The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-08
THE NEW BRICK FACTORY
THE HYDRAULIC WHITE BRICK COM
PAsY ORGANIZED FOR BUSINESS.
Mr.. d. G. Love Elected President-The
Factory VIII be Located Right In the
Ciry-The Bricks Will be Made or
Lime and Sand-Rcvolution In Ma
terfal for Buildings

The Messenger recently stated that
the Hydraulic White Brick Company
recently organized in our city, had
been granted a charter to make brick.
erect buildings and prepare plans and
estimates of all kinds Of buildings
The stockholders met last Saturday
night in Mr.. Andrew Smiths office, in
the smith building, and elected the fol-
lowing directors: Andrew Smith, II.
Z. Bonitz, ]. G.. L. Gieschen, NJ. w.
Jacob. J. a. Springer, D.. c. Love and
Roger Moore. The directors elected
the following officers: D.. c. Love pres
ident; Andrew Smith vice president
and general manager; Roger Moore.
secretary and treasurer. Messrs. NJ. w.
Jacob, ]. A. Springer and Andrew
Smith were appointed as a managing
committee.
Mr.. II. Huennekes, Of H. Huen-
nekes & Co., new York city, was pres
ent at the stockholders meeting n
explained in full the process and ma
chinery used in the manufacture of the
lime s~tonebrickS as made by the "syS-
tenn Huennekes." Mr.. Huennekes is a
native of Magdeburg, Germany, n is
at present establishing plants in
America. He left Sunday night for
Richmond, Va, and was accompanied
by Mr.. Andrew Smith, who will pur-
chase machinery for the new plant.
Mr.. Huennekes made a fine impression
on the directors of the Hydaulic White
Brick Company here. as being PAINS
taking in endeavoring to thoroughly
explain his system of brick making.
The ~tOckholderS and directors feel
that they will v a plant when COM
pleted hat will be thoroughly modern
and will meet all the requirements for
making this new brick, which will be
a formidable rival to the burnt clay
brick. The limestone brick is the re-
suit of years of experiments of the best
and most scientific chemists and inven-
tors, and bids fair to be an important
factor in building industries. This in
vention of Mr.. H. Huenneke in many
respects bids fair to result in I'M
dreamed of reforms as limited at by
Edison in cement and sand buildings,
that was heralded as being the greatest
and most economical process of build
ing yer dreamed of by scientists and
inventors.
Brick manufactured by the System
Huennekes' have many features that
will commend their use to architects,
! builders and owners They are harder
| than the ordinary clay brick, standing
as high a pressure as 5000 pounds to
the square inch, whereas the
best hydraulic press brick will only
stand 5000 pounds to the quare inch.
The lime and sand stone brick is I'M
questionably the best brick for sea port
towns and cities, as they are imper-
vious to weather and water and not
affected by saline atmosphere and
climatic changes. Several of these
bricks were tested in the Pittsburg
Testing Laboratry and they stood a
most remarkable test. 1t was very
severe and yet these bricks, after be-
ing submitted to three successive freez-
1ngs, then compressed to a pressure Of
5000 pounds to the square inch. show
ed no sign of disintergation.
The white pressed bricks are made in
several shades-white, pink and dark
gray-and these colored brick will hold
the most delicate shading with the
utmost precision. BY the beginning
of the new year., the Hydraulic White
Brick Company will be able to demon
strate to the citizens of Wilmington
that they can make, the handsomest
and most durable bricks ever put on
this or any other market, and made
with sand and lime by the system
Huennekes.
The factory, as heretofore stated.
Will be located on the square embraced
w Front and Second and Baden
and Harnett streets.