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EXPOSITION AT VIENNA.
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origin of the Company, and the extent of its operations.*
It is illustrated by inaps and sections, and is altogether a
most commcndable contribution to the history of the industry
in Vienna, and worthy of imitation by all wealthy corpora-
tions when, as in duty bound, they participate in great inter
national exhibitions.
The great Vienna brick and tile Company, as now orga-
nized, is based upon the union of several extensive establish-
ments, dating back to the time of Maria Theresa, and before
it, and conducted in succession by Miesbach and by Dräsche.
In 1851 the Works of the Wiener-berg occupied an area of
264| English acres, while an area of 680 English acres sup-
plied the clay. There were 24,930 feet in length of drying
sheds for the manufactnre of ordinary bricks, and 8,304 feet
of moulding sheds for tiles, facing and ornamental bricks,
with 43 kilns, calculated to burn 45,000 to 110,000 bricks per
kiln, or 3,500,000 at one time. Six establishments at that
time had a united production of 91,900,000 bricks annually ;
the Wiener-berg alone produciug 65,500,000. There were
649 moulding benches, and 4,140 persous employed.
The present organization was effected in 4 March, 1869,
under a nominal capital of 7,000,000 florins (equal to
3,500,000 dollars), in 35,000 shares, at 200 florins each.
Between 6,000 and 7,000 workmen are employed, besides 58
otflcers, 36 machinists and foremen. There are eight large
establishments, where the bricks and tiles are made, viz.:—
1. Iuzersdorf Wienerberger, the largest of all, in six sec-
tious; 2. Hernals; 3. Laaerberge; 4. Laaerwald; 5. Leo
poldsdorf.; 6. Biedermansdorf; 7. Guntramsdorf; 8. Vösen-
dorf,—all in the vicinity of Vienna. The total area devoted
to the manufactnre is 882 joch, 65 square klafters, equivalent
to about 1,254 acres. The annual production of the works
is enormous. In the four years from the organization of the
Company to the end of 1872 the production and salc were as
follows:—
* Die Wienerberger, Ziegelfabriks und Bau-Gesellschaft zur zeit der Wiener
Weltausstellung, 1873. Wien, 1873. Selbstverlag der gesellsehaft, Centralbureau:
Wien 1; Elisabethstrasse 6. 8vo., p. 92, with maps and graphic chart.
