. The Street railway journal . t water,lacquer, acid and potash. These are used in finishing andcleansing brass and other metals and woodwork. In con-nection with the woodworking shop,.but situated in thebasement, a is used for steaming rims and warp-ing panels. Lumber and stock are kept in the basement,as well as a room for kiln-drying the wood. An outside brick building separate from the main building provednecessary for an auxiliary lumber store room, with tracksconnecting it with the main building. A sawdust con-veyor will soon be set up to carry the sawdust from theshop to the
. The Street railway journal . t water,lacquer, acid and potash. These are used in finishing andcleansing brass and other metals and woodwork. In con-nection with the woodworking shop,.but situated in thebasement, a is used for steaming rims and warp-ing panels. Lumber and stock are kept in the basement,as well as a room for kiln-drying the wood. An outside brick building separate from the main building provednecessary for an auxiliary lumber store room, with tracksconnecting it with the main building. A sawdust con-veyor will soon be set up to carry the sawdust from theshop to the boiler room in the basement. This conveyorwill be installed by the Sterling Blower Company, Hart-ford, Conn., and it is expected that the apparatus will auto-matically separate the sawdust from the shavings and thusgreatly improve this material as fuel. The boilers supplysteam for heating the shops. UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT The upholstering shop adjoins the woodworking shopThis department, though small, is of considerable import-. EMPLOYEES ROOM ance, as the Rhode Island Suburban Railroad Companyprides itself upon the neatness and cleanliness of its roll-ing stock. New cushions for box cars, curtains for opencars, bell cords, register cords, car straps and step treadsare made in this room. There are two Wheeler & Wilsonsewing machines connected to ^-hp motors. One is forplain sewing, the other for binding. A bench along thenorth wall and another along the south wall with a largecutting table in the center of the floor complete the fur-nishings. Shelves on two sides of the room are filled withcloth in rolls and made up into curtains. The foremansoffice adjoins the main room, with shelves on two sides forstorage purposes, and a door opens into an area or courtin the center of the building. At present cushions andmats are cleaned in this area by hand, but a 100-lb. pres-sure compressed-air apparatus, with suitable connectionsand hose, will soon be used for this purpose. BLACKSMITH AN
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