Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
MILFORD boy
A MANUFACTURER.
OY2.THTRD OWHER OFALARGE BgICK
ESTABLISHMENT IN SYLACAUGA, ALA.
Thos H. NcNichael. as Manager Of the
Alabama High Grade Brick Co., Of
Sylacauea, Ala is Said to have
Discovered Material After
MOBthsPrOSpectinG that
Makes the Finest
Brick in That
State.
State.

In 1900 II. II. Michael, 1.-THE sug-
qestion of Arthur Reynolds, left town
to engage in the manufacturing Of
bricks in the South, and they at first
located at Salisbury, n. c., and estsb-
li.hed a ma ufscturing plant at that
city. and It was there that Mr.. Nc
Michael learned his first lessons in the
making of bricks 10y the modern pro-
cess. After a years stay at that place
he and his partner Mr.. Reynolds, de
cided to 90 farther South prospecting
for a site to move their plant, which
they succeeded in doing in a few
months from that time at the spot
where the plant is now located in A'a.
Not long after settling III Alabama they
decided to take two other members into
the firm. which they did, so they could
still enlarge on the plant and make the
output per day much larger than be-
fore. The two members taken in were
NJ. J. Gregg and John Willis, both
lawyers of considerable prominence in
the city OF Birmingham, which is sit
uated only few miles from where the
plant is. As soon as this was done the
company was incorporated and began
business in proper style. aud their out
put per day siuce the enlarg ment of
the finn has cen SO O00 bricks. THY
have eight or ten large kilns; all 'he
tricks are dried by the steam process
and the yard is so arranged with ma
chinery that It is run every day, rain
snow, hot or cold After the plant
lad been enlarged AID the business
had begun 20 gov, Mr Reynolds de
string to come North, sold his interest
to the other three members Of the conn
psny, and it is no y owned ~ NJ. j.
Gregg, who is president; John Willis,
who l. seciesary and treasurer, and T..
IL. McMichael, Of this town, who is
manager. And it is said by the "Birm-
iugham Ledger" that "The bricks
made by this plant are the best brick
made in that State, and are command
ing trade of the test people of of the
South Much credit is $50 given Mr..
McMichael by the company for his
great executive ability and the knowl-
edge that he has at his command con-
ceuing tie .uality Of the raw material
from which the bricks are made.
As has been intimated, Mr.. Me
Michael has the entire charge of the
yard and is managing it. with the
wisdom of an old sage at the business
/ OF course it must be remembered that
when Mr.. McMichael left here he had
to accompany him years OF experience
+ in the brick business as carried on in
these sections, and had a knowledge Ot
materials from which bricks are made
that has been Of great service to him
Yet he had much TO learn, and he j.
deserving of the very highest com
mtndation for his push and energy in
grasping the things concerning the
business that had never before come
under his observation or experience.
The people Of this town and vicinity
are pleased to note that one Of the boys
Of Milford is succeeding so well in hi:
pursuit Of business, and expect to heal
Of even greater success from him in The
( course of the proper period Of time.