Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-01-15

on account OF inc proximity Vi TIC NHt-
ted States to this country, which would.
make the voyage much shorter and ea-,;
sicr. Secondly, the emigrants wouldd
find employment on lands already culti-e
waited, which would enable them in Less
than year to earn an honorable subsis-
tence. Thirdly, the benefit this countrvp.
would derive by laborers coming from n
the United States as the cultiyators /.
would increase in proportion to thel,
| quantity of such labor, which would I
necessarily augment the commerce of
the United States with Hayti, both in ]
imports and exports.
have taken the liberty to send to Mr..
j. Walker, merchant, ofthis city, . hhds.
OF brown sugar, my own manufacture,
marked c. c. with a request to ship !
them to you in my name. beg you will /.
accept ofthem, sir, and make such use
of them as you think proper. 1t is !
sample of the sugar which l manufac.
ture. l hope the quality will improve
in short time. All the inhabitants Of
the Republic are endeavoring to i'm
prove the quality of their produce; With
time and perseverance they will no doubt
succeed.
Nothing shall be wanting on my part,
sir, to make my correspondence with
you frequent and acceptable, for hope
it will eventuate in favor of humanity.
On receiving Coffee of the present crop,
/ will send you some.
Receive the assurance of my most
distinguished consideration.
J.P. BOYER.
Port-au-Prince, 22d august, 1919.
Sixteenth year of the independence Of
Hayti
From the soIoro (cHrLLIcorHE) aAzErrr.
OHIO BRICK MACHINE.
Messrs. Printers,
A few days ago, I had the plea
sure, in company with some gentlemen
of this ncighborhood, of Witnessing the
Operation of moeiel of the Quo BR1cH
MACHINE, invented by Messrs. Stubs
and Bonner, of this town. l was much
surprised to find it SO simple in its cor
structioH, and in no way numbered witt,
any thing liable to be deranged. have
been conversant with mechanics of the
FIRST order, for number of years and
have had an opportunity of becoming
acquainted with the different machines
which have been constructed for the
purpose of making brick; and from what
observations | have been able to make,
the Ohio machine has decidedly the adj
vantage of any have seen or heard Of
The machine recently noticed in Phi.
ladelphia paper, have not bad an OPP
portuniy Of seeing since its completion;
but from what can learn, it operates
we'll, and is likely to do good business,
1t is, however, greatly inferior to our
IPesterm Machine, particularly in. the
| method of forming the brick, which is
done in square iron socket, which, to-
gether with its appendages, is very COM
phcated and expensive, having number
of wheels of different kinds, compound
levers, &c. &c; whereas the Ohio ma
chine has only three parts that have any
motion, VIZ. mould-whecl, one simple
lever, and a wheel to which the horse Is
attached. dwas much pleased with the
whole machine, at first sight; but that j.
| would operate as had been reported,
must confess | had my doubts. They
| were, however, of short duration: ioy,
i'll the presence of a numerous company,
I the clay, in its natural state, was Gas.
into semi-circular hopper which stands
ovcr the side Of the mould-wheel: the
wheel moved round, and on the opposite
side discharged good smooth brick, q.
the rate of upwards ftwothousand per
hour. As it would be difficult, if no,
impracticable, to give satisfactory de-
scription to those who are not somewhat
acquainted with machinery, shall here
briefly compare the common method OF
making brick by hand, with that of ma
king it By the assistance of the machine,
that the public may be able to determine
which of the two methods ought to have
the preference.
/. To make good brick in the COM
mon way, it is indispensably necessary
to dig the clay in the fall, that it may
receive the action of the frost, and again
in the spring, and form it into beds, for
the purpose of making it into mortar
whereas, by using the machine, one dig
ging is all that is required, and without
any more trouble or expense, the clay is
put into the hopper.
2. To make brick in the common way,
such quantity of water is required thar
situations desirable, and otherwise elf
gible, arc rendered unfit for the purpose,
from the scanc;tv Of or exDense III pro-