Review article
Križevačke Brickyards
Ivan Tinodi
Abstract
In the 19th century brick production was very developed in Kriæevci. There were as many as three factories. Two of them survived into the 20th century. One was the Grahor’s brick factory. Due to financial difficulties, it became the property of the Kriæevci Savings Bank. It continued to exist until the mid-30’s of the 20th century, when the production stopped for ever. The Savings Bank parcelled the land in 1940. During the liquidation process in 1947 the factory buildings and the chimney were torn down. The land was sold out as a building site. Today the place is occupied by a residential area. The other brick factory, according to available 19th century information, was under the administration of the Kriæevci Town Council from 1851 until 1947, when it became a socialist company, annexed in 1975 to the Engineering Company RADNIK. Today it’s a joint stock company. A very interesting event forms part of the factory’s history. At the end of 1926 the director’s board made an official announcement for an entrepreneur - concessionaire who would manage production in 1927. A master brick maker was employed because he offered the lowest compensation for his work. The low compensation brought him financial troubles in a few months. Worker’s strike broke out. A government commissioner had to intervene. He fired the director’s board and the factory’s manager. The entrepreneur had to back out with zero profit. The whole situation resulted in negative effects on the local budget. The town’s treasury was affected, remaining without planned income from the brick factory in 1927.
Keywords
Kriievci; brick factories; brick production; 19th century; beginning of the 20th century
Hrčak ID:
9010
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Publication date:
25.2.2007.
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