Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
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PHILADELP H1A, March 7.-There is no
| more excited community in this State to-day
than that which compo ses the population OF
the little hamlet of Lenover, on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, in Chester county, located
between the towns of Parkesburg and
Atglen. The cause for the excitement is
the purchase of six fine farms by an agent
of an English manufacturing syndicate for
the purpose of erecting thereon two man.
moth cotton mills and such a number Of
dwelling houses as will be required to ac-
comodate the employees, which will exceed
two thousand.
THE PROP osED SITE.
The properties purchased are those of
Nathan Maule, James L. Mcclellan, Thomas
W. Henderson, David Ferree, Byron Glib
ney, Joseph ellison and Edward Heston.
They are situated in West Salisbury and
Highland townships, in beautiful little
valley. The tract composing the purchased
property is as near to being square as it
could well be made without the aid of the
surveyors compass, and when it has been
surveyed as whole will show nearly $50
acres.
The prices agreed upon between the agent
and the owners of the several farms, range
from $125 to S135 per acre. The agent,
whose name is George Milburn. has been in
this country for two or three weeks past
upon the mission which he consummated
to-day. He first appeared in the Schuyl-
kill Valley, along the line of the Pennsyl-
vania and Schuylkill Valley Railroad, but
finding no opportunity presented for his ac-
quiring a tract as large as desired for the
project, he turned his attention to the Ches-
ter Valley.
ONE SCHEME A FAILURE.
Negotiations were entered into be-
tween Agent Milburn and the following
named farmers: Thomas Hope, for 800
acres for $4,000; Mrs. Ruth Martin, 175
acres for S12, 900; Archibald Russell, 102
acres for 81 ,OO0 Robert Scott and son, 100
acres for $4,000. These negotiations fell
through, much to the regret of the rest, be-
cause Messrs. Scott and son finally decided
not to SELL
Mr.. Millburn then proceeded little far
ther west on the Pennsylvania railroad and
found what suited him equally we'll in the
charming little valley of which the town of
Lenover is the focusing point of interest.
To-day, after closing negotiations for the
West Salisbury Highland tract, he took
leave of the Linwood people after signing
papers of agreement.
He purposes sailing from New York for
England, there to lay before his employers
complete draft of his tract with statement
of his transaction, and he will return in six
weeks time and pay over all moneys due
for the properties for which he has nego-
tiated.
ON BIG SCALE.
He says that with all the preliminary
business concluded, the work of erecting |
the two large brick mill structures and some |
800 dwelling houses, the whole to cost over |
So, 600, 900, will be commenced about Sep
tember 1 of this year, and he hopes to see
the plant in complete operation by Novem-
Der, 1891.
The gentlemen composing the syndicate
he represents are residents OF London, Edin-
burgh and Birmingham, and he says their
object In locating their industry on this side
of the water is solely for the purpose of
reaching the American market with their
goods without being obliged to pay a duty
thereon. They expect to give employment
to the men, women and children here, and
will not import any foreign labor.