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THE CLAYS OE ARKANSAS. 
PRODUCTION. 
There has been a steady increase in value of the clay products in 
Arkansas since 1899, as the following figures will show:" 
Value of clay products of Arkansas 1899 -1901 
year. 
Amount . 
Year. 
Amount. 
1899 
$339, 142 
381,012 
407,263 
520. 178 
589,946 
I 
1904 
$696, 582 
1900 
1905 
643, 956 
1901 
1906 
532, 194 
1902 
1907 
536,286 
1903 
The output and value of the various clay products of Arkansas for 
the year 1907 are summarized below. The number of operating 
firms reporting is 52. 
Quantities and minis of various clay products of Arkansas in 1907. 
Average 
Quantity. Value. »$££* 
sand. 
68, 463, 000 
1,010,000 
Common brick 
Vitrified brick 
Front brick 
Fire brick \ I 
Drain tile I 
Earthenware and stoneware I i 
Miscellaneous ■■ I 
$468,706 
11,940 
5,160 
16, 950 
33, 530 
536, 286 
$6. 85 
10.00 
11.82 
12.36 
a Statistics of the clay-working industries in the United States in 1904, by Jefferson Middleton. 
i> Included in 'Miscellaneous" to avoid disclosing the operations of individual establishments, 
c Includes vitrified and fire brick, hollow building tile or blocks, etc. 
list of c:lay workers. 
The following table gives a directory of the clay workers in 
Arkansas in 1906, together with the location of their plants and 
data concerning materials, processes, etc. 
