The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-22
MUCH WORK Tn CLAY
All States Represented in the
Annual Output.
OHIO LEADS IN PRODUCTION
Geological Survey Makes Public
Figures for 19OS-Industries Less
Active Than in mountaineering
Statistics in Regard TO Production
of Common Building Materials.

The United States Geological Survey
has just published a large chart showing
the statistics Of the clay working indus
tries IN 1905 by States and products, with
comparative totals for 1897
This chart shows that the clay products
Of the United States in 1908 were valued
az Sl23,l97.762. compared with S15S.942.3s9 in
1907, a decrease OF about one-sixth. Every
state and Territory except Alaska Is rep
resented in this total. a fact which shows
the widespread character OF the clay
working industries.
Ohio is the leading clay working state.
reporting products worth SIC. 81. 800. or 1873
per cent OF the total. Pennsylvania. New
Jersey. Illinois. New York. Indiana. Mis-
sCuri, California, Iowa. and West Virginia
are the next largest producing states in
the order named. These ten States pro-
duced wares valued at SOS, i94 1O7. or nearly
three-fourths OF the value for the whole
country.
The first five states produced consider
ably over one-half Of the total output
Wyoming has the smallest production,
O.4 per cent Of the total
Making Common Brick.
Every State reported common brick. the
total quantity being 7.Sll,O4S,o00. valued at
S44. 1864; this represents more than one
third Of the value of all clay products.
Illinois IS the leading producer OF COM
mon brick, reporting LIS. $4,000 valued at
%S9A652. or S4S2 per thousand. New York
is the second i'm quantity but first in
value, the figures being 1.055.0O6 900. valued
al S5O66,OSi. or $3.50 per thousand.
The average value per thousand ranged
from S397 in Kansas to $10.S3 in Wyoming,
with a general average Of S5.7S Tonnes
see comes the nearest to the general aver
age-S5.72. The average value in 1907 was
Sc for the whole country.
There was a decrease tn the value Of
the common brick from 1907 OF Sl4.O79, 81,
OF 1886 per cent. and the quantity de-
creased 1881, ,0cO. or CO.'S per cent. The
only states showing increases in output
OF common brick were Arizona, Idaho
Nevada. Montana. oregon. South Dakota
and Washington. and OF these States
washington showed decrease in value. p.
Vitrihed paving brick is one OF the only
1908. This product increased from $685.
600 in 1907 to 1912. eco in 1905 d gain OF
lL63 per cent and in value from 1854, 2S2
IN 1907 10 SlO657.475 in 1908. a gain OF 1899
per cent. Ohio is the leading State for
vitrihed paving brick reporting about
one-third Of the entire quantity and
value.
Drain tile is the other product that re-
ported a gain in 1908. the Increase being
from $685.. 162 in 1907 10 SS.66l, as IN 1905.
or 2e.1s per cent This product finds its
largest use in the Middle West-Iowa,
Indiana, Ohio. Illinois, and Michigan re-
porting S9.S4 per cent Of the totd..
Fire brick was reported in 1905 20 the
value OF y106s6,2l6, compared with $780,
Cs5 in 1861, a decrease OF 2S.43 per cent
The quantity decreased from 7S3,0l 600 in
1907 to SO. 1885, 900 In 1905. loss OF 29.46 per
cent