The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-22
Great Falls Prosperity stimulates Labor
In Adjacent Sections.

in Adjacent Sections.
: Drop a stone in the water and you vii
1t find that the impact produces waves ra
dating in every direction, the size vary
Q ing according to the width and weight o
S the missile used. Similarly the increas
9 ing requirements and wants of the Elec
trio city produce a pulsation which
stimulates the building up of new indus
tries in all sections thereto.
A striking exemplitcation of this is the
paving of Central avenue with vitritied
brick.
At the time this method of paving was
contemplated there was no paving brick
mandatory in the state. Ordinary
brick would not do. any lime or alkali in
the clay would condemn it, an excess OF
silica would make it too brittle. When
burnt the brick must have a tough CO.
hesion, give a conchoidal fracture, and
bear strength to resist heavy pressure
and sharp, sudden blows. 1t was there
fore patent that this required a peculiar
clay, which is far from being abundant.
But the neighborhood of Great Falls
contains natural ~ which as vet
are little known, and if anything is
wanted, mineral or otherwise, the re-
quirement is Il to be filled.
Henry Vogel, the contractor, examined
many localities, testing the clays when
found. At last at the confluence of
Wolf creek with Prickly Pear, and close
to the Montana Central railway, he
found a clay deposit which by his tests
possessed all the qualities required. MI.
Vogel then with his accustomed energy
proceeded at once to take the necessary
steps to erect an industry which has
in the past and will still more in the fut-
ure make its influence felt throughout
this section.
This week a TRIBUNE representative
visited Mr.. Vogel and with his sanction
had tine pleasure of inspecting the works.
Upon entering the yard it was evident
that business on a large scale was in
tended, using the most improved ma
chinery and introducing an entirely new
industry in the state, The writer found
one kiln of 100000 already burned and an
other of 100000 all ready to burn. These
two kilns are intended for buildings con-
templated in the works. An eyamina-
ton of the finished kiln showed the
kiln evenly burned, uniform in size. and of
excellent quality. In the %~arches the
BRICK were vitritied externally and had
that greenish blue cast significant of the
blue bricks of Staffordshire. A few
yards further are two patent kilns with
smokestack. all constructed of brick.
The two kilns are full, ready to burn,
and contain $4,000 brick each. These
brick are intended for paving purposes.
West of the kilns is a pile of 10000 paw
ing brick suitable for the first course of
the pavement. These brick] lappear
thoroughly vitritied externally and when
broken give a conchoidal sharp fracture
a brownish-red color. East of the
kiins is another pile of 100000 of similar
brick. At the north end Of the yard
men we're busy encasing with brick a
steam boiler intended to run a 7j-horse
power engine. The machinery will be a
semi dry auger paving brick machine of
a capacity of $4,000 to 10000 brick per
day.
Mr.. Nogel says it is his intention i'm
nediately after the engine and machin-
Try are in position to erect a drying
i0x10 feet, and also build three
similar kilns, which will give him
all the capacity required at present.
Mr.. Nogel deserves great credit for the
Energy he has shown under the greatest
and drawbacks this past
'eason caused by the business depres-
zion. The product of the yard speaks
or itself, being equal to any in the state,
1ut Mr.. Nogel stated that when the ma
is in running order the brick
will be equal to any product in the
Jnited States.
And thus the good work goes on, the
derived by Great Falls from the
Increase of factories, smelters, etc, and
hus the enlargement of her civic Dor.
lers has stimulated the erection Of this
industry in the Prickly Pear canyon, to
he success Of which Mr.. Vogel has The
.lRGBCNE'e best wishes.
The Royal Milling company recently
losed a contract with Senator r.. G.
to furnish bran by the carload for
heep-feeding. They are also negotiat-