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THURSDAY, FEB. %.

10 the Senate, Mr.. Ualc's resolution Of Jan.
~, calling on the Secretary Of the J roasury for
copies Oh reciprocity agreements under the last
taril act, Was then taken up aud Mr. Vest
moved The following amendment:
+" And that tHU Secretary 0i State also inform
the senate whether any steps have been taken
by our authorities 10 negotiate q reciprocal
commercial treaty with Mexico and IL 50. what
has been done aud what Will result Also that
tho Secretary inform tac Senate I ucggtiatl ions
have been iuaugurated COT the purpose afore-
said aud have been unsuccessful, what has been
thc eause Of failure"
Mr West made q long argument n favor Of
his amendment % which Mr. Hale replied at
length. Tic resolution went over without
action.
Tie Idaho election contest was then taken
n.y. and DIT l.Hggctt was permitted 10 OCCUPY
D .at ig Doe Semitic Uutii The case was + posed
81 hr Vance argued in favor Of Mr C!agpctt
bu. without completing bis remarks yielded
70 motion 70 adj0urn ut 20 r. IA.
lu ,Ac House. Mr Picker s. D., r. asked
unanimous consent for the consideration Of a
resolution directing the printing OF 100000
copies Oh work upon diseases OF the horse, bat
Dir Richardson Tenn. ID objected
Dir. Brown Ind, d. called up The contested
election case OF Craig ID against Stewart ~ )
from thg 2ith District oi Hguusylvauia. gIe
majority OF The Committee on Elections fonUd
ln favor 0i Craig thc contestant, while Tie
minority holds n lavor Of Stewart
hr. Brown proceeded 10 discuss tho case. Int
bUHchcd OF into q consideration Of Indiana
p0itc aud The famous blocks OF five letter
and The criticism o. The action of Ju4pc VIM.
a. Woods. ~ Indiana. bur was interrupted by 4
point of order made by DR. 4. B. Taylor OHIO.
R. who claimed that lhc remarks were NOT al.
rcctld 10 The question under consideration.
The point 81 order wac ogcHulcd by tie chair.
man. After further discussion, aud without
coming 10 conclusion, the House, at y. H.,
adjourned.
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mark on July p, 1882, and since then
has fallen but once below that figure.
In April, 1883, the regular edition Of
the Record first reached 100 900 copies,
and since then has been steadily advanc-
ing.
The growing demand for the Rrr0rd,
necessitated an increase in the supply of
the paper on which it was printed AT
one time it was furnished by contract,
the quality being rather inferior, and the
cost out of proportion. Mr.. Singerly
conceived the idea of manufacturing the
paper himself, believing that an improve
ment could be made in the stock, and a
reduction in its cost. In the year 1881.
the corporation bought the Providence
paper mill in this county from Philadel
phia parties, and which at that time was
shut down. Then the equipment con-
sisted of one paper machine with daily
capacity of 10 600 pounds.
The force numbered twenty operatives.
Another machine was shortly ordered.
and from time to time various improve
ments were made. The pulp from which
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controlling interest and in the fall Of
1879, he purchased the entire stock of the
paper, and became it sole owner. From
that date to the present day. the
character and circulation of the paper
have rapidly improved. until now
the ReeOrd'S position is in the highest
rank of journalism, and its merits are
recognized by the readers OF up
wards Of one hundred and fifty thous
and copies, its daily circulation.
The growth ofthe Records circulation
is one of the marvels of journalism, and
stands without a parallel. When Mr..
Singerly purchased the paper, on May
1, 1877, its price was cents copy, and
its daily circulation was 5000. On June
1, 1877, the price was reduced to I cent,
and in eight weeks the circulation had
risen from 56o7 on that date. to IS, ,92e
on July rs, making it the second in size
i'll that city. The growth went on stead
lily, and on May l, 1873, just a year aftel
the change in its control, the circulation
was 4o,739.
The 100, 900 mark was first passed or
September 20, 1851. the day after Presi
dent Garfield's death. when III,ooc
copies were printed. twas again passec
on July I, 1882 when Guiteau was hanged
and Io7 ,326 copies were published. The
Saturday edition reached the 100, ,ooc
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two rotary boilers, Il Stevens dIgeSter
for book stock with capacity of 10000
pounds every twenty four hours The
power is received from two slide valve
engines, fifty horse power each, supplied
by three IS horse power engines. The
planted is lighted by electricity, and runs
day and night The wash water is
obtained from the creek, and is supe
rior quality of spring water.
The pulp received from the Elkton
works is known as chemical or soda
pulp. In addition to this sulphite and
ground wood pulp, rags and paper stock
are used in making the paper, and
viii III material is secured from manufac-
turing firms. The Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Singerly is four miles distant,
and at this point all the shipments are
made and received at present. The
Lancaster Oxford and Southern railroad,
noX in course of construction and which
will connect the mills with the above
mentioned road. will materially reduce
the running expenses of the mills. about
twenty two teams being constantly en-
gagged in hauling, which Includes in
addition to the pulp and stock. very
large amount of coal, fifty tons being
burned every day
Providence Mill under the progressive
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used in different capacities. one hun
dred and fifteen men constituting the
force. The wages vary from $I.25 to
81. so per day, the pay day being every
other Wednesday.
THE MODERN PROVIDENCE PAPER MILL
Surrounded by lofty hills and located
on the Little Elk Creek, the town OF
Providence is situated at distance OF
six and half miles north of Elkton. 1t
is a busy settlement. the population
comprising the 200 employees of the
paper mill. with their families, forming d
total population of between lour and five
hundred. From tho twenty operatives
and their families of eleven years ago,
the village has grown to its present
proportions.
In comfortable residences live the
operatives, their wants being supplied by
two general stores. while their religion
and education are not neglected, for
nearby stand the welcome doors of the
Rock Church, and the Andora school
house. the latter on Sundays being 4
place of worship.
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The average output is 80 to IS tons OF
paper daily. This includes the following
makes: machine finish book. super cal
endered paper, writings. covers, manilIas
and news. Shipments are made to
Philadelphia, NewNork, Boston. Buffalo,
Albany, Chicago, New Orleans. Wash
ington, and other points east, in addition
to supplying the Record Publishing
Company. A large contract with the
Government is now being filled in
machine finish paper.
The 200 operatives are men, excepting
a few girls employed in light occupations
Twenty houses are owned by Mr. Sin
gerly and which are occupied by them.
The mems wages range from SG.25 to
S 90 per day, and every other Thursday
is the pay day.
THE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY.
President, w. NJ. Sin@erly; George A.
Singerly, assistant to the President
Treasurer, !. S. Mccartney, of Philadel
phla; Secretary, K. G.. Oellers, of Phila
dclphia. George b. Kertoot is general
superintendent, and William F. Trimble,
manager OF the works with headquarters
at Elkton. George T. King, superintcn-
dent of Pulp Works, at Elkton. Clarence
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record 2.2o4 sired by New York 1865;
Wilkes Bird, record 2.27rz sired by Jay
Bird 5000; Merit roo5S. record 2.37, sired
by Messenger Chief; Sonnet $3.50, five
year old record 2.35. sired by Grand
Sentinel; Nutwood Prince 1852, sired
by Nutwood 500; Mystic 1881. sired by
Director 1859; Numa IooII, sired by
Indian Hill Phillips Phoenix 1856, sired
by Starmont 1926; Lord George 1875.
sretl7 by Fayette Wilkes 2o36; Artist,
sired by Macey's Hambletonian 1882.
The following blooded stock is now
being trained on the track: Gabriel,
three year old iilly, two year old record
2.4o; Erica, three year old filly, two
year record 2.55, both by Star Duroc;
Opdyke, three year old tilly, by Indian
Hill; Nutwood Prince, Mystic Sonnet,
and Numa. The training stable in all
contains seventeen horses. For breeding
purposes the farm now has twenty one
standard brood mares. There are also
twenty three colts including suckllngs'
ycarlings and two year olds.
That the high and standard breeding
of this stable is appreciated by the
horsemen of this State and Delaware, is
attcsted bv the fact that 625 mares
were served during the past season.
William NJ. Singerly, ESD, is the
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that mill bears about the same Compari.
son, as the first tram car drawn by one
horse bears to modern locomotive.
Some few persons are still living in its
vicinity who were eye witnesses OF the
process in 1916. and we know no more
intelligent an observer. nor one whose
memory is less impaired by advanced
years, than the venerable Judge James
MCCauley who thus describes it: "The
paper making process was then in a
primitive condition The pulp which
was made from rags being ground fine,
was mixed with water to a proper
consistency, and was dipped up by hand
in a kind of Seive a sheet at time.
shaken together, and turned over on a
felt Then another felt was laid on it to
receive the next sheet, and then another
layer of pulp, and SO on until sufficient
number were together to be pressed.
Then they were taken off, the felts and
placed between boards and pressed
again. They were strong enough then
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The Cecil Manufacturing Company whose mill located the
Little Elk Greek above Marley Mill important Cecil enterprise
linen and goods Mr. George
his history Cecil county, repeats the assertion of historian
speaking 1907 sad the best mill of its kind the
machinery used in having been imported
from Eng land.
company 1906 secured the services of Rev. John Wilson,
Yorkshire and apacher called ndepen
broadcloth,
local PRIDE that the of clothes by President
Jefferson his second Inauguration president made
from cloth finished Cecil Mr.. Wilson subse
oueny withdrew from this company and erected woolen mill
higher up stream, Haran book board mill.
interesting that the growth of manufacturing industries
beginning Of this Marked that
commented avoraby outside the ohnon history the
county quoting hen by Joseph Scott his history
of MARYLAND 1907 said that there
fifty e and merchants Touring mills fifty four mills four
ng mills forge North East another forge the
Ocoao the Big Elk rolling and Sitting mills
the Creeks, nail Marley and that Cecil Furnace
Principle successful operation, and equal
United States made there The
Scot described Ekton the wheat markets
America quarter million bushels being sold year the grain
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bleaching room, drying room, evapora
ting room, boiler and engine house and
machine shop. The machinery consists
Of: 1, So inch drying machine; wet
machines for pressing water from the
pulp; 5 bleachers for drying the pulp; I
washing machine engine: 3 Yaryan evap
Grating machines; I rotary furnace for
carbonizing ash; 6 disestors; I clipper
with a capacity of ~ cords ofwood every
twenty five minutes. The motive power
for the main mill is furnished by one $50
horse power Corliss engine, while the
clipper is run by a IS horse power slide
valve engine. The boiler room contains
II eighty horse power boilers which
consume 40 tons of coal per day. The
mill is lighted by electricity, and the
work continues day and night. except
Sunday.
CAPACITY.
The pulp is manufactured from white
poplar wood, which is transported by
vessels from Southern Maryland and
Virginia In addition to the 400 feet of
wharfage on the mill property proper,
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management of the Singerly Company,
presents not only striking contrast in
the capacity of production in the char
acier and extent of machinery, and in
the number Cf operatives employed to
the original Providence Mill as conducted
by the Messrs Meeter, but presents great
er contrast still in the method of manufac
turl~-r~C' contrast of methods forms an
irlsrF Is'ting commentary upon the evolu
tion of the modern improved paper mill.
Had we time and space to trace the
mechanical progress of this industry. we
could select no better subject than
Providence Mil, to demonstrate the
gradual development of the method of
beginning with the hand
process, and ending with the perfected
Rmsnaking machine, the most modern
cofTtrivanCe which the quickened com
petitive impulse of the inventive genius
of our times. puts at the command Of
men like Mr.. Singerly. who spare no
pains and count no cost, to secure tie
best appliance or machine to produce
the best results. Compared to the
present equipment of Providence Mill,
the original method of manufacture at
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The Farm

WHE most extensive and ce=ei tnen
II sive breeding establishment east of
Kentucky is the Elkton Stock Farm
situated iii a pretty .alley, two and one
half miles northwest of Elkton, on the
Blue Ball road. This property comprises
800 acres of the most fertile SOIL the
entire extent of which is watered by the
Little Elk Creek The location =
admirably adapted to its purpose. for
this section Of the county is celebrated
for is grass growing qualities, and
natura ly the farm abounds in excellent
pasture lands
The buildings are constructed offrame,
and contain all the modern improve
ments. The residence of the superin
tendent, Mr.. r. T. c. Crouch. faces the
drive leading from the road, and presents
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The Singeflg Pulp and
paper Company.

ITO William M. Singerly, Esq, propri-
'l' etor OF the Philadelphia Record,
one of that city's most progressive
and public spirited citizens. is justly
attributable large measure of the indus
trial prosperity Of Elkton and its adjacent
sections of the county. His manufacturing
enterprises located here, and which are
extensively illustrated in this article em-
ploy in the neighborhood of 525 h@rds
That this number of wage earners,
receiving steady employment and com
nlensurate wages for their labor, is a
material aid to our progress is certainly
self evident.
The Philadelphia Record was pur-
chased in 1877 by stock company, in
which William NJ. Singerly held the
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proprietor, and Mr.. R. T. c. Crouch,
superintendent Mr.. Crouch is eff
ciently assisted by Mr.. Samuel Chap.
man, who is considered one uf the best
breakers and trainers of colts in the
United States.
IT'S -GRoW.Th.
ThestUCk farm was established. in
oSS. In that year Mr.. Singerly owned
fourteen high blooded young stock. in
Kentucky, and desiring to have them
trained near Philadelphia, opened nego
tiations with Mr.. Crouch. The result
was that the Elkton Fair Grounds were
leased, and the horses brought East by
Mr.. Crouch. The stallion. Star Duroc,
was then procured. The accommoda
Ions proved inadequate and accordingly
the farm known as the Shippers property,
and cortaining I72 acres of land, was
purchased from Mr.. Frederick Racine,
and the permanen location of the Elk.
ton Stock Farm made. In 1890 the
property Of I2S acres. owned
by the late Rev. Vaughn Smith, was
added making total of 500 acres---
acres are now in pasture, 1iTlGed into
three meadows, one containing fifty
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trade the being explained by the fact that large proportion OF
the wheat the adjoining counties Pennsylvania then sold
Ekon mers the Elk Creeks who marketed their
flour in Philadelphia
Previous eighteen hundred industry the leading
Cecil Early the however, the manufacture
paper began the Meeter brothers, Samuel and William erecting
small mill the Little Elk Creek the which Mr. Sngery
roller flour mill Robert Carter father Of Mr. Day Carter
Mill began akng
did deveopea industry than the older
he be properly considered the founder the making
industry in Cecil county.
interesting fact in connection with the earlier industrial
of Cecil that John Evans grandfather of the late Hon.
Alexander Evans manufacturer bar and nails and also rolled
"copper" mills the Elk early the
OF him. Mr. Johnston his history Cecil He and the
celebrated Paul Revere the hero of ongeow Midnight Ride
believed have been the rollers the United States
and all the vessels the American said have been
coppered with material of their manufacture"
With this hurried and necessarily glance the earlier mills
industries only stopping that the manufacture
properly said to have dwned Cecil when 1916 Daniel ord began
table damask the mills which
the plant Of the present Elk Mills Company.
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the paper WAS made was then manufac.
tured there. \ fire swept the plant in
1883, partially destroying the builHngs
which were quickly rebuilt on an eNten
sive scale. The manufacture of pulp was
discontinued at Providence and an
extensive plant located at EIkton in 1881
THE ELKroN PULP WORKS.
y new era was Signalized in the his
tory OF Elkton, by the location here of
the extensively and modernly equipped
pulp works, which furnished an impetus
to the business of the town. The site
selected for the mill was on the Holligs
worth property in West Elkton fronting
on the south side of Main street en-
which then existed the old Episcopal
cemetery. The buildings were erected
on the east section of the land a half
block west of Bridge street and extend
ing from the street back to the Elk river.
The mill property now contains 3 acres
of ground fronting 100 feet on Main
street, with a wharfage of 400 feet. The
extensive buildings are substantially
constructed of brick. covering an area
of about an acre of ground The
machinery is Of the most modern and
improved type. Thc several buildings
comprise the following departme
Clipper and digestor room, liquor
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an attractive appearance. Another
residence is that of Mr.. Frank Curtain,
the tenant. and the employees occupy
Commodious quarters nearby. The main
stable is a two story structure, built in
the form of +. The dimensions of the
main section (the horizontally being I6oX
So feet while the other department is
5ox36 feet. The upper story is used as
a barn. in which the provender is stored.
The ground floor comprises the office
harness room, etc, and the stabling,
which includes seventeen box stalls I2X
IL feet. Here are stabbed the blooded
training stock.
Water is supplied throughout by a
windmill and which offers protection
against fire, hose being always kept in
readiness. This building is situated
Immediately in the centre of hollow
square, the three sides being formed by
rows of box stalls in all numbering fifty
eight and which are used by the stations,
colts and brood mares.
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Since the burning of the mill in 1883
and the erection of the pulp works at
Elkton i'll 1884 notable and extensive
improvements have been made to the
having been made within the last three
years. The mill now is one of the most
complete in the country. The buildings
cover a space of two acres, and are
situated on the north bank of the stream,
being constructed of stone.
The extent of the machinery is: Five
Fourdrinier paper machines with CalibreS
as follows: One 90 inch, two SO inch,
two 65 inch, which are situated in the
central or Inain building, and are pro.
PEELED by one fifty horse power Corliss,
and three fifty horse power slide valve
engines In the same department are
seventeen beaters for preparing the
pulp, capacity forty tons per day, of n
hours; eleven of the beaters are run by
two Corliss engines, one $50, the other
25o horse power. The others are
propelled by two fifty horse power Slide
valve engines. The boiler houses con
tain fourteen rs horse power boilers
In this section there is also one rotary
boiler used in cooking rags and bool
stock.
In the sh~-' o.
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acres, the others twenty fveeach. The
chief product raised is hay, which is
used in feeding the stock. The steady
increase in the patronage, and the
development of the enterprise is shown
by the following statement of mares
served:
Season 1888, stations 43 mares,
Season 1850, 5 stations Sc mares,
Season 1890, 7 stations 325 mares,
Season 1891, - stations SIS mares,
Season 1892, IL stations 625 mares.
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a wharf of 200 feet has been constructed
on the other side of the river. at which
the Cargoes are discharged. the river
at that point generally presenting a
busy scene, as high as eleven vessels
being seen at Time disCharging
their Cargoes of wood. From six
to eight thousand cords of the wood
are received annually \ small amount
is carried by rail IS cords of wood being
daily consumed Within twelve hours Il
log of wood is converted INTO pulp the
direct process being through the follow
ing machines: Clipper, digestor, dis
solving pit, wet machine, bleacher,
drainer, washing engine, dryer. from
which it is put in rolls for hauling The
wash water is now drawn from the river,
but which at various times becomes
muddy, and therefore unfit for use. An
artesian well is about completed al
Holly Hall, across the river which will
supply the machines. From Is TO II
tons of the dry pulp are Manufactured per
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THE LOYAL LEGION.
New Batch of Companions Elected TO
Membe rship.

A New Batch of Companions Elected to
Membership
The California COmmandery Military
Order OF the Loyal Legion met in the Occi-
dental Hotel last evening. Companion S. w.
Backus. commander, in the chair.
The f0llowing-named candidates for
membership were elected; William Andrew
Winder, late captain Third United States
Artillery; John Miner Carey Marble,
colonel One Hundred and Fifty-frst Ohio
Volunteer Infantry; Edward Schwartz,
major Fourth and Ninth New York Volln.
teer Cavalry; John Oscar Culver, major and
additional paymaster United States army
Edwin Bruce Hagans, second lieutenant
FIRST Nevada Volunteer Cavalry; Charles
Henry Sawyer, acting ensign United States
navy; William Carleton Seymour, acting
ensign United States navy; Henry Wells
SabiD, nephew of Companion George M
Sabin. Northumberland Fifth Wisconsin
Volunteers; Marvill Dunn, son of Major
William Mckee Dunn; Frank Thornton
Arms, assistant paymaster United State:
navy. and George Hadley Stewart. son oil
Captain A. Nj. Stewart. One Hundred and
Second Pennsylvania Infantry.
Harry Craig Hill, who served on staff duty
without commission as volunteer aid Il
General Il. +. Butler was elected a COM
panl0n-at-!arge.
The following transfers were announced
From the commandery of tOhio, Major w
G. Wedem eyer, United States army; from
the c0mmandery of Missouri, Major G. /
Wilson. paymaster United States army
from the commandery OF Illinois, Major T.
+. G. Klokke.
The council of administration was author
headquarters and library OF the com.
mandery.