The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-06-22
WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOS
ITION.

Special Correspondence 10 the SENTINEL
EXPOSITION GROUNDS, June p
Among the many buildings con
tanning Ohlo products, the dIspla,
in the Mines and Mining buildin!
will prove o. interest to The Gill
: zens OF Logan and vicinity, because
of the exhibits from the various
Mining aud Manufacturing estao
lishments in the Hooking Valley
The mining EXHIBIT occupies .
prominent position in the central
part of the Mines and Mining
building. and is peculiar from the
fact that every portion of the
structure, represents some product
of line mines of Ohio, used as bull
ding material, such as building
stone and, building brick, fire.
! proofing, terra Gotta, DC.
One wall and several of the parti-
tions of this Pavilion are built of
hollow tiles from the Haydenville
Mining and Manufacturing Co.
Some of he columns are covered
with materials from these works.
The material in this wall and in
the Partitions is not strictly"Terra
Gotta, but is rather "Fire-proof
Hollow Tiles generally construct
ed in buildings with The expecta-
t IN of finishing up by being cover
ed with plaster. The Tiles cover
ing the iron columns are also
finished on the outside either in
ordinary mortar or The well known
Keene's Cement finish. This ma
terIal however is not intended 10
show against or to compete with
what is known in artlcheture as
Terra Gotta" which is used gem
orally in outside wall construction
and is made for complete finish
in itself.
Instructions we're given the
representative of the Haydenville
Company at Chicago, and the ma
terial was sent there for two sam
pie walls, each about 8ft. long and
about SIT. high.
The first or lower courses consist
of -aJourses of the Regular pat
tern Hayden Street Paving Block,
Second 2 Courses Hayden Hollow
Sidewalk Blocks, Third S Courses
Semi Rock-faced, Glazed Brick,
Fourth 5 Courses Full Rock-faced
Unglazed Brick, Fifth 6 Courses
Terra Gotta, Rock-faced Bricks.
These walls show five different
kinds of new ard rather novel
building material. The Rocked
Glazed BrIck may be said 10 be
something almost entirely new in
the art, and something which it is
confidently expected will become
very popular, especially for large
city office buildings. The Terra
Gotta, rock faced Brick is much
admired as it appears in the ga
bles of the new Church which
The Haydenville Co. have constru
cted at HaydenvIlle. Built in or
dlnary dwelling house, it is one of
The handsomest things that can be
used, Inquiries are already coming
in from large builders in Boston
and points In the West for Duilds
ing material.
In addition to this exterior wall
material sham IN the Ohio pavlllan
at Chicago. there are set up san
piles of Hollow Tile Floor Arch
materials. This Floor Arch mater.
lal belongs strictly to the fire.
proofing line. 1t is used IN all
modern steel-construction, fire.
proof buildings. Chicago is the
largest market West, while New
York is the largest East although
large quantities are shipped 10
Boston.
In addition 10 the articles named
as being on exhibition, there are
also samples of Sewer Pipe and
and number of other shapes and
styles of materials as manufactured
by the Hooking Valley manufac-
lures. Much of the building mate
rial exhibited in The wall samples
was made at Logan by The Hook
ing Clay Mfg. Co.under the manage.
ment of Mr.. A. Magoon.
The floor of the alcove which
the Haydenville exhibit occupy in
the Pavilion is laid with The
Hooking Clay Mfg.Co,s. S X 1O
Glazed Paving Tile, the very pop
uinr Sidewalk material.
The Haydenville Mining & Mfg.
Co.'S. plant al Havdenville and
The Hooking Clay Mfg. Cos. pla,
al Logan, taken together, constitute
one of the largest ,if not The largest
clay manufacturing establishment
in the country. The little partial
exhibit IN the Pavilion does not
nearly give correct idea OF the
goods manufactured.
1t was The intention of the Hay
denville Co. 10 make an exhibit
in the Manufacturers & Liberal
Arts Building, bat at the final dis
position of space, they were limit
ed 10 such a small space as TO
make il impossible 10 make a fair
showing.
The exhibit in the Ohio Pavilion
is more for the purpose of encour-
aging the idea of the State Com
missioners, together withthe Arch
itect. of showing some of OhIo's
building materials.
The name. of each exhibit is in
dicated IN brass pIaie,so persons
interested in The display will have
no difficulty in finding just what
has been contributed by the var
ions manufactures.
There is also represented in the
exhibit contained in the construct
ion OF the building material from
the work at Union Furnace, Ports
mouth, North Baltimore, Akron.
Cleveland, GAINESVILLE, Columbus,
and other points.
Elah Terrell, the well known
architect of Columbus, designer