Ogden Daily Standard | 1906-02-12 | Page 5 | German Use of Sand Bricks

GERMAN USE OF SAND BRICKS the berlin paper says that bricks of sand and little lime which were first made in 1880 but have boon been used on a large scale for only tho the last eight years are becoming a dangerous dango ious rival to the old style of clay bricks these now new bricks consist solely of sand and limo wit without hokit any other blending material or ingredient and they cost coat much less than c clay bricks furthermore sand Is found almost everywhere ind and factories can bo placed at points transportation is favorable while the clay chy used for clay bricks Is often found in locations w where here ti transportation Is very expensive the assertion that tho the quality is superior to clay bricks remains to bo be proved T tho lie industry is too young for a final opinion ar aa to how long ot or well these thesa new liew bricks will last they possess a very great resistance to pressure and can in ili many instances be substituted for clin clinkers liers the hodacs it if tile tho proper pressure is employed 4 ill their it uro ro and oven ovell they do hot warp and the walls erected from them present an oven and uniform appearance the addition to ho 1110 criminal court house at derlin the queen louise coulso church it at koenigsberg a largo part of tile tho now new berlin city hall num I crous buildings of tho the war department at beti berian in and many in the prussia it pr provinces ovin acs built of I 1 limesand lime hille sand bricks T tarco ime alone will tell they we AD at a I 1 durable und arid weatherproof is as tha th 04 ol 01 stylo style of clay bi bircks icks I 1 T r