 (^tuctl?^aiWa^5^yl(M/ The lower floor of the same building
. The street railway review . the small number of stoves to becarried over to next season—perhaps fifty at a roughestimate. In one corner of this room is the brassfoundry, where bearings and small brass parts are made,the material in the form of copper and tin ingots beingkept in the room below, under lock and key. and deliv-ered in stated quantities each morning. In another cor-ner a space is partitioned off for a pattern shop, whichis an unusualh important part of the business, owing tothe (Treat variet\- of st\les of goods made. 378 (^tuctl?^aiWa^5^yl(M/ The lower floor of the same building is used for thestorage of heavy parts and for raw material which isdelivered directly from the street and passes to the black-smith shop in the rear without unnecessary re-handling. The blacksmith shop is large and well lighted andfully equipped with forges, hammers and bull-dozers. PRESIDENT .\] GUIRE IN HIS OFFICE. adapted to the special work done. There are two ofthe last-named machines, one of them double, both beingof the companys own make. These are used for forg-ing, bending, punching and shearing on the various partsgoing to the make-up or a truck. On the lower floor of the large building in the rear,the older shop, is the machine shop. This is well-equipped with the usual lathes, boring machines, pressesand planers for car truck work, as well as man}- machinesdesigned and built by the compan_v to meet the require-ments of special cases. One of the most interesting ofthese is a key-seat cutter, which automatically forms kev-seats in axles with an absolute certainty of uniformity indimensions and finish. The work in this departmentrequires a great degree of accuracy, many specificationson axle work limiting dimensions to one-thousandths ofan inch. The two floors above the machine shop aredevoted to erecting purposes with a capacity of 25trucks per day. The
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