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In 1903, Chen Zhong-He and shareholders 今碾米廠幾近消聲匿跡，殊為可惜。
made an investment to establish the “Hsing
The texture of Daliao’s soil is suitable for
Hsing Sugar Manufacturing Joint Venture
making bricks. Furthermore, the train tracks laid
Company.” The sugar factory set up in
by the sugar industry further solve the problem
Daliao’s Sanding in Kaohsiung was the first
of brick delivery. As a result, many brick kiln
and biggest sugar manufacturing factory set up
factories were set up in Daliao during the Japanese
by a Taiwanese. Several conflicts arose after the
colonial era. According to the details recorded
Japanese government took over after World War
in the “Factory Notebook” written by what is
II, and the proverb “The first foolish act was to
“Taiwan’s Public Museum” today, there were
plant sugar canes next to the company” fully
a total of 16 brick kiln factory in Daliao Village.
described the unfairness experienced during that
The first factory was set up by Zhang-Jien Mun in
period.
1920 and called “YiChen Brick Kiln Factory.”
There are nine factories set up by the Zhang-Jien
煉瓦廠及碾米廠
Brick Kiln Factory and Rice Mill clan. Unfortunately, the industry’s economic
Factory profitability largely dwindled after the war. Today,
an intact chimney and kiln in two factories near
大寮土質適合製作瓦片，加上糖業鋪設
之鐵路，正可解決瓦片的運輸問題。因此，
日治時代許多人在大寮設立瓦窯廠，依據台
灣總督府殖產局所編《工場名簿》記載，大

寮庄的煉瓦工廠，共有十六家。最初的一
家是張簡蔓於1920年所開設的「義成煉瓦工
場」，而張簡族人所開設的煉瓦工廠，多達
九家之多。可惜的是，戰後瓦窯業的經濟利

益大不如前，如今只剩下中庄及忠義派出所
附近，還看得到有完整煙囪與窯體的兩座工
廠遺跡。

在曹公舊圳與大寮支圳加持下，大寮

的稻米數量多，如果都要送到鳳山去碾成白
米，買米成本就會增加，本地的商人興起自
設碾米廠念頭。依據台灣總督府殖產局所編
《工場名簿》記載，大寮庄的「精米工場」
新興製糖會社及甘蔗園
共有十六家，也有多家是張簡氏經營。但如