Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-02-12
!. Tho oueslion of flre proof .baiId.

:
,ut. Tho question Of FIRE proof build
ngs may yet be solved BY fre-brick,
md as il can be moulded into any
Iorm, ornamental or massive cd6ces
may be built, which will render Chi
cago or Boston disasters mere matters
of history. Two inches OF friedrich
would oppose nm effective barrier to
the greatest conaagation. The ma
terial is plenty, our hills are full OF 1t,
and If there is such thing as con-
structing fre-proof building, fro
brick is the material with which to
60 l..
THE COMPANY
is composed OF Messrs. John McMath,
wm. ALBERT & Brothers, Of Woodland,
Isaac & B F. Reese, Of Pltsburg, and
Kessler & Dubree, Of rhilipsbug Mr..
McMath is General Superintendent,
and under his management the Wood.
land bricks rank with any in the mar
ket, and they find it difficult to keep
pace with their orders. The works
were built in 1870, and are inventoried
at $4,000. Five houses and an Office,
owned by the company, adjoin the
works. To Messrs. McMath, Superin-
tendcnt, and Boggs, the gentlcmanly
salesman and accountant we, arc in
dcbted for our statistics. .aa
But we should have only taken
cognizancc.of moiety of the firc-c!ay
interest If We omitted to mention the.
new firc.brick company and its large,
ncwly-ercctcd works.
THE HOPE rIRE-BRIcK COMPANY,
of which Mcssrs. l.. G. Wiel aud II.
A. Richards, OF Philadelphia, Pa, and
John McMalh and Mr.. Albert & Bro,
Of Woodland, are the members, have
erected q two-story
BUILDING,
: 10 by 1876 feet, with drying floor IS
T, feet square, planned exccllently and
} well-built, with The second story light
5 ed by dormer windows, situate about
one hundred rods from the Woodland
! depot, and built close to the railroad.
}, Near this building are five new houses
: and an Office, the property OF the CON-
D pany, and the s-slt
LARGEST FIRE BRICK KILN IN THE UNITED
STATES.
y This is double kiln, 20 feet in diane
" ter, 20 feet in hight to crown and l5
/. feet above the crown, making its total
IS height S5 feet, strongly banded with
D. heavy iron bands. 1t contains $4,000
D. bricks which alone cast 1000. The
IS ironing cost 5000, and the total cost
d of the kiln was over $4,000.
'r THE VEIN OF CLAY
r, is of the finest 10 the State,5 feet thick,
II and composed of two strata, the hard
le and soft clay. 1t is half milo from
Of the works and will be connected with
le them by an iron railway.
cs THE MACHINERY
s. which has partly arrived, and all Of
ne which has been shipped, is the finest
n to be procured and altogether the
re works will be difficult to beat. Theil
or cost will not be less than $50, ,OOO,-
,g The works are designed for manufac
be turing all kinds Of fire clay materia
nd and terra Gotta ware. 1t is expected
= that they will be ready for operation
of in about sixty days, and with tb
he facilities they possess and under th
'er efficient management by which the.
will undoubtedly be directed there
no room for doubt as to the success Q
,w the enterprise.
eel Here then capital of s100, 900 is in
cs, vested in this production, and we ha
use the fact as precursory of an attractio
re. of foreign capital in this direction
ks and the diverting OF local capital int
eel this channal. For the hills upon eth
ess er side of US, and all around us, almos
ted within the limits of our borough, hol
The veins of this unrivalled clay. a3
a Of Woodland we have not space
for say more than that it has largo, vel
re- kept store, owned by Kessler, McMa,
ur. 4 Co., and large steam saw mi
nd. owned by VIM. Albert. Many ne
re houses have been built there this 50
,ro. son, and Mr.. VIM. Albert has hot
as in process of Observation-Disclosures