The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-12

however, and a brief write up OF the
brick industry is here given.
The newspaper men called first at
the Provo pressed brick company ;
works. Here the scrihes were wei
coined and received most pleasantly by
Mr.. Van Gundy, the principle owner,
who showed them about the grounds
and in friendly chat gave them neat
little lecture upon the manufacture OF
brick
THE D1sPATCH is lead first to speak OF
the men and then of the enterprise.
The firm name is Van Gundy q Co..
composed OF w. c. Van Gundy, ID. ..
Wand and f. Wilson VINO all three are
Nebraska men, but are permanent resi-
dents of Provo, being here to stay.
They have an actual cash investment
in the plant of 81 800, all paid up. MI;
Van Gundy is the principle owner and
chief one interested and IS the practical
brick man. He is d small man, light
Commissioned and OF Niry build and
looks as though he is not afraid OF
hard work. and we doubt not out what
he has seen and done a good
deal of it. He is most genial
and engaging even in his work
ing clothes. He landed in Provo
last February on his way to Olympia
looking for a location. He was favor
ably impressed with Provo and thought
he could not strike better place than
this. so he concluded to settle In the
Garden City,. Notwithstanding the
stringency of the money market tins
season. and the consequent temporary
stagnation of building, he has not be-
come discouraged, but, on the contrary,
is highly gratified with the outlook, de
is turning out some good brick and every
consignment turned out is giving the
best of satisfaction and sells more, as
the brick is of a superfine quality,
The works are located OH the Spring
Vile road. some two miles or so south
uf Provo. The first feature of the
grounds that attracts the visitor IS the
peculiar shaped kilns, which Will be
| described, and the cleanliness and neat
ness of the yards. THIS latter IS due to
/ the new process of brick manufacture,
which is the latest. There has been
used 300 tons of coal. and zoo, 900 bricks
/ have been manufactured this season,
and all the ashes and refuse about the
wards could be hauled away in three
wagon loads. 1t is rare thing that Il
| brick breaks in the manufacture or
that any are melted in the burning.
The mud is first put through a
Quaker pressed brick machine.
! which is one of the most
simple and perfect made. 1t is run at
present by horse power, but can be-
manipulated by steam at any time.
The mould is filled under a pressure OF
ten tons. guaranteeing good, SOLID
brick, The bricks are not Jared In
handling nor made rough by being laid
upon the ground when wet. They are
/ taken from the machine on revolving
rack. lifted to a truck and then wheeled
to covered shed near by, and there
stacked carefully, where they are AR
dried instead of sun dried as is usually
the way in the old process of manutac-
ture. This keeps the bricks smool h
and neat with corners well defined.
/ When burned, these are intended for
the regular building brick, but so
smooth and neatly finished are they,
and being SO solid with so sound and
clear ring that many have used them
! for fronts. These bricks have been
selling at all advance OF $l.00 per thou
sand over other brick, but the company
are now competing with other manu-
/ facturers of brick and selling at the
same price as that asked for the pro-
duct manufactured in the usual way.
/ Bricks designed especially for fronts,
/ llue tops, mantel and ornamental work
/ 90 through another process, and are
equal and superior to the far famed
! Omaha and Ogden pressed brick Al
/ ter passing through the first press and
! being dried for thiTty-Six hours, each
brick separately is put through
perfection repress, under pressure
OF twenty tons. They are then al
lowed to dry slowly out OF the sun, and
! burned in a special manner.
The kilnS are what is known as
Cotton down draft kilns. A red brick
/ is burned by this company from the
7 first press, for ordinary building, but
they can not be, and are not, so solid
and durable as the white brick,
as the CLAY in this vicinl-
ty when burned properly turns white,
and red bricks made from it are more
or less rotten. The high-priced, extra
pressed brick, made especially for
fronts, are of a beautiful white or buff
color, and this is the only objection to
them by anyone.
1t seems that the people have been
educated mp to seeing red bricks, and
they think all brick should he red. The
white, or buff color, however, is
preferable in the east, and in places
where nothing but red brick can be
made. The brick made by Van Gun
DIV & Co.. would sell anywhere for the
far-famed Milwaukee brick for color,
and are far superior to tn EN- in quality,
and equal to them in finish. The Pay
son bank-front will be of this
brick, as will also be that of TIE DIS
PATcH's new building, which is to be
commenced soon. THIS will have the
effect of ameliorating the objection to
the color, as its beauty will be shown
and thereby advertised, OF course the
brick can be stained. 1t is a product
of Proves manufacture OF which two
much cannot be said and which cannot
be surpassed anywhere in the world.
The works are now turning out 5000
brick daily, although they have Ca
pacity Of 10000.
LIDDIARD & CO.'S YARDS.
On their return THE DISPATCH scribes
allied IN at the various other brick
yards. A call was made first at Lid
diard & Co.'s southern yards situated
Immediately north of Van Gundv x
Co. S. These works were found idle
just at present, while they are draining
tie clay bank. These works have a
capacity Of 24OOO bricks daily, and are
run to their full capacity. Upwards of
a million and quarter OF bricks have
been already manufactured there this
season.
TIFFANY's YARDS.
These busy yards were the next Wis
tied. They are situated at the head of
Fourth street. Here were found two
mills busy, and although the old
style of hand moulding Is in |
vogue they are turning out a very
superior brick Here are employed |
nineteen men with an average daily
output OF 10000 brick. Upwards OF
500, 900 have been turned out from these |
yards TO date.
FLE@MING's YARDS.
These are situated just across the
street from those last visited. These |
were also found going full blast. They /
manufacture daily $4,000 brick and |