The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-26
.TaE BRICK RuiaInEss

Up at New Cumberland, and Some OF the
other ibdustriss or that Town and OF
BnneocI .Ceuniy-7ln Interesting Re.
sumo af tIther natters. ~, z, ,.ig r. 81
Nkw CpABERLAs ~, VS. Va, November
25,-Astbe brick kmakihg season has now
come to!a close here In Hancock county,
we may be atllibSty 10 give, q review Of
the past years work and chow toilthe
mapyreaters what immense proportions
this ons branch Of manufacturing assumes.
wsmads inquiry Of late among those who
are engsged3in this business and cleaned
the following facts which We will give to the
public During the briek,makipg season
| u 1880, which ranges from about the 1st
oI April until the l5.h OF November on
the open yards, with the exception OF a
few yards where dry houses have been
erected, where they can work .sall the
year sround.n We have ascertained
that there has been 20 oO0, 900 brick made,
and 20 ,0OQ tons Of clay prepared and ship.
ped into market. That the reader may
got an idea Of sthis immense number Of
Brick and clay, il may be found by q
computation Of these figures that the groes
weight will be 80 900 tons. and It will re-.
duifo s, ,7l5 cars OF IA tons burthen, or 2S6
trains OF 70 carr each 10 move this enor.
nous irsiGhtage Of brick and clay into
market, or. nearly one train OF 20 cars
every woIkiug day in theyear. N Now the
market yalne OF these brick ID computed
at about Sl4 per thousand, or $3.50 900; the
clay Is worth 81 per ton or $40 QUO, max.
ing q, grand total Of $500, 900. This amount
oI money coming into small town or
community annually Is calculated to soon
make US vastly wealthy. Then this is al
most clear gain. to the community from
the fact that all the material used In the
manufacture Of this commodity % found
here implanted ID our hills, besides
coal aud gas for the burning and
heating process necessary 10 sue.
cessiul competition ia found also, and no
outlay TO any foreign neighborhood ID
necessary. Besides this branch there ID
also. that terra Gotta, and the nanufac.
ture Of caibon from natural gas, but this
latter branch, oi induatry Is owned and
operated by some Eastern capitalists, and
c0pseqn we have but the lease prlyi.
lPge toyield ua revenue, Hancock county
IL also considered good wool-Rrowinp
county, and quite large yield OF wool ID
shorn every season, which brings In its
share Of revenue. Then we raise wheat,
oatS, corn, potatoes, 90, almost enough Ia
feed ourselves, besides pork, beef, and
other farm produce. We have good
home market, and everything looks pros.
perpps. Another feature Of our county
"a that we are fast becoming 0 fruitgrow.
ing county. This year we had at leAsj
1000 barrels OF apples stored IN good
order, and in Q few yoaJs, when The
young orchards that have been planted
10 the psat year or two grow up and
hesin 10 yield We will be able to pu,
up at least 100 900 barrels spy ordinary
fruit yeSI. Another feature Of our coun-
ItI which Is very commeudah'e
ii the current expenditure Of the county
and the town taxation In comparison TO
other counties OF the State. Our fiscal ex.
pense for epass few years has been com.
pata taively lower than any county In the
Sta'e. Our conrt record will show clear.
\ or docket andJess litigation In comparison
To our popula'i ion, and at the same itme
We have better order In tho community,
| less drunkenness aud iawer criminal pros
ecutions than aSy county in the state. In
Il fac. we think We are the model
icounty. Bot with oil this won.
IderIuf showing yet one thiba
isck we. While we have all !hoSa
natural advantages, we yet need railroad
which would enable % 10 be yet more In
dependent ard give the outside world q
chance to GET at us and we To communicate
1 with them. Our people are ripe ioEaa On
terprise OF thia Kind. Tho immense bedi
oi co luestSnS ana Ind Iron Iron o ore ia6eddeE s
j, Q rSilroad, would be opened up and on
people readily zee the advantages It Houit
give them. Il is only question Of tint
when this enterprise will he undertaken
and with the demand for railroad con
nectlons Increasing It Is 10 be hoped tha
the time may be at no distant day.
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