Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-07-24
The Marietta Daily Leader
TUESDAY. JULY "a, 1900.
The New Addition.

lHeTe not summer udyS, WHICH nave
a rather depressing effect on the per-
formance of any physical labor not alb
necessary. in no wise retard
the numerous operations being carried
on in Norwood. The many buildings
under construction there are being
pushed to completion and give the
whole addition the aspect of a nina
ture city. At every turn new changes
meet the eye and speak convincingly
of the prosperity which has been Ma
rletta's portion for the last few years.
The Acme Brick plant is the largest
manufacturing concern now in opera
tion and Is running full hours. The
capacity of the plant Is at present 25,-
900 dry pressed bricks per day. The
received clay crusher and
a Giant auger machine yesterday and
will have these machines in operation
in the course of few days. With the
help of the Giant auger $4,000 bricks
can be made in ten hours.
Two carloads of new machinery ar
rived yesterday and will be placed in
position as soon as the new addition
which has been built is ready to receive
them.
At present six kilDs are in operation
and six more are to be completed be-
fnra u,intar Tho oapooitv of tho
plant when these contemplated i'm
provements have been completed, will
be 100000 bricks.
Sixty men are on the company's pay
roll and this number will probably be
augmented before many days.
The next largest plant which attracts
the visitors attention is the building
of the Ohio Valley Wagon Company.
These buildings, while still in process
Of construction, are large structures
and will give the company ample room
for their increasing business. The
brick work on the factory proper will
be completed next week. This build
ing is 150x50 feet and is three stories
high. The finish shop and blacksmith
shop, both buildings of considerable
size, are finished an dare ready to re-
reive the necessary machinery.
The work on the Electric Company's
power house Is also being FASTENED,
and by August 10 the building will be
ready for the iron truss work. The
today. The work on the sta
bles has been delayed because of the
to get the necessary material.
large force of men is busily engaged
In excavating for reservoir to be used
by the power house. The dimensions
Of the reservoir are 75x150 feet and as
the company will have quite an area
Of roof they expect to secure most of
their water from the rainfalls.. Three
carloads of heavy machinery arrived
and will be unloaded today.
One dynamo. weighing $4,000 pounds,
has been received and partly placed in
position. The company received in
shipment of machinery the
largest engine ever put in use in Mari
eta.
The manufacturing portion Of Nor
wood is equalled in extent by its neces-
sary complement of the resident por-
tion.
Eight or nine houses are being con-
structed, while considerable number,
built this spring, are occupied by men
employed in the city.
Some of the people building houses
are Albert Bayran. Mr.. Nudge, Super
of the Acme Brick Co., and
Mr.. Fred Moore.
The water line is being laid and soon
the residents Of the suburb can enjoy
the benefits of good water service.
On the whole. the impression left
with the visitor is very favorable and
leads one to consider Norwood an i'm
portant and beautiful addition to Ma
rietta.