The Daily Missoulian., 1911-01-07
ANOTHER FACTORY
FOR M|SS0U[A
STANDARD LIME 4 BRICK CON-
PANY WILL OPEN WITH GOOD
PAYROLL IN THE SPRING.

The Standard Lime & Brick Co.
whose office is located at 112 East
Cedar street, should be given much
credit for the progress it has made
during the last few months toward
the building of its new modern brick
and lime plant Not only is 1t estab-
fishing a plant that promises to ex-
cell any of the kind west Of the Mis-
sissippt hut 1t is establishing pay
roll In this city, the benefit from which
will be enjoyed by every business man
OF Missoula. Mfssoula through cham
Der of commerce and business men,
has been making every effort in the
direction of inducing factories and in-
dustries to come to Missoula. I'VE
want payrolls, and II we must give
bonus, get them. anyway" has been
the slogan Of that body.
The Standard Lime & Brick COM
pany has worked on quietly, knowing
| that the chamber of commerce has
been more than busy along these lines
at this season of the year and that
the business men have been busy with
the fall rush, which only slackens for
short time after the holidays, when
the spring rush begins. Now that the
Christmas rush Is over, more interest
Is being manifested in business propo-
| sitions that will put payroll in Mis-
soula, especially ip the case of the
company referred to. which promises
a payroll of at least $4,000 per month
| 1t is the plan of this company to equip
plant that Missoula needs. BY spring
the new brick company will be in 4
position to furnish the best grades OF
building material, and it will be
home institution with a payroll to
be. spent at home
This company will produce all
grades and colors of face brick from
rich red to dark slate color from the
raw material as it is taken from their
property, short distance northwest
of town. together with IL pavingg brick
that Is conceded to rank with the best,
hollow block, roofing tile, drain tile
(bOth vitirified and salt glazed) and
sewer pipe as good as can be produced.
In fact the same grade or pipe as has
been used in the new sewer system.
The plant the company is installing
represents the most up-to- date meth
DDS. using it's own coal converted into
producer gas. thereby obtaining a uni
form heat, the one essential thing in
successful brick burning. The COM
pany will have the best system for |
drying the green brick BY artificial /
heat, thus avoiding the great loss of |
brick by drying on the ground ana |
being exposed to all kinds Of weather.
1t will have the greatest economic
system of producing it's goods that Is.
In use anywhere in the United States
and at the same time get the greatest /
percentage of "A"-grade ware. Its
lime kiln will be constructed in the
same manner and burned oy producer
gas. the company having vast deposits
of the Missoula Ignite. which, accord
ing to the test given by the United
States geological survey at Washington,
D. c., as well as the Fairbanks Morse
Gas Engine Co. of Beloit, Wis. is as
fine grade of coal for that purpose
as can be found This company has
the three essential things that it takes
to build up a city, viz: Lime, brick
and coal-the coal giving free power
and fuel the two expensive items of
brick making. With these two ex
penses eliminated, the only cost Will
be the amount of labor, which will
enable the company to manufacture it's
product at the lowest possible figure.
The officers of the concern are we'll
known business mon or Missoula and
Hamilton The president is Allen ].
Olson of Olson & Johnson, general /
contractors of Missoula, and enjoying
a large business here; secretary, Fred Il
w. Fl. kalor, who has for 10 years
been constructing engineer for the
government, being in Il position to
know and judge BUILDING material; il
treasurer, w. T. Tyler of Hamilton. for
years connected with the Anaconda
Copper Mining Co This company has
come to the front with proposition
SO far unequaled iii the western coun
try. 1t has not asked for bonus to
erect its plant here, tut has purchased
it's own ground within the city limits, H
right at it's clay and coal field, and it II
proposes to give bonus instead OF
asking for one. The company wants
the support of Missoula people and
to date has received this support II
Its first issue of stock has all Oeen
and it is now proposed to
offer. not only to it's new subscribers
of stock but also to those who have
already subscribed. a handsome bonus
in the form of present of any of
it's manufactured products, propor-
toned in quantity to the amount in
"The enterprise is worthy of
support" are the words of Professor
Rowe of the University of Montana.
For sewer connections and plumbing
work see Kennedy. the plumber.