The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-05-14
MS BRICK WORKS
| NEAR BAY ST. LOUIS.
|1oon & Son, Formerly OF Ohio.
II Here Two Years Ago and
4 an unpretentious Beginning
/ Today a Fine Steam Plant
.sIt to the place by The Echo.

Today a Fine Steam plant
sIt to the place by The Echo.
Echo has always contended that
rmanent prosperity Of Bay St.
lepended not alone on the business
ertaining summer transients, but
ccess to make us a self-supporting
Inity deyolyed upon establishing
saintenance of manufacturing and
industries, and to this end we have
Gngly taken a keen interest, always
|aging every project calculated to
h TO this basis Of bringing forward
\. Louis, and it is in this sense of
Ne gladly give space to local enter
Of this nature. The latest, and one
future that win contribute materi-
the prosperity OF Bay st. Louis,
on's Brick Works, located in the
bs OF the city, on the continuation
s lshington street. Business and
Ire calling forth the writer to reyei
luxuries OF nature, he found him
y bright morning recently passing
lick manufacturing plant owned
berated by w. I. Moon and @ +,
Fond OF investigation, and at
b by the hum of machinery, we
*ded to stop and take notes for the
= of the readers Of the Echo, Driv-
e and hitching our horse we alighted
the buggy and walked up TO the
where we were met by Mr.. Moon,
grasping our hand, said, "Good
pg, Mr.. Moreau, how many brick
BELL you today?' We replied by
that we could not resist stopping
b an attractive business spot; that
Z not brick we were after, but items
rest for the readers of the paper,
loon assured us that he would be
8 ted to give the said items and
Of the pleasure it would give him
Of any assistance in the matter.
ting the invitation to visit the
that we might see for ourselves
was being done, and OF which so
eems TO be known, the impression
at first sight was favorable, for
on every side it was evident that
labor under skillful direction had
spent to an advantage and that its
gers were bent upon the determina-
2bi accomplishing something that
be telling. The plant as it is to-
operated by steam, and the machin-
riven by a 25-horse power engine,
bntrast TO what it was at first. Be
hg only two years since, Mr.. Moon
Is son, under trying obstacles, be-
the most primitive fashion mould
tick by hand, with mule to grind
by, which was role i into tho spit"
eelbarrow. Today the moulding is
patic, carried out by pondero US ma
Ny, the working Of which is 80 true
eady as to fascinate the interest OF
blocker. And the clay is no more
ID by the creaking wheelbarrow.
Is method has been supplanted by
Icy carrier, which Mr.. Moon him
PntriVed. Flom the "pit'' to the
r. is a strong table, inclined g. as
thecarrier by its own weight back
he pit, and from here after it is
It is drawn up with a stout rope by
n. Everything is carried out au-
Ideally and the manner of working
fstematic throughout. Steam has
pea the position held by the faithful
Rule, and by new and progressive
zods, the capacity of turning out
bricks per day has resulted. To
Pyman these figures might not ap-
49,
out as a matter Of fact they are OF
Pean proportions. At present only
Il and the ordinary pressed brick are
~ out, but Mr., Moon has ordered a
ess, and this piece OF machinery is
fted to arrive next week. This will
lee a inc brick, as perfect and as
as a brick can be made, and will
TO be used in front walls OF build
lnd ornamental work. The product
fOn's Brick Works is already in d. e.
andin addition to local sales con-
Fsoie shipments have already been
II Oy way Of water TO New Orleans.
r. are three kilns, two Of which have
|sife square ehimneYs that tower sky
r. one TO the height Of 45 feet and
!O'nef 20 feet, The work Of building
Pa' o' Mr.. Moons and his sons, The
pace are made on the order OF what is
Iva as The down draft, admitting of
Ola ar the native clay, while in this
n ro's oeing very susceptible. The ca
Ivy oi each kiln is about $4,000. MIR.
u y thoroughly at home in this line
rViA' having followed the brick busi-
!, !, iOr the past ID years, in the states
',DlO ana Montana. His son, a junior
Nv ~. ~ 'ne hrm, is a splendid type OF
'sn manhood, but is thoroughly
' WIN the Bayou State, which is
w 70 'he hearts Of all Mississippi-
!. WI Moons business operations
! uave up to recently been in the ex-
'ai order Of things, the clay, wa
, tau ! y atmospheric conditions beng all
!" ulm; but being a thorough brick
= he has mastered all OF
q ma suo '. Is turning out a product
S h. y nome The demand for hard
! s,'S ! : 'nan was ever manufactured