The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-06
GOOD BRICKS ARE NOW MADE in THIS CITY

,,sd wards beyond the Royal
,,.,,sol4um. the Honolulu Clay |
,',oany are busy at work turning
''~t $4,000 to 10000 brick every
"' ,.nough the company have been
10 .-.,y engaged in putting their prod
the market for scarcely o
~, they are finding a ready sale
~ ,be brick. and are even now con-
ling the erection of additional ia
-. machinery employed by the in
,.,tion was originally intended for
p,r;s Exposition. but the Honolulu
r,r company, having sent in their
INST as the manufacturers were
...t n crate il and send it across the
,.,,,.fa we're persuaded to send the
.sfrsrv west instead of east. AS a
n,r, an exact duplicate of the ma
....rv sent to Honolulu was made in
,,ort space of time as possible and
-, instead was sent to the great fair.
THO results achieved by the Honolulu
,,r Company were not gained in a
..,rls day week or month. For many
.-s i had been held that brick, suit
mi. for modern building purposes,
lid ror he made in the Hawaiian ISL
nd. because of the lack of clay beds
,r5 sand banks. The promoters of the
,sr scheme thought differently. Much
81. the soil they observed was composed
Il, CLAW burned by volcanic action; and
..,5 Of the silicate kind, they were
,ositive could be found if a thorough
-.5rch were made. In order to locate
Ids Of CLAW, suitable for the manufac-
,rre If brick several well borers were
at at work, in different parts of the
Island Of Oahu, and a close watch kept
@. the nature of the different strata
through which they passed. Pockets
n good clay were found in abundance,
aIt nothing that would warrant the
erection of a plant now being operat-
Il until after eighteen months of la
t.lr the researches were rewarded by
Tie discovery Of the present clay bank
r Nuuanu valley, which covers an area
a. some four or FIVE acres, and is over
one hundred feet in thickness. There
enough clay in sight for the manu-
t4cture of at least $50 100000 brick. All
o. the ingredients necessary for the
marking of an extra good class of brick
are found either on the premises upon
ahich the plant is located, or upon
ome one of the various properties of
ne company, of which there are sew
sal in the neighborhood.
The situation of the establishment is
most ideal for such an enterprise. It
within fifteen minutes drive of the
BUSINESS center of the city and is close
. the main business center of the Ter
gitoTy. Water is found on the place in
@bundance, the Nuuanu stream flow
lag across it on the lower side.
visit to the plant when it is in oper-
alton is most interesting. Every step
# the process Of making brick, from
the time ii is shoveled from the bank
until II leaves the kiln, ready for the
hand Of the mason, can be followed. In
deep pit on Waikiki side of the sheds.
and between them and the stream. are
70 be seen a dozen or more men,
1usily engaged in mixing the different
Kinds Of clay in their right proportions,
and ShOveilng it into the endless car
Tier, which conveys the clay into the
prick machine Most of the clay is
,,ln ,ct
IS II is taken from the clay bank. One
Hlnd however, is treated to a water
'alh before using. This is necessary
because Of its extreme stiffness, which
prevents 1t from being manipulated by
me intricate and highly complex ma
ehlne that sits under the shed at the
sast Oh the clay pit, and at the end of
the elevator
me brick machine is divisible into
.a'ee distinct parts, so far as it's du-
-e' are concerned, although it is to all
up drances one solid. compact bit of
machinery. That portion of the mech
a''SHi IN which the clay is first receiv-
- ana al! particles Of soil are reduced
the consistency of fine dust, is
WI as the disintegrator. The effect
S'eu Is accomplished by passing the
soil and sand from the mixing
uS through two rollers, one of which
80 al the rate of 600 revolutions a
the other at the rate of $50.
.+e Gay passes between them with a
MAR SAdlng motion, and drops into
an pug Mill which is placed horizon
instead Of perpendiculariy as
m u'e case with old-fashioned pug
las las run by horsepower. After the
n S heen most thoroughly mixed
1T II passes into the brick ma
- - which presses the clay out of an
ing IN continuous column in just
,bs Ga eli area as the largest surface of
sur oric6. The continuous pres
,e,os- -o.ees the clay column upon and
'ao!e to right angles of which
sevsa OI frame upon which are strung
come. c., wires. AS the table be-
Which -lieu an attendant pulls a lever
.bror.. 'I.oFes the wire-strung frame
SAM me column of clay. and at the
brics IN In automatically presses the
Turn ,. Oh'o tray at the side. This in
-rs nh 'eh IN charge by the off bear
70 ,he AIRY larry the newly made brick
PLACED SIuS shed, where they are
e1ougb eiu and allowed to stay until
hem moisture has passed from
;ernperat,,-..' "' they can stand the high
a tsprs11,e Of the drying rooms. where
tines . .., Of 135 degrees is main
must ba Lhually. The greatest care