Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1907 — A NORTH CARPENTER “SPEIL.” [ARTICLE]

A NORTH CARPENTER “SPEIL.”

Tttbse c’Jizens who have been skeptical concerning the earnestness of the Jordan township farmers in their attempt to buy a company machine have had all their doubts set at rest by the appearance of the rig itself at Remington. It is indeed the largest thing of the kind ever unloaded in this part of the country. It requires a twenty horse power engine to move it. The blower is something magnificent, and now the proprietors are looking for a man who is big enough blow to run it. Considering the obstacles the company owners encountered both within their organization and without, they are to be congratulated upon seeing the deal through to a finish. Martin Cain kept up spirit enough to enable him to interview the machine agents until about four weeks ago. The parties he had piloted around to the various machine shops, and the general wear and tear on his nerves up to this time proved enough for him, so Mart went fishing for a couple of days. The experience of the previous six weeks, however, proved too much for him. Talk of the economy of compounds, advantages of doublesimples four inch cut offs, corkscrew exhausts, solid and main rods, etc., had so disarranged Martin’s nervous system that he came home with fisherman’s luck, while the rest of the fishing party bad fish for breakfast. The successful culimnation of the plans and talk of six months is perhaps in a large measure due to the determination of Chas. Dluzak, Burr Porter and James Blake, to have a machine of any kind at any price, so it seems. These gentlemen went down to Indianapolis shortly after Mr. Cain’s break-down and returning in twenty-four hours announced they had a machine. We hope they have. Perhaps twenty-four hours isen’t a very long time to consider the expenditures of a couple of thousand, but we trust that the mechanical intelligence and general judgment of the above parties presented any one from selling them a washing machine with a tin whistle for an engine, or a dry-goods box full of scrap iron for a separator. It is a fact not to be overlooked, nevertheless, tjiat all of the company went in to see what they had before they signed for it. Remington now being a dry town there is no doubt as to the safe unloading of the rig. Tom Porter is to run the engine and has an assistant. Tom has blown out his share of safety plugs and wasted his share of coal, and is now past the point when engineers allow bearings to run hot. With such a man as this at the throttle, or some where near it, there should always be plenty of power. The boiler will never run dry as Arthur Putt has been engaged as water boy.