The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-04
O. o Fsa Raa u "a i.c ted.

derssoina' rnisapprcnsion, relative to
the motives and actions Of the gentle
men who arc at present engaged at
this place, in the manufacture Of the
Artificial or Cotton Seed Rock"
| They have never attributed to it
any superior qualities, in Withstand
ing the action Of fire, ner have they
lever dreamed Of bringing it in compe
tition with the granite manufactured
in cold dame natures" labratory.
The inventor and patchtee ct t1lis
rock was we'll known in tho scientific
world, and lasting monuments of his
| genius are visible to every bellolder
in different parts Of tho United States.
After years Of experiments with
various vegetable substances, Mr..
Remington discovered III tie ashes
of cotton seed a. cohesive petrifyipg
quality peculiar to that vegetable
alone. That the ashes of other sub
stances may not possess o simnlar
power is not denied, and nol would
BE- Letter pleased with any improve.
nont by which the rock could be
made cheaper and more durable in
texture than The persons now engaged
| in its manufacture. III
The pretensions put fourth in favor
Of the rock, have been Of very un-
ostehtatieus character. The testimony
in its behalf has been altogether vol
nntary, and the witnesses are men of
qell known integrity and respectable
IT,. - ~
Tie Oldest speeiuine Of this rock,
is. that made BY the inventor Mr.. Rem
ington himself. A correspondent of
he Sosnmergi'le Reporter, thus refers
70 it: -..- A.. l.. .... az
The style and finish of your public
works; your Educational Edefiee, the
pride and ornament of your Town as
the nursary oftlte Albitors Of manners;
last though not least, the improvement
on your public square these to my
great delight, found another rnonu-
ment,to tli0 momory Of departed worth;
monument that iears not sits lofty
Top To- the clouds but I'M a few years
from It's utility must become identified
with our National prosperity. '''Ihe
Cotton Seed Rock.''' = g
Whilst walking TO and fro. on that
beautiful surface whicL now surrounds
your Halls Of justice, my mind with
the q'iielsness Of tlirought was thrown
to distant land where ] knew him
well; where now rest his remains, a
victim to that seourge of the South
(yellow fcver) and where now stand |
monuments erected by lis own gen
ius. More than two years since, by |
his own liberal spirit be had placed ID
front Of the Houston House, Houston
Texas, a double block for the conyen-
ience of the travelling public on horse
or by stage. AT the. Houston House
livery stable, a pavement which con
tinnes to resist the Horse Shoe and |
carriage wheel; In front Of the lner-
chantile Houses Of Kiln and Clark,
anTof Rice and Nichols are pavements
eqaaling in smoothness Of surface and
apparent durability, those Of Front
Row and Main street Memphis, and
many Others for various purposes in
various parts Of the city. sspt
j was resident in Houston at the
time Of this work, and WAS fanliliarly
acquainted with the various opinions
in regard 10 its composition, utility
and durability; some twelve months
sinecI retired to q. distant part Of the
State, but on my recent visit to your
Town, spent some several Gays in
Houston and as consequence in my
little perambalations in different parts
Of the city many instances Of this work
came again under my mediate obser-
vation, and often elieited remarks and
| am proud to say through the high
regard I cherish for the memory Of
the distinguished, inventor and the
present enterprizing Proprietor, ! saw
no appearance Of decomposition or
brcakage;
I earnestly hope he will succeed in
an, enterprise productive of SO much
general utility. as 81. ,s....s..,.a
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In conclusion Mr.. Editor, the GEN