NATIONAL FIRE PROOFING COMPANY 
The National Fire Proofing Company was incorporated 
on August 21, 1889, in Pittsburgh, with one plant located 
on Bedford Avenue. The company at that time was known 
as the Pittsburgh Terra Cotta Lumber Company. The 
name was changed to National Fire Proofing Company 
on December 20, 1899, and the capital stock increased for 
the purpose of acquiring additional properties. On Feb- 
ruary 17, 1902, the stock was again increased to acquire 18 
additional plants, the property of 15 different companies. 
At the present time, the company is capitalized at 
$12,500,000.00. H. M. Keasbey is President, J. P. Rob- 
bins, Treasurer, and C. G. Jones, Secretary. The Board 
of Directors comprises the following: W. L. Curry, Chair- 
man; A. S. Beymer, D. M. Campbell, J. S. Craig, E. W. 
Gwinner, S. F. Heckert, H. M. Keasbey, Chas. G. McIlvain, 
W. M. Scaife and E. H. Straub. 
The company manufactures hollow tile, flat arch, seg- 
mental arch and other types of tile used in constructing 
structural floors; all types of partition tile and load bearing 
tile for exterior and interior bearing walls. A special glazed 
tile is manufactured to be used exclusively in foundation 
walls; also a specific block for backing up common and face 
brick walls. The company, having high grade fire clay 
deposits, is able to manufacture an exceptionally high 
quality glazed tile, as well as the unglazed material. One 
of the best known of their glazed products is Tex-Tile, a 
material that is unsurpassed in appearance and strength 
for exterior walls. Other glazed tile products consist of 
underground conduits, grain and coal bin tile, sewer tile. 
silo tile and similar specialties. 
The company has 22 plants located in a number of 
states, with a combined capacity of approximately 700,000 
tons of finished ware per year. These plants are situated 
In sections where the best clay deposits are located and are 
near the good markets in the Central Western, Eastern 
and New England States, all on one or more railroad lines 
or on tide water