THE KIER FIRE BRICK COMPANY 
The Kier Fire Brick Company is an organization char- 
tered under the laws of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 
[ts main office located at 2243 Oliver Building, Pittsburgh, 
Penna. Its Fire Brick Plant is located at Salina, West- 
moreland County, Penna., and its Silica Brick Plant at 
Childs, Fayette County, Penna. It owns and operates a 
Ganister Quarry at Brookes Mills, Blair County, Penna., 
and the fire clay mining operations are in Clearfield, Arm- 
strong and Westmoreland Counties. It mines coal for its 
own use at Salina, Penna. 
Salina Plant, Pa. 
The Kier Fire Brick Co. 
The company was incorporated in 1900 and was the 
outgrowth of a business which had been carried on in the 
form of a partnership at times, and sole proprietorship at 
nthers, dating back to 1845. 
The business of the company is manufacturing, for 
sale to consumers, high heat duty refractory products, 
namely fire brick and silica brick in all standard sizes and 
shapes, also special shapes of all kinds. 
Capacity Fire Brick Plant, Salina, Penna. 
18,000,000-9" brick or approximately 63,000 tons. 
Capacity Silica Brick Plant, Childs, Penna. 
4,500,000-9" brick or approximately 13,500 tons.