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GRAY'S FERRY CHEMICAL WORKS.
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Those tvorks are-located in the south-western part and within
the city proper limits of Philadelphia, and occupy an area of
twelve' and a half acres, extending from Thirty-fourth to Thirty
fifth Streets,- with a frontage of nearly six hundred feet on Gray's
Ferry Road, and running back to the river Schuylkill. Here, un
like the old Kensington works, the eye falls uilim nailing that
savors or the east, and the buildings, machinery, apparatus and
..very alipurtenance whatsoever, are invariably the very best that
mgenuity or the suggestions of experience could require.
Upon entering the enclosure, the'first structure we see is a Stone
building, finished in mastic, about, sixty feet front by, Ono hundred
and twenty-five feet in depth, and three stories,high. Hero ,are
the Glfices,• the Analytical Laboiatory, and the ample halls, for
putting up, packing and storing Azurono, an article concerning
which we shall presently speak at some length, in its proper con ,
neetion, and wo shall again advert to this_ huilding farther on in
our sketch. Passing through the, office and entering the yard, wo
see the •
VARNISH BUILDING
it anding quite isolated and for purposes of security from fire, at a
udicious remove from other structures. ;Hero are the usual ap-
plians•es ot boilers, etc. ; for the manufacture. of Varnishes which
are the invariable appurtenances in such establishments. There
seems to be nothing particularly noteworthy here. An iron pot, sot
in masonry, and smeared with gums and oils, is not a specially in
teresting or exhilarating spectacle, and may be multiplied indefi
nitely without producing ft very profound effect upon the spectator.
--Besterwing—a—hasty_and_not_very__appraciative_glane_e_apon the
grimy utensils, which are here congregated, we pass to'a high brick
building,..about forty by two hundred and - fifty, in - Wlfith aro the
sutprtußie ACID WORKS
Ili-U.e are three brimstone furnaces, (which are charged every
twenty minutes,) the usual steam boilers, etc., and five leaden
chambers. (It has been found necessary to put up a sixth chamber,
outside, at the lower end of the building, to meet the increasing de
mand.) The largest of those is twenty-five feet wide by twenty
feet high and one hundred feet in length, and in its construction
about fits v tens of sheet lead wero employed.. A depth of one inch
of Acid in this chamber is equivalent to three hundred carboys.
These chambers arts supported by wooden frame work, to which
they are attached by leaden fastenings. No solder is used—the
edges of the sheets having heen fused together by the oxy-hy
drogen blow-pipe.
' A be production `of Oil Vitriol is the result of a series of complex
reactions which need not he detailed hero. Ingenious contrivances
have been introduced for aseertaining, at any moment, the fitrength
of the chamber acid, and for drawing off the acid for concentration
„....,and,_ther_purposes. 2The foundations of this building_are immenso
ly strong, as also are the two rows of massive columns in the vault
which extends the whole distance beneath these chambers. This
vault seems to be used for storage., for leaden tanks containing acid
---drawn-from-timehambers„condy to be filled into carboys; for car
' boys tilled or to be tilled, arranged , in -tiers to the numlier.of four
to five thousand. Leaving this dopartMent and passing through a
large .room, some eighty feet sgn:u•e, where are retorts for the ,
manufacture of Nitrate.of Iron, stills for 11 uriate of Tin and other
— Apparatus including that' fir Nitrate of Lead, we . ascoid a plat
form where an auondant stands watching through a window the
processes going on in the 4 -
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CONCENTRATING HOUSE.
ere is revealed a long line of glass retorts containing Oil Vitriol
in a stay of ebullition. When seen to boil too feebly or too fu
riously, the man, at the ‘vindow darts into the room, checks or pro
motes the draft, or throws on fresh coal, :as the ease may require,
and immediately escaping returns to his post of observation. No
one is permitted to remain longer than is absolutely necessary
where the pi ocess of concentration is going on, as serious conse
quences might ensue were any of the retorts to burst. It is here
tlnit thep.oi or brown acid (GO') is 'converted inta.standard_fiG°
acid, or Oil Vitriol. This mode of concentrating in glass is found
In comparison with the process In plAinum to produce acid free
from impurities; and though troublesome, the superior excellence
of the acid,-the saving of capital and interest amply compensate
for that. el Emerging from this building we find ourselves in an
area where may be seen heaps of brimstone and yards for the stor
age of coal, n Lich latter article the location of these works enables
the -propricykra ici_garebase at low prices by the cargo, - coming as
i~~~I S o.JLV s'
PATENT
Paint and Varnish Remover.
For Painters, Furniture and Carriage Makers, Print
ers and Family Use.
It will remove the hardest and oldest paint from any surface in about 30 minutes, without scraping, and
without injuring the, wood or making It unlit to receive fresh paint._
It will remove printers' ink, pf all colors, from type, cylinders, ace., more effectually, cheaper and'quicker
than .any other material.
It will remove varnish and paint from" Coaches and carriages, and make an old wagon, by fresh painting,
look like new.
It will remove varnish from elaborately carved or plain furniture, and prepare it far oil.
It can be used In a diluted state in every houlaihbid to clean grease from furniture, painted walls, dishes,
&o dui without soap.
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It washes oil with water, taking the paint, varnish, or oil with it..
If applied as directed, it is guaranteed not tn injOre auy surface upon , which it may be used. ,
_We tak4•great plefefure• in stating that-ire have been using the "Patent Paint Resolvent" for t ,the lust.
two years, and have been satisfied with the work performed with it, We consider that it is not only an ex
cellent substitution for the old-mode of burning, but a much, cheaper and easier method of accomplishing tfte
same objet -leavingthe wood or other surface operated upon in a better condition for receivingand retatnipg
new paint than when taken off by burning and scraping. With confidence we recommend ft to the use of
the' rade. -, , , Very respectfully, , ...
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W. M. Carter, 214 South Fifth Stfeet. • • Collins West, 302 South Second Street. • ' . '•
J. S. Bean, 140Sontit Third` Street. ' ' • Jaeph Chapman, 530 North Tenth Street.
Wm.,sloCarter,.2l4 South Fifth Street. • . • • 6. W Mactague, Fifth and Prune Streets.
Riehl & Folwell, 303 Arch Street. , ' John Wilson, 518 South Ninth Street.
D.- Sheaff, blai.North, Tenth Street, R. D. Evans, 213 South Sixteenth Street.
John Gibson, 125 South Eleventh Street.. • . J. Gibb, Sixteenth and Chestnut Street.• -
J. Patterson, 1833 SpruCe Street. „ 4 R. R. liaker, Fourth near Cherry. --
B: F. Kelly; Fifth above Market. '• ' . - B. Cohen,' Eighteenth near Walnut.
`.G.,Whitet 240 South Fifteenth Street, - . " .A. Spoeo •Jullanna near Calle_whill t ' • _:___
. - • • ' • And many others.
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Gardner & Fleming, 214 South Sixth Street. .
/ George Dodd & Son:
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J. Laudenslager, of • i Wm. D. Rogers. '
11217 Chestnut Street
G. W. Watson C '
n .• 0., / And others. • .
FROM PRINTERS.: c''—
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. ' We - are using' Harrisons' Patent ResolVent in our establishment, and can recommend it to all P rin ters
for cleaning cylinders, types, steel and wood engrayiugs, &c., as a reliable article; not Oily cheaper In its
application, but More.expeditous in its working, than alcohol, benzine or concentrated lye.
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..- • • KING & 13AIRD 1 Printers. '','
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ltif or th. L o comotive Works, Paterad, N. J., Jut -4, 1869.
I have successfully used Harrisons' Resolvent in removing.vetk h'ard, old Paint from Locomotives and
Tenders, in place of the old and expensive mode of burning off; and On strongly recommend Wits a reliable
article, and great saving of time and money to painters. • Signed, -''
ANDREW D. BARTON, Foreman Plinter.
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• • gaoldne Sh op , Camden & Amboy Railroad, Morel& 2, 1869.
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I lately purchased some, of Harrisons' patent, Paint Resolvent, and used it to remove sbe coats Bone
black and Copal ,Varnish, BO firmly set tl at:u scraper would scarcely. touch it; the Resolvent removed*
most effectually, and has my Very cordial recommendation. • • Signed; 11. J. BENNET, .fainter.
' "! • " ' deneral Contractor's
. office, 927 Market Street
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Messrs. H. : 13. & Co.—Gentlemen :—I .have Made a 'series of experiments with your Paint-Resolvent on
Loaotnotives,frenders; Ships,iDarti, and other objects. I find that for removing old Paint or Grease It is all
that eatild possibly could be ',visited, leaving the surfaCe In a'better condition than the oldmethod of Miming,
and. more suitable for receiving and retaining, new Paint. ~ In conmarlson with the expense of other pro
cesses I found the Resolvent to cost about one-eighth • there beingdlttle or no labor requiredin its use. • • •
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'- , ' ' - Signed, \ . D. AlchlkNLTS..,
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CERTIFICATES.
FROM 'THE PAINTERS 'OF-PHILADELPHIA
it does by,witer from.4e interior ",
THE MIIRIATIC, ACID. WORKS :, ." •
comil, next in ordeii, ocouiying a building one •hundrect'fiset square:
The preparation oftitio Acid is effected by The action of 'Sulphuric
Acid upon Salt in long bast-iron cylinders, about two and one-half
feet in diameter, set longitudinallyin masonry over fire chambers.
The Product - is discharged from these cyliaders and gatherediiathe
usual manner. The Salt (Muriato of Soda,) with which the cylin
ders are charged is„changed to Sulphate of Soda, or "Salt Cako,"
which is . sold to manUfactuiers of fertilizers and others. Here, also,
is the apparatus for the manufaoturo of Aqua Fortis and of Nitrio
Acid, which is purified Aqua Fortis. And hero aro immense
Salt bins of a capacity of twoly.othousand bushels., In connection"
with the Muriatio Acid, add Aber apparatus; wo find the crystal
izing tubs, eta., for the manufacture of
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• GLAUBER SALTS,
or, refined , ulphato of Soda, which is an incidental product from
the.residnuile (Salt Cake)` Of the Muriatic Acid works. At a short
remove is a building sixty- foot by one hundred, whore are the. stills
for the ni,hufacturc of - •
ACETIC ACID, , •
an article largely usC:d by Color kanufactin•ers, Calico Printers,
Corroders of White Lead, Picktors, '(whe mAke an excellent Vine
gar by diluting it with one part to twenty of water,) and others.
It is distilled from Acetate of Limo and Soda by an improved
method, the right to use which has been recently sold fbi certain
specified States for'the sum of 85,000.. The product by this pt. - 5008s
is found to bo much purer and more reliable than the ordinary dis
tillations. We next visit the -
the productive capacity of which may bo worked up to twelve
thousand to fifteen thousandpounds per week.' Li tharge is dissolved
in Acetic Acid, (from the distillation of Acetate of Soda,) till the Acid
Is saturated. This solution, after being concentrated by boiling hi
large copper pans, and passing through certain intermediate stifges,
is finally poured into suitable small earthen-ware pots for crystal
izing, a process occupying about two weeks, and from the pecu
liarity of the pots, affording largo "plate glass" crystals.
Between this department_and_the_Schu,yllrill ar_o
STAEi.ES, PUMPING ENGINES AND : WHARF.
The stable building is admirably arranged, and is one hundred
feet king by fifty feet deep. The boiler house and pumps aro of
capacity to furnish the entire establishment with a profuse supply
of-what Philadelphians consider the purest water in the world—
that of the river Schnylkill. The water is filtered through char:
coal before discharging into three reservoirs of a capacity of fifteen
thousand gallons each, which aro erected in a central position with
reference to the various departments whore it is required. '_'ho
wharf extends some ono hundred and eighty feet, with a frontage
of ninety feet, and having a depth of water ample for the larust
over that °y ascend the Schuylkill, easily accom
,reartnodati g
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those drawing eighteen foot at low water. In the of the Co -
eon tratini - Depa - ff - riientThne - mil --- Ni tric - -AT:4l—
we find
• THE _LITHAROE_WQRS,__
where is produced iho Classmaker's Litharge of this firm, which
a higher repute among the Flint Class Manufacturers of this
7onntry-than , -0-x-ides-of-Tieini from-any-other sources NV hat.SOOX-er,
lilleStie or foreign. This Litharge is prepared under the Atwood
patent, which has been purchased l v llarrison, Brothers &
with the exclusive right to mannfacture in six principal State".
The apparatus_consist.tof_revolving irou furnaces or retorts, which
turn - on-frittiorr-ro ilers-an ti e lip g 1 R I 04.11 incLr
of ten-horse power. These revolving cylinders are charged. with_
Pig Lead, the purity of which has bewviously tested by anal
ysis, and in eight to sixteen hours the charge is converted into Pro
toxide of Lead, oh Litharge, of a bright yellow color. It will be
perceived that this procpss effects en important saving of time,
and a further udvtu,tagi, antounthig tb an almost entire - saving of
lahor. The substitution, too, or the incessant agitation of the blue
Lead in these rotary furnaces, for thu intermittent, agitation by
means of long rakes in the old style of reverberatory furnaces, pro
duces a more perfect and uniform degree of oxidation. The pro
duct is also free from such impurities as - taro liable to be deposited
in the Massicot during the usual process where the oxidation is
effected by flames playing over it. Leaving these Labarge ‘Vorks,
wo next approach the ,
IMMENSE MILL HOUSE
ajid its contiguous buildings for the preparation of Colors; also,
the Drying Rooms and the Boiler House. This magnificent mill
building is a massive brown-stone structure, with handsomely
pointed masonry, reminding one of-•a Walnut Street residence
rather than of' a factory. It is eighty feet deep, ono hundred and
eighty feet long and three stories high. At either end are spacious
staisways. " On the third floor arc can and box lofts; coopers' and
ca rpcnteredepartments; mills for powdering Blues and Greener
mills fin' , grinding rough products, barytes, etc.; bins for the storage
of dry Blues and Greens; and at either end are steam elevators,
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WHITE SUGAR OF LEAD vw9mKs.'
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Carlisle
No. 15
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Hardware, Cutlery and Guns,
..,.,,,,_:_,,:,IIARRISON -- . -- ‘..'IROTHERS
Lisle and Sylvan Greens
Be be
sseni.ye French
Particular attention is called to the Sylvan (New) Perma
nent Green. It is exquisite in , tint and absolutely permanent
in shade. No poisonous chemicals' used in its manufacture,
',htfording easy moan's for transporting. gobtl's Iron? :ono etoi=y ; fn
Etqre, Ain in the, stones 'and` at the . staikwhy
lhndings are water buckets, pipen:and'ho - se:rcady• fey inntan t anti in
case of fire.' l On the.'sectindfloo'r is the,.can Abp. - Hose aro stacks oflcegs, filled-or to be - Mi r a with paints •g tacjal'oNinais;,ndt,
less than eighty thousandln number for colors in- oily of all suds,
from ono quarter pound bluo • cans to
„ one hundred pOurikputty
'pairs i :jci ft t l'ihdqh,lith ti - Ohitn.ollrY.l - cqlOrn,. and with the patent
.metallihyrciiind'an oval ohne; usal.by this firm, highly glossed; of
a color indicating pigment to _be packed- in them; green and
: yellow for ehrornos
. and red for vermilion and imperial scarlet.
Hero in a long row; extending. half the length of tAm building, of
bUri-stone Mills, and a like range of iron mills, for the grinding of
&lon in oil.
‘ lsTh'ebloi , is,permitted to pass the inspector's hands
till it hhs boon ground impalpably fine, and ono-object in thls.timple
„equipment in the way of mills was that this and fight , -IM-,'hcconF,
pliehed at all times, however groat Might be the demands of the
trade for'goods.' In this room are largo copper drying pans which
hre provided with hollow-bottoms. Exhaust steam is utilized for
heating Allege pans. Here Umbers and Siennas aro dried, and the
'mixtures for white paints..!-(The furnaces= - or retorts for burning
umber and sienna are outside in the "earth and graining-paint do
partMent.") \ Running parallel with the drying pans aro the Mix
era, twenty in number, so arranged as to discharge their pasty
batches into the White Lead Mills on the floor beneath. ITere also
are lorig row's of tubs for goods, and busy operatives 'engaged, in
filling, sealing and labeling cans, which when ready are deposited
in deep Shelved (Insets. The Putty Mills, constructed upon -the
English plan, are, located on this floor s as well as the apparatus for
preparing and grinding patent dryer.-Descending to the first floor
we enter the sample room whew". Operallyen_hre_employed filling
compressible tubeti 'with colors, etc., in oil, for th:jise of the sales
men of the firm, and to be sent to parties who:- ply for samples
for examination. In this room is the machinery for cutting labels.
We next enter the main room, where are the' bins -I for yellOw and
scarlet; White Lead mills arranged in double tiers,,as already do
neigh-a at Kennington, the upper - tier receiving its grigt - frYiin --- tlie
misers upon the floot'abnve, and discharging into the hoppers of
. the tier of mills bclow,sand these in turn discharging into tubs from
whence it is- removed as required and packed in. -cans, kegs and
barrels for the market. ITere is a patent machine for heading the
metal packages of White Lead, etc., like that at the Kensington
works, doing its business with precinion and groat rapidity. In
this section aro galvanized iron tanks ibr stding linseed oil, and
largo quantities of merchandise of various lands-are piled-in order
ly tiers at the southern end. In an apartment opening westward
is a
mn%m .. wl. rwwmp
of one nundred and seventy-five horse power, which with four of
lesser size elsewhere in these works, furnish ample driving force
for the simultaneous running of every kind of machinery with
which this gigantic' establishment is equipped. This principal en
gine, is constructed with a combination of elegance and massive
strength most creditable to the builder's, Pusey, Jones & Co., of
Wilmington, Del. It has a patent cut-off by means of which it is
enpabli3 of being run down to five horse-power, thus effecting great,
economy of fuel when it is not necessary to run the engine to its
full power. Within convenient access to the engine room, so as to
m m4ll - fly ninier-tho-superVision-Of-the engineer, aro the black
smith shop, and the machine shop with itsforges,lathes, etc. \ Near
hero are the furnaces and other apparalns.,for„tho,prOcinOion of
Bichromate Potashin liquor used hi thoyianufacture of yellows,
and other purposes, thus saving theTxpensii - Of
- We next visited
Tat -- CO - L - OR - WORKS,
where, on a very large scale may be seen the usual tubs and tanks
for solutions and the innpla fi Iterk-where-tho- pity i4--draincd -- pre= -
vious to its transmission to hydraulic presses for a more complete
ex-prest,ion of its-moisturo, proliminaryto - its - transfer-to-the-dryingT
I twenty-tons--of--eolors- may often be soon -drying at
Mid tithe. Ifero is the Vermilion departtherit . With its tanks, tube,
and Copper boilers, and other apparatus. The manufacture ofthis
artieluil a very.deheate °Volution. Batches aro easily spoiled.- Of
the color makeis who have undertaken its preparation nerd — aro
few that have found any profit in the article, and most after work
ing in it with varying success havo wholly abandoned the manu
facture. The fact that 'this firm has not had from the start one
single unsatisfactory batch, shows thb perfection of their methods
of working, and the care exercised in the manipulation. These
works can easily turn out, ready fOr the market, of Greens three
to five tdus per day; of Yellows two to three tons; of Vormilions'
one andelptlf to two tons; and of Blues, twelve hundred to fifteen .
hundred pounds. Prominent among its products and possessing, a
high degrei) of excellence, of which tho proprietors may be justly
proud, their
LISLE P. ERMANENT GREEN,
OR PARIS GREEN SUBSTITUTE,
'deserves special notice. It is a perfect substitute for. Paris Greein
It is much cheaper than that favorite color, and has besides four or
five times its covering properties. Its use is not prejudiCial to the
health of the consumer, as is that brilliant but pernicious product
of arsenious and other poisons. It has been subjected to do
severest tests, and is guaranteed perfectly permanent in hue under
any changes of weather or temperature. A heap Of the dry article
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PERFECTLY
has -seen;:.'placed a roOf;:in' Midwinter, and euttlecte4 to the
severest. cold and'to" the peltings .of,.spo:iw and sleet, and has _boon
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etifilired,to expotied to sunshine . and.shower,
it ., l9o . .nearlY.Wasbed away,'
, andafier this . experinientton cruois
few - ronmining - parfieles 11aVo'bOon found unchanged in color.,
'lt has boon boiled in frosh. Water and in salt watoren well as in
lineeed oil; itithas, been applied to blip& and treated to a sea
voyage round he horn to San Franpisco, and its beautiful shade,
under tlieso varied and severe tests, has been always inflexibly per-
Manent, and Harrison Brothers & Co. are reaping drioh.reward
for their effortsin perfecting -this inimitable Green. Ninety
tons of it,-reported on hand at stoclFrtaking - on the Ist of January
last, have been, absorbed by orders, already; and' the apparatus for
its 'preparation is constantly iafiled to its pill capacity.
Another product of Harrison Brothers & CO., which is as yet
merely in ite.infaney, ; but which.eliews evidences of being rewarded
with an early and splendid success, deserves special mention. IVe
refer to their already celebrated
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In the Azurene Building , where this article is made and dried pre
paratory to being ushered into the packing-rooms, are four large
tubs, three of capacity V 10,000 . gallons, and ono of half that size,
in which the necessary mixtures and washings are made; running .
off into filters, and thence , to the hydraulic presses and drying
room. In this latter apartment the pulp
\ is placed on slabs of
porous stone over steam pipes and allowed to dry slowly. Let us
now return, after all these peregrinations, to the point whence we
sot out. Hero in the building whero are the offices of the firm,
the shipping clerk and the telegrapher, and the laboratory of
the analytical chemist, aro the three .halls devoted to the
labeling and packing of Azurene, three store-rooms and one large
room, where the printing matter, the glass and canvas signs and
the samples aro stored. , These samples aro kept, in two bins--one
for English, and the other for German. The rapid growth of this
Azurene interest may. be inferred from the fact that so recently as
last August, but two persons were required to / label - 11nd pack for
the market, and that now the three-halls that haVebeen mentioned
are "tlevoted to this purpose, each equipped with long rows of
_tables, arranged w I th_ seal es r ete.,_and. with_a_separate_force_of_gids__
aid a forewoman to each hall. And already, of Enokti samples,
one million have been put Up ; and of German, one hundred ;thou:.
sand. ,Elsewhere will be found an advertisement of Azurene,.and
some editorial remarks regarding the same. We bad niit,tiine to
inspect the works where is prepared the
FARMERS' AND PLANTERS' SUPER-PHOSPHATE
a fertilizer that has met with marked success wherever introduced,
not excepting in the ,arid but highly productive State of New
Jersey, whose thrifty citizens aro notahle_for the microscopic
scrutiny wherewith every commodity which they consent to receive
in exchange for money is explored and testdd.
Purposing to make this_fertilizer
_the sultieet . of a separate com
munication, at a future day, we content ourselves with printing
with this issue a circular prolyared for distribution this spring, and
beg to call the attention of-all interested in the subject to the same.
Assuredly it is no exaggeration to state that the facilities at the
,command-of garrison Brothers & Co. for tho manufacture of the
various articles produced at their extensive Works at Gray's Ferry
and at Kensington , are uneurpassed r and-in - somcyrospects;:mr:ifiz
the production of Colors, the adVantages which they possess over
_othec.. Color. manufacturers aro hbVious. On their own grounds
aro produced the *Mica's or bases required in the making_of -
Colors, and for this purpose those ingredients aro here used before
they bavelheen_burdened_ with the various exponaos in the shape
of . orystal izing, packing, porterage; freight and - nianufheturer's
profit, all of which charges must be defrayed by other Color man
ufacturers, who have not Such•advantages, and Must therefore buy
their bases from the manufacturing chemist or the importer. Cer
tainly, .too, no Color Works and no Mill House in this or any
country, in the same department of industry, is so amply and
. splendidly equipped with machinery and apparatus. It was mani
festly the intention of Harrison 'Brothers & Co., in planning and
constructing these Gray's Ferry Works, to be provided for any.
emergency and any demand upon them fbego'ods. If the scheme
was magnificent,the profusion of expenditure in procuring what
ever might contribute to the realization of that scheme was no loss
magnificent. Since the establishment, however, of their New York
office, and the branch at Chicago,
there seems to be .a prospect of these two establishments being
worked up - to some approximation of their-capacity.
MAIN STREET.
and other
AZ URENE, -
OR INDIGO SUBSTITUTE. FOR LAUNDRY-PURPOSES
CONCLUDING REMARK'S
Nos. 192 Lake and 20 Wells Streets,
(ROCK WOOD & ICLOCKIO
CO'S {
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Fine Colors,
Zinc, &ci
OF LIME,
1846.
Oils, &c.
fARME!IS' & PLANTERS'
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DIRECTIONS FOR USE
DO NOT STINT!
BE LIBERAL AND THE YIELD
WILL REPAY YOU.
'Let the , Super-Phn,sphate Le Drilled di
Harrowed lii
FOR COTTON—Use from 300 to 400 pounds
In the row when planting. -
FOR TOBACCO.—This plant is a strong
feeder, and requires, perhaps, - more than any
other, a liberal application of ammonia and of
mineral food, such as Phosphates, Sze. Use
from 350 to 450 pounds, sown broadcast, or ap
plied in the hill, or both. This will almost
certainly double the yield, and greatly improve
the weight and quality of the plant.
--FOR_ CO RN—Sownl3roadbast_at .the rale if
from?3oo.o 450 pounds per item, in a handful
to twO
FO OATS.-250 pounds, hitri:owed ifi with
the seed, .
FOR WHEAT 'OR RYE.—PO to .150 ponnds
per acre, sown broadcast or drilled in with the
seed. D
FOR POTATOES.—Strew along tbe row
when planting, about 350 pounds to the acre.
FOR - TURNIPS.=3OO - e
acre. rit the time of seeding.
FOR TOP DRESSINO.Either grays or
grain, from 250 to 400 pounds will pay 111%02..
Try lt !
'The limited' space here forbids any extended
notice of certificates. The few copied below
haye been received since our last issue, and are
anating the many that may interest the farmer.
Our next Circular for the fall; or folowing,
spring, will present the opinions of on r friench
throughout the South, where the " rtmEits'
Alin PLANTERS''' bas been carefully tested nief
cotton, tobacco and other crops, and ran not fail
to be satifactory hi those who place rdianeu
upon the reporai of their neighbors.
Prom J. T. Christy, Upper Oxford
Messrs. 'FarrisOn Bro ,t• CO
Cl urrtsi. EM EN :—f used this season upon my
corn your Farmers' and Planters' Sitieg-Illios•
pate of Lillie, with, to me, very satkhict ory
no---rensen-to-e_xpeaLutugh_of.
crop, front t I I sat.thegrouutl planted had
not been farmed for the past Seven or eight
years, and the year before hardly_yielded etah
.NO lime, mantirelorarty klml - of fertilizer, as I
have been informed, had bceit used on it din fog
that time. Last year I planted the liehl adjoin
lug, which was similar in character, with corn.
- and used a popular fertilier, applied in the hill,
and had not corn enough to pay for the cultiva
tion of the crop. This season I used on the
ground first spoken of your Super-Phosphat
300 lbs. to the acre, and lutd hu dick
to -the-samb—rif-weltmrrturetriT.Ord7 - 7111 crs , -
was not - -- egittil highly i -
proved farms in the neighboldlood, and excelled.
by none. I do not know iitwhat else to Mtn-
Utile SUCCE'M but to Elie use of your I'lio4-
photo of Lime.
fiery respectfully,
.1. 'n - cmit
P. S.- 'rho 4ample: of elm which T solid you
li a fair exhibit of the_crop.
From John Doylo, Bensalem Township
DF:Att titit —I have used the and
Planters' Super-Phosphate upon earn, wheat
and other crops, and it givers me pleasure to
state that I consider it Invaluable to the farmer
f eery much prefer it to -'s, -'s, and
'a, which I had previously nsed. 1 33 ill
consider It a pleasure to speak well of it to•my
neighbors, and I trust my recommendation lay
do them, as well as you, a service.
Very respectfully,
From Fonnunoro & Wilson, Loipsic
'Messrs. Ilierrison Broth&g f•
CIENTLEMEN:—We wish you to send it, an
other load of your Farmer,' and Planters' Super
Phosphate. Tlio Calitahl td . vessel wiii report
at your office as soon us prepared to go to your
wharf. The article has taken well in our nog u •
borhood, and we brink we haye seen couch
and heard enough of its working to a rife,. you
a gratifying account of it. We have herefhloro
sold
confining ourselVOS, as we shall, to the Tarmars'
•acul Planters', we feel we can give quite a,
if 'not greater satisfaction to our trade.
Yours, respectfully,
FEIs:NIMORE & "WILSON,
Parties -w ishing. ()lir Pamphlet of Cell cat.,
please address fl A RRISON BROTHERS
CO., Philadelphia or New York, or HARM
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SONS & WHELEN, Balt intore, ti.
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IN LUMPS,
To be used, in a Bag the same
as Indigo.
IN POWDER,
Put Up in Patent Sifting Box, and
IN LIQUID.
See Following Certificates :
FROM BOOTH & GARRETT,
Analytical Chemists, Philadelphia
PHILADELPhIA, Noy. :101h, ISM,
Messrs. liarr4on Brothers cC Cb.
' 105 South Front St., l'hiladelphia.
DEAR SIRS :—We havt, made a careful exami
nation of the "Azurepe" manufactured by you,
.and while the color itself seems to he all' hat can
be desired" for beauty, we find It entirely free
from Okalic Acid and neutral in its character,,
gliing it additional claims for The Laundry pur
poses for which It is matntfactured.
We should not hesitate to use it ourselves, in
domestic economy.
Respectfully yours,
BOOTH ,s& omuiErr.
(Signed)
FROM S. IDANA.IO.4IVES,
Assayer for the State of Massachusetts.
• llosTow, 19th Nov:, 181i8.
Afessra—lfarrison-Ilrotherg4;.Co: ; • ,
lams , r.t...mtvw " Azurene " has 'Ten
analyyed and corepared,with other articles used
as Ldundry Blueing.
We have fonndl it entirely soluble in cold'
water, and nmeh more rich in eblorhig matter
than other preparations. It, is free from any
polsonous'or cOrrosive substance, or any matter ,
which can impair the lines' textile fabrics.
Among the large number of preparations both,
solid and pasty submitted to ,us, no one his pre
sented a composition so mire or possessed so line
an azure, blue Color, and we regard "Azurene"
as remarkably adapted 'to the use of the laun
dress; and applicable on the large.scale to.bleach
goods, where perfect whiteness is sought for.
Respectfully, •'
'(Signed) . .A. A. HAYES, TI. Dl
S. DANA AA YES,
•
State Assayers for 'Massachusetts.
From Conrad Stamper, Chemist, Philia.
, .
I have tested the sample of Azuritne or Con
centrated..litcligo, and white L.tiate found it
four to live" tidies stronger - than the ordiriarV
blues, as well - as tu every way suitable for all
LAUNDRY purprises; I' have also found it free'
from Oxalic Add, ,whiell is a (lentil) , poison,
arid destructive to , all fabrics, and which is so
,extensively used In the manufacture of Indigo
Blues to. nake them soluble. • I 0111'11101y ro
t
commeMl itlto o overy housekeeper for use in the .
laundry. • - , .
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. . .
'JOHN" DWI' I. 1