Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-02-03
CHARLESTOWNI
Our nlIrOVgnglt Companies, and What
They are Doing.


The harness factory will be loca-
ted on the corner of North George
street and Second avenue.
The blasting upon the Improve
ment Company's lands has become a
lively business-at times almost war
like.
The c. NJ, NJ. & 1. Co. will put in
few fire plugs on the streets being
opened up through the Company's
lands.
An improved stone crusher will be
brought into requisition in McAda-
MIXING the streets opened up by the
G. NJ, NJ. & I. Co.
The machinery for the brass works
has arrived, and the brass founders
from New Jersey are now busily en-
gagged in setting it up.
Messrs. yesterday &Co. are doing
rapid work in roofing the brass works
buildings, which they are pushing
right along from the word go.
The handsome SIP 900 office build
ing of the C. NJ, NJ. & L. Co. is
to be located on the corner of North
Mildred street and Third avenue.
Mr.. R. w. Norris has an increased
corps of laborers at work uDon the
new streets, and making things hum
in the matter of grading and getting
out stone.
The engineer corps of Fava, Nef
& Co., employed by the Charlcstown
and Washington City Improvement
Company, has resumed work at the
eastern end of town,
The C. NJ, M. and I. Co. are me-
gotiating with a structural iron works
and rolling mill, which will employ
eight hundred hands, and with favor
able prospects of success.
The blocks upon the G. NJ, N. &
I. Company's lands are to be marked
by gray limestone corners, and Mr..
John t. Colston has taken the con-
tract for planting the same.
The numerous envelopes distrib-
uted each Saturday afternoon by Mr..
Phillips, clerk of tile G. NJ, NJ. & L.
Co.. to the industrious corps of la
borers under charge of Mr.. Norris,
add much to the mercantile business
of the town and carry solid comfort
to many homes.
Mr.. T. 2. Lippitt, the energetic
contractor for the erection of the
brass foundry buildings, is pushing
things with vim. Although his con-
tract gave him sixty days in which to
erect and complete these buildings,
he has two sections nearly completed
and will have the third under roof
this Week..
The Chnrlestowh Brick and Tile
Company has been located, OH the
BGrns land neat the line of the Belt
Line Railroad, and will commence
operations at once. Their improved
brick machine, which was ordered
some time ago, wiIrbe received in a
few days, and the work of brick max
ing will then be prosecuted very
rapidly.
NIr. Ault and his brass foundry
men, from Boonton, N. j., have ar
rived. They are good class of peo-
pie, much above the average, and we
doubly welcome them to our town, as
being not only an accession to our
manufacturers, but an addition to
population of worthy citizens, num-
Der Of them active members of various
branches of the christian church.
Contracts for the erection of the
leather and harness factory "a three
story brick 36x170 feet) and for the
companY's modern Tavern will,
ere long, be made, and in the very
near future tue erection of large
number of other buildings, business
and dwelling houses, will be begun.
Altogether unusual activity is prom-
iscd within the limits of the Improve
ment Company's domain.
MIR. j. G. Holmes has shown us
the prospective view of the G. NJ,
NJ. & 1. Company's modern "Tav-
ern," executed by the wefl-known
Baltimore architects. Messrs. Bald
win & Pennington. The building is
to be of a renatssant style of archi-
lecture, with lofty tower, wide
porches extending the full length and
breadth of the building, octagon pc
vilion, porte-cochere, &C., making al
together handsome and imposing
structure, with all modern comforts
and conveniences.
The Charlestown Dramatic Club
will give public endition of ssEs-