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Erie City Car Works
| Firmenname | Erie City Car Works |
| Ortssitz | Erie (Pa.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Fahrzeugfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | W. R. Davenport, Präsident. |
| Quellenangaben | [Wiley: American iron trade manual (1874) 127] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1868 |
GrĂĽndung |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
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Bem. |
Kommentar |
| GĂĽterzugwagen |
1868 |
Beginn (GrĂĽndung) |
1884 |
[Bates: History of Erie County (1884)] |
Vorgabe 1874: Cars [Wiley: American iron trade (1874)]; 1884: box, gondola, ore, drift (or mine cars), coal and stock cars |
| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | The first indications of substantial industry that meet the eye of the traveler on his approach to Erie from the west are the works of this company. One is impressed with the magnitude of the plant, which embraces about thirteen acres of ground, the structures which cover it from one end to the other, and the army of workmen engaged in the various departments of the works. On a closer view, he will find a complete system of arrangement and an attention to details hardly to be looked for where the work is of such volume, and the number of operatives so great. The works were established in the year 1868, and have been a powerful illustration of the fact of Erie's admirable location for manufacturing purposes, as well as a monument to the enterprise and executive ability of the founders and present managers. At the time, they have a capacity of sixteen freight cars per day, and give employment to about 600 men. This statement, to those familiar with car building, will be at once appreciated, but to those unfamiliar with it we will simply say that it involves the using annually of 170 tons of brass, 250 tons of malleable iron, 380 tons of steel springs, 150 tons of paint, 500 tons of tin and solder, 3,250 tons of axles, 5,000 tons of iron castings, 6,000 tons of wrought iron, 11,000 tons of car wheels, and 20,000 tons of lumber, or 5,000 car loads of material of ten tons each. In the distribution of this work the company has erected seventeen substantial buildings, several of them of large dimensions. The machinery is driven by an engine of 200 horsepower, and a locomotive owned by the company is always engaged in hauling the materials used, or drawing the finished cars out to the main tracks over the sidings which traverse the works in all directions. The class of cars built are box, gondola, ore, drift (or mine cars), coal and stock cars. The very best of materials are used, and every particle of the iron in the wheels and axles is tested, and if not found of the requisite strength is rejected. The value of this great industry cannot be overestimated, while the reputation of the city is materially enhanced by the extent of its operations. The officers of the works are: President, W. R. Davenport; Treasurer, William A. Galbraith. The former is a gentleman of wide experience in this line of production, and of great enterprise and public spirit. The latter, in addition to his connection with this establishment, is a gentleman of wide reputation as a lawyer, and is at present the Presiding Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of Pennsylvania. They represent in business and social life the best elements of our civilization, while their contribution to the city's industry is one of marked value and importance. |
| QUELLE | [Bates: History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (1884) Internet] |
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