The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31

It is claimed, is directly responsible
for the big corporation. The puphc
win be interested in the development
because of its effect on production SUI
fcient to build roads and the cost OF
brick for building roads.
Ohio. because OF the shale formation
in the state, has become the center
of the paving brick business, and It Is
predicted that what steel did In us
palmiest days for Pennsylvania the
brick business will do for Ohio.
Rufus C. Burton, who is at the head
OF the combination, has been In the
brick business for thirty-three years,
and is the son-in-law OF Thomas b.
Townsend, who made the first vitri-
fed brick in this country. Mr.. Bur
ton is president Of the Ohio board OF
charities and corrections, a bank dt
rector, and is interested in progress
sive movements throughout the state.
The Burton-T6wnsend company
takes over the Northern and Monitor
Coal companies, which operate 5000
acres of coal land adjacent to the
brick plants; the Brown Molding Sand
company and other concerns, esti-
mated to have undeveloped property
worth s3O,OOO.OOO.
Never Lost Faith.
Mr Burton, discussing the merger
said: 81 believe the brick industry Is
the busiest industry in the country CT
this time. It has been said that you
can measure civilization by the roads,
and the good roads movement simply
represents a crystallization Of senti-
ment in keeping with the progress
that is being made in all lines OF en-
deavoT. The corporation just formed
is not for the purpose Of controlling
the industry, but to work out econo-
mics and production commensurate
with the development Of the day. We
have brick machines today that turn
out 100000 brick every ten hours, and
we are installing steam shovels like
those used in the construction Of the
Panama canal, that will not only en-
able us to produce brick on a large
scale to meet the demand but at a
cost that will make good roads posi-
BILE all over the country. From the
day that / whackel the blind mule
over the back in grinding the clay TO
make the first paving brick thirty
years ago. have never lost faith that
some time the people would realize
the necessity for good roads and their
cheapness in the long run. am frank
enough to say that the introduction OF
the automobile has probably done
more than any other thing to secure
good roads.
'Tn my Judgment, the brick busi-
ness and other lines Of clay products
will equal the steel business, the brick
business today ranking only second TO
'oal and iron as a freight commodity.
The purpose of our corporation is sim
Dly to provide not only for today, but
or the future. The new corporation
WINS about all of the available shaie
Iround GAINESVILLE and this makes
economical production possible.
. Ohio Brick In Mexico.
hC SSllOl al puDllt pIODduiy uOtb
ot know that paving block made in
)hio is in front of the presi-
ent's palace in Mexico City. In the
,hevy Chase model highway con
tructed by the United States govern
lent at Washington Ohio brick wers
sed
"Ohio is the producing center of the
rick industry and practical demon
tration has shown that in no other
tate can be found shale in such guam
tiles or qualities for paving block
han that which exists in this state.
"Muskingum county of the Buckeye
tate is the second county in the Unit
States in the value of its clay prod
tcs, as shown by government reports.
nd one of the things that the good
pads agitation has done is to acquaint
ne people of the nation with the value
the shale deposit of the state"
Associated with Mr. Burton in &C.
We management of the new company
ill be c. A. Case Of Cleveland and
and l.. X. Brown, who has
ing been identified with the molding
md businaaa of fhn country