The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-19
AN EXTENSIVE ENTERPRISE.

The Organization Of 'sFh0 Dualap SSOaa
and Lfsas Company
THE NEWS has referred incidentally
time and again for several months past
TO the great advantages which would ac-
crne from the proper development OF the
extensive stone quaEries owned by Sum
mers s. Pickens near Dunlap. and has
limited frequently that scheme Was 0n
foot for the organization Of company
tor this very purpose bit made no def
mite announcements concerning the M IT.
ter because II was the wish OF these via,
had the affsir under advisement that
nothing cnmmittsl should be pnhlish,4i
until adefinite understanding was reach
cd by all the parties cDI cerned.
We are pleased to say now,
however, that the scheme has 81
far developed that we can lay before our
readers everything in connection with
the same, as a meeting was held in Col.
David Tayinr's, flee Friday night and n
company mmed to be known rs "1hr
Dunlap Stci & Lime Compa n.y." with
the following officers: President, e j.
David Taylor, of Emporia; vice prrsl-
dent, Richard Pickens. of Dunlap; sec
rotary and treasurer, DR.. w. p. Parr, OF
Emporia. The following board ofdirec-
tors was also elected: Col. David Tay.
lor, Richard Pickens, DIR. W. p. Parr
w. w. Wheeler. W. C. Summers, j. n
Wellman and G. w. Paxton.
The capital stock of the company is
placed at $4,000. divided into 1,OOC
shares of $50 each. The advantages oil
such an enterprise 10 the
scope of country Immediately
concerned are almost incaIcu.
liable, ey.n under the most ordinary cir
cumstances. and with such men at ths
helm as those above mentioned thu
chances of vastly paying enterprise
are materially enhanced. The business
ability of the president, Col. DaYiC
Taylor, is too well known Ia need AM
bolsterlng up from any source whatever
and the same may he said of Aessrs
Pickens, Summers, Parr. Wheeler, Pax
ton and Wellman. Pickens and Sum
mers are both practical men, having
been engaged in working these quar-
ries tor some years. The financial
status of the organization is such, too
as to insure u successful career so far a
capital is concerned. The natural ad
yantages, too, are incomparably great
No finer bed of rock exists in Kansa
than this one, and it is easy Of access
| 1t is situated from half to three-quaI
ters of u mile north of Dunlap, and is l.
be reached by tap which the railroal
company has agreed to build under con
ditions which the new organization vii
accede to, so that within a very shor
time track will run from the quarrie
to the main line. The railroad compa
ny will erect at the quarriesa crusher 4
prepare ballast for their road, an i'm
m ensc amount of which they will use il
the course of a year, and DE q source O
considerable revenue to the other com
pany. The latter will erect machineF,
for saving out stone of any dimension
described, for building purposes. It ha
not yet been decided whether this ma
chinery will be erected at the quaFries @
at this place. There are a great man
things TO be taken into consideration il
this connection. not the least of Whicl
is the prOpelling power, and Whicheve
place offers the best advantages in thi
respect is likely to be favored with thu
400 bushels daily, will be established q
the quarrles. By competent judges lhi
stone Is said to produce the finest q ual
ity of lime, and taking everything int
consideration, these quarriss which EN-
brace tract of about $50 acres of land
are equal to a gold mine, and beside
afrOrding the individual members of tn
company handsome profit, will Civ
employment to large number of work
men. 1t will employ about fifty men L
begin with, and of course, as the capaci
| ty of the works increases the deman'
for additional help will increase. Ger
tainly Dunlap, Emporia and the sur
rounding country have in their midst al
enterprise which will prove a. source O
considerable wealth and prestige il
time.
TIE CHARTER.
The following charter of the COMPANY
was prepared Saturday by Col. j. w
Era; and will ha flad with tho cor