The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-01-10
MOSCOW COMPANY
DOES BIG BUSINESS
FIRE BRICK AND CLAY PRO-
DUCTS COMPANY EXTENDING
IT'S AREA OF TRADE.

The Moscow Fire Brick and Clay
Products Co., with Tom Hall as man
ager has had very prosperous sea-
son from July 1st, 1920 to January
1st, 1921 Over 100000 worth of bust
ness has been done during these six
months. This has consisted Of rs
carload shipments and SO less than
carload shipments. The distribution of
this material, which consists of fire
brick of IL different standard sizes,
shapes and sizes is especially interest
shapes and sizes, isespecilly Interest,"
ing Shipments have gone to Mon
tana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington,
British Columbia, and Alaska. APP
proximately 20 percent of these ship
ments have gone to points east of the
Columbia River are handled by the
Consolidated Supply Co. of Spokane,
Wash. The remaining rs percent of
these shipments have gone to points
west of the Columbia River (mainly
the coast cities) and have been hand
| led by the Denison Interlocking Tile
I Corporation of Seattle, Wash.
1t will be interesting to know that
shipments have been made to Van
couver, B. c., unloaded and used
within one mile of the factory of
fire brick company at that point.
These brick are high in Silica and
Alumnia contents and low in iron,
magnesia and lime contents. They
will stand a heat of 5000 degrees F.
before decomposing. This makes an
ideal brick for heat requirements.
The uses to which these brick are
put are many. The main uses being:
lining of furnaces, boilers, burners,
bake ovens, dutch ovens, locomotive
fire boxes, foundry furnaces, etc.
This company has been great as
set to Moscow. Approximately $12,-
100000 has been spent in payroll
checks in the last six months The
majority of this amount is spent in
the city of Moscow. approximately
$S,000.00 has been spent with local
merchants of Moscow for supplies.
In this connection we are informed
that not single dollar has gone out
of Moscow for supplies which could
be purchased here.
Many Improvements are planned
and under completion at the present
time. The Nisbet-W Wells Tramway
Co. of Spokane has completed a tram
way from the company's clay pit at
Joel to the railroad at that point
This will greatly reduce the cost of
the clay used in the manufacture of
fire brick. 1t will also assure an
adequate supply at all times of the
year.
All the of the company's machinery
at the plant has been given a
thorough overhauling during the last
month and many enlargements made
which will increase the output. Labor
saving devises are being installed and
many others are under advisements
md will be put in at later date
This coming year the company will
tart the manufacture of face brick
or building purposes. Experiments
lave been under way for some time
md large number of face brick
amples of exceptional beauty have
een manufactured. A special Chin
icy block will be made this coming
pring, and the manufacture of hol-
ow building tile will likely be start
d soon
All indications point toward a great
uilding boom this year and the man
cement is preparing accordingly.
The directors of the Moscow Fire
trick and Clay products Co., are as
blows A. S. Lyons John Nisbet,
Warren Truitt, H. B. Mickey and 0.
/. Munson