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beginnings of the industry date back to 1824 when a small quantitj'' 

 of natural cement was made at Williamsville, but the first mill to 

 undertake regular operations was built at Falkirk, outside of Akron 

 in 1839. This plant was last operated by the firm of H. L. & W. C. 

 Newman. The Cummings Cement Co. had a large plant at Akron, 

 which ran imtil about 10 years ago. The Akron Cement Works 

 also made cement here. The Buffalo Cement Co. for many years 

 worked a quarry on Main street, near the belt line of the New York 

 Central railroad. None of the Erie county mills have been active 

 for several years. 



In Onondaga coimty a number of quarries and mills were operative 

 up to some 15 years ago, and a small quantity of natural cement is 

 still made for the local market. A list of manufacturers quoted from 

 Luther^ shows the extent of the industry at about the high point, 

 that is for 1895. 



Manufacturers of natural cement in Onondaga county 



NAME 



WORKS 



NO. 



OF 



KILNS 



T. W. Sheedy 



Near Fayetteville 



T. 



Bangs & Gaynor ... 



Fayetteville 



A 



J. BehanEst 



Near Manlius 



A 



A. E. Alvord 



Manlius 



g 



Eaton Brothers 



Edwards Falls 



I 



R. Dunlop 



Jamesville 



S 



E. B. Alvord & Co 



Jamesville 



2 



Britton & Clark 



Near Jamesville 



7 



L. H.Walker 



Marcellus Falls 



' 



P. C. Corrigan 



Skaneateles Falls 



2 









PRODUCTION OP CEMENT 



The total output of natural rock cement in the State since the 

 beginning and up to the year 191 6 is placed by R. W. Jones'' at 

 119,823,000 barrels. With the addition of the figures for 1917 and 

 19 18 the total thus may be placed in round nimibers at 120,000,000 

 barrels. 



The product of portland cement, inclusive of the figures for 191 7 

 and 19 18 has amounted roundly to 60,000,000 barrels. 



1 Economic Geology of Onondaga County. N. Y. State Mus. Ann. Rep't 49, 

 V. 2, 1898, p. 237-303. 



» Guide to the collections of General Geology and Economic Geology. 13th 

 Ann. Rep't of Director of the N. Y. State Mus., 1917. 



