Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-04-28
CHARLESTOWN I

Works are running lively, and orders
are very heavy.
Mr.. Thomas Frazier has his fine
saw-mfll located on the timber land
of the G. NJ, NJ. & 1. Co., and is turn
ing out lumber rapidly.
The Brick and Tile Company ex-
pected to set fire TO kilnsof 100, 600
brick last night, and will begin burn
ing a250.000 kiln the middle of next
week.
Mr.. Troutman is putting up some
nice gloves, and will have fine line
of samples prepared by the time the
glove factory is completed. Some
new hands are also being trained for
the work.
Messrs. Norris & Phillips expect
their stone crusher by Thursday or
Friday, and will run it night and day
in order to have the principal streets
of the C. NJ, NJ. & I. Co. Mead
amized by the 18th of May.
Messrs. w. F. & T. P. Lippitt are
pushing things at their new brick
yard on the Colston land, at junction
of the Summit Point road and N. &
w. r. r. They have three pits COM
pleted, bed for machine tramway laid
and yard graded. ready to make
brick as soon as thcir machine arrives.
The Construction Company has
determined on the erection of another
handsome store building, and exca-
waiting for the foundation has been
commenced. Its erection will be un.
der the supervision of Mr.. j. C.
Holmes. 1t is to be of brick, and is
located on the corner of Sixth avenue
and Mildred street.
Last week was busy one on the
lands of the G. NJ, NJ. & 1. Co. The
weather was all that could be desired,
and superintendent, mechanics and
laborers put in their biggest licks.-
The results are almost marvellous, and
can only be realized by visit to the
grounds and an inspection of what
has been accomplished.
The G. NJ, NJ. & 1. Co., are OPEN
ing up streets through the Colston
and Davenport lands. KimbaIl ave-
nue. to Adams Circle, G street, 1
street, Congress street and B street to
Alexander Circle, will he nicely
graded and shade trees planted on
either side. Mr.. VIM. N. Wood has
kindly taken charge of this work,
which is an assurance that il will be
well and neatly done.
Two more industries have been Sc
cured within the past week-a road
machine mandatory, which will en-
plOy good force of hands, and a
shoe factory of established business,
employing about forty hands, and
which is expected to double its force
in short while. The c. NJ, NJ. &
I. Co. is about closing contracts with
both of these, and are negotiating
with regard to several other very i'm
portant industries.
Everything is booming on the C..
NJ, NJ. & 1. Company's lands. The
Belt Line railroad is nearly graded
and ready for the ties, and the track.
will probably be laid this week. OF
the six cottages being erected by the
Construction Company on Seventh
avenue, Mr.. BeachIey has one nearly
under roof and another raised whilst
the Messrs. Lippitt have one under
roof and three others under way
The company is getting material
on the ground and will enclose these
lots Immediately with neat fences.
On Eleventh avenue the foundations
of two more cottages are we'll under
way, and on Twelfth avenue another
has been begun by Messrs. Phillips &
Sons. These are three of nine which
the Improvement Company have given
out. OF the other six, Mr.. Beackley
and the Messrs. Lippitt have contract
ed for three each. The foundation of
the glove factory has been finished
and the brick walls of the first story
are we'll under way. Superintendent
Allt's dwelling has been raised and
is partly weatherboarded. Work on
the foundation of the Hotel Powhatan
is progressing nicely. and the foun-
dation of the large Office building of
the G. NJ, NJ. & 1. Co. is being laid.
The foundation walls of the Goetz
Harness Factory are well under way.
The contract for the Construction
Comyany's fine business building has
been awarded to Mr.. E. E. Beachley.
1t is located on Third avenue and
Fairfax boulevard, at the point of in
tersection with Samuel street; is to
have pressed brick front and slate
roof.