Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-12-07
Shepherdstown, West Va:
sATURDAY..........,..DEC.7 =, 1867.


o. The PoToMAC MILLS CEMENT
CoMrANy.-For some time pas, This en-
ierprIsing company, says The Washington
Republican, compused Of our mos, enter
p,ising and teoding Disirc, capitalists,
have been engaged in developing the ce.
RenI qu,r,ies al Shephetdsiown, Va, as
vel as the wa'er.power in that vicinity.
The company has jusi completed The con.
slrucliOn Of dam. $50 feet long, by
which il commands The fines, " aier-pow-
er on The Potomac. al Shepherdstowr.
The building of this dam is certainly a
great success, and was executed under
the superiniendencs OF one of the scknowl.
edged enierpTlsing Washington mechan.
ics. Mr.. John Collins, and that, too. in
the face Of most discoursging circumstsn-
ces. having the swift current of the Up
per Potomac TO contend with. When The
company suggested the idea Of dam .,
this point, the views of competent civil
engineers were Obtained, who pronoun.
eed its construction impracticable. bu, lis
completion now demonstrates that we
have mechanics amoug us capable Of &C.
eomplishng The most difficult engineering
tasks.
The company, in view of The above
success. has just completed large mer-
chant mill SO reei front by 100 feet deep.
sod fous stories in height, which is sub
slanGally buili OF stone and brick. The
cement mill is siso completed. and The ma
chinery put up for the grinding of the
rock, and arrangements are now being
perfected to introduce proper machinery
for the making of barrels. into which the
cement will be packed and shipped TO
msrke, BY spring every thing connected
with the Manufacture Of cement will be
completed, and through The inexhaus!ible
cement quarries. and The extensive and
improved machinery. the Potomac COM
pany will be enabled TO furnish all The &C.
meni required in this section Of country,
a. also for shipment 10 the Northern and
Eastern markets. as well as supplying the
South, which market, We learn, has con-
nss,ed for large quantities. Specimens
Ct the cement have already been sent 10
market, and after thorough practical test
and analysis, il has been declared the best
hydraulic cement now used in the United
States.
4. large force of worknen will be
engaged al the works, the company has
already contracted for the building Of
number Of neat cottage houses for their
accommodation, as also their families, near
the mills.
Having an immense water-PoSer. The
company have in contemplation the rent.
ing Of a portion al nominal sum, in Or
der to encourage manufactures near their
works, and being On the line Of the Ches.
apeake and Ohio Canal, the manufactured
products will find easy means OF trans.
poIraliOn 10 profitable and ready markets,
tie company owning number OF boats.
We might mention in this connection
hat yesterday We were shown samples
Of superior quality Of paper and linen
cloth, made from corn stalks and we learn
the company is now in correspondence
with the inventor. who expresses desire
to obtain cite on the premises OF the
Potomac Cement Company. for the pur.
pose uf erecting factories for ihe msnuisc.
lure Of these articles.
The samples Of paper and linen cloth
can be seen a. this office: