The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-20

The special meeting Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce OF which due notice
appeared in these columns was held
last evening to hear the report OF the
committee on manufacturing and in
dustries with regard to the brick and
terra Gotta proposition and their re-
port is as follows:
"We think that test OF all our
clays can be made here in our own
vicinity, the total expense OF which
| would not exceed 500 and probably
| not be more than $40,
"Mr. Lew Ogan will make these
tests, giving his services free OF
charge, and we believe that this
amount OF money cannot be better
expended, and we would have on
hand the best products that can be
made in the way Of pressed and faced
brick, terra Gotta, sewer pipe, etc,
which would bear the name of As
toria and could be left in the Cham
Der of Commerce as living adver-
tisement OF what our clays will pro-
duce.
These tests, OF course, would in
| clude all of the clays in this vicinity,
also Caoline about which so much
has been said within the past few
| months
I'VE consider an expenditure OF
Sl2s to 500 very cheap means of
finding out whether or not our clay
it would be settled once mad for all il
it would be settled once and for all
we can make good brick, terra Gotta,
etc Respectfully submitted,
"E. G. PALMBERG,
"R. Z. CARRUTHERS,
Committee.
The report was accepted and a
motion was made to appropriate a
sum OF money not to exceed 500 for
practical experimental work was sec
onded and unanimously carried.
There was considerable interest and
discussion in the matter and it was
finally arranged that the details OF
] locating the kiln and other matters be
left to the manufacturing committee.
Mr.. Carruthers offered "a place to
build the kiln and it is very likely
that his offer will be accepted,
/ The matter OF having some one to
watch the operations of Mr.. Ogan oc-
casioned considerable talk and it was
the earnest wish OF Mr. Ogan that
some one be appointed to watch his
tests. 1t is understood that Mr.. G.
Wingate had volunteered his services
as far as his business would permit,
and it was finally disposed OF by re-
| ferring the matter to the manufactur-
ing committee with full power to act
in the premises.
Mr. Ogan was asked number OF
questions and replied to them in an
understandable way and the case with
which he disposed Of the questions
showed that he knew what he was
talking about in a manner that con-
vinced his hearers that bricks OF
regular size will be made. Not one
brick but 50 or 100. He explained the
different kinds Of bricks also their
organic qualities and uses from the
mud brick to the one that is good
enough to put into the finest struc-
lures. His demonstrations will be
with brick such as architects demand
and also the vitrifed brick suitable for
paving purposes.
| 1t may be of interest to say Of the
brick industry that one factory in
| St Louis turns out one million brick
in eveyr "a hours, so that if Clatsop
clay will make good brick we have
i right in our own door yard an indus
i try that cannot be taken away from
us but will build up commerce that
will tax the transportation companies
running out Of the city.
| PILES CURED IN 6 TO IA DAYS.