REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND STATE GEOLOGIST 1902 r55 



Lime 



Nearly all the lime now used in Buffalo comes from kilns in 

 the vicinity of Point Abino and Ridgeway in Canada. The kilns 

 of R. & H. Fogelsonger and J. S. Youngs at Williainsville are 

 idle. The Straub & Meyer plant at Gunnville has been aban- 

 doned. The Tonawanda Lime Co., which formerly made lime 

 from stone brought from Kelly's island, Lake Erie, is also 



closed. The small kilns of A. Fiegel, Harris Hill and of 



Shaw near Mill Grove, Erie co., have not reported. In July 

 they were said to be in operation. 



C. N. Stainthorpe & Co. of Lockport make about 30,000 

 bushels of lime a year from their quarry of Niagara limestone 

 in the northern part of that city. The following are said to be 

 making lime, but have not answered my letters of inquiry: 

 Barney Messing, Niagara Falls; C. H. Holmes, Leroy; John 

 Heimlech, Leroy. 



Cement 



There has been a good demand for cement through the year, 

 and the manufacturers have been able to dispose of their 

 product at good prices as fast as it could be made. The table 

 below shows the production in the several factories. 



