The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-09-25

me Lime Boycott at TexaS.-A CORES
pondent who signs himself zone of the Combina
tion," presents his side of the cline fight" which
has been going on at Texas, Baltimore county
in letter to the Baltimore american. He says
"Under date of August 9th you published in YOU
paper an account of a lime boycott at Texas, Bal
tmore county. Since this article has been copied
by several papers, we think you will do US the JUS
tice to publish the other side of the controversy
More than year ago, after three years of constant
cutting in prices of lime, low wages to laborers
and profit to the manufacturer the different in
terests united in q combination for the purpose Of
keeping lime at fair price. An agent was ap-
pointed to sell for all parties alike, and agree
ment was entered into by all concerned, pledging
themselves by word and bond to sell only through
this agent, and to do nothing to the detriment of
the business Mrs. Shaeffer, who, it is claimed, is
being boycotted, holds an interest in the Price
tate represented in the combination by an agent
Mr.. L. G. Blair--and it was with her consent
and guarantee, with the others interested, that the
property was admitted into the combination. The
property upon which Mrs. Sbaehfer has built her
kilns was purchased recently by her for the ex-
pressed purpose of burning lime. The combina
ton did not lay an injunction, nor did it hinder
her in any way. Neither was the order said to
have been issued restraining dealers from pur-
chasing her lime. The order referred to was is
sued prior to her starting in the business, and
ed through the lime sold by the combination, to
injure its quality. Mrs. Shaeffer did not petition
the combination to admit her new property to its
protection, but started furious cutting of rates.
The combination did not meet her for two weeks,
but in order to protect those dealers who true
to it, prices were forced down to fourteen cents
per bushel. Lime cannot be manufactured at this
price, and the revenue which Mrs. Shaeffer's fam
lily have enjoyed from this source has been cut of,
q nd fhav lilo also l0einO d0V
not only profits but principal. Since the comb.
nation was formed pay for labor has increased
thirty five per cent, and the business has been
fourishing; now labor will be put back to the old
prices. We do not want to enjoy from one set of
kilns the fair prices caused by the combination,
and from another profits made at the expense OF
the frstj but wo want fair prices for good lime,
even though we compete with ladies-snd we will
get it,"
The New Passenger Station Of the
Maryland Central.-The new passenger sta
ton of the Maryland Central Railroad on the
south side of Boundary avenue, is now we'll un-
der way and it is expected that it will be finished
by the LIST of December. The building will be 43
by SO feet, SO feet high from the street level and
81 feet above the level of the track it will be
built of stone, with slate roof, and will consist
Of general waiting room, 40 by 20 feet ticket
Office ladies' room, ladies' toilet room, and a
storeroom on q level with North avenue, with
wooden covered stairs extending to a platform
below, at the track level, where will be located
furnace, and fuel room, with an intermediate
floor for the gentlemen's toilet room. The or over
the general waiting room will contain two good
sized Offices, hall or entry, and storeroom. The
foundations, where not exposed to view, will be
Of Falls road blue rock, laid in cement all walls
above exposed surface will be of Hartford county
stone from the Rocks of Deer Creek,
laid in cement in the best style of "brOken range"
pointed with red mortar. The stills of
the doors of the waiting room will be granite;
The window-sills, lintels, arch stones, &c. will be
Of Dauphin county, Pa, red sandstone. The bay
window on the west front will be framed of wood,
The lower part showing framing and weather
boarding and the upper part covered with slate.
The north and south fronts will be finished with
sheds supported on framed brackets The en-
france doors will be of quartered oak, hung on
polished brass hinges. The general waiting room
will be finished in wood, except the chimney
breast il will be wainscoted on line with win
low stills with alternate moulded and plain tongue
md groove strips, moulded at cap and base. The
adies rooms and gentlemen's toilet rooms will be
wainscoted. In corner of the waiting room will
be the ticket office. All the interior of the build
ng, except waiting room, furnace-room and where
will be plastered and finished with
hard white coating. The inside stairs will be
built of hard yellow pine. The outside stairs,
eading from the street level to the track will be
IN three flights, each flight ending on platform
about nine feet square, and will be constructed of
Georgia pine. all solidly braced, framed and Sc
cured. The stairway will be covered and rooted
with tin.
Some Observations on Our County Fair.
The American Farmer has the following to
ay of our late county fair: "This fair, is usual
was largely attended, the weather being favorable.
The display of stock was not up to the average in
my department, although that of horses was good,
md there being some excellent sheep and swine
IN exhibition. Cattle were lacking, the defcen-
~ being due to natural fear of peuro- pneumo-
1ia-a fear which had been industriously worked
Up. There was a varied but not extensive show
If poultry, the time of holding the fair being too
Early for this department
"The deposits of farm and garden products and
n the various sections of the household depart
nent were numerous and good. The same is true
If dairy products, and the liberaliy which prompt
ID member of the Board of Managers to offer a
handsome prize for butter made by boys or girls
lnder sixteen years, has had the desired and
1oped-for result of improving in generous de-
gree the quality of the exhibits of this article
Similar results attended the offers for juveniles in
other sections, and the wisdom of the policy of
the young people was demonstrated.
The main exhibition hall was never so we'll filled
and never with articles of greater merit, and it
was crowded with visitors each day. The nipple
nent and machinery exhibits were large and drew
many visitors, and many sales were made.
"The Glenmore herd of Mr.. Robert Moore made
q conspicuous part of the exhibition and carried
off all the honors not only because of the lack of
but from the high character of the
individuals composing it. A beautiful yearling
heifer, bred by Mr.. Joseph Phipps, was voted by
all visitors of the handsomest specimens of the
Jersey seen in the show yard, and received
The honors of her class as well as the Wagner
medal, prize which has to be gained three years
winner"
The jolly charlottesville members of the
Jolly Rachelors' Club of ReisterstoMn and vicini.