Clay Plant - Campbell - Wallace
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 20 Dec 1890 p 8
For a long time it has been known that the clay in the vicinity of this city is the finest for the manufacture of pottery in the United States. The clay supply on the farm of Hence Coleman is particulary fine and inexhaustible. A stock company is now being organized here for the manufacture of fine pottery. Gen. Lew Wallace, Prof. JL Campbell and others qualifed to know have declared the clay is adapted to the manufacture of statuary and the very finest clay work. The president of the new company is Gen. MD Manson and a large number of citizens are taking stock, George Hurley, ME Clodfelter, George Wasson and others. The plant will be put in as soon as all of the stock is subscribed and it is hoped work can begin about April 1st. The enterprise is a worthy one and sure of ultimate success. Mr. Coleman will receive a large royalty for the clay taken from his land and will be a stockholder as well.