New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-30

nsnSn, wV Jo from, the spanish Government before
Ihey made The discovery known TO the world but 10,
ti y m i5 oS9iH the article direct at half its present
r0St IL is cheaper than rags ana must LcuuS nys
Don The Afr,fan coast and probably In Italy ana nope
that some enterprug Yankee captain VIII io1n iV ri
satter and bring us n ship load venture iOf eApeI
nent also hope that our wire grass, sucl az Iii
sbundany m the pue woods OF the southern otase ~
be found equally valuable. Ia this case We bi%bep
have the present tariff reduced although II Is sneI
Than the Of the product IN spain ds ~ IVS
ton which interests every publisher anu VS Ster,aI
this country for large supply Oh tns me I opaIitv
VII h"v ore rv TRIRSF hos monopoly of the Niagara
sails mills il has not OF Esparto grass Ihat can De
nbssyee s soon discovered, which Will make better
ard ebcaper paper this will come into general use IL
t 90 handling Al present cut with sickles tied
INTO hand hanks packed into bundles OF lOtO 200 pouh9s
men and women the field These bundles are carried
together. the heads OF the laborers mostly w1nfb
are transported to the ports upon the backs Oh
Yankee moving machines hne the order Of
he ilnd people would permit their use, as they are
TirIug against all Innovations and laborsaNlng
machinery. In this country they kcK agans w and
enlargement labor except GROWING saraw anu
other raw materials They do not wish 70 SIC sS ,s S
manufactured 10y the aid OF such an mlnep ttie Of
ths going waste over the Niagara rams b Sriyes
mis- power is saved beside the mere Item "hlCh 1os
this mi from which TUE IRIBINh .5hT even mai is
supply of 20 of paper week; though even wa" S
Insufficient 10 PRINT all its editions DALI anu
SEMI-WEEKLY. -, III. % n ,,iot,ro
The broad sheet covered with black letters s you
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onaintly-dressed spanish peasants, men, women, anu
children tpe distance, reapng the grass On ING rgnt
is "A mule ttam" every animal loaded with bundles VII
nohjpg but his sight Directly the shlps are
seen akng in ther loads EeYork any Then long
line ~ carte and hundred ears OF the NeW-fOfk Cen
TT R,roi are loaded and off at TO carry this
g ,,,ar STOCK and the chemicals" also imported,
la the ranufactOry. Another scene shows the AMER,
r,i reapirg machine, the thasIer, aud the powerful
ter mrs. ali at work cutting, thrashng packing,
audred thousand tuns Of straw, which has Deeh con
M.s~ra Fails paper mills. Listen TO the roar Tor yon
see hear or learn the process by whie tns %
and spanish grass converted into paper You eau
men under the shed pitching 10 upon the endless OEe
around 20 the other end and there see soIV m nS ~
looking lqnid running constant stream upon one ehI
a long machine. At the other end Sis u E.L iueu3
placing sheets OF clean dry wite paper e9s a ~ ~ ,
TO the size of the one IN your banuS ~ Is
nothing but Of rye, and that sth coarse EsparIo
grass aud white clay put IN TO give u Hle nOIe
body and consistency. 1t is wonderful art mus 20 con
who has curiosity such wonders should graty y
no by glance at the straw ple az iSSs ~
upon the mill door let him step INTO the once ohpOse
and say SIT am rea9e eb, o. in Isbond he pleased
to look through it am sure that my lenu 1, b
spncSnt is Iadvl: Z I viii 90 with you and show you
all can secrets all hidden within thos9 Tour
Seried into pulp out Of which the paper is easily made II
the first process is successful 1t is boiling the straw,
paper stock The power Of steam is wonderful for II Is
by it's aid that the paper s Transported over toO e
III you have failed TO see one OF the wonders VI e
for here re-, again TsS comes sn RS Which prints
TRBUNEs as fast as ten men can iefG ~ fhroneS
sheessheets which were only last week passing through
have two other wonderful things to describe which
met with at Rochester and that III lts CROWN anu DIS
condition, who remembers II as II was ~ years
ago Is 1nV' PeRy gSUT pRYc1AY BRICK MACHINE
This found in operation upon the hank OF Ihs GeneSee
Valley Canal Just outside the city nmlIs perhaps IVY
opened showing bricks perfect smooth ana sod ~ na
In II 4 AM "A
world has been looking after many years and therefore
years ago John Steele Of Buffalo who died with his nyen
Ion incomplete discovered that he eond make ptck OF
dry clay, which would burn Solid without CRACKING by
perforatng the clay while being pressed INTO tne 9u
80 as 70 let out the ar Inc Ditch weLe 30 RAM
called his machine tho adamantne oTek press Pe ,
like most inventors without capital L. G. woodruff iur-
nished sufficient enable Steele TO develop
because he thought one that would De OF great peneI
to the country. So did every person who saw the ma
eonsfrnction and failed The principle was right The
manufacturing machinery was wrong, ana ts ISluIe re
nearly DESTROYED Of most useful discoveries OF
shsnie' Benisml D. Berry Of Edw arsyiile. M provi
Je9snv came 70 the rescue and applying his inventive
genius and mechanical skin, has made one the most
ork Two of these machines staid side by side under
cover They require five men, at 81 so TO y day ana
ten hours and these taken direct from the machine 70
the kiln, unless 1t necessary TO make Iem up 10 wait
although dryer before setting I'm ns the easier they
NJ sn,ied ruler then carted into the machine house
when dry. There shoves II into hopper over
IL carried by elevator belts 20 the machines and poured
intO the hopper just enough at once Tor lo1i DiShs
% bricks minute for time. They are placed upon
railway carriage by the machine and mat Is taken,
at the kiln. Empty carriages are brought back aua
hooked on to be reloaded a inan anu Dy e mt III
told could hat over seven hands were needed
unless the shoyeler might sometimes require assistance
The dryer and finer the clay the better. go -,
machine, exclusive Of elevators and building VIII
probably about 800 and do the work OF 20 men,
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burning. Success, then, should be nearby Wohtd ny
As tribute due 10 genius let be called Berry I'M
proved adamantne brick press" -. ...
From the backyard went to the Old Rochester race,
course" IL has been converted by James WICK INTO
fower gardenl5 acres Of flowers, for the purpose OF
raising seeds. t too late IN the season 70 see III IN
full beauty. though It was stu wonderful sight The
dahas still perfect aud part OF the gadl9las 30
of the tritOma. known "red-hOt poker" But what
shall say of Znia-an Of this gorgeous Autumn
aower as double and almost as large the dahla aud
of altnos "a many hues This is Mr.. Vcks specially,
that produces an imperfect flower is pulled mp and cast
upon the msnureh heap The choice flowers are all saved
Beside this garden he has farm Of 80 acres, where
other choice seeds are raised su hls lmpoIatons arc
IMMENSE because America does not yet raise all the SEED
1t uses
In nv visit this. much pleased not only with
the almost perfect order Of It's arrangement but because
only the Igt mammal aboT' but some Of them fiji staa-
lions OF responsibility. For instance, one young lady has
charge Of "he etterrOom. where 1850 letters are some
times received in day This immense correspondence
Is all kept after the orders filed in arranged
with shelves all round alphabetically well as IN days
and month"; that any letter be instantly referred
when occasion requires The order and regu'
larlty prevail In putting up seeds and bulbs ordered by
these letters The largest number Of these packages s
mall and the business has become great that
necessary keep p0tOce clerk IN the store con-
sautly during the busy of Spring. put up and
label the mail bags which then direct 10 the
This business has Gil built within ten wears,
from nothing to it, present mammoth proportions, by
energy and advertising. FOR this Mr. Wick intends 10
year 10000 catalogues. which are priced by AL
who receive them, not ony Tor the st o Articles; DHt