The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-04-14

Mcconnell is up the hill from the
Deep river, not far from the pros
perity bridge. and by the same K
without any attempt at an easy jest,
Mcconnell is not far from prosperity
without any capital letter.
tn mar who into this coun-
try looking for opportunity must be
ike the little boy at the Christmas
dinner who grieyed that he had not
taken a freight car when he selected
his stomach in order to provide suf-
ficient capacity for the occasion.
Land of Opportunity.
Nature seems to have played ia
vorites when this region was created
and men seemed to have almost over
looked the possibilities. Almost any
reasonable occupation can be followed
here without asking fayorS of the out
side world. Mining, manufacturing,
agriculture, all in diversified forms.
1t is hard to tell where to begin to
speak of the advantages.
Probably one of the chief of the
is the coming to the country
Of men like the McConnells. No re-
sources are of use until they are made
valuable by the application Of human
intelligence and ability.
Perhaps the immediate cause for
the selection of Mcconnell as g town
site is the proximity of the tale de-
posts winch are SAID TO be n
largest in the world.
For years tale mines have been
operated in a modest way in the Deep
river section. but the work that has
been done is insignificant as COM
pared with the industry hat might
be built up on the enormous tale de-
pOsits Of this neighborhood. J. r.
Mcconnell is talking up the tale pos
sibilities, and it is expected that be-
fore long a plant of proper size will
be established to make things look
like real mining.
Their is an almost unrestricted de-
mand for tale powder, the paper trade
alone having the power to Absorb
enormous quantities Of it. Fol vari-
Gus industrial uses it is in demand
and what 1t may be used for is con.
jectural, as experiments show that i
is adapted for a lot Of things j.
enough of it al be produced.
Tale Possibilities.
In the office of the railroad com
pany is a brick made of tale min
refuse, which is an example of wha
can be done with the product. A
tale is largely silica the tale brick ha.
high heat resisting powers and it i
asserted that the tale brick has tn
possibilities of a highly refractory fir
brick. A pottery man to whom
ShAAiP Va AN IA q
says he is able to get from it a pot
terry ware tina approaches ares
, to the fine Dresden type of potter
! Of anything he has found in thi
country.
o 1t is the desire OF Mr.. Mcconnell
build a large tale industry at McCon
nell, and as the material is here, tn
v trade is always ready to take the pro
e duct, n it is an opportunity fo
permanent and profitable investmer
g OF capital it is merely a question {
f the ability Of the young man to plaC
q the job with competent developers
order to get a big industry in h
@ town. The fact is that the project
now a pretty we'll assured c~ertaint
as men OF money are figuring it GU
and have given assurance that the
Ie Will undertake the development on
( big scale and with modern equipmel
Tor u modern trade.
lie Ambitious Brick Industry.
d Not far from Mcconnell a brio
industry is starting out on ambition
a lines. w. NJ. Kivett, of Carthag
rs with associates, is at the back of tn
r movement. A superior quality of cls
and excellent transportation faciliti
le are the incentive, but it is aid tn
d the clay sales of the country affol
l. a material that will make a face brio
as good as any made in the North, al
it is the intention to bring the high
IS grade of face and ornamental bril-
into the front just as fast as the ia
st tor: al be created. The first equi
III ment will be a plant capable of loa
TO ing a car of brick daily, to be ft
id lowed by rapid expansion. Work is q
s. ready progressing on the brick Or
ject. . With the clay to make the c
ps binary stock brick, the shales to ma
a front brick, and the tale refuse
is make a highly refractory fire bri
ne Mr.. Mcconnell hopes to establi
re around Mcconnell a clay produt
IN center as important in the State
C Toronto and East Liverpool are
Ss the clay products trade of Ohio,
though he oes not expect to appro.
mate those big industries in the bu
.ty ness they do.
IT 1t is only a question of uniting
1t clays of this section with capital a
energy. High Point shows what IN
De- a do in furniture. Here are all I
TO possibilities for clay products. Th'
a seems no limit 10 the raw material