Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-04-27
MEXICO BRICK AND FIRE CLAY
COMPANY PLANT A MONSTER
CONCERN.
WHEELS STARTED TURNING
THURSDAY MORNING
Everything Done by Machinery and
the Entire Equipment by the
Newest and Best Models
Capital Stock 100000.

IUe MEXICO Cldy anu flre brlcK
Company, capital stock sl00, 900, is an
institution that few OF our citizens
are cognizant Of its magnitude 1t
not only constitutes the old brick
plant, but the large new buildings be-
tween the Alton and Wabash railroad
tracks in the eastern part of this
city. The plant, taken as whole, is
one of the largest and most complete
establishments Of its kind in the west
and to fully realize its full dimensions
one must inspect it and see the rapid
ity with which the machinery turns
the wet clay into the finished product.
Friday afternoon LEDGER reporter
called with Mr.. Harper, secretary and
treasurer of the company, and was
courteously shown over the buildings
by j A. Glandon, president.
The capacity Of the plant is 10000
brick per day and at present $50 con-
crete blocks.
To describe the plant it will be the
best plan to follow the clay through
its process of moulding.
In the west end of the building are
two 60.foot shafts s by IL feet each
These have two buckets, which are
connected with steam hoisting g en-
gine on the second floor. When one
bucket comes up full the other de-
scends empty, On the second floor
the clay is placed in cars and pushed
to shoot which is connected with
the crushers on the first floor.
After passing though the crushers
the ground clay is hoisted to the third
floor by an endless chain and thrown
upon sitting screen, and from there
back to the second floor to an immense
bin, and from the bin into the mixer
on the ground floor. The mixer is in
direct connection with the press and
the cars for the brick are placed be-
side the press, loaded and pushed to |
the drying room. The drying room, a |
low building las feet in length, is |
capable Of drying 10000 brick per day, |
1t being in direct connection with the |
press room scarcely any time is con-
sumed in transferring.
Only two kilns Is feet high and 20 |
feet in diameter, Of $4,000 capacity |
each, are finished and 1t will be neces- |
sary to erect 13 more such kilns before |
their capacity will equal the out
put of the factory. 1t takes some or
Q days to burn them. The brick after |
"a hours in the drying room is placed |
In the kilns. A 250-horse power en-
gine furnishes the rower for the entire |
plant and has monster drive-wheel
Is feet in diameter connected with it. |
At present the plant is not running at |
its full capacity, as the machinery is
new and needs adjusting. Captain W.
d. Green, of Albion, ILL.,, constructing
has charge OF the workmen
erecting the machinery. Concerning
the plant he stated that 1t was most |
excellent one, and a year previous to |
this date he was installing similar |
plant in Tampeca, Old Mexico. Presi- |
dent Glandon is greatly pleased with
the outlook and stated "It will only
take a few days to regulate the machin-
cry and then we can allow 1t to do full
work. We are only making mud brick
at present, but in short time we
will start manufacturing the several
other kinds. The orders for concrete
blocks are coming In SO rapidly that
we will have to enlarge that depart
ment If we intend keeping up with
the demand" The Office of the plant,
which is just west of the factory, will
be built of concrete blocks.
The officers, directors and stock |
holders of the company are as follows:
J. A, Glandon, president.
W. W. Harper, secretary and treas
urer.
A Glandon
W W Harper
n Turner