The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-09-20

DIS mdue up OF SllSntiy worn ana a
small percentage of new shot. Is
large shot weighing 75.1 lbs. total.
and 3O7 small shot weighing 216.46
lbs, or total of 291.55 lbs, about 3
per cent variation from tie specifica-
lions weight of 800 pounds. 1t ha
never teen cur practice to use COM
plete new charge of shot with any
brick test, nor to take advantage OF
the specification. PERMISSION to run
the weight down through usage to 10
per cent less than 300 pounds called
for originally, but to keep the total
charge of shot as close to the 800
pounds required by the specifications
without aDnormally increasing the tt
tai number of shot. This is done by
renewing the worn shot from time
to time ty the substitution of an
OCCASIONAL new sLot which does not
result in the abuse of the bricks
unnecessarily as would be the case
in {. complete charge of new shot as
ntemplated by the specifications
originally. nor does it result in Civ
ing undue advantage to any iot of
brick by using a charge of shot on
them that has teen reduced 10 per
cent in it's weight through rounding
of corners and edges Of the shot.
Before the National Brick Manu-
facturers associations conventions
last February in Pittsburg, a paper
by the writer OF this letter detailing
our efforts to StandardiZe all our
tests fer comparative purposes was
thoroughly appreciated by the men,
bers of the association.
There is no doubt that some varia-
ton in methouS of testing occur IN
different latoratC ries, and unfortu-
nately these variations in the SAME
laboratory are not always constant,
consequently comparison between re-
suits on the same material by ait
ent laboratories and oftentimes by
the same laboratory is not practica-
Me. but in the case of our work.
which is conducted from a thorough
ly engineering standpoint, there is
abs olutely no doubt that all our re-
| suits are as cone rdant ana cOmpar-
ative as possible to be obtained, since
every test is abs lutely carried
on by the same method at
all times and every detail of tie
work is standardized such as stated
above. the control of the shot charge
/ machine, which is selfregisterins,
and never varies appreciably. Very
truly yours.
Henry S. Spackman Engineering Co.
- Vice President
Above in reply to your telgrapaic
| instructions of July 80. together with
confrmatory letter of same date, re-
ceiyed To-Day.
Telegram
Brunswick, Ga. July 80. 1910.
/ Henry S. Spackman Engineering c..
~ n. 18th St, Philadelphia, Pa.
July 2S or 80 City Engineer ex-
pressed to you for test shipment of
brick. Mayor and council do not
want this shipment tested, but will
! forward another shipment to be test
ed. See letter. n. d. RUSSELL
! Clerk of Council.
Brunswick. Ga, Aug. 2, 1910.
! Henry S. Spackman Engineering c.
| AZ n. 18th St, Philadelphia Pa.
Dear Sirs: Your favor of July 10Th
to hand and noted, also yours of the
18th, - L. auei Mo-,
Pursuant to my letter of July Goth
| +n 1vrir tl,,t
is forwarding to you this day ty ex-
press, Is brick, which we desire test
ed in lieu of the ones sent by the en-
Sineer July 2Sth-29th, as stated in
mine of the Goth.
The test by RATHER is the test de.
sired, and is to be the same as you
made of the Augusta brick as per
your report Of Dec. II, 1909, to Mr.
| High. This is the same test as per
yours Of July 23 of the first shipment
of the Southern brick, except that it
appears you omitted to send tests OF
the individual trick Please send
them with the report on this ship
ment. There is to be two tests on
the present IS; the ores sent July
1929 are MT to be tested Yours tl'u-
ly, n. d. RUSSELL
Clerk of Council.
\ Philadelphia, Pa, L. s. A., Aug. D.
Mr.. j. B. High. City Engr,, Bruins
wick, Ga.
Dear Sir: We report result of
/ test on Sou uiay Mfg. Co. brick: