The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-05-20

70 percent Of the present sellin,
prce OF lots on either Of the street.
J proposed to be improved, exclusiv,
{ oil Improvements, at least those lot.
Gear the center Of Jasper.
vITRIFIED BRICK OF INDIANA VS.
GRANITE
Why the Brick Was Used ina BanL
Observation-Disclosures Strength Tes,
The subject Of brick made in this
state chanced TO come up in a recent
conversation, and Louis III. Gibson
told OF the superior merits of the
brlcx manufactured by Hovsiers,
and especially Of the vitrifed brick.
Speaking Of vitrifed brick he said:
In building the National Bank
OF Commerce in st. Louis the ori-
ginal intention was 10 use granite
for the foundation. Scientific tests
were made, and purely upon merit
Indiana vitrified brick took the place
OF granite. About one million brick
went into the foundation. The sto-
ry has some sentiment attached 10
liz.
1.-The officers OF this bank said:
We will build our foundation of
granite. 1t is the strongest mater
ial We can use. We do not abso-
lusely need material Of this strength,
but we will typify the foundation
upon which this financial institution
rests by using this material. We
will use granite, hard New England
granite, the strongest material that
we can get.
STRONGER MATERIAL THAN GRANITE
IAN Indiana brick maker heard
OF this. He went to the architect,
Mr.. Isaac Traylor, and said: 'Why
do you use eranite?' Mr.. Traylor
spoke OF the desire Of his clients for
the strongest possible material for
thefoundations ofthe bank. Would
you use stronger material than
granite if you could obtain it?'
"Mr. Traylor is from Missouri.
For him a test must first be made,
and test was made. Vitrified
brick was tested with granite. A
selected block the same size as the
brick was used. Samples of each
were put IN the testing machine.
The selected granite broke at 200
pounds; the selected brick at APO
pounds. The average of brick, de-
termined by a number of tests was
3, 700 pounds.
"The figures show truthfully the
relative difference and superiority
Of these brick over granite. Granite
is only slightly absorbent and, as
we all know, is often used externally
As a damp course. But vitrified
brick is as non-absorbent as glass
md tougher. Granite blocks for a
pavement soon become round under
he action of horses feet and the
wheels.
The vitrifed brick pavement is
lot at its best under ten or twelve
Tears when properly laid. No one
las enough assurance to predict how
ong vitrified pavement will last,
md no one knows. Where they
lave been laid no evidence Of wear
3 apparent within ten or twelve
ears. A vitrifed brick can not be
'olluted by any kind of filth. 1t
) as sanitary as glass.
"Vitrifed brick has toughness
nd a homogenity which granite
Ias not. The tests show the homo
entity which glass has not and
Thich granite has not. The tests
how the homogenity and the tough
less. Brick is the strongest and
oughest that can be used unless it
e steel or iron. But the latter ma
srial must be protected from fires.
iranite under the influence of fire
nd water is in the same class with
lass. Not so bad, but in the same
lass. No building material used
more frangible in a confagration
ian granite"