THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY I907 



15 



valued at $22,750 against 63,043 barrels valued at $30,923 in the 

 preceding year. In all there were eight companies active, or 

 one less than in 1906. The plant owned by the New York 

 Cement Co. at Rosendale was burned down in December 1906. 



Production of cement in New York 



VP* AT? 



PORTLAND CEMENT 



NATURAL 



CEMENT 





Barrels 



Value Barrels Value 



i8go 



65 000 



87 000 



124 000 



137 096 



117 275 



159 320 



260 787- 



394 398 



554 358 



472 386 



465 832 



617 228 



I 156 807 



I 602 946 



1 377 302 



2 117 822 



2 423 374 

 2 108 450 



$140 000 3 776 756 ! $2 985 513 



190 250 3 931 306 : 3 046 279 

 279 000 3 780 687 3 074 781 

 287 725 1 3 597 758 2 805 387 



205 231 "J /I/16 lln 1 T 0*71 Af^-y 



1 89 1 



1892 



189:? 



i8q4 



189=; 



278 810 



443 175 

 690 179 



970 126 

 708 579 

 582 290 

 617 228 



1 521 553 



2 031 310 



1 245 778 



2 046 864 

 2 766 488 

 2 214 090 



3 939 727 3 285 094 



4 181 918 2 433 891 

 4 259 186 - 2 123 771 



4 157 917 ; 2 065 658 



4 689 167 2 813 500 

 3 409 085 2 045 451 



2 27.A 111 T T T T r\f\f\ 



1896 



1807 



1898 



i8qq 



IQOO 



I90I 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



1906 



1907 



^ ^ 0^ ^ ^ 



3 577 340 



2 417 137 

 T 881 630 

 2 257 698 

 I 691 565 

 I 137 279 



2 135 036 

 I 510 529 

 I 207 883 

 I 590 689 

 I 184 2 11 



757 730 



CLAY 



The manufacture of clay materials holds a prominent place 

 among the industrial activities of the State. Clays suitable for 

 making the common wares are distributed throughout every 

 section. The rapidly growing markets for these products has 

 led to the establishment of numerous manufacturing plants so 

 that there is scarcely a city or community of any size which does 

 not contain one or more of such enterprises. This is particularly 

 true with regard to the manufacture of building materials, such 

 as brick, terra cotta and tile, which are being employed more 

 and more widely as elements of permanent construction. Owing 

 to their cheapness, durability and the convenience with which 

 they can be adapted to meet the varied architectural require- 

 ments, the use of clay materials will no doubt conTinnc to find 

 favor for a long time to come. 



The production of the finer grades of clay wares has inU 

 attained the importance shown by the other lines. In contrast 



