Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-10-20

substance out ut which bindings may 10
CONSTRUCTED which would s.ini firm
against the assaults of any known
storm of wind. This >uh,ii1r.- Is crn-
crete, composed Of one part cement 10
six or seven parts gravel. A wall COM
posed Of il costs ONLY one-thiri Ia one
half as much rs wall of brick or stone.
The wall Of concrete is a solid mass,
without Joint or seam, or exactly equal
strength throughout It's length and hight.
The far greater power of resistance of
the concrete wall over that of brick be-
comes apparent when the workman NJ
tempts TO break through it. y few blows
shatter the surface IF the brick wall and
iisintegratinn proceeds rapidly. Not So
| with the concrete wall. Ii must be
literally drilled and chi>eled ont.
If any one doubts the power of resist
ance of concrete wall let him examine
| the large building now in process of
erection by the Messrs. Farwell on Mar
| ket street. The main walls are of con-
crete, two feet thick, and when COM
pleted they will constitute a solid mass
| from foundation to turret. No one
after seeing these walls can doubt their
practical indie -tructibility. The better
opinion now is tina: the huge blocks Of
stone of which the pyramids We're con-
structed 1000 years ago were manufac-
tured of cement, sand and gravel, mold
ed on the spot.
The English and German Portland,
| the cements now in such general and
successful use Throughout the world,
are proof of the recovery of Il secret of
| the ancicnts. They bear new names,
but their composition is undoubtedly the
| Same as the famous Roman cement, nu-
merous evidences Of the indeStructiblity
of which may be seen to this day in the
Eternal City.
The ietties which form the harbor of
| Port Said, the Mediterranean terminus
| of the Suez Canal, severe constructed of
| blocks of concrete made of hydraulic
lime from Tell MIXED with beach sand. "
| Concrete has been used in the harborS
of Marseilles and Toulon; the piers in
| closing the harbor at the ocean termi.
nus of the North Sea Canal of Holland
are laid in Portland cement, and the
same material enters into the structure
! of the Cherbourg breakwater. The
elaborate work of Mr.. Henry Reid, of
England, on the "Science and Art of
the Manufacture of Portland Cement ~
and the treatise on lime, hydraulic ce-
ment, and mortar, of Gen. q. 4. Gill
more, of the United States army, show
the wide adaptability of concrete to
works of Observation-Disclosures fortiii-
cations, buildings, etc.
For long period concrete has been
used in the construction of houses in
England and on the Continent of Eu-
rope, especiallYn Germany. The rea-
son of its use'in house construction in
Europe is not for protection against cy-
clones, for they are comparatively I'M
known there, but on account of its
chcapneSs where lumber is dear.
| Why should not concrete be used in
the construction of houses almost uni
versally in the cyclone region in this
country? Walls OF concrete are cheaper
than walls of bric'. and stone, nearly, If
not quite, as cheap as wooden walls,
and stronger than any known wall used
in the construction of houses. 1t is be.
yond question fact that houses of one
story constructed of concrete the walls
being, say, foot thick-would resist the
action of any of the cyclones of recent
history. All farmers houses and barns
can be made as convenient and rs COM
Portable of one rs of more than one story.
If they are SO constructed of concrete
the farmer may rest secure in them,
both in his person and estate. As for
the villages lately destroyed, let them
set the example of rebuilding with con-
crete, material possessing ample pow
er of storm resistance. The English
and German Portland cemcnts are the
best known now, but the materials are
at hand everywhere in this country for
the manufacture of good cements. After
the cement all that is required is a gravel
bed.-Cticago Tribune.