Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-01-11
NO. ~.

therefore, venture 10 give you brief
sketch ct This days Investigations and
netations here in Joliet. - ..r--.s
| came hlther yesterday to PROFOUND
sundry questions to tho inventor, pre-.
paratory to the practical use of the lnn-
chine In max ing brick for eur new col
iegc building at Grinncll. l will paes
over all end singular of the intcrrogs.
torics which pat the - honest Dutch
man" " who is the happy l"tentoe ofthis
remarkable machine, together with his
highly, satisfactory responses, and in-
troduce YOU tOa scene which actually
occurred to-day IN Mr.. Shelters manu-.
actory. We were suddenly interrupts
cd hy the coming In ofa portly gentle.
man, who reported himself as MIR.
-, OF -, Michigan, and rs hav.
ing come expressly to see Mr.. Shelters
Improved Brick Machine Prepnr-
a;ions were Immediately made To sat
the champion I" in motion. Mean.
while tho gentleman from Michigan
disclosed several interesting and Impor-
tant facts that lie was tio novice In tho
art OF making brick, having been en-.
gagged In il for the last twenty Yeas, t,u
years or the time OH his own account:
that he had Thoroughly posted himself
quite number; that he could tell tho
eNeellencies us well as the defects of any
machine ut n glance; that lie had
mnchiue now in Michigan, with which
he could sometimes when IL was not
coGtrary,) mould rs many as Is, 900
brick in a day; but then the plaguy
mouids-thcy would frequently hold
the c!oy fast in It's embrace, and 30 cause
trouble, delay, loss aud great vcxation;
and though he had often imagined that
ho could remedy this glaring defect, hs
was evidently at his wits end to know
how to do it; ana in this dcspairing
state of mind hs presen,ea himself in
presence of tho senior and Junior Shrsf.
i!ers, and OF this deponent, hsping for
relief
The litt!o Champion had, BY this
time, commenced masticating and di-
gesting his claycy dinner. and very
soon forth came n set OF moulds well I'LL
ed, tho clay well pressed into them,
which were taken and gracefully turn
ell up side down on the ground by one
of the juniors, who pressed his thumbs
gently upon the sliding bottom, at the
same moment lifting the moulds, when
10 five sVunrely formed aud we'll filled
brick presented themselves to eur do
lighted vision. The next set Of moulds
that came out were seized By the gentle
man from Michigan, and tho next bJ
the writer, both of Which were emp.iel
without difficulty upon the ground,
leaving ten more beautiful, plump fel.
lows near the others, corners and edges
all well iillcd and perfect. Thseyes OF
the portly gentleman spnrkled wiz sa,-
| isfaCIion Why" exclaimed he,
''e.ay like that would stick in NY
mouIds i'm spite Of fateHf "Aad this
! clay Is quite too thin," responded tho
elder Shelter, "to work in tho best
manner, itit was thicker tho brick
would look std handscner." Several
mOuldH 'uii more were then placed up
on the miniature yard, each looking
! better than its predecessor. 1t always
reqailes a few of the first moulds full,
{ on commencing, to he cmptied back in
4 to the machine" said Mr.. Shelter,
after that they will make any number
of brick exactly alike" The gentle
man from Michigan began To cave
! Up tn this point he had kept up Wig
orous cruS--iiring, declaring that if ho
only had The Shelter Patent Nloulds,
| he could make iis good brick with his
machine ~ could be found. At length,
not being able to disguise his convic-
ti"ns longer, he made II clean breast OF
them, and said, with entire franknoss,
am tErc 10 acl;nnw wletgc that your ma
chine, Mr.. shelter, makes tho hand
sumcst brick ever saw"
By this time the wiiter OF thcse pres
cnts ventured to iItcrrogate the gentle
man from a!cligan. "Have you seel.
the ----- Machine at Chicago, that
presses the clay directly from tho bank?"
" les, was the prompt aud curt reply,
"Gnd have seen the St,ntO Machine
also; and | Ito not hesitate to pronounce
all tina; class OF machines unmitigatod
humbugs." lie said other dsrespec.-
ful thing about them which must not
qUotc. Observing, at this point, that
! the portly gentleman desired to be more
retired with the Shelters, this deponent
| made graceful exit to distant parts OF
/ the ample room to meditate ON what hc
/ had seen and heard, having by meaua
of this unexpected performance, gained
| ed.
| will only add that tho Michigan gem
| tleman, wishing to follow oat his imvcs-
! legations, went to examine ~ newly
! burned kiln Of brick which had been
! mnlle, ui4ler diillcalties, by three quite
small boys in Joliet, with the Sileillof
Machine. When he pecped into it, hs
exclaimed, "that was Il grand success
| | have not any where seen better brick
| than those And he took q sample OF
! the brick with him back to Michigan,
and shall tnke one to Town.
| ! take the liberty to address these
! fects to you thus publicly, In eomm"n
with yourself, who viii hail this as gooI
news from far country. With this
machine farmers can make their brios
and burn them with cobs, with straw,
with corn stalks and cven with corn,
if necessary, and have them ready for
use, at Il smal! expense. In portions o.
the State where wood is scarce, corn
can be raised on purpose to burn brick
with, aud every township shou!d have
one. BY this means brick dwellings
can be erected ut a cheaper rate than
frame and consider that whosoever
will be instrumental In introducing the
i"Champion Of the West" into Iowa.
will DC a public benetactor. .,
Yours veIy truly.
ID. l.. JONES, .
tw Treas. Iowa College.
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