Amador ledger., 1905-07-07

turing companies in all the large
cities is proverbial. This is par
ticularly true IN the Eastern cities,
Notwithstanding the fact that in the
East they can run but seven or eight
months in the year, and that a keen
competition in all lines of this in
dustry exists. In this climate, where
snow and ice are unknown, brick
plant can be run the year through as
we'll one day as another. No other
industrial enterprise Offers such en-
couragement for conservative in
vestors as well-appointed, we'll
aged brick business. Bricks never go
out of style, never deteriorate IN
quality, are always worth more than
housing, and are indestIuctible.
plant near growing city, operate it
in business like manner, and the in
vestment is always safe.
The conditions surrounding the
manufacture of brick in and around
San Francisco are most peculiar.
This city was originally a wooden
city, but as the town grew the fire
limits within which wooden buildings
could be erected were from time to
time extended, and the demand for
brick for building purposes annually
grew greater. Ten years ago the an
nual consumption of brick in San
Francisco did not exceed 10000, 900.
This year it will exceed $50, 900, 600.
For want of suitable material most
of the brick used in the market prior
to two years ago we're made by what is
known as the soft mud process. These
are sold here in San Francisco at
So 90 per thousand, with per cent
off for cash, making the price SO. 80,
while in the smaller towns north of
San Francisco the price for common
brick is S1l00 TO $500.
In view of these conditions it is but
easy to see at a glance what an in
vitlng field lies before company cap
able of solving the problem of man
ufacturlng a stiff mud brick to be
placed Oh this market, for stiff mud
brick are considered in every way pre-
ferabIe to the soft mud article, in
that it becomes in position as hard as
adamant, has greater tensile strength,
and presents more finished appear
ance. 1t is fast being given the pre-
ference by architects and contractors.
70 manufacture this brick economi-
cally and we'll requires large plant
(this plant already represents an in
vestment exceeding $50, 100000, but it
will be seen that returns more than
Justify the Investment. The cost of
making stiff mud brick from good clay
does not exceed $500 per thousand.
The improvements of this company
cover floor space exceeding 10, 900
square feet, or total of about one
half an acre. All of the buildings
are covered with best quality Cor
rugated iron. The oil tanks are buried
flush with the surface of the ground.
The plant is equipped with the most
modern machinery throughout, which
was purchased from the American
Clay Machinery Co., Bucyrus, Ohio,
who are the largest and most success
full builders of brick machinery in
the United States. This company
uses its own self -elevating steel brick
cars, invented, manufactured and con-
trolled by this company. Two of these
cars do the work of eighty ordinary
cars, and one man does the work of
three to five men as employed for
this labor in other yards. When the
kiln and other Improvement now be-
Ing made are completed this plant will
have capacity of 10000 brick per
day.
We burn in both clamp and down
draft kilns, and use oil exclusively.
This fuel not only gives more steady
heat, but represents in cost coal at
less than $500 per ton. In addition
to the manufacture of common and
face brick, this company is prepared
to place on the market many of the
higher grade clay products, in fact we
make speciality of hollow brick, a
building brick but recently intro
duced on the Pacific coast, and one
which the up-to-date architect does
not hesitate to recommend for the
reason that the weight is reduced a
third, the dead air chambers or open
space in the brick are non-conductors