THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY I914 19 



COMMON BUILDING BRICK 



The State can be conveniently divided into five common-brick 

 manufacturing districts, according to the materials and methods 

 of manufacture. The first and most important is the Hudson 

 river tidewater region extending from Croton Point on the south 

 to and including Rensselaer and Albany counties on the north. 

 The entire output of this region, with the exception of a small 

 quantity produced in Albany and Rensselaer counties, is disposed 

 of in the metropolitan district that includes New York, Jersey City 

 and environs. The total product of this section during the season 

 of 1914 was 709,877,000 brick with a value of $3,346,430 as com- 

 pared with 788,731,000 and a value of $4,176,406 for 1913. This 

 section consists of five main producing areas, with some outlying 

 yards. The next important section of the State is farther north 

 in the Hudson valley around Mechanicville ; this district reported 

 a total of 50,416,000 brick with a value of $240,912 as compared 

 with a production of 89,744,000 for 1913. Nearly the entire out- 

 put of this section is sold in the New England markets. Another 

 important section is Long Island and Staten Island whose product 

 is disposed of in the southern New England states and in the local 

 markets. The output for the past season was 57,735,000 brick 

 valued at $276,832 as compared with 59,004,000 and a value of 

 $331,071 for 1913. Erie county is the other district with a pro- 

 duction of 40,015,000 valued at $244,116 as compared with 56,- 

 899,000 and a value of $380,153 for 1913. 



