Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-13

While men of experience need no pro Of
of the fact that burnt clay is the only
ire resisting material available for
building purposes, yet it may be proper
to quote from the report of the insur-
ance general loss committee on the
Baltimore fire, perhaps the severest test
on record. ''Well burned brick and
plain terra Gotta are the only materials
that stood the heat with any degree of
success. Granite, marble and orna-
mental terra Gotta and all kinds of
building stone prove failure when
exposed to fierce heat.
: A material extra premium charge
should be made on all buildings built
or faced with granite marble or any
building stone. The percentage of loss
on these materials has been exception
ally heavy and will be so from an ex-
posing fire even in cases when the loss
on brick building would be nominal.
There is many lesson to be learned
as a result of the Baltimore Ere, and
the wide awake manufacturer of build
ing material, will seek to make none
but the best. and he will see that it is
properly put in place. As the capitalist
who puts money into fire proof
material, will come Irom Missouri,
and will have to be shown. AS in the
future much will depend upon the kind
of material and manner of construction
in fixing Of rates for insurance. The
material that has stood the test best can
be spelled with five letters, and that is
brick. Next comes terra Gotta and
is followed by porous and semi-porous
tile"
After all this has been said it may
not be out of place for me to add in
conclusion that it is not sufficient for
US to know these facts. We are aware
of the great advancement made in the
manufacture of clay products during
the past decade, and know that our
product is the best. Does the public
know Does the man who invests his
money know? Our competitors are
intelligent men and do not fail to adj
vertise their material Building will
in the future as in the past, constitute
one of the important functions of man.
We should not only endeavor to main
tain the lofty position which our pro-
duct has attained, but our aim should
be ever forward, both in the quality
of our materials and as to its place in
the building world
From morn of man, when clay inhaled the
breath of life,
From Babels dizzy tower, where elevation
caused strife,
The pyramids ancient pile, celestial guard for
Tartar foe,
What through time to date, is faYorite on
builders row,
And ever will remain while rivals grow sick,
Say, shall we write it concrete or write it brick?
From Chicago's greatest fire, Baltimore's seeth-
ing hell
What sentinel gave answer, ''all is we'll"
OF whatever make common vitrified pressed,
When each has mission and for it is best,
Let makers tools give answer, barrow, shovel
and pick,
What fills labor's wants and that of finance
high,
Rears monuments of art into the sky?
Not monopolies easy mark nor that of graft,
The balm of summer day, bar to north winds
draught,
Let it ever lead the way, till time shall cease to
tick.
And not write it concrete but write it brick.
Then may the guessing stew the witches brew
to cooler shades retire,
And not to block the path of that fit to go up
higher
Though in recent pretense, but stranger in the
camp,
1t has served as good domestic in places which
are damp,
When railroad rates, unjust rebates, give US
cause to kick.
Then let it be the concrete and not against the
brick.