The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-10
POTTERY WORKS.
A Exhibition Of Sample Pottery Made
from Canton Clay.
Three Fourths Of the 10000 Worth of
Stock Already subscribed for the
New Industry.

II Ia now almost an assured fact that
pottery works will soon bp established
here, Three fOuTlhs OF the $40 600 worth
OF stock has already been subscribed and
the remaining fourth II Ii expected will
be taken within u week, As soon aa all
the sock In taken the stockholders will
meet, organize aud incorporate The COM
paDy, All thls will probably be accom-
pliahed In u few days from 1ale,
LOCATION on THR WORKS,
The meeting OF the stockholders will
determine where the works shall be- To-
Gated, Az the clay and coal, necessary
TO the manufacture OF the pottery are
both found In abundance on the Belden
farm, about two miles southeast OF Can
ton, II IL not unlikely that the works
will be built In that neighbOTh00d and
u tram-way built from the shop TO the
Cleveland q Canton railroad, the track
OF which IL only half q mile distant
from the farm, The buildings will prob
ably be OF frame, the main structure, 40
now designed, 10 be lO0X60 feet, with
several subordinate buildings Of smaller
dimensions. The NUMBER OF men 10 DO
employed at the start IL about twenty
This number will be augmented ~ the
tr dc OF the new concern requires.
SPECIMENS or THE WARE,
The office Of MIR, s, X. Nichols, the
protector OF the enterprise, IL In the old
Dannemiller building, at the northeast
corner OF TuacaraWas and Market streets.
Here, through the cOurtesy OF Mr.
Nichols, the DEMOCRAT was shown q
number OF specimen pieces Of pottery,
made from the clay found upon the
Belden farm and baked with the coal
found ut the same place, These pieces
are crooks, jaTa, pilCheTa, pipes and
other articles OF stone ware, and are
equal, and some pieces superior to the
product Of other first class pottery
works. These tamplea were made at
several different polleries and In each
ease, surpassed the work turned out at
the places where they were made,
Mr, Nichols said; "The success Of the
enterprise IL assured by the fact that we
have the clay, the cOal and the shipping
facilities all together, ! know Of pot.
ttrleg where the manufacturing faclli.
ties are poor; the pottery turner's use
foot power instead Of steam lathes, the
product must be hauled In wagons ak
aud seven miles TO reach a shipping
point, aud the coal must be shipped and
hauled from adistance, These concerns
are prosperous, Why then should not
we, with all our advantages for cheap
manufacturing, have sure thing" As
an
INDICATION or TRADE
Mr.. Nichols said: IL have the assurance
OF u market for the ware, ~ soon az we
are able TO furnish II. One gentleman
has already applied for the agency Of the
State Of Ijwa and guaranteed TO take
one hundred car loads OF ware annually.
A large Wholesale dealer has also prom.
ised me a large share Of his trade,
These offers, coupled with the other trade
| eau obtain, are sufficient TO guarantee
steady work for forty eight weeks In the
year for the capacity Of the works, as
now designed"
The pottery Industry IL q good, sub
s'antal one, and will prove a valuable
addition TO the varied industries Of Can
| ton,