Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-29
THE MANNIs DIsTILLERY.

A writer from Martinsburg, under
date Dec. Is, TO the Morgsntowp Post,
gives the following interesting letter
for publication -
Martinsburg is beautiful little city
of $500 inhabitants, situated at the
mouth of the great Shenandoah Valley,
of which Virgiuians used to boast. Her
inhabitants are kind, hospitable, indus
trious snd Christian-like people. She
is considerably interested in manutac-
tories OF different kinds, the most i'm
portaut of which is Hannis's large Dis
tillery, which was established iu 1867,
by Ii. S. Hannis & Co., and in 1872 be-
came incorporated as the "IIannis Dis
tilling Co.," with capital OF one mil
lion dollars. ln addition 10 the works
here described, the Company owns and
operates the Mount Vernon Distillery
at Baltimore, of almost equal capacity,
manufacturing, as here, pure Rye Wbis-
key. The works here cover On area OF
eighteen and one-half acres The Dis
tilery proper is three story brick bu | l.
ing, one hundred and thirty five feet
long, and sixty feet wide, aud contain
ing every modern appliance for making
the best possible commodity IN the
market. lst. The machinery of forty
horse power engine, derives IFS motive
power from compound tabular boiler
of one hundred and twenty horse pow
| er.
2nd. The two immense three story
warehouses, q model Of their class. and
each one hundred and twenty feet long
by eighty feet wide.
These great buildings have n thirty
f,co thousand barrel capacity fol storage,
and is like the Distillery built of brick.
These buildings are heated by forty
horse power boiler throughout by sew
enteen thousand four hundred feet of
heating pipes, so that in the coldest
weather an even temperature Of eighty
five degrees Fahrenheit can readily be
maintained.
3rd. The large cooperage shops.
This Company has found it TO their ad-
vantage to make their own barrels, the
shops being able TO supply the Distil-
lery demand for its products, n large
matter in itself, when it is remembered
that the yield from about six hundred
bushels of grain from twenty-five TO
twenty-five hundred gallons of whiskey
per day Of twenty four hours.
The Company pays 10 the General
Government tax of about two ihous-
and dollars per doy, or seven hundred
and twenty thousand dollars year,
providing they run the year round.
The convenience of the Distillery for
its purpose shows the sagacity OF ils
founders. Placed at the very mouth of
the great Shenandoah Valley, and at a
point where it is reached by two great
railroads, the Baltimore and Ohio and
the Cumberland Valley bringing into
direct communcali IN with the Pennsyl
vania Companys' entire systems Of rail
roads, it can ship its products North,
South, East and West at competing
rates and generally without trans-ship-
meDt TO the place Of destination. Tho
tracks of both the companies run direct
TO the buildings aud yards Of the Han.
mis- Distillery Company, SO that the ship.
ments 90 direct from the warehouses 10
the cars, without duplex handling. The
two large warehouses referred 10 have
in them at this time, twelve thousand
barrels, each holding forty five gallons.
The Company has in its employ ono
hundred hands, besides the clerks and
superintendent.
The Company have in their pens
about twelve hundred head Of hogs at
this time, oil Of which are fed by tho
slop from the stills.
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