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Show BRICK AND BUILDING. Ogd.a Maaulacliir.rs Ara Catting; Trltas in "alt Lake. Brick makers here are hot at the Ogden manufacturers, whom they accuse ac-cuse of invading the precincts of "their own market and ruthlessly slaughtering prices. The builders and traders exchange ex-change discussed tho matter at their last meeting and decided if there was any more of it done they would make war to the knife. The members of the exchange claim that they are now selling brick as low as they can be manufactured and make a profit; but still it' the brick burners of Ogden want a little fun, why they will be accommodated and one cut will be followed by another until brick wou't cost as much to the consumer as tho yards would amount to. All of the brick yards in close proximity to the city are working 10 their full capacity, and have contracts for sometime ahead. T here are very few old brick on hand, and the new ones will soon be in. This year's production is of a much finer quality than last, aud is equal in texture tex-ture if not in color to that made anywhere. any-where. The Salt Lake Pressed Brick company is placirg its machinery ma-chinery in position and will soon be ready to supply anv demand up to llO.OOil a day. The company sent some samples to Chicago to be burned alittlo while ago, which they have received buck ami are of a splendid culor and hardness. |