Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-30
A SAND MINE OWNER.
Col. ]. W. Moore, the Ex-COke 0per'
ator, in a New Business.
A FEEDER FOR NEW GLAsSWORKs.
The Leesburg Sand Companys Plant in
Mercer County Bought.
THE CAPACITY WILL BE INCREASED

The plant Of the Leesburg Sand Company,
in Mercer county, was yesterday sold to J..
W. Moore, the ex-coke operator, who will
use it as feeder to the new Charleroi Glass
Company at Beilevernon. The company was
formerly composed Of s. w. Vandersaal,
William II. Harrison, James Harrison and
A. B. Rutledge, of this city. The sand mines
are located at Leesburg, on the line Of the
Western New York and Pennsylvania, for
merly the Buffalo, New York and Philadel-
phia Railroad. They are Is miles above
New Castle, between that town and Mercer.
The plant is half mile from the railroad,
and siding is to be laid from the works to
the Western New York and Pennsylvania
tracks.
The new company will be known as the
Leesburg Sand and Mining Company, and
will be composed OF the following we'll
known gentlemen: W. j. Moore. A. b.
Rutledge and Charles H. Ulery. The two
latter gentlemen have been in the employ OF
Mr.. Moore while the latter was in the coke
business.
ENLARGING THE PLANT.
They will enlarge the plant and 60 into
an extensive business. The old company
had drawn plans, etc., to increase their
facilities, and the new firm will carry them
out. The capital stock will be increased
and the business placed upon frmer
financial basis. 1t is not vet known what
Mr.. Moore paid for the works as only the
preliminary papers were made out yester-
day. The deal will be wound up Friday or
Saturday, and the new firm will take hold
about the latter part of the week.
About fonr months ago the old company
hired lot Of men in this city, and have
been working the mines since that time.
The hills contain millions of tons of sand of
silica. Most of the product has been sold
to rolling mills, blast furnaces and window
glass houses Of this city. The company will
try to run out an extra fine quality OF plate
glass sand, which will be shipped to Belle
vernon They will also own their own
freight cars, and will not have to depend
upon the railroad companies for equipment
to move their product.
MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY.
The names of those in the new Charleroi
Glass Company have not been published.
tne comPahy VIII Uc CouPOscu VI " F" I.
Moore, A. F. Chandler, of the Standard
Plate Glass Company; A. Hartupee, of this
city; Messrs. Alexander and Sloan, of
Greensburg, and Bullitt, of Philadelphia.
The fine glasshouse sand the Leesburg Com
pany expects to get win be shipped to Belle
vernon and used in the new glasshouse. 1t
is expected that most Of this special product
will be consumed In this way. The glass
company viii, therefore, get their sand
cheaper than other companies.
The Mr.. Chandler in the new company is
well known engineer, and brother-in-
law of II. Sellers Mckee, the window glass
manufacturer. Mr.. Hartupee is also related
by marriage to Mr.. Mckee. The company
expect to begin the work of breaking ground
for the new glass plant within a few days.
They have already sold number of lots for
building purposes at lock No. 4.