The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-18

carrier. This work is an added feature
TO the plant and the product Is declared
TO be the best on the market Made from
the material mentioned. this article is
burned in a special kiln and when turned
out is substantial and when once put in
place Is everlasting.
AS fast as possible the company is
equipping its plant with modern ma
chinery 10 take up the manufacture of
any new article demanded by the trade.
With mountains of material close at hand
from which a superior article can be
made. this industry is in a peculiarly
good position TO supply the worlds mar
kets with clay products.
An example Of what the plant has done
is TO be found in the construction OF the
kearns office building on Main street.
The Utah Fire Clay company furnished
the construction work a special nodded
clay product was used to surround every
inch Of steel work Of the building. While
the building is freproof with this tile
could burn and not piece OF steel be
rendered worthless. The clay tile is CAL
and should the building ever burn. which
is well nigh. II not altogether, impossible.
the steel work would stand ready for the
reconstruction OF the building.
Making Glazed Brick.
The company now is experimenting with
rivals that made at Los Angeles. from
which the new Hotel Utah Is finished.
Samples of the Los Angeles brick and
The product product Of the local plant when com.
because in the making OF the brick the
Utah Fire Clay company has been able
10 turn out brick less porous and
therefore better able to withstand the
effect OF moisture. AS TO the glazed
surface the local product is fully equal
TO the foreign product AS soon as the
glazed building brick VIII be placed on
the market and orders are said 10 be
waiting contingent on the success Of the
experiments.
This means new industry in Salt
Lake. While buildings OF this material
are limited in number, the fact that
there is a local plant ready TO supply IL
may mean more work OF its kind.
"Of course. our big business Is supply
ing the trade with fire brick and sewer
pipe" said Mr., Greene. manager. OF the
plant. but We intend to keep in pace
with the demands and having the mate
rial and the plant II is our policy TO
keep adding these specially made articles
to our output. We hope 10 be first with
many OF them
Facilities Extensive.
facilities for turning out large quantities
OF work. The sewer pipe business which
comprises large part OF the, works Is
used daily to mould sewer pipe from four
inches to twenty four inches in diameter.
The capacity of the plant for sewer pipe
sizes is mile and half day. The
process is rapid. Every step is planned
with an eye 10 saving time and extra
labor. The material is handled by ma
chinery, This part OF the plant takes up
one large building and part Of another,
The drying rooms are large and take
care OF a big supply of the raw article.
the clay is dumped from the c. cars to the
time the pipe Is stored in the yards. is
timed With accuracy so there is no loss
the supply. OF tile on hand is small. but
the plant is rushing work TO i'll the de-
mands. While the plant is not working
a full complement OF men. new forces are
probable the plant will be under full way
with $50 men in short time. The pres
ent working force numbers a little more
than 100 men. Some Of these are skilled
laborers.
The brick end OF the plant includes
several large improved kilns These are
either full OF brick with the fires just out
or are in process OF burning. The Salt
brick a day the year through. Only FIRE
Lake plant AT the Murray plant both
| FIRE clay and common brick are made.
improvements are being added TO this
built. The company owns ten acres OF
ground and il Will not be long until all
the ground VIII he taken up with parts
Of the manufacturing plant or for storage
space.
Special Feature.
a special feature of the output which
the company Is placing on the market is
| the hreproof partitions for buildings. This
material Is in the way Of a double block.
| The use OF it gives a double wall to a
building making II better non -conduc-
| tor. strong and absolutely flreproor. BY
| using this in walls there is a saving in
brick Residences built of it are 10 de-
grees cooler In the hottest weather and
| In winter can be heated with less fuel
than the ordinarily constructed house.
A number OF houses have been built
recently with material furnished BY the
company, but so far II has been rather
slow process getting il adopted Another
recent output Of the plant Is clay cop
| ing TO protect brick walls from the rain
BY cementing, this coping on the top Of
the brick walls moisture never can get
| between the brick and damage the wall.
| With factories branching out and
plenty OF admirable locations for others
on the west side. residence property in
that section Of the CITY is taking firmer
place on the market from an investment
point of view
While the Utah Fire Clay company Is
keeping pace with the demands for many
different CLAW manufactured articles the
main part Of the plant. the fire Claw and