The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-10
MARTINsBURG,s INDUSTRIES.
A Resume of Some of the Advantages and Facilities
of Our City.

Resume of Some of the Advantages and Facilities
of Our City.
Martinsburg is situated in the upper
Shenandoah Valley, at the junction of
the main line of the Baltimore and
OhioandCumberland Valley Railroads.
Has a population of 5000, and has
rapidly developed into one of the most
important textile manufacturing cities
of the South. The citizens have taken
an active interest in the developments
of these industries, and one year
hence fully one thousand people will
be given employment in their mills
The factories already located are as
follows
The Martinsburg Wooden Mills were
established two years ago by Mr.. Craw-
ford, OF New York city, and make a
speciality of manufacturing cassimeres.
The output of the works for 1893 was
100000 yards. They give employment
to 40 hands, and expect soon to in
crease the size of their plant.
The Middlesex Knitting Company
have 275 machines in operation, give
employment to $50 hands, and work
night and day. Their product is cotton
and wooden hosiery, the output being
600 to 800 dozen per day. The main
building is 55x290 feet, one story high.
These works were removed from New
Brunswick, N. j.
The Kilbourne Knitting Machine
Company commenced the erection of
new buildings in Martinsburg in the
fall of 1892. Their first building, 55x-
290 feet, was soon completed and the
factory put in operation. They have
increased daily; they now employ Is
people, and in six months will have
250 hands at work.
The spinning department, which will
occupy the building now being erected,
two stories high, 55xl06 feet, which is
a wing to the main building, will soon
be finished and the plant put in opera
ton. The buildings erected by this
company are brick, very substantial.
The large engine and boiler house is
separate from the main building. Early
in the spring they will erect Il dye
house.
MartinSburg has the advantage of
good schools has five public schools,
four of which are ward and one gram
mar. The buildings are all of brick,
two stories high. and have all the mod
ern improvements. The Misses Wilt
shire and Crane have very successful
female boarding school, with an atten-
dance of 20 to 100 pupils.
1t is also the trade center for rich
agriculture and stock raising region,
and is the county-seat. There is now
being erected at this point q govern
ment building which will cost $751;
600.
The bank facilities are extremely
fine. There are already four banks
as follows: National Bank Of Martin S
burg, capital 500, 900; Peoples Nation
al Bank, 5000; Citizens National
100000; Merchants and Farmers
State Bank, $4,000. The last two
banks have been opened recently The
aggregate deposits amount to about
5000, 900.
Located there is the famous Hannis
Distillery, which has capacity Of 80
barrels per day. This company has a
capital of S350,000. They are con
tinually making imp ovements, and
are now erecting a warehouse that will
have the capacity of 1900 barrels.
At the time this article was written
they had in bond $4,000 barrels.
Martinsburg has electric lights, paved
streets, several good hotels, many stores
and numerous industries not mention
ed.-B. q 0. Field.
Justice Harrison had very busy
morning. Quite number of warrants
were sworn out. We will give our
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