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Onondaga, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond and Steuben counties, 

 by a total of 20 companies, or four more than in the preceding year. 

 The production of terra cotta was valued at $874,717, against 

 $798,028 in 1904; fireproofing at $133,995 against $157,119; and 

 building tile at $251,600 against $206,503. 



Pottery 



The grades of pottery made in New York range from common 

 earthenware to porcelain. The manufacture of the finer wares is 

 a relatively recent development, and it is only in the last year or 

 two that the output has attained importance. The fact that many 

 of the raw materials which enter into their manufacture are not 

 found in the State, no doubt has retarded the progress of that 

 branch of the industry. This advantage is offset; partially at least, 

 by better market facilities than can be had in most sections of the 

 country, and with low transport rates local manufacturers are not 

 seriously handicapped in the competition for trade. 



The kaolin used in the potteries is supplied from New Jersey and 

 England. Most of the feldspar comes from Canada, though this 

 material is produced to some extent in Westchester county. The 

 pottery clays are brought from Xew Jersey, but a small quantity is 

 obtained at Belle Isle, Onondaga county. The slip clay is mostly 

 from Albany county. 



The production of pottery for 1905 as shown in the accompany- 

 ing table amounted in value to $1,620,558. In the preceding year 

 the output was valued at $1,438,634. The increase of $181,924 was 

 principally represented in the high-grade products, those of porce- 

 lain and semiporcelain, though there was a small gain also in the 

 production of stoneware. The products listed in the table as mis- 

 cellaneous include yellow and Rockingham wares, clay tobacco 

 pipes, fire clay crucibles and artistic pottery. 



The 22 companies that contributed to the output each year are 

 disributed among the following counties : Albany, Erie, Kings, 

 Madison, Nassau, Oneida, Ontario, Schenectady, Suffolk, Wash- 

 ington and Wayne. The single plant in Monroe county which 

 reported a production in 1904 was inactive last year. Onondaga 

 county has the largest industry, with an output valued at $718,985 

 in 1905 and $673,590 in 1904, made by five companies. Kings 

 county with six companies ranks second, its product being valued 

 at $308,443 in 1905 and $279,009 in the preceding year. 



