, 1865-12-27
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Manufactures and the Transit
Question.

Clay Houses aGatn-Cfenp Homes for
Ttu1berfeH@ ERc21ons-I40Iv to Bald
1llcni--A Picture frnin Normandy
outlets for the HFcst-CfalcuEo to Rteh-
ruond, w., by 1yalcr-Enternal Rove.
euue-f Coacia-Buildcrs's Dllemun.
Efanufactorieb and the Transit Cues.
don.
Mons1a, GauNDr Co., ILL.,, Dee. l9, 1855.
Editors Tribune: -. =
SINCE the question orr transportation to the
sea" Of our surplus grain has been agitated,
we hear upon al sides: " Establish mannfac.
tcries and the matter is settled ut once"
The expression used bya prominent Profes-
sor at the Bloomington Convention "N we
would 60 home aud establish woolen facto-
1ies, relief to large extent would follow" Is
repeated by many leading men, particularly
such as live upon some mill-strcam-
Although We would rejoice to see such fac
tories established al orer our State, yet We
would like to have answered few questions.
What have VIC to build factories With We
lave not the moncy-only Erain-and this
grain must bc turned into money beloro VIC
can build factories with 1t, How shall we
turn II into money until VIC sell IT, How can
we sell it unless VIC can gel 1t to u1rkete
How shall 1t he taken to markets This Is
the very point row being agitated, and Us
soon as VIC can obtain cheap Transportation
the cril is rcmedied without the factories.
But again, suppose we could to-day have
every waterfall IN Illinois damned, and every
dam will Its woolcu iactories, would this give
any relic: 10 the millions Of bushels Of surplus
grim? Had We to-day 100 factones, and had
each It's 500 opcratiyes-tlIis would make but
5000 more to eat the corn, wheat and other
grains-thcy would not consume as much Of
the surp1ns grain as the RATS do now.
Grnndy county Zone Of the smallest coun.,
Ties in Tue State end with not nn eighth part
under cultlyation) sends yearly more grain
and meal to Eastern markets than could be
consumed by tho operatives oi NIL the sup.
posed factories, =. - -
But VIC hare hardly commenced to raise
grain in Illinois. Only small portion Is Gull,
tiyated, and that very indinerontly. II now
wkat will 1t be when the grain shalt wave and
the golden ears Of corn appear upon the
s.. .OO0, 600 acres oi Illinois
'Iis we'll 10 stimnlate the people 10 bnlia
faciorles, but II is not right 10 persuade them
to believe tiat this will, to any, perscptible
plus grain which Is to-day being burned in
many PARTS Of the West tor fuel, while hun.
drcds In the world are starving for 1t.
I7o1E Clay Houses May be nuilt.
CHICAGO, Dec. IL.
AGIlAuS LlACAAo 4Iaouucs
Having rcad In your valuable 1ourual lew
wceks since respecting clay or mud houses, I
am induced to send you few lines respecting
the mode Of building them, as practised In
tie west Of England. Having had some ex-
pcrience in building with that material, and
seeing that some Of our prairie farmers arc
dcsirous to try the experiment, thought
few lines On the subject would not be out Of
place, as they desired q little Information on
The mode Of building.
Cobb, or clay houses, are always considered
healthy and dry, not absorbing moisture so
much as stone, winch properly built. a more
comfortable hAbitatfon cannot be desired.
Tie mode Of building would advise, would
be, put in foundation Of stone or lime aud
clean gravel. Concrete, say two feet below
prevent the frost lifting it, and not less than
one foot ahoye, to prevent damage from til:
washing OF roof ard ruin. In preparing the
c'sy, throw togcthera heap IN quantity as de-
sued, about loot thick, with sufficient guam
tity OF watcr, to render 1t plastic; shake over it
aquanlity Of straw or Prairie grass, then drive
round upon 1t yoke Of cattle. when IL will
soon become sufficiently tempered for use. The
best implcncnt for throwing il from the bed to
the wall Is q manure fork. The mode Of build
Ing using It is to pack it up two 10 three feet
In height, taking care to leave an extra inch
on each side the wall to allow for trimming.
This can be done with spadc or shovel.
wall two or three days TO get sufficiently hard
before fresh layer can he built on.
The principal corners must be trimmed
Plumb by q line strained from corner 10 cor.
ner to ttim the body Of The wnll. While the
building is in operation, care must be taken
GEninst rain.
would recommend to plasker tta axtesnaI