NELSON INDUSTRIES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 51, 13 March 1906, Page 2

NELSON INDUSTRIES.

THE HIIICK AND POTTERY CO.'S WORKS. THROWN OPEN FOR INSPECTION. The Nelson Br-lok and Pottery Works in To , Toi y * °»<£ hrow,, open to the public \his af-spe-tTheß^^'? 0 "Station to hc?y ? m , a . oh "*ery and tho procurer n°rV. M lnff br ' Cks - P«P«. »«1 otner n«,_lc_ was availed of h. n Koodly mlnvb _ r Mr $. Warn J .h? inlrcS o^' gavo an m-eVenf . g . demonstration, thos. ,!_,-> Uh sprprise. Mr Ward Miapcri a nunvlier of 6-inch pipes, and also showed how the glazing was done. Flower pots of various si'.es, jars, and bottles wero run off the wheel in quick succession, the company's manager again showing that ho was an adopt in the mo.-i;-ipuiation of clay. The public inspected a lnrg_ nunvbOr of f>, 9. and 12-inch pipe's which have already boon burnt and glazed, Those are of splendid quality, and in vjew of the drainage scheme which is shortly to bo commenced, there should* be a roady market fer tft. locuily-mailo pipos. ' • Another kiln is now in course of erection nt • the works, and this will bo followed by ,a third kl'n When completed, the Company should be in a position to supply argc quantities of bricks f_ -om the Mlns, and thus do away with the necessity for the importation at bricks from Wellington-a necessity which, it is understood, has arisen at the new. Post Ofiic_ works;, in spite of thtf boast of the boy, labour brick-works at Stoke. .Shareholders aro reminded that the annual meeting of the Brick <_ Pottery Co. will be held this evening. I