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valued at $184,306. In 1906 there were five companies which 

 reported a production of 11,472,000 valued at $178,011. Chau- 

 tauqua county which was represented in the list of counties 

 manufacturing this article in 1906 made no output last year. 



Fire brick and stove lining were manufactured in Albany, 

 Chautauqua, Erie, Kings, Rensselaer, Richmond, Schenectady, 

 Washington and Westchester counties by a total of 12 compan- 

 ies. The output of fire brick amounted in value to $384,217 and 

 of stove lining to $239,816, a combined value of $624,033. In 

 1906 the value of the two materials was $527,659 reported by 13 

 companies. Onondaga county made a small production in 1906 

 but none last year. 



Drain tile and sewer pipe were made in Albany, Cayuga, Erie, 

 Genesee, Madison, Monroe, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Sara- 

 toga, Steuben and Washington counties. The output of drain 

 tile was valued at $162,167 against $166,645 i^ 1906; and sewer 

 pipe at $463,500 against $95,142. The large gain in the produc- 

 tion of sewer pipe was due to the restarting of a large plant in 

 Monroe county. There were 19 companies engaged in these 

 industries as compared with 26 in the preceding year. The list 

 of counties in 1906 included Chautauqua, Kings, Seneca and 

 Wayne in addition to those already enumerated. 



The output of terra cotta, fireproofing and building tile came 

 from Albany, Allegany, Chautauqua, Genesee, Kings, Monroe, 

 New York, Onondaga, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond and Ulster 

 counties, with a total of 14 companies, or three less than in 1906. 

 The production of terra cotta was valued at $1,224,300, against 

 $1,037,387 in 1906; fireproofing at $45,672 against $120,282; and 

 building tile at $215,126 against $217,475. Erie and Ontario 

 counties reported no output last year, while Ulster county was 

 represented for the first time. 



New manufacturers of clay materials 



The following list includes the names of companies or indi- 

 viduals who have erected plants during the past year or have 

 taken over plants from other companies, for the manufacture of 

 clay structural materials. The list is supplementary to the one 

 published in the issue of this report for 1905 and together with 



