Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-02


Tor the MA ng being gwen GA each
package. Tue shades IA Use "a alshss-
tine wall coating are endless and u
makes a beautiful iini,h.
Alsosstloa Is made at the old plaster
niill ca the Granville road, aud large
quantities are shipped daily. The
price per carload - $1,000, while the
coat per carload of ordinary plaster Is
only ESQ. Ia 1854 = new a!atastiae
nnll was erected on the G. 4 ". NJ.
road where it crosses Hall street. the
object being 10 ran IN opposition 10 the
Plaster Agency, tut the Hall street mill
Is ZION ia the association.
Alaeastine = now being made IN
Canada snd England. Mr.. Church be-
ing interested Ia both institutions.
uses .f Csieiasd Plaster.
Calcined plaster Is coming into more
general use every day. Cslcined plss-
ter IS vafiousiy termed plaster OF Paris
or stucco, not from any difference IA
the make or grade. bat in harmony
with the ldiom OF the locality. Ii Is
supercedlng lime mortar, forming a
tne hard mortar by mixing with sand.
Another aud important and increasing
use 10 which cascined plaster Is tclng
put Is IN the manufacture Of plate glass
the large glass such as Is
used for store fronts. IL Is
used for bedding" upon which
the glass Is laid while beng
ground. The protective policy has
largely stimulated the plate glass IN
dustry IN TINS country and as direct
result local plaster men are greatly
benefited by Al increasing trade in cal
cined plaster. Plate glass Is now being
manufactured III large quantities 1t
Louisville, KY, Ellwood, New Albany,
kokcmo, Ind, and at aud in the yicIu-
ity of Pirtsbury, Pa. New plate glass
factories are being erected In the vicin-
ity last mentioned and New Albany
capital is erecting new plate glass
factory at Alexandria, Ind. The duty
on imported glas, has been the direct
cause Of the establishment and increase
OF the industry. American capital anu
workmen IN general, and Grand Rap
ids capital and workmen IN particular,
have been Immediately benefited by 1t.
Manufacture OF STAFF.
Another use to which 1t Is being put
is in the manufacture of "statf," an
article which is being freely used In
the construction of the worlds fair
building, over 900 barrels of cal
cined plaster having already been used
by one firm. staff Is a manufactured
product, of which the principal ingred-
tents are calcIned plaster aud fiber. 1t
forms dense hard substance, which is
easily worked into blocks and slabs
and these are stained in any shade de-
sired IN imitation of marble and stone.
It makes very handsome material.
polishes we'll and is quite durable.
Many of the buildings at the Paris ex-
position were largely constructed OF
staff. staff also meets the requirements
of another class of workers, being
largely used for figures and statuary.
Its beauty and cheapness are strong
points In its favor.
Grand Rapids plaster is Of the best
possible quality. The gypsam as II is
| mined shows many colors, but all
shades are lost IN calcining and the
powder Is a clear white, somewhat in
cilned TO blue tint. The blue tint IS q
point in its favor, As it yellows lees cas-
| lily than the pure white. 1t is FULLY
equal III al respects 10 the cele-
brated Nova Scotia gypsum and
In many particulars IT IS superior
| the best evidence of the superior quail
ity of the Grand Rapids gypsum Is its
extensive use and the fact that
wherever it comes into competition
with any other it commands a better
price.