Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-08-26

Another important Industry that
has been in its formative stages during
tile past few weeks has been projected
for Berkeley county, aud tbs success
of the venture has already been Ms.
snred by the organization Of COM
pany of well-known local and foreign
capitalists, who held meeting in
this CITY recently and took the nee.
essary steps toward incorporation and
development
The organization VIII be known ms
the Martinsburg Brick u Tile Co.,
and will be composed of gentlemen OF
the highest busiuess and financial
standing in this and other sections,
while the land they have purchased
and will develop is generally recog-
nized in Berkeley county rs being
among the richest shale and CLAW OF
any that were visited or inspected by
Assistant State GeoloRist Grimsley
upon his recent visit here, and whose
report concerning the vast riches snd
practically inexhaustible supply to he
found in this county we're revelation
to all except few, whose knew
ledge WAS CLEANED by practical tests
and personal observation.
For some months past it has been
known in this CITY that the most ex-
haustive Investigation aud tests
of the CLAWS and shales from the
farm of f. Vernon Aler, located n
couple of miles south of the city,
near the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad,
have been in progress. bat the un-
nseual and brilliant success of these
tests was not understood until the
splendid display of finished articles
made from the clays and shales was
placed on exhibition in the window
of the Bank of Martinshurg, where
they have since been subject of close
Inspection and favorable comment on
the part of several contractors and
builders. as well as the public gener-
ally.
TESTS A SUCCESS
That the rigid tests to which the
clays and shales have been subjected
has proved n eminentlN successful
one is easily demonstrated bv a glance
at the many kinds of finished product
and the unusually high grade Of each.
There are in the collection several
specimen of as fine vitrified paving
brick as can be found anywhere-hard,
durable and of handsome appearance
ornamental building brick, show sur.
faces of a dazzling white, deep green
aud other colors plain building brick.
Of superior quality and finish floor
filing of handsome design and finish
roofing tiles, terra GOTTA pipes, and
manv other articles of great CONNER
cial value-all coming from the one
section of land now in control of tie
company.
OF the articles in the display, two
nf the best. if not the best, are the
pressed brick and the ornamental
brick, the "a ter in colors. The press
ed brick is as fine AS any ever seen in
this city. and las been pronounced 5v
builders # long experience to be sup
erior to any thing that hrs ever gone
into building in this srctiop This
brick is of very handsome shape and
rich color. while its finish suggests
that it was made wholly by hand by n
skilled workman. The ornamental
bricks are in several colors, each deem.
ly burned and of great brillianey.
The white and green are especially
handsome, and are designed to he used
in fronts of buildings aud for general
ornamental worK.
Another Of the articles which has
commanded full share of attention
is the vitrlfied paving brick. Full
sized, heavy, fgeometrically precise
handsome finish, it is conceded t.
equal ANYTHING, and far SURPRISES
nearly all of the brick shown by
agents here when the brick for paving
Queen street was selected. This artl
Gle alone is of a quality rs would keeI
a plant in full operation indefinitely
and is numbered among the really
valuable products of the clay found
on the farm controlled by the com
pany.
The entire exhibit was made from