The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-02-14

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idy judged by the W ealth of the
parties thereto. They of course
mine their own coal but sell none.
The next important Arm is the
Union Furnace company or better
known as the Columbus Brick u
Terra Gotta company. James Kill
bourne is president and Ellis Love-
JOY, general manager. Their spec
iality is building brick and they
have q wonderfully fine variety of
different designs in size, shape and
color. Over 200 different patterns
are found in their storage rooms
They are mostly high priced, fancy
building brick. The defective brick
which they throw away, either from
defect in color or in being slightly
nicked, if gathered up and used
would make much better looking
house in every way than there is in
Logan. They sell some of their de-
fective bricks, called seconds" and
they make most elegant work. The
perfect article is sold mostly in the
east, they having furnished the ma
terial for some of the most noted
pressed and fancy brick buildings of
our eastern cities.
The next industry in this line we
notice is the Hooking Valley Fire
Brick company of Logan. This was
organized in 1880 with capital stock
of 10000. w. l.. Adams president
and Chas. +. Bowen secretary. This
plant was moved to Portsmouth,
where 1t has grown to large and
important industry. 1t deserves
special mention from the fact that it
was the pioneer in the business of
clay manufacturing in the valley.
In this connection the fact should be
mentioned that Capt. w. M. Bowen
was the first to discover the hard
fire clay and call attention to it's in
trinsic worth and value to the citiz-
zens who afterwards followed out
the suggestions he placed before
them. The Hooking Clay Manufact-
uring company which took the place
of the Hooking Valley Fire Brick
company here in Logan has grown
to a very important plant, and in the
words of Mr.. Hayden equal or super
Tor in it's outfit to the plant at Hay =
denville. This company was organ
lied in 1890, with a capital stock of
So, 900 all paid In. VIM. b. Hayden
president, John w. Jones Vice Pres
dent, A. Magoon Sec'y. and Genl.
Supt. G. e. Bowen Treas. 1t uses in
the manufacture of its goods one
hundred and twenty five tons of fl re
clay per day and make great var
iety OF fire clay goods, perhaps more
varieties than any other establish
ment In the state, consisting of sew er
pipe, drain tile, fire proofing, fire
brick, street paving blocks, side
walk brick or tile and building brick
in great variety. The rock face
brick "Vitrified' such as is seen in
the Odd Fellows Building is sample
of their brick. They also make the
colored brick OF all shades, from
terra Gotta to dark brown or green,
fully twenty varieties. These brick
are used all over the United States,
east, west and north and south. One
conspicuous building worthy of
mention have used several thousa nd
Of this company's brick, viz. the
Vanderbilt mansion, which when
completed will cost $l0,0O0,OO0, sit
uated on Mr.. Vanderbilts estate in
North Carolina. They have also
sold many brick for fine residences
In New York, Chicago, Detroit an d
other prominent cities.
This gives us some idea of the i'm
mense Importance of this industry
to Hooking county. But all these
industries mentioned though of
great Importance and promise pale
Into insignificancy from CONNER
cial point of view, before the greater
industry of Hooking county, the coal
industries ranging from 3rd to 9th in
different years i'm production, the
amount of coal produced within her
borders Is marvellous indeed. This
is all offered for shipment over one
road only. Some idea of the impor-
tance OF the coal business to this
road may be gained from the fact
that 1t Is the best equipped coal road
in the country proportioned to its
length. For many months In the
year 1t Is offered all or more work
than It can do, and frequent lltiga-
tions have occurred from alleged un-
just discrimination in the matter of
taking care OF the trade offered.
Considerable coal has been shipped
from Hooking county for a good
many years, but the Banner Period
is covered by the last fifteen years
and of course Ward township is the
Banner" town. Mine OF consider
able Importance were opened up by
the Consolidated Coal and Mining
Company, on Sand Run and the Syn
dicate also had mine up the same
hollow. Murray City was early
started and the quality Of the coal
from this mine has gained a most
enviable reputation and still retains
1t. Ex-Mayor Babcock OF Gle veland