The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
Big INVESTMENT
TO Be MADE HERE
ANOTHER LARGE MANUFACTURE.
ING INSTITUTION.
SPEND FIFTY THOUSAND.
srIek Plant viii BE Equipped to Man
ufaeture Pressed and Common
Brick, sewer. Pipe and Drainage
Tile and Will operate All Year.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Another big manufacturing insti
tuition Is to be- located in Billings
Fifty thousand dollars is to be invested
In machinery to equip the presen'
brick yards to manufacture pressed
brick, bilding brick, sewer pipe ant
tarm drain tile.
II B. Harmon, an experienced ant
practical brick maker was in Billings
yesterday, on his return from Buoy.
rus, Ohio, where he has been to pro.
cure machinery for the plant in Bill.
sngs. Mr. Harmon will move to Bill.
tngs and invest heavily in the company
controlling the brick plant and will
have interested with him local cap.
ttalists.
While in Bucyrus he had six small
bricks made from Billings shale and
brought them back with him. He
pronounces them as fine clay products
as he has v e seen. He also had with
him a sample Of sewer tile, which the
plant here will eventually be equipped
to manufacture.
Billings possesses an excellent
quality of clay and shale for the man
ufacture of brick and clay products"
caid Mr.. Harmon to a representative
Of the Gazette, "and I anticipate that
eventually the manufacture of clay
products will become one of the big
industries here. The demand for brick
dwellings, is growing and it will con-
inue to grow. The saving in paint,
cost of material, and insurance is a
factor that builders are realizing and
1t increases the demand for brick.
II am convinced that there is a
wonderful growth ahead of Billings
and a consequent excellent demand for
building material is assured. 1t will
also be a good center from which to
ship the brick material. Here is an
excellent place to manufacture drain
tile. *
1.-THE s of drainage tile in irri-
cation districts is growing. The land
becomes stale from too much water
and it becomes necessary to drain it.
In many countries they do not think
Of irrigation until they have provided
a tile drainage system.
.The large plants here will be con-
solidated and an investment Of about
$4,000 will be made, it being the inten-
ton to install machinery for manufac-
turing pressed brick, common brick,
and sewer pipe and tile. The plant
will be built upon a permanent basis
and will be operated the entire year,
giving steady employment to from 60
to 20 men. This number will be stead
lily increased as the business grows.
The capacity Of the plant at the start
will be $4,000 common brick, 10000
pressed brick and 10000 feet of tile
daily. 1t will mean the expenditure
OF a large sum Of money here and this
money will all be returned to Billings
people through the regular channels
of business"
Mr.. Harmon left last night for Seat
tie. but he expects to return to Billings
In about two weeks to complete the
company that will operate the en-
iarged plant He has made several
visits here during the past few months
and on each visit he declares that he
has noted an improvement and growth
in the city. Mr.. Harmon has become
an enthusiastic Billings booster.