Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1904-12-01
THE MEXICO
BRICK COMPANY
NEW PLANT OF HOME ENTER.
PRISE WILL SOON BE READY
FOR OCCUPANCY.
CAPACITY WILL Be ENORMOUS.
Occupies Most Favorable of Locations
Equipped With All Modern
Machinery for Manufacture
Of Fire, Paving and
Building Brick.

Cioi OLA Cdt penbtin anu htOIe Ut mCIc
Of laborers the new, thoroughly equip
ped plant Of the Mexico Brick Co., is
nearing completion.
Situated between the Wabash and
Chicago & Alton railroads in the east
ern part of this city, the new plant
will serve as an ideal illustration Of
the energy and progressiveness Of To-
cal capital.
The concern now owns about twenty
acres Of land lying just south of the
new works. This acreage is under
layed with an untold quantity of fire
clay, shale, suitable for the manufac-
ture Of paving brick; and loan that
is unsurpassed for the making Of a
high grade brick To put these won
derful resources 10 shape for demand
is at present installed a plant that
Iemploys the services of score OF men.
This number will be increased four
score with the completion of the new
plant,
This plant will consist Of three
buildings in addition to the sixteen or
more kins. The main building now
nearing completion is l2O feet long by
so feet in width and two stories in
height.
In a large room in the west end OF
this building will be the hoisting
, shaft where the fire clay will be
, brought from the mines below to the
upper floor, where it will be thrown
into the crushers and grinders. From
here 1t goes to the screens and then to
the large machine in the east room OF
the first floor. In this modern brick
making mechanicism the material is
n mixed, forced out in a long shaped
5 mass cut into the sized brick desired,
# repressed, ready for the dry house. In
D D the east room Of the upper story oil
= this building will be located the ma
chinery for the manufacture OF mould
ings and shapes.
Passing from the main building tne
brick will be carried on small steeI
a. cars OF special construction TO the or!
n house a building low in heigth, la
Is feet in length by % feet in width, con
g. tanning five tracks, 14O feet long, hold
a. ing cars loaded with 1000 brick, un
,e deriving the floor of this structure
I'd the steam pipes, the heat from whicl
In draw all moisture from the gree
st bricks, An air shaft, so feet in height
II surmounts this building which give
#. an extreme circulation throughou
q the building. -,
". After sufficient time for the brlc
To- to become thoroughly dry in tn
all building they are ready for the ouri
ing process Of the kilns, which rang
to the east. :,
The kilns will be constructed IN u
af- most modern manner and will all
rts of the downdraft pattern.
ch To the north and adjoining u
nit main building is the engine and boil
est rooms. Two monster boilers W
XII furnish steam to run the 800 nor
Iiss mower Corliss engine and furnish d
Ter, heat for the dry kiln. From tne
fire boxes, an So foot smoke stack c'
| m ries off the smoke.
Situated to the west and some q
title tance from the main structure VIII
built an office building.
de- The plant will have railroad tra'
'uit ace from both roads and the loadi
rhe and unloading docks are so arranp
and that the cars will be at a level.
cir Self gravity has been aconsldera1
ers- in the construction of the plant a
hat there is slight fall in the grade IT
eme west to east No power will be nee'
in the transportation of the mater.
on, and brick from the time the nre c
U s,oL or sbale is hoisted from the mine
'has If leaves the works a finished artl
was vas The Mexico Brick Co. is a corl
mi at,on composed entirely OF Me-
Dsed capital ara.
,ost The officers of the concern are
w." 49, Glapdon, president and gen
~ ~, sunerintendent; G. A. WitherSp'
ftsd ed vice president; W. W. Harper, Sc $,
,Ses n.e tary and treasurer, These gentiel
light with A. " ~ ~ % directors.
100. compose Tue ooolo y -