William A. Morin started making brick in 1894, the firm later becoming known as the Morin Brick and Tile Company.
W. A. Morin, Albert Lea, Minn., will erect one of the largest paving brick factories in the northwest. (The Clay Worker, T. A. Randall & Co., Indianapolis, May 1894, Volume XXII, Number 5, Page 572)
W. A. Morin, of Albert Lea, Minn., will start up his brick works. (Clay Record, Clay Record Publishing Company, Chicago, April 29, 1897, Volume X, Number 8, Page 24)
The Morin Brick and Tile Co.’s yard at Albert Lea, Minn., is now running full force. (Clay Record, Clay Record Publishing Company, Chicago, June 8, 1898, Volume XII, Number 11, Page 22)
Both the Morin and Rusfeldt brickyards will be in working order and as soon as weather will permit will actively begin the making of brick. Mr. Morin will also manufacture considerable quantities of drain tiles for which the demand is steadily increasing. (Freeborn County Standard, Wednesday, March 15, 1899, Page 5)
Albert Lea. Brick and Tile Mfg. – W. A. Morin. First Inspection 1899. Adults – Male - 22. Total No. Employed - 22. No. Hours Labor Each Day - 10. Average No. Weeks Employed in Year - 26. (Seventh Biennial Report of the Bureau of Labor of the State of Minnesota, 1899-1900, Pioneer Press Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1900, Page 90)
W. A. Morin, Albert Lea, Minn., is renewing his subscription to Clay-Worker, writes he has sold the entire real estate occupied by his brickyard for railroad terminals, reserving the machinery. He states that he is now looking for a location to install the machinery or a buyer for same. (The Clay Worker, T. A. Randall & Co., Indianapolis, June 1900, Volume XXXIII, Number 6, Page 554)
W. A. Morin, Albert Lea, Minn., has sold the complete equipment of his brick and tile works to Detroit, Mich., people. (Clay Record, Clay Record Publishing Company, Chicago, December 14, 1901, Volume XIX, Number 11, Page 24)
Morin and Rusfeldt merged their firms in January 1905, the new enterprise being called the Albert Lea Brick and Tile Company.