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Kans. Historical Society!
YOL. XH, NO. 139.
WICHITA, KANSAS, SUNDAY MOHNING APRIL 27, 1S90.
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TSE EUETOtf CAB WOBKS.
ONE OP THE LABGEST PLANTS OF
THE KIND IN THE WEST,
One Hundred and Sixty Men Employed
Pay Boll Over Eight Thousand Dol
lars Per Month-An Increase of
Orders, and Soon Force to
be Increased.
MONG the leading
manufacturing es
tablishments in the
west may be men
tioned the Burton
Stock Car company,
p; with extensive plant
11 7vm tue north part of
the city. It is one of
Wichita's industries
which advertises the
city far and wide.
y The solid trains of
0, K, Burton stock cars go-
, inK in every direction.
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to the Great
with the name
a. 7 of the city in which
-tbe cars were manu
factured to be seen in
bold letters, may give some idea abroad of
the importance of the young commercial
center of the great southwest, and in this
Tvaydft, silently but effectually, considera-!
bio good for the city of Wichita. They
enter into the carrying trade of the coun
try without the slightest apology for hav
I ig been made at Wichita, and the fact
that they are made here and the business
carried on most successfully is thought to
be a favorable argument that Wichita of
fers sufficient inducement for manufact
uring on an extensive scale and in a profit
ublf manner. It was long since conceded
tn it the city was a raoit suitable location
for a jobbing centci but some had to bo
convinced later that Wichita, offered in
ducements for a wide range of manufact
uriiig business.
''"he history and make up of the great
B on Stock Car company's plant would
b ncnniplcte without something coneeru-j.i-X
the company itself, the names of those
concerned in the businets being sufficient
to rause any one to suspect that the plant
not of a moderate kind and that the con-
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crrn call for many hundreds of thousands the railroads in making a change was the
of dollar and the pay roll would be a bene- Bock Island. They took them up and
fit to any city. The capit.il stock calls for I very soon the shippers found out some
tin mitfW sum nf two millions of dollars. I thin'' of the improvement aud called tor
which of itself might surest the begin
ning for an extensive business. Mr. ,1. C.
Moore, of Boston, is president of the com
pany; Charles Howard, of Boston, general
manager and treasurer; George D Burton,
of Boston, assistant general manager, J.
W. Fellows, of Boston, general solicitor;
M. A. Caswell, formerly of Chicago but
now of this city, is superintendent and
master mechanic. The director is as fol-
lows: J. C
Frank Jones
Moore, E. II Winchester, j
Chas. A. Sinclair, J P. Cook,
Ed Spaulding, Virgil C. Gilman, Chas.
Francis Adams, Geo. D. Burton, W. S.
Reed, M. V. Livingston, of Boston, and
Mr J. O. Davidson, of Wiehitn. Aglanceat
the directory would no doubt cause the av
erage man to conclude that a company with
m.i h men fot a directory and with such a
lrtre capital stock was in all probability
or-.nnixed lor business and that favorable
financial results wouldattond their efforts.
The only construction plant of this com-I-
u is in this city and cost something
o.r:X)0.0t while 20J,0QQ more is inter
ested in the business. One may suspect
that 300,000 would put iu a large amount
of machinery for most any kind of busi
uess but no one can gain a fair conclusion
of the -ize, magnitude and importance of
tli? Burton tar works without having
spent some hours around the plant m
company wiih some one who could ex
pl m the varkuis machinery and accom
pany it with an outline ol tae business of
the company. The company has a terminal
repair shop at Chicago which calls for a
capital of $30,090. It s for the use of the
compauy in keeping their own rolling
stock repaired. The replacing of wheels
and repairing damages from wrecks and j being more generally introduced to the
all that Mrt of work needed on the cars shippers and to the people. It was not an
nearer Chicago than Wichita are given at- j uncommon thing two years ag fr ae
tcntion at the rejMur shops; should ' stockholders of a railroad at a meeting to
repairs be needed on cars nearer ! make a howl alwut semg aa amount for
Wichita they are brought here. The cattle car rentals while the old time cars
terminal repair shops are located within were left in the yards all over the country,
thirty unmues of e ery road in Chicago, doiug little service. The meeting would
and the company have all the facilities ex- discuss the question and soma of the
tended by the Uuion Railroad Switchmg kickers would howl about the invasion
association. I aud the change nd insisted on using the
The company does not sell cars to the rolling stock on hand instead of renting
railroad compauies but route them at so cars from any other company. The resohi
mnch per mile. They make a car on one tion to side track the Burton cars would
pattern for cattle aud on another for ' pass after an all round howl from the fel
horses. The rental for the latteras much j lows who knew little about doing busi
hxgher than for the former. The to years ' ness. The meeting ended, the orders given
the plant has been in operation here has the management would start out for a few
resulted in having today more than two days and insist on the shippers using the
thousand cars rented out for transpta- j old time cars. The shippers would object,
tion of cattle and between two and thse call for better accommodations and offer
hundred of the horse cars in the service. j the peice and if one road failed to furnish
cattle car costs about 500 while a horseWvrliat they wanted they would go to an-
car costs ?1,400, which may to some extent
explain the difference in the rentals and
also the fact that possibly better care is
taken of the horses than of the cattle and
that a greater desire to bhip horses with
less bad results make the car more valu
able to horsemen, and hence the high
price it commands, and the value of the
car is not only to the owner of fine
horses but also most valuable
to the company owning and
controling them. In the shipment of any
stock should any damage occur from d fee
tive work and construction of the car or
cars the Burton Stock Car company stands
the loss, but should the damage come
from any other cause the railroad handling
the cars at the time are held responsible.
With this agreement the company is al
ways anxious to secure the very best
material and also the very best of work
men so there will be as few defects tracable
to the shop as possible. General Superin
Caswell does not explain this effort at
good work to be from any sentiment on
the matter, but from a purely "yankee"
business standpoint. So careful have they
been and succeed so well in their efforts to
avoid accident that not a single loss so far
has been accounted for by bad construc
tion of cars and not a single loss had been
forced on the company. After the cais
leave the shop for service they are watched
carefully by agents of the company at
every prominent railroad point, who keep
a careful watch of the cars as they come
in and should any thing bo wrong it is
immediately given attention and in this
way many accidents are prevented. While
the company has at present about twenty
three hundred cattle and horse cars in the
service they are much behind the demand.
General Superintendent Caswell stated
yesterday that the demand for the cars at
present was such Unit the rental agent of
the company could have onthcroad within
t4n days at le;ist five hundred cars more
than they have now. The situation was
such that the company was getting a fair
profit as rental for cars in the service but
could be getting much more by being able
VIEW OP BURTON CAR WORKS.
to supply the demand Kbwever, it was
much better to have all the cars owned by
the company in the sen-ice and a demand
for more cars than to have the rental
agent of the company report having
(rouble in placing the cars. The situation
is most encouraging to the company and ,
no one has expressed himself as at any
time thinking the business would be more
piolitable and more satisfactory in any
and every way than it really is.
It was naturally expected by the con
servative and thoroughly business Boston
stockholdei sand directory that'there would
be borne difficulty in getting the cars
introduced to the various railroads and it
would take time, possibly years to make
their merits known and, in short, to create
a demand. Four years ago tne company
had a few cars built at Carlisle, Penn., for
trial and thoiough tet. The first road
that showed any interest in them and
could see advantage to themselves and to
the Burton cattle car and from the Rock
Island came the first demand for more
I cats. Other roads were not slow to uo-
I tice that the shippers were finding out. I
I nlxmt a new and improved car. They
commenced to figure on the question and
the threater.-ng change in rolling stock
and the leMtlt was that the managements
ot all the roads were net jlow to look into
the question and as soon as able to secure
the cars wore using them and the were
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Jpther ami be suited. The next fellow wlio
vwnted the Burton car from the manage
mtnt which had received positive orders
wotW come ver- near getting what he
wantyland the resolution of. the stock-
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holders would be disobeyed. At the next
meeting the kick would not be so strong
and the management would hesitate less
about using the Burton car and so the in-
J traduction of the improved car went on
ana on until all the roads and the public
become acquainted with the change and as
a result the demand increasing.
As an instance showing the demand for
the cars Mr. Caswell recalls that on the
first of this month the cars recently finish
ed and repaired at the plant number one
hundred and fifty and that within eight
days after they were ready for use they
were turning in mileage and hence turn
ing in money as rental to the company.
The cattle cars are supplied with all feed
ing and watering appliances which are
most practical in bringing about the de
sired result. The cattle supplied with hay
and water they are naturally better con
tented and less injury from shipments are
observed. The troughs for water are
handled easily and supplied readily at
points along the road when the cattle de
mand water.
The horse cars are designed especially for
shippers of fancy horses. Having fancy
horses they arej as a rule, willing to pay
fancy prices for fancy treatment and go
over the country in a "fancy" style. In
response to the demand for something
"fancy" and to give rapid shipment with
great care the horse car was designed by
Mr. Caswell and is being manufactured by
the Burton company. The horse rides
lengthways and is assisted by petitions in
standing the motion of the car with little
diffi-.ulty: so adjusted as to accommodate
a horse of any size and in addition to easy
riding the fancy animal is supplied with
water, feed and an inviting room for the
the groom is set apart in the car, so the
animal is quite at home while in transit.
The car in many respects reem
bles-"au express or passengor coach,
being built on the same kind of
trucks, pro ided with air brakes, whistle
signals and in fact all the accommodations
known to a first class passenger coach.
The car is so constructed that it forms a
pait of a regular passenger trains can be
handled just like a coach and no one sus
pects he is riding behind a car filled with
horses. It does not endanger in the least
passenger travel and no instance in the
service has any complaint been made. The
patents for the car are owned by Mr. Cas
well and the car has created as great a
demand for itself as the cattle car, and the
company in manufacturing the same have
had as great a success as they have had
with the cattle car. The combination of
cattle and horse car simply extends about
the same facilities to cattle and horses that
the Pullman car does to the suffering
night traveling public.
It was nearly eight years ago when Mr.
Geo. D. Burton, an inventor of Boston, se
cured some patents for the cattle car
which bears his name. He went
on improving his patents and
the watering troughs and mak
ing improvements as they occurred
to him. As a result of constant and earn
est attention given the subject fully satis
fied that he had got a start in a line which
if followed up wouldmake for him a clever
fortune. While he was at work other
patents were secure which he found could
be utilized to advantage in his car. Some
today beating his name has over sixty i
patents. Quite recently he has added more
natents to the car and thev are beinc fol- !
lowed, resulting in a air much improved
today over thoe run one year ago and he
is uot ready yet to quit investigating hut
proposes to continue in his improvements,
expecting that the company a year or two
hence will be making a much better car
than at present. The improvements of to
day over two years ago consists mostly of
the method of distributing the water, and
operating they troughs to receive it and in
saving time in watering the cattle. As
may be recalled a saving of time
in cattle shipments is quite important and
well worth giving attention. The im
provement in this line within the last two
years has broughs about a saving of an
hour and a half in wattering a train load
of cattle. I he late improvements in hay
ing devices, gives greater capacity, more
freedom to cattle while the. openings in
the roof to receive the hay are more than
double the size first suggested, which
enables the train men to save time in plac
ing the supply of hay.
The company is having some trouble in
keeping other companies from infringing
on patents and several cases involving
much money are now in eastern courts.
The company, however, are not in the least
alarmed over the result. They think they
can establish the priority of the patent
and hold exclusive control of all the minor
points involvee in the patents coming up
for litigation.
4 There are infringents abm on the patents
for the horse car, which will be tackled in
a - legal way as soon as possible. Some
eastern companies have caught on to the
fact that the improved horse cars are quite
valuable and there is a growing demand
and are com aiencing to try to get some
thing similar, just as much like tboe of
the Burton make as possible, to give the
service and at the same time keep out side
of any legal difficulty, They will be inter
viewed on the question in due time.
When Mr. Burton had secured his
patents on the cattle car and had reached
a point where he was satisfied that there
was some merit about his patents he made
the fact known to some Boston capitalists.
About this time, early in the year of S7,
Mr. J. O. Davidson met Mr. Burton in
Boston, and becoming acquainted with
the natents and the car which they- calltd
for and which it was proposed to manu
facture somewhere, he naturally con
cluded that the manufacturing of the car
could be made a success iu Wichita and
quite natural enough again he commenced
to figure on getting the shops located at
Wichita. At his solicitation a committee
of gentlemen interested in the manufac
ture of the car visited Wichita in response
to a request from Mr. Davidson. Mr.
Burton, who had the patents, was a mem
ber of the committee as was also Mr. E. R.
Merrill, present superintendent of trans
portation for the company, and Mr. R, Per
kins, who afterwards superintended the
construction of the plant. Most of the
leading citizens of Wichita will remember
the visit and the consideration of a ques
tion to locate. It was agreed for 200,000
to establish a plant for the manufacture of
the car and to put in a certain amount of
money and employ a certain number of
men. The leading business men looked
over the proposition, thought it
a good one and went down after
the amount required and it came
up. Kansas City and some other
points wanted the factory and were doing
all they could to get thein, but a united
Wichita on that occasion, as at all other
times, was successful and the greatest
factory of its kind in the west was an
nounced as going to be put in at Wichita.
And just like the other announcements of
big concerns it proved true and very soon
the work commenced.
Very soon all the preliminary work was
completed and the company commenced to
put in the plant. Mr. Perkins was super
intendent of construction; looked after
buildings, purchase of machinery, placing
ot tne same, which woric toot aoout a
year.
All the time the plant was being con
structed the talk of those not friendly to
Wichita was that the whole affair would
be a grand failure. The freights were
off color; the pure and clear Kansas
air would crystalize the car wheels and
axles while they were being shaped; the
wood would split and knot holes would
grow in it as soon as it reached Wicnita,
and in fact there was great satisfaction on
the part of some outsiders about the future
business of the company and also fearing
the earnestness Wichita had shown in the
matter would all come to naught and the
shadow had been grasped thinking it was
the object itself. In the meantime the
work of constructing the plant went along
as rapidly as possible." It was not until
March of '83 that the immense engines
and machinery were doing the work de
signed. It very soon become apparent
that many changes must he made in the
machinery and in the system of construc
tion. Those having the matter in hand had
made mistakes, thatsomeof the machinery
needed was not to be found in the plant;
that some of the machinery there was not
needed or could not be handled to best ad
vantage. The shafting was defective or
mLlaced and that many changes should
be made in order to get the best results.
The system of handling the heavy timlers
required it to be handled at least 1500 feet
further than a different arrangement
would provide for. All this was a demand
for labor not necessary and added greatly
to the cost of every car. The stockholders
made acquainted with the situation were
somewhat- disappointed,but the only thing
to do was to correct the -nistakes. It took
about $2o,0Q0 to make the changes shown
necessary soon after the plant was started
in business. In addition to an extra ex
pense the delay was most ex
cruciating. The cars made under
contract at Carlisle had by being
used created a demand for more cars
which the company, especially the average
stockholder, was quite anxious to supply.
Again some of the Kansas City fellows got
on to the miFtal.es m construction of the
plant and with the sour grapes conclusion
they did not want the Burton Car works.
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very bad anyhow. The changes, however,
were made and in due time the plant was
so arranged to handle the busiuess logical
ly and bring all the dividends expected by
the stockholders.
The plant co ers forty acres of ground
and the company own thirty-five more
acres and is supplied with switch facilities
to all railroads reaching the city but the
Rock Island which is reached over the
'Frico. At present the matter of making
Rock Island connections is being consider
ed and within a fewdays a switch a mile long
connecting the plant with the Rock Island
will be complete.
A slance at the works from the outside
would readily suggest that it was a place
of business. All the buildings are of
brick, one-story; the mill is two hundred
and fifty by seventy-five feet; blacksmith
shop, forty feet east, is two hundred and
fifty by seventy-five feet, directly south of
the null with an intervening space of fifty
feet is the erecting department in a build
ing two hundred and fifty by seventy-five
feet: reached from the mill and blacksmith
shop by tracks, by means of which all ma
terial, iron and wood, are conveyed. The
paint shop is directly south of the erecting
department, with sixty feet intervening,
and building two hundred and fifty by
seventy-five feet. The iron foundry is
directly south of the blacksmith depart
ment, with an intervening space of forty
feet, the building is sixty by forty feetc
adjoining on the south i the brass
foundry, thirty by thirty feet;
adjoining on the south is the store room,
fifty bv thirty feet, and adjoining this on
the south is the tin shop, forty by thirty
Seet. The offices are located just west of
the plant and coasist of four large rooms
below and one above in which gives room
for general manager and corps of cssist- i
ants. i
The plant is supplied with two hundred,
twelve-huadredt candle rower arc Bchts
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which are used to enable the men to work
ten hours on short days and also to enable
night work when necessary. In addition
to lighting the buildings they are so piaced
as to accommodate the grounds around
the plant and assist the watchmen in pro
tecting the property at night.
Considerable attention has been given to
fire protection. A pump is provided
which is able to throw six streams,
one hundred and eighty feet high and over
eighteen hundred feet of water mains have
been put down with hydrant attachments
and hose distributed so it can be used on
short notice. In addition the buildings
are supplied with portable fire ex
tinguishers and the men are drilled to use
them and also the hose. A squad of fire-1
men are organized in each building and
practice for fire emergencies. A hydrant
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is now being placed and will be set up
which can bo used by the fire department
should a general fire break out and the
department be called.
Byway of sewer system also special
attention has been given in this line. An
outlet is secured to Chisholm creek call
ing for a main eighteen inches in diameter
ind nearly two feet long. The entire plant
is reached by a system of mains and
latterals and all possible effort made to
make a perfect system. The leading main
as first put down was given an irregular
grade and some trouble was experienced.
The grade was made uniform and no
trouble has since been experienced. The
latterals are flushed regularly and disin
fectants used every few days which gives
complete satisfaction.
The plant at night is watched by two
men and they in turn are watched by elec
tric clocks, which have no hesitation in
reporting any failure of duty on the part
of the watchmen. And this recent im
provement for guarding the plant by a
system of electric wires will soon be fol-J
lowed up by a system of wires leading out
from the general superintendant's office to
the office of foremen for the various shops,
which will enable prompt calls of tho
various departments to tho general office,
and in this way greatly facilitate tho
smooth working of the plant.
The wood, which is handled many times
and finally goes into tho construction of a
car, comes from the Arkansas valley down
in Arkansas, with the exception of the
heavy sills which come from Georgia. The
on! kinds used are oak and pine. No
fancy woods or fancy work, but from tho
start an effort to secure service. The high
est grades of iron aro used; in fact the very
Lest to be found in the market, .-is this de
creases loss of company from accidentsand
adds to the durability of the car. Tho
wheels are received from Missouri in the
rough, axles of steel and come from Indi
ana; springs from Chicago and the general
hardware and trimminga also from Chi
cago.
The material yard covers one acre of
ground and adjoins the mill and black
smith shop on the north. In the yards is
kiln twenty by fifty feet, used in drying
certain parts of the cur, such as doora and
window with casings. It is thought best
to allow the air and sun to
season the braces and sills. Ar
rangements are being made to place tho
yards under cover, at least all except such
a3 may be used for sills.
The boiler room located between the mill
and blacksmith shop, is 30x40 feet aud con
tains three tubular boilers forty-eight
inches in diameter and twenty feet long.
Two are used at one time, the third held in
reserve. The brick smoke stack, one hun
dred feet high, with the volume of black
smoke at the top is a fair sign of business
goine on Fame where in the vicinity. A
single engine supplies the power for the
entire plant. It is 250 horse power, a
Pkchburg engine, four feet stroke drive
w heel of iron twenty feet in diameter and
weighing ten ton. It maK fifty revolu
tions per minute and the engine in produc
ing the power makes less noe than even
a bull dog at his favorito sport.
The power is communicated from the en-.
gine to the network of shafting in mill,
blacksmith and machine shop by a thirty
inch double belt. The engine and boiler
rooms are being Improved in order to de
crease the dust, which has been doing
some damage to the modest big engine.
A glance on the inside of the mill shows
many machines handling the wood in var
ious ways. The first ia the shaper, which
shapes all n.aterial for doors and transoms;
mortiser, which mortises all heavy tim
bers; boring machine, large and small
planers dressing all the lumber; two rip
saws and one cut-off saw; hand saw; emery
grinders, and in short a machine for each
kind of wood w ork found in a car. The
capacity of the machinery is from eight to
ten cars per day, and room provided for
duplicating present capacity. Mr. J. S.
Doff has charge of the mill and at present
has under him thirty-five men.
The pattern shop adjoins the mill on the
east, where all patterns are made for the
castings and tin plates for laying
wood work of the care. From
two to four men are emploved in this de
partment. The demand for this depart
ment is called for by constant changes be
ing made in the work. In due time. It u
thought, the patterns will be made, pro
viding hammocks for the bosses, and a
number of similar sott snaps will be added. I
The blacksmith work is superintended
directly by Mr. John Cross, who ha under
him. forty men. All the iron work con
nected with the construction of the cars is
done here. In the list of machinery fa the
trip-hammer, for forging heavy work,
shear and punch, which handles the iron
as well cold as hot, and goes at it in a cold
blooded manner; three furnaces, one for
large iron, and two for small; the "ball
dozer," which shapes iron cold or hot; bolt
header, and thirty-fix forge. The shop
has a capacity of abot eight cars daily.
The machine shop tb superintended by
Mr M- A. Dow, who has fifteen xaen. Thenp
neht drills, boring and tapping machise,
grinders, planers, axle turning machine.
latha?. wheel borer aad whi or-sr. The 1
machine shop drees and flts tfc jroa a
it comes from the fimndry or biackjwmtk
shop. It is here the car wheel are placed
ob the axle. The prtse for doiagtfeewerk
has as "essbradns cspacty oi ssreaty-
five tons, possibly a little more than is ad
missible elsewhere. It gets its force from
hydraulic pressure and the wheelesare
forced on the axle which has been provid
ed with straight groves where the- wheel
is placed to insure satisfactory results.
Soma years ago the groves were mads
spiral but this assisted the oil to go
through causing -sthe wheel to become
loose.
The pipe fitting department is in con
nection with the machine shop. In this
can be seen the pipe threading machine,
power cutters and all the pipe for handling
water for cars are prepared here.
The foundry has uot been used for the
reason that some mistakes were made in
its construction and other foundrys in the
city have been doing the work intended
for this department. 'The recent rcducj
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tion in freight rates increase . the induce
ments for starting the foundry which had
greatly added to the serious consideration
for making the necessary changes in that
department and making nearly all the
castings. If tho change is made the com
pany will likely make its own car wheels,
and in fact everything except axles.
The furnaces in tho brass foundry have
a capacity of a half ton daily. This has
also been idle for a similar reason to the
one given for the foundry, but will be
started within four weeks. This matter
has been decided upon.
Tho storehouse, in charge of Mr. Robert
McN.tir, contains all supplies for the
different departments used in tho manu
facture of both cattle and horse cars,
lie is assisted by four men who distribute
supplies wherever needed. In the base
ment are the oils and great care is kept to
keep ventilation perfect to prevent forma
tion of gasses and damage from fire.
Mr. Charles Sannings has charge of tin
shop in which is employed fourteen men.
The shop is equipped w ith all the ma
chinery necessary to do the work of mak
ing troughs and covering the cars.
The material prepared in tho various de
partments and shops for tho cars are con
veyed to the erecting department in tho
easiest manner possible. Mr. Henry
Stewart is foreman in this department.
The trucks' for the cattle cars are known
as the "Standard" and arc set up ready
for service. The body of the. car is then
constructed arid is thirty-six feet
long and nine feet nine inches in
i diameter; standard height. They accom
modate from twenty-four to twon fey-eight
cattle: maximum guaranteed capacity
twenty thousand pounds. Tho car also
weighs twenty-eight thousand pounds.
The Harrison coupler is used, tho royalty
on each pair being $S0. They work auto
matic and are quite a favorite among tho
brakemen and railroad men generally.
The ventilation is thorough and very well
adapted to all seasons of the year. The
water for cattle is received at tha top of
tho car and both ends and distributed
through pipes to the troughs on dither
side, which are hung on tho main Ftudding
in such a manner as to turn over to empty
water left in the troughs after the cattle
have beou supplied. The water is emptied
out of the tide of the car, not disturbing
the cattle in the leat. The tronghtt are
turned by means of a hand leTer, all
turned at once and left np -except
when used. Tho hay ratks accord
ing to present plans aro permanent and of
the shape of the letter "S" giving hay
space and head space above the cattle. The
cars are supplied with air brakes anil the
demand created for them wheraver known
speaks in very emphatic terms of their
worth.
From the setup department they are ran
down the trark into the paint room in
which is Foreman J. B. Shaw. They aro
rubbed down, primed, painted four timet
and the finish isyollow. The lettering on
the sides show "built by the Burton Stock
Car company at Wichita, Kan." "Under
patents of Burton Stock Car company,"
accompanied by number of car, iu. weight
and capacity.
J it the set up department the work on
the hor car is some what different. The
car is forty-four feet long, ten feet wide,
height to conform to master car builders'
standard, monitor roof having in it od-
juitible transoms for light and ventilation
and unlike cattle car is boxed upon the
sides looking like an expreKi car or with
windows would look very much like pas
senger coach. It is equfpped with Wot
inghouse air brakes, steam heat connec
tions, whistle siguals. Tbe partitions
forming stalls are adjustibie and made to
UOHT liSOS T0BGE.
aeommod&te any hone. Aha ad jtwtiWc
troughs are provided lor grain and w4er. j
water tames aoMtag umr ami trre earn
of wnter are at each end Stod ptfyd with
e wtejorer aesdod The box in mp
ported by arst etnas pnManaer tract hnv
ing eqnaJUeaond rfiptte firiftg. wfcicti
mains the ear ride qtitte eat-g-. The ear
will occasiciodita sixleea sooosl
bi i!r i
or twenty-eight thousand pounds.
They weigh sixty thousand pounds
or more than double the cattle cars. Sup
plied with the Miller platforms and inter
changeable automatic couplings.
There is space provided for ono attendant
for each horse. The door space is seven
feet wide and is occupied somotimes by
three hammocks and a greater numter of
attendants. Under the center of the car is
a storage dot for grain, bncket awl the
traps necessary m shipping hores.
When the car is set up it is sent to tha
paint room where it is first oiled on tho
inside and the outside painted yellow.
Groat care is taken that the iuiido surfaco
in no place presents a sharp curve or any
thing that would in any way pro e an in
jury to a horse. On the slos is painted:
"Durum Stock Car Company, Wichita,
Kan. Offices. Boston, .New York, Chicagc
and Wichita."
Down in tho yards are eighteen men in
charge of Captain George Vidior, who take
care of all lumber, iron ami coal. They
take charge of the distribution of tho yard.
material: bnild ami change the tracks
around the plant and take charge of tha
general work.
The plant at present is employing liSO
men and last mouth's pay roll was over
$7,000 and this month's pay will not bo
less thnn $3,500. Owing tothe rapidly m
ciVusiug demand for the cars, according to
General Suiwrintdent Catwell, tho com
pany contemplate seriously increasing the
force soon, possibly employing within four
or five weeks 500 men. With t his so jiwbio
portnnt improvements are alK contrm
plated. Adjoining south of the innehine
shop it is proposed to erect a building -t.
2.1 feet for setting up'-'the trucks
which will also be handy to tho foundry
adjoining on tho south.
It is also expected that a blue print de
partment will occupy the upper room iu
oflico building. This will place the original
plans near the office of the general huper
intendentnnd after approved will b-tent
to the pattern room and thence to the
foundry.
The company gets four cento per mile for
each horse car for four hundred mile or
over and $10 rental for four hundred r
less. For cattle cars ono and a half cent
per mile for any distance. A1m tho rail
roads pay three-fourths of acont pcruuio
for the use of both cattle and borMcur.
The general superintendent wmt not pre
pared to tell how much the cars ld paid
the company annually, but somewhere in
the vicinity was the causo for tho big com-
pany, big plant and extensive burtnee. t
Mr. Caswell osti mates that tho company
will make about one thourahd cars thin
year and possibly mote. The recant re- ,
duction of freights on inceming'uintorial
has beou quite a saving to tho company.
This may le fully understood when it , 13
known that last your SOS car loads of '
material was utcd by tho plant and this
y-ar over 400 will bo required. Thta
amount of business enjoys a reduction of
freights very much.
Mr. Caswell is purchaser of material nt
well as general superintendent of the
plant. lie is nstat4Kl in hl work by Chief
Clerk R, HalIowell. It is qulta a busy
place around tho offices. To hccuro muter
ial, loqk after a variety of man, some of
thorn, knowing no mom about their
work than they should, i not oxaotly a
a soft snap, but in fact far
from it and little tinu to entertain ih
public. Mr. Caswell came here in spring
of 'fs, remained nearly a year tnu w is
made Mipemitendciit of terminal repair
shop at Chicago. Mr. Chamberlain, who
had bfrn superintendent of the plant for
two jewm, n-ieiiiiig in March, he wm m
creeled by M r. (."unwell, who took charge
the flrt of thw month. He ban bfen in
the buMiiestt some years and bettlert Uti
many diUWult nuofttlon that come up
daily, quite readily. He has taken hold f
the matter of improving tho facilities f'.r
notching the plant from the cltjr Th
matter ha been brought to tho notire i.f
the public improvement committee of t)n
council and hu effort will be tomdm to h n
a macadam street or an improved driv
cotwtrneted from the city to Uw work
A councilman ucgested that Um city m
gineer report on tbe inut Ttlull
street, which would probably
IjMwreoce avenne. It con hi Im made an
inviting driveway for toary ad lixht
teams, moat of the work b-liig dotw hr tle
street eotumiHMoiter's force. The poll Ux
alone of Burton, it i oUmald. would d
very much in brining aboat tb dejiwl
improvement .ltoaw um improi ruieni
be made more of the liurtoa people wuti
come down to lb city and ww of th
maUi-tal ul by the car work would 'w
purchased down town Air. Ch11 m
that often he l in nwi of eertwln kind of
lumber w hich be would porch la th
city if there wm a banl ruiwl to Hurton
which would facilitate cheap baattag. -
IN 8H0ET ORDER.
A New Town Nasted 1 Emo
Fended
and OrgaaiMd,
Sp4a! TAipUh I 0- DHr tUg.
KKXO Crrr, Ok., April , Ahoat &
o'clock UM. erttfiUiff H. wan Made known
that a new town was to he wtarted in tk
vicinity and U be known as Kl Jleao. T
new spread rapidly and men, wote ru
children were otfcd roantag to mrr
direction to aeortia tor looaJoo. Anrut
were nred, giia dlciwnfi. herwi bio wo
and pHnd.momnwi rvtgJtea ftttpreme. It
wm nn.il!) larzed that tM ioontkMt wm
on the ftocthftMt quarter of vUra 2$
nortbit of thin city, and a brmfJc wm
made for the coKd p"t M o f't.
on bonwUtek and u. vxea, all intot n
iccunng a rorwr lot. npmrtl upon lht
i fin, and were tainu3( uoroni (
fife mad rod water thuxb wL,o :by
ImmI to wade. itbdbeaftn!A;rirtbr
daft. Out of th dMoaoriler wi
restored mttd a ety go-ranunoBi wm
tmrmd and use following cnVw fkrul
3af or. CoJoscl O. Louirtdyk. etmi' ;1
wen x A laaaon, A. I, r-oow. Fmw
Sharp. H H JenkiM and IL V. Clcmaot
rxxMUa, ii. T. H'd. tttmmusne.KA Lc.
cttTtiernT. K. K Wilxw. Tho site tow
ba Hirroyed. pbttled imA 91ei in tb
land ofiko at KiagftM'r a Kl Oma, betsg
the only legal town of tbe nme t Okia
bora and th" only one on record
Jot at Um exoteoMtnt oocMod hy to
above bcpa to wan am wn ratStd
that Iteao CHy hd bvm d 4 toe
county et of tbr tottthwesient tmnrntj 4.
Oklahoma, and ton it wm ttse for .
peopia of this city to rejok. Th wjr
ta-j went at it wa enough l awak tfc
fccpog arg! who hare h&- hrtml
for age. Tke it all is ail lkrauS.u
raUey hadn't had even a bai.M2P &o
the memorable 22ad. TfcoAxbt $e a jsu
and hard i trat the jxpopi ot 8eo City
were Snail y rciuroctt.
TKPtmCLLCAE.
TOPSfcA, Kan-, April 35. A tranwri;
tbe aw at EL B. PaneU vsc kt 2knin
Land Mnrtgasfi eommaj. ttmhvd, fna
the dferfriet aomn ot BUejr otmaty. w J
hBtJttUnttdtateebe2teptt. Thi t
in tt Wwrxfct hjr Hr. .Fntcmtl fcn onn
tbe mk ofmrtaift oilftnU mir
by t drtfdunt eonapwry to wtw; tne
payment of lonn of Mn d --
Wksm iU nwgn i for otfrriog
FOW8S4HALL.
ftnmi Cottmv K . April 23 K
8nikna emtmj cooio teg my u
cm.
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