THE MIXING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY I908 63 



SAXD-LIME BRICK 



The sand-lime brick industry received a decided set back in 190S. 

 having been seriously affected by the decrease in building activity 

 in the State. Xo new plants were in operation and several firms 

 retired from the business. Only six plants made sales of this 

 product during the year and of these only four manufactured any 

 brick. 



The Watertown Sand Lime Brick Co.. a firm which reported a 

 large output in 1907, has gone into bankruptcy, while two firms 

 idle in 1907 have retired permanently from business, viz, the Xew- 

 bure Sand Lime Brick Co. and the Roseton Sand Lime Brick Co. 

 Two new firms have been organized but are not yet in operation, the 

 Grant Brick Co. of Brooklyn and the Atlas Brick Co. with a plant 

 at X'assau. 



The total production for the year was 8.239,450 brick valued at 

 $55,688 against a production in 1907 of 16,610,000 brick valued at 

 $109,677, a decrease of ^9 per cent. The average price per thou- 

 sand of the common sand-lime brick in 1908 was $6.44, while front 

 and fancy brick averaged $9.11 and $10 respectively. The six com- 

 panies making sales in 1908 were as follows: 



N.\ME LOCATION 



Buffalo Sandstone Brick Co Buffalo 



Rochester Composite Brick Co Rochester 



Paragon Plaster Co Syracuse 



Sandstone Brick Co Schenectady 



Schenectadv Brick Co Schenectady 



Granite Brick Co Glens Falls 



SLATE 

 Roofing slate of various colors is obtained in Washington county 

 near the Vermont state line. The industry has been carried on 

 there for the last half century or more, but it has shown little tend- 

 encv toward expansion commensurate with the ]irogress of the 

 quarry industry in general. The total value of the output of slate 

 in 1908 was $111,217 as compared with a valuation of $54,800 in 

 1907, $61,921 in 1906, $95,009 in 1905 and $93,600 in 1904. Prac- 

 tically the entire product was used for roofing purposes. The 

 manufacture of other slate materials, such as mantels, flonr tiling, 

 blackboards, billiard tables, etc.. has not been developed in the Xew 

 York district, though it plays an important part in the slate, industry 

 of \'ermont and Pennsvlvania. 



