REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND STATE GEOLOGIST 1902 r53 



Flux 



Only one firm, the Clarence Stone & Lime Co., makes a specialty 

 of flux for furnace use. The bed of limestone worked by the com- 

 pany occurs nearly in the middle of the outcrop of Onondaga 

 limestone, 2 miles west of Clarence, and is of remarkable purity. 

 The greater part of the product is sold to the Tonawanda Iron & 

 Steel Co. The new iron and steel plants now in process of erection 

 will create a market for large amounts of flux. The immediate 

 supply for this expected demand will be furnished by Carroll 

 Bros., Buffalo, from their Point Abino quarries in Canada. 



Clay products 



The conditions producing increased demand for stone, sand 

 and other building material have extended to clay products as 

 well. Almost every manufacturer reports a good market for his 

 wares and in many cases, orders beyond his ability to fill. The 

 exceptions are to be found in the case of small kilns intended for 

 local use in the smaller towns, and in the cities of Olean and Dun- 

 kirk, where the market is reported dull. The explanation ap- 

 pears to be that in Buffalo and Rochester increased building has 

 caused an unusual scarcity of material; and this has brought 

 about a brisk demand for home products, with which the remote 

 manufacturer can not compete on account of the additional cost 

 of transportation. 



The largest brickmaking interests in western New York are 

 located in East Buffalo and in the townships of West Seneca, 

 Cheektowaga, Lancaster and Alden in Erie county. The fol- 

 lowing constitute the Buffalo Brick Manufacturers Association, 

 office, cor. Pearl & Court streets, Buffalo: Henry Bender, Eben- 

 esier; Berrick's Sons, Brush Bros, Dietschler's Sons; William J. 

 Graaf, Pine Hill; Haake & Son; Lancaster Brick Co. Town Line; 

 C. H. McCutcheon, Lancaster; George W. Schmidt; E. A. 

 Schuesler. 



In 1901 the association sold and delivered 50 millions of brick. 

 Aug. 1. 1902, it had delivered 32,500,000 and had orders for 

 30,000,000 more, all that the managers believed the association 

 could make during the season with the means at hand. It had 

 also refused orders for several millions more. 



