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Mill not far from Chester III I779 He
came to Cecil county in 1915, and in 1916
purchased the site of Cecil Paper Mills
and which he built and managcdm 1917.
Heprospered in business, and afterwards
owned the Rock Spring Mills where
Norris Lewis made paper so many years,
and which mill was burned and never
re built. In 1916 he also purchased
Marley Mill which pad been an Iron
Forge and Nail Factory and converted
it into paper mill, and which was
afterwards carried on by his son VIM. G..
Carter. During his life time, he had
associated with him at the Cecil Paper
Mill his sons Joseph and Israel ID.
Carter-its present owner, and upon
Josephs death in 1851 Israel d..
succeeded to the business, his father
surviving Joseph only a year Since
that time Israel d. Garter has Contin
nouslv owned and run this mill except
for a period of three years when he
leased the mill to Joseph Megarsee <
Co. Six principal buildings comprise
the plant of Cecil Paper Mills, the build
ing now used for the three engines OF
500 lbs each and the rag rooms being
one of the original buildings built by his
father in 1916, and one of the buildings
saved in 1896 when the plant was visited
by a serious fire. West OF this original
building built by his father, Robert
Carter, are the wheel house and repair
shops, and annexed to it on the South
are the bleach and drainer rooms. which
were built by d. Garter in 1866. East
OF the engines building and divided from
it by roadway is an old building the
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gate 100 acres of arabic lands witt
handsome mansion, ample and substar
tial barns and other buildings
There are 2Io acres of land in Bait
more county near the limits of Baltimore
City, underlaid with rich deposits OF the
celebrated Baltimore Hone Ore
In New Castle County Delaware. near
Newark, Del, and on the line of the 7.
w. & B Railroad there are 252r. acres
of land, which have been worked for
years as an iron ore mine, and are under
laid with an almost ineXhauStablc supply
of good hematite iron ore The bank
has been recently operated, and has
attached good steam power, washers
tracks, stabling, etc
The extensive plant at Principle, com
prising many buildings in addition to
those described, upon both banks OF
Principle Greek winch runs through the
property, forms an attractive picture en-
HANGED by the beauty of the surrounding
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port Deposit Granite
NcCIena5an Z Bro.

WHE inexhaUStible beds OF granite
IL rock that line the picturesque Sus
quehanna. constitute the most pro
life source of the mineral wealth of Cecil
county and contribute materially to her
industrial prosperity. The natural de
posts of granite rock III Maryland are
not confined to Cecil county. Howard
county being also rich in granite. quar-
ries being worked at Ellicott City. Gull
ford, Waltersville. and Granite in that
county, none of them however equaIins
the yield of the Messrs McClenahan at
Port Deposit. whose production exceeds
that of any similar industry south OF
Mason's & Dixon's line. The variety OF
granite quarried at Port Deposit is known
in geological phrase as Syenite, the
presence of horneblend instead of mica
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steam cranes. Two Gates Stone Crush
ers one for crushing railroad ballast and
concrete, with Il daily capacity of 500
tons discharged from the crusher into
cars. and the other for crushing three
eighths stone for Granolithic pavement,
with an output of 50 to so tons daily
according to size OF crushings. They run
five steam drills. When in full operation
as they now are. $50 men are employed,
embracing six foremen, eight engineers,
twelve blacksmiths, sixty stone cutters
the balance of the force employed being
quarrymen. laborers, stablemen, &c.
Their shipments of stone embracing
bridge sonry,architective work, heavy
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Marley Paper MillS.-C'
s. Garrett 4 Son.

7 COATED on the Little Elk Creeh
about one half mile from Child's
station of the B. & O Railroad,
Marley Paper Mill, now under the enter
prising ownership of the well Known firm
of paper manufacturers c S. Garrett X
Son, Nos II & II Decatur Street, Phlla
delphia. and the intelligent management
of their business representative MIR ID.
/. McCork indale, is more than ever the
center of a large productive industry in
wall paper blan's. Early in the present
century Marley was the seat of Wrought
Iron Nail Factory, and about 1920 Sam l..
Stevens bought the property and erected
a forge which was operated until 1886
On July Ist 1916 Robert Carter pur
chased the property from Edwin !.
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giving it its color as well as name. and
which is taken from Syene in Egypt
from whose quarries producing varying
colors red, gray Tor Svenite) and black
granite, the pyramids were built Al
though granite was quarried on a small
scale for building purposes-principally
for foundations very early in the history
of Cecil county it was not until 1916 that
extensive quarrying began in which
year the Susquehanna Bridge Company
opened large quarries above Port De-
posit Afterwards in 1929, the Susque
hanna Canal Company operated a large
force of men, and were succeeded in
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has been superseded by a new modern
charcoal Blast Furnace Iox6o feet with
blowing engine, pumps, steam boilers.
hot air stoves, iron cast house. hoist and
Hoist House and necessary attachments
and appliances. The capacity of the
new furnace is 25o tons of charcoal iron
per week or 400 tons of Coke iron.
Twenty five men mostly skilled labOrcrS
are required to run the furnace. a good
contrast between the old and new
methods of manufacture $ shown by our
illustrations of the two furnaces now at
Principle
A new and complete Charcoal Bloom
cry of II fires with all the necessary
appliances, is now and has been for
some years in operation at Principle,
employing thirty men The average
wages of the Forgemen and Hammer
dollars per month out of which are paid
the wages of a helper
cllC NN1tIllolifii At iiiiNil'iN
are the excellent railroad facilities. A
switch connects the works with the p.
w. & B r., while another great trunk
line the B. & O. r r., runs a short
distance north OF the works. The dis
lance to Philadelphia by rail is sixty
miles and to Baltimore, thirty nine miles
In the beginning the Principle Com
pany were large land owners. All o
the original Principle property. with
large additions, WAS acquired by George
2. Whitaker.
There are 5000 acres of land in Ceci
county alone mostly woodland, prime
pally of oak and chestnut convenient o
access, and yielding an average of from
| IS to so cords per acre, furnishing al
abundant supply of charcoal and EN-
ployment for many GOLFERS and wooc
choppers. There are two fine we'll i'm
proved farms containing in the aggrt
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natural scenery, and would furnish many
illustrations for the artist We are
obliged to content ourselves with three
illustrations, which may give some idea
of one OF the Oldest and most successful
of the Industries of the county.
Principle Furnace was operated from
1887 to 1875 by George ?. Whitaker In
the latter year The George P Whitaker
Company was incorporated, all of the
stock being held by Mr.. Whitaker The
company operated the works until his
death which rendered a sale of the prop
erty necessary. and upon application OF
the parties Interested, the Counsel of the
Company, John 5. Wirt, Esq, OF III,
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s., miles north Of Elkton, purchased 1t,
and erecting on it two substantial mills.
one a spinning the other weaving mill
began the manufacture Of cotton table
Damask, known in the market as Lord Is
Cotton Diaper. He manufactured it in
three shades; brown, bleached and
slate. and being the first maker of these
goods in the United States they soon
made a reputation as wide as the coun-
try, and 'Lord's'' mills became house
hold word. Daniel Lord took the cotton
from the bale, spun and dyed his yarns,
and wove and finished the goods for the
market He died man o. wealth and
the plant OF his mills passed into the
possession of his sisters, who some time
afterwards through the business energy
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pfiqCipiO Furnace tn e
Whitaker Iron Co.

WllE furnace ut Principle if not the
l'trSt, VAS among the first established
in tins country The first furnace
was built nj Principle prior to 1920 by
the Principle company, an association of
British Iron Masters and capitalists,
among whom were Augustus and Law
renee Washington Of Virginia, father
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AT that time excellent cannon were made
at Principle In May 1913 the works at
Principle were destroyed by a force of
men from Admiral CoCkburn's fleet of
the British Navy which was cruising at
the head of the Chesapeake Bay. A por
ton of the command came up the Prin
Cipio Creek in barges They burnt the
buildings and burst and spiked the
cannon; their commander remarking
that the Americans knew better how to
make guns than to use them" The
works were practically abandoned after
this. and nothing was accomplished until
the property was sold in June 1896 to the
late George P. Whitaker and others. A
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water power with a latest improved
Turbine wheel With the mill are 81
comfortable tenant houses, twenty
four of which are built Of stone. The
mansion house is beautifully located
on convenient eminence lmmedl-
atelv overlooking the mills of stone
with every modern requirement, and
commands one of the finest PIANO
ramic landscape views in the county,
the drive to Elkton by the old Feeder
road being the prettiest in the vicinity.
There are about 600 acres of land
attached to the plant, about $50
acres OF which are in cultivation, the
balance being woodland and clearing.
Mr. Daniel Lord Baldwin was elected
president OF the company in July
1901, and has since his election,
shown enterprise, judgment, and in
dustry, in the repairs and improve.
ments in the shape of new roofs, &c.
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and ability OF Colonel William f. Bald
win. of Lit chfeld. Conn, the husband o
one of Mr.. Lords sisters organized .
stock company known as the Elk Mill,
Company of Cecil County, with capital
stock of 5000, 600, for the prosecution OF
the manufacturing business founded by
Daniel Lord This company continued
the successful manufacture OF Cotton
Damask until the summer of 1857, when
it leased the plant for five years, to NJ.
Gambrill, of Wilmington. Del, and
Christian Devries. of Baltimore. Md
trading under the firm name of NJ.
eco.
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and brother of George Washington. The
company extended its operations with
much success and in 1851 outranked all
competitors in this country, and was
sole proprietor of four furnaces and two
FORCES in Maryland and Virginia.
Under the Act of the General Assembly
of 1880 confiscatng all British property
in the State, the property at Principle
was sold and of the proceeds of sale a
certain George Washington" received
one twelfth part. and Thomas Russell
one eighth part.
The works were recognized about
I7S5 by the purchasers and continued in
successful operation until the war of 1872.
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The Elk Mills Company
of Cecil County.

IN 1916 Daniel Lord, native of Itch
| field, Conn recognizing the superior
location and excellent water power Of
the old Elk Forge property located about
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-09-03

the site of Daniel Harvey's \
mill, was one of the most impo
of them. The mill afterwards +
the property of the Mackall
and was purchased by Mr.. +
from DR.. r. c. Mackall. II
contained one set of wheat al
of corn burrs, and in 1888 was
and completely demolished B.
cyclone in August o
year. 1t was Immediately sub
tally rebuilt as roller mill OF
Hungarian or gradual redu
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Decker and Block Streets, and Jones
Falls Improvement Baltimore, Arthur
Kill Bridge, NY. Division B. X Q. K r.:
Jackson and East Twelfth street viaducts
Chicago. Chicago Water Works Station,
Lat t Michigan.
What may be properly termed the
consolidated quarries now operated by
this firm, embrace frontage of over
1000 feet on the east bank of the Sus
quehanna River adjacent on the north
to the town of Port Deposit. and rising
to a height OF 100 feet above the level Of
the river. Their machinery and appli
anceS are the newest and most approved
They embrace eight steam engines and
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lights. and has a complete machine shop
where repairs are made In 1850 the
firm constructed a CommodiouS house
for the use of Mr.. MCCorkindale 1t is
ing the mill and is lighted by II electric
lights supplied by the mill water being
supplied by fitting tower Aermotor
windmill In all its appointments in
equipment and in output Marley Mill is
model of its kind. The new Lancaster.
Oxford, and Southern Railroad runs
being laid there.
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later years at different points on the
Susquehanna by individual firms, notice
ably by Daniel Megredy, John Moore
Smith and Yarnall Edwin Wilmer and
others. In 1856 F. ID. MCClenahan,
Allen Anderson and John NJ. McClena
han, under the firm name of f ID. Nc
Clenahan Son & Company purchased
the original plant, which now constitutes
part of the present plant of MCClena-
han & Bro. After the death of Allen
Anderson which occurred in 1861 Mr..
+. ID. McClenahan retired from the bust
ness, and John NJ .McClenahan conducted
it alone until the year 1867. when his
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The shapes in which Port Deposit
Granite is quarried. constitute ii a supe-
rior stone for architective facing pur
poses. the recently constructed Associate
Reform Church at Maryland Avenue and
Preston SITS, Baltimore and the church
of the Advocate Buildings at 18th and
Diamond Streets Philadelphia being
conspicuous instances of this superiority,
its grain producing the most effective
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/ ~ 600 pound beater engines, the ca
pacity of which is 10000 pounds of pape
in twenty four hours and which produc
in wall paper blanks is shipped to Phila
delphia, New Brunswick New York, &c,
old newspapers or over issues wood
pulp rags and sulphite pulp, being used
in its manufacture. The mill gives EN-
ployment to IS hands the most of whom
have been in the employ Of c. s. Garrett
& Son for many years, and came to
Marley from Wayne Pa where the firm
owned mill and which they abandoned
when they purchased Marley The mill
- "'Ih'"a 10y SO IucandeScent electric
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the proper place to say that two sons OF
Mr.. |. u. Carter are also prominent in
the p per trade. In 1876 mis- eldest son
Nh II. A. Carter went to Marley mills
as manager. He afterwards became
President of the Conowin%o Paper Com
pany and later had large interests III the
York Haven Paper Company both large
manufacturing plants. His second son
Mr. Robert d. Carter, is now president
of the Wanaque Paper Company OF New
Jersey with offices in New York.
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editions of the Baltimore .SNH, during
the li.e time of Mr.. Arunah S Abel, anc
afterwards manufactured wall paper
blanks for several years
Mr.. Morris Brcgan has been foreman
at the Cecil mills for twenty FIVE years
and Mr.. William T. Miller ex Clerk OF
the County Commissioners, has been
bookkeeper there for the past four years
There are eight tenant houses attached
to this mill, and about $50 acres OF land,
on which Mr.. |, d. Carter and his family
live in a mSdern and commodioIs resi-
dence. A., completing the thrd Eenera
lion of this family in this '"'''S :
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Elkton Bar. was appointed by the Circuit
Court for Cecil County, Trustee of the
Company with authority to sell the prop
erty All OF The lands and plant have
been sold to the Whitaker Iron Com
pany Of Wheeling. West Va, which is a
successful Company owned and con
trolled by the heirs of the late George p.
Whitaker. The purchaser either itscl
or in connection with other capitalists
will largely improve the plant at Priu
cipio and develop the property. Its
exceptional advantages are such. that We
look forward to a continuation of the
long and prosperous career of Principle
Furnace
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put upon the p
was never in b
showed better at
Mr.. Baldwin's ad
O., Cecil county,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-24
The Happy Russians.

LlDAU, March 1s-The enthusiasm
occssioned here by the receipt of the
princely gift to the Russian famine suf-
ferers sent by the Americars shows no
signs of abatement though the indiana,
the steamer that brought the flour and
provisions, was discharged yesterday
and much of the cargo is now on it's way
to the famine stricken provinces. The
employees in the arsenal here, to the
number of 1000, chartered seven steam
ers, and today they went out to where
the Indiana is lying at anchor for the
rurpcsa of grt citing Captain Sargent.
The steamers were decorated with flags
and bunting, and when they reached the
Indiana it seemed as though ordinary
expire ssions would not suffice to give
vent to the enthusiasm. steam whistles
shrieked, and people yelled and shouted
and cheered for the captain, America
and everything American.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-24
THE RAILROADS.

Chairman Finlcy's decision against the
Omaha is rev crSed.
A NEW railroad is to be built through the
upper pcninsular Of Michigan to shorten
the distance between Lake Superior and
Chicago.
A SYNDICATE at indianapolis, headed by
J. c. Shafler, has been given thirtyday' s
option on the Citizens Railway Company
OF indianapolis for 81, 100000.
0. P. Taylor contracting freight agent at
Minneapolis of the Kansas City, is very
favorably mentioned for the office of sccre-
tary Of the Minneapolis Jobbers' union
and will likely be elected to that position.
The Western Passenger association roads
have agreed to rate of one fare for the
round trip from all points to the national
Democratic convention to be held in Chi
cago and the Republican convention in
Minneapolis.
The Philadelphia e. Reading Company
filed all appearance in answer to II. M.
Arnot, Of Elmira, N. Y, who seeks to set
aside the Reading deal i'll the courts Of this
county. The Lehigh Valley e. Central
railroad, OF New Jersey, will file similar
appearances later on.
ATTY GEN HESzrL, Of Pennsylvania,
will test on the Dauphin county court as
soon as the necessary papers can be prcpar-
ed, the constitutionality OF the leases by
which the Philadel phia & Reading Rail-
road Company has assumed control OF the
Le!iiyh Valley and New Jersey Central rail
roads,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-24
CASU ALTIES.

GEO. r. DUNCAN & Sons extensive glass
plant in Pittsburg wasburned. Loss, $780,
600; Insurance. $105,0OO.
The mission church in Boston was
burned recently Loss, $15O,O0O. The
church was occupied by the Redemptionist
Fathers.
MAT BATES a prospector, has been miss
ing from Donald B. c., for two months. 1t
is supposed he lost his way in the noun
tains and was eaten by bears.
The German steamer Messina, from
London for Marscillcs, was wrecked off
Sicily, Feb. 10, and only one Of her crew Of
twenty-siN men escaped.
At Bonham, Tex, in attempting to cross
Red River, a team of VIM. Briscoe took
fright ana three of the Briscoe's children
were drowned. The wife and Briscoe sue
cecdcd in reaching the shore.
The fire which has been burning for two
months in the mine of the Pana, ILL.,. Coal
Company has been eXtinguishcd. No
estimate can be put upon the damage done,
but it will be many thousands Of dollars.
1t will be several weeks before mining
operations can be resumed.
SHIPPING circles were startled by the re-
port OF the abandonment in mid-ocean of
the new bark Invcrtrossachs, involving a
loss upward of $3.50 900 to the Under
writers. Ten men are said to have
persisted. The news was received from
Capt Deuchers. OF the Tanker Bear Creek,
which vessel has arrived from Penant.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-24
SPORTING MATTERS,

OVER million brook trout have been
booked for delivery at Ashland, Wis.
JIM CoRBErr declares that he will at once
put up 4 for !eit to fight Sullivan.
WILLIE MAISs' fingers have been pared
down and a Western contract sent him.
THE first bicycle made entirely of alum
mum has been pronounced a success.
IT is remarkable how many great fighters
there are until they get into the ring to do
business.
JAY GouLD's nephew, William Northrup.
is the champion 135 pound wrestler of the
Manhattan club.
EUG ENE CARTER was beaten by GARNER in
recent game at Paris 800 to 23S. Barter
was the favorie.
JACK DEMPSEY will accept the position of
instructor 0 the pastme Athletic Club OF
Portland, Or.
EDGEMARK is the champion English set
ter dog He beat Cinrinnatus, the great
field trial dog, at New York.
GUS LAMBERT has sailed for England. He
is the man Peter Maher finished in one
round the last time he went over.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-24

born in 1902, and was the last surviving
brother of the illustrious astronomer, Fran
co.'s Araso.
ALL the anarchists charged with partici-
patton in the recent attuck upon the town
ofSeres, Spain. who were tried by court
ma5fial, have been acquitted. The decision
is asurprise.
Infectious cerebral meningitis has
caused five deaths within a few days in the
vicinity of Laurel Hill, town of Newton. L..
l. Three of the deaths were in one family.
Mr.. MERCER has resigned his seat in the
Quebec legislature, and will leave the
country and live in France until an oppor-
tunity offers to get back TO power again.
FRANK VAN ZANDr of New York, who
lost between three and four millions in the
Blue Bird mine in Montana, commits sui
eide in London.
AN Indian outbreak occurred few days
THE Deacon case is parallccd by a trag-
edy in Japan, the parties concerned being
American and English people.
THE king OF Sweden has written a letter
intimating that he may visit the world
fair at Chicago in person.
Tile duke CT Argyle, who has been sitting
in the house of lords os Baron Sundrd sc
the United Kingdom.
TIE mail from South Africa brings news
of q revolt in the Zambczi Baru district
against Capt, Gouveia, who it is rumorcd,
has been killed