Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-12

| percentage through the entire range.
Fire Brick (Chart No. 81
Although New Jersey produces a
very high quality of fire brick for
certain purposes it has not ranked
SO high in quantity as either Ohio
| and Missouri, while Pennsylvania
has produced almost as much as the
| other three states combined. New
| Jersey has lost slightly in percentage
] of total output from 1900 to 1920.
/ The productions of Ohio and Mis-
souri, have been remarkably close
together through the 20 years. Penn
| sylvania while losing in ratio from
So per cent in 1900 to SO per cent
in 1920 has done remarkably well
in maintaining its huge output of
brick.
Pottery
New Jersey has always been one
! of the leading pottery states, being
| second only to the State of Ohio.
| New Jersey has decreased from a
percentage of 80 1/3 per cent in
1900 to rs per cent in 1920, while
| Ohio has lost only from As per cent
, to AZ per cent. The greatest in
| crease in this product has been in
the State of West Virginia which has
increased from 81 per CEN of the
total in 1900 to IA per cent in 1920.
An analysis of the conditions that
have caused this will probably show
that 1t is due to cheap natural gas in
the Middle West together with bet
ter labor conditions.
White Ware
In the production of white ware.
we find practically the same condi-
ton as exists in the production OF
| pottery as a whole. New Jersey
has gone back very decidedly in the
| 20 years in the total production of
it's output and has actually produced
less total output in every year since
1903 Ohio has been a very consist
| ent performer in maintaining a ra-
| ito of practically 10 per cent or more
| through the entire 20 years, its out
put in 1920 being more thanstwice as
| much as Missouri. New Jersey and
Pennsylvania combined. White
ware production In West Virginia
has been increasing very rapidly.
! nothing in 1919 it has increased to
22 per cent of the total in 1920
Chinaware
While New Jersey has declined in
percentage from SIS in 1905 to rs in
1920, yet it has kept pace quite
closely with the leading state of
New York and its total output COM
pares very favorably. West Virginia
and Pennsylvania have both risen
very rapidly in the last few years.
Sanitary Ware.
In sanitary ware New Jersey leads
all other states, producing about
twice as much as the states Of West
ryr--.:- nIs@ -. N Mo md Tn
| diana combined. The production of
rearly SIS. 900, 900 in 1890 is indica-
| tive Of the size of the industry. Ohio
| and West Virginia both are gaining
in percentage output in this class of
ware.
Electrical Porcelain. These curves
| show very clearly the increased out
put of electrical porcelain in this
state. 1t is very interesting to note
| how closely the production increases
| have been maintained in the states
| of Ohio and New Jersey. New Jer-
sey has lost somewhat in its pre-
| portion of output over the twenty
years while Ohio has gained. At
| the same time New York has de-
| creased decidedly. It is interesting
to note that in the last few years
| West Virginia has become a factor
| III tIllS pldtiCll I'll ~
Architectural Terra Cotta-In
architectural terra Gotta New Jer-
| sey and Illinois have been very close
| together in total output. According
| to statistics the output of Illinois
| from 1915 to 1920 has been Slightly
larger than that of New Jersey. 1
| am inclined to question these figures
| but have been assured by the De-
partment of the Interior, U. S. Geo
| logical Survey, Washington, that
| these figures r correct as based
| upon their reports. These curves
| clearly reflect the rise and fall OF
the building industry.
Building Tile and Fireproofng-
| Up to 1913 New Jersey was the
| leading state in the point of output
| of building tile. Since that time
Ohio has made vast strides in out
put of this material and has in
| creased from rs per cent to 40 per
| cent during the twenty years, its
| production now being equal to New
| Jersey and Illinois combined. While
| New Jersey has maintained a fairly
good quantity output 1t has de-
| creased in percentage of the total
| from rs per cent in 1900 to 20 per
CEN in 1920. The most consistent
performer in output of this material
| has been the state of Illinois which
| has increased it's production in
| twenty years something over 200
| per cent.
outlook for the Industry
In looking ahead as to the proba-
| BILE future of the ceramic industry
in this state, it would seem that we
| can feel assured that New Jersey
| will continue to be an important
factor in most of its present lines OF
ceramic manufacture. 1t is certain,
h ever, that it will be compelled to
meet stronger competitive condi-
| lions from the Middle Western
| States and Pennsylvania in many
lines of manufacture. So far as raw
! materials are concerned and loca-
ton to markets, New Jersey is in
probably as favorable a situation as
other states in most lines.
In the immediate future and
probably for many years to come
| the question of labor and transpor-
tation costs are likely to prove the
most unfavorable factors governing
| cost of production. Before we can
expect a general great period of
prosperity it will be necessary tina.
both transportation rates and labor
| prices be reduced. This is certainly
| going to be accomplished only with
| great difficulty, which is likely to
result in political upheavals which
will bring results that are practical
ly impossible to forecast. The ques-
ton of fuel costs is also one which
| will be a considerable factor in the
future.
At the present time the price of
coal is practically the only COM
/ modify price which has not been re