Kilns Opened at New Brick Yard. . . Benner Begins Delivery of Brick From a Plant He Established Near Carthage

W.P. Benner last week tore down the outside walls from the first kiln of brick he has burned at his new plant on his place near Carthage. The location is north of the Southern Pines road just beyond the ball ground of last summer. The result of the first burn is a lot of highly satisfactory brick and a test that gives promise of producing in the vicinity of the town one of the best types of brick made any place in this section.

Another kiln is about ready to fire, and as fast as the bricks can e made more kilns will be prepared. The clay is of superior shale and is good enough to make some of the better sorts of brick, as it works smooth in the mill, and burns well in the kiln. It acts as if a good face brick might be expected, and Mr. Benner says he wants to try to run out some sample dry press brick after he gets his arrangements a little more fully completed. The fine texture of the clay indicates that it will dry press and give good results. If it will, the color of the brick as it comes out of the kiln will make a product that will e popular over a territory as wide as a plant can serve.

The clay, or broken down shale, seems to be in generous quantity. Prospect holes have been dug in several directions and all show the one result, a good depth of clay, and a right uniform quality. As far as can be determine the supply is big enough to run for a long time and on a big scale.

The brick coming out now will be used on the new court house and in the new filling station that is to be built in Carthage on the lot below the Tyson hotel. The effects secured will be good, for the color is deep red, and the surface smooth and even enough for any ordinary work.

From the front page of The Moore County News, Carthage, N.C., May 18, 1922