The men at the Erskine brick yards also struck, but went back to work, after being out a short time, without a raise of wages. (The Saint Paul Daily Globe, Tuesday Morning, July 12, 1892, Volume XIV, Number 194, Page 1)
A new 36 horsepower Otto gasoline engine will run the Erskine Brick Co.’s yards at Crookston in the near future. Capacity of yard now with new machinery, 50,000 per day. (The Princeton Union, Thursday, March 31, 1898, Volume XXII, Number 16, Page 2)
The Erskine (Minn.) Brick Co. have started up for the season, during their shutdown they increased the plant to 40,000 per day capacity. (Clay Record, Clay Record Publishing Company, Chicago, June 8, 1898, Volume XII, Number 11, Page 23)
The Erskine Brick Co. started their brick plant at Crookston, Minn., full handed the 1st of June, having equipped their plant throughout this spring with a Potts Horizontal Machine, disintegrator, granulator, winding drum and cars. They had formerly soaked their clay in pits but now with their new machinery work it direct from the bank, making they say, a better quality of brick at a great saving of labor. They make 40,000 brick per day and are unable to supply the demand even at that rate. (The Clay Worker, T. A. Randall & Co., Indianapolis, July 1898, Volume XXX, Number 1, Page 54)
Crookston People Fail to Secure the Privileges of a Y. The railroad and warehouse commission yesterday filed a decision in the matter of the petition from Crookston asking for transfer facilities between the Great Northern and Northern Pacific at that point. The commission announces an unfavorable opinion and decides against the petitioners. The decision is as follows: "The petition is dismissed. The evidence of the hearing had at Crookston shows that the petitioners, the Vance Brick company and the Ray Bros. Mercantile company being the principals, might be benefited by the construction of a Y between the tracks of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern at that point. With the construction of such a Y, drayage for seven blocks might be saved the Vance company and for the distance of five blocks to the Ray Bros. company. "The proposed point at which the Y might be located is two and one-half miles from Crookston, and would necessitate the laying of about seven miles of track. The commission does not consider that the benefit of such a Y to the general public would be great." The following note is added to the decision of the commission. "The commission is of the opinion that the law does not contemplate saving mercantile companies drayage. This is apparently the greatest benefit which would result from the construction of the transfer facilities asked for." (The Saint Paul Globe, Friday, July 21, 1899, Volume XXII, Number 202, Page 7)
The Erskine Brick Company, Crookston, Minn., will hereafter be known as the Crookston Brick and Tile Company. The company has enlarged its plant and will handle draining tile, sewer pipe, etc. Sheldon W. Vance, proprietor and manager. (Municipal Engineering, Municipal Engineering Company, Indianapolis, May 1902, Volume XXII, Number 5, Page 339)
The Erskine Brick Co., Crookston, Minn., will hereafter be called the Crookston Brick & Tile Co. S. W. Vance is the owner. He will make some improvements. (Clay Record, Clay Record Publishing Company, Chicago, May 15, 1902, Volume XX, Number 9, Page 28)