Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-12-02

Few of citizens of the great
manufacturing operations which going Immediately
about yngt merely those which up part foreign
and c&lortaous, but which necessary
attention recently attracted to the subject Of Brick Making
by the increased demand for and higher prices article by
statements winch have recently been published of the inauacy the
supply other cities Although the building going
here is less than AT fner periods there yet active demand
building naatcriahc naturally directs the
Of supply
of Brick, Is what known the New York Brick
be hut indicative of the origin Of tie concern
the proprietor Mr. Er'a lnE having been lriek maker in the
enterprse ufoes Brick lara city,
the ionrg aiload. We took OCCASION few days
to visit the establishments ana were indebted to the polite attention
of Amon Abbott the Superintendent for
opportunity to witness the process by which bricks enough for two or
three dwelling houses daily made there.
used being patent of Alfred Hall Perth Amboy n j. There
thirty these machines capable of turning thousand
other the nexo that HUNDRED
bricks made daily And 50 great the Improvement
accomplished their stint of ten thousand day fer each maene @ br fir
machines with iron horizontal shaft running the whole
lench yard about 2300 feet than twohhs of mile
They driven by steam engine Of oyye horse power The i
tfu perpendicular shafts that with this long and enter
the tubs which the clay ground before into the moud
about seventy feet apart In the rear OF each tub are ya for moist
enine the clay which hold enough for days work While one set of
vats being worked off day the others are being rePenshd with
plane by by Of another steam engine and dis
Iued into rail rack which the whole length Of
the shaft in the OF the watts One man feeds the tubs from the vat
another mou who is followed up by two officiating
time cpl upon the smooth yard where they remain fiat
their backs They then turned upon thr edges
in which position they remain about six hours They then
piled in rows hundred feet length hgh aud SO
kent for days. when they piled in TIE kiln for burning In
ay night pains being pleased n avoid any
oncroac.eut upon the Sabbath About days required for the
ty OF Anthracite coal st mixed with the clay process peculiar
we believe Mr. ub, and which gives soldy to tie brick,
and renders mo i'm, eryious to
The locality furnishes superior material for brick The clay in the
,iu1t lfrti Cf
feet used forced into reservoir and conducted around
the yard by & The nrn & SHEDS IDS are about efn Pe hundred @ e lee,
whole length Of 10y which bodies carefully loaded
@ the kiln and Transported to almost any market At the depot in
Charown swung Of upon cf Wheels by the
thus carefully packed n are not ducd they their
place of destination Tey thrown into the carts promis
euOusly, but always carefully arranged.
The yard about forty acres of ground OF anoot hard sur
face where formerly quagme; and twenty nons of bricks
during the months the that the york usually
ri given hundred and
the yard most Of Canaans between thirty and
forty horses daily employed in eamng for distribution to customers
From the pouson Of the wood used for burning we one that oo
have suffered for the Of stick, if she had
% s the ~ perao % this The bricks made are handsome
and appear be Of excellent quality They have high reputation
believe, the Mr. Abbot the Superintendent, has had
experience OF score OF years. or more at tk making and his 'fclen
cy manifest thrug the whole Of this large and well ordered
ceIn-B~on Baty Loa15y Taeet' J"Hel Is, 1893
sI Agency selling these Machines and County Rights
think worth looking and speculation that machine
pay itself very short time No Judge Of their
without seeing them in operation therefore invited to
call and examine for yourself.
Orders Machines will receive prompt attention The size Of
Mui wanted should always accompany the orders Cast Iron Tempe
Shafts Machine Mou1s made order short notice Machines
wanted for Spring should be ordered earyowng the demand
6rl Presses front Fire Bricks from the best Of manufacturers
Will be furnished 70 orders
NoICE-As usual in all tA aHd valuaL improvements, this
Patent has been intrngcd by different individuals 1t is well KNOWN
however 't has been lcacd and thoroughly established by law
lnanen have been granted against many the infringing parties
and several Applications for mjuncons and suits for damages still
pending The community therefore against selling
using these nfngemen the law will be put in force in
instance Not single machine in use of similar conruc
on but infringement Those who persuaded
USE through the false representations of parties selling infringe
ents offered the opportunity themselves trouble
by calling the Patentee who always willing reasonable
BENJAMIN TAYLOR, AGENT, LeriLpc, tniyr Co., HA