The Manchester Locomotive Works.
We place before our readers this week a comprehensive view of the extensive establishment of the Manchester Locomotive Works at Manchester, N. H., widely known as the place of manufacture, in addition to locomotives, of the Amoskeag steam fire engines and hose carriages, the reputation of which is continental. A representative of FIRE AND WATER, in his rambles through the seven immense shops comprising the works, recently learned some interesting details of the business carried on by the company.
All told, in the manufacture of locomotives, fire engines, etc., there is used in the Manchester works yearly the enormous quantity of 650,000 tons of iron and steel ; of brass castings, there are made each year, in round numbers. 200,000 pounds, and of forgings, 2,000,500 pounds. There are used yearly 40,000 pounds of copper and 300,000 feet of lumber. Of coal, 4500 tons are consumed, and of wood 1000 cords, while 3660 gallons of oil are yearly used for lubricating and other purposes. The quantity of boiler iron utilized each year aggregates 1.500,000 pounds ; of Babbitt metal, 5000 pounds, and of bolts and nuts, 20,000 pounds. To furnish power there are three Corliss engines of 200 horse-power each.
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