The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-12-25
MOUNT HOLLYMILL.


This Mill is situate at Mount Holly, nineteen
miles from Philadelphia; on the line of the Cam
den and Burlington County Railroad and on the
Rancecas River. The lot of land which this
Mill is erected is situate on the Northwest corner
of Washington and King streets, in Mount Holly,
and contains a front on Washington street of two
hundred and forty-five feet more or less, and ex-
tending Northward along King street about three
hundred and seventy-fve feet to the Rancocas
River; thence down the river to the Mount Holly
Gas Company's property; thence Southwark along
the same and twenty foot alley to Washington
street. containing about two and half acres of
land. Being the same premises that was conveyed
by James Dunlap and wife by deed dated Janu-
airy thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one,
and recorded in Book 2S9 of Deeds, in the Bur-
lington County Clerks Office, page 1877.
And also lot nineteen feet by eighty-seven
feet on the West side of said alley conveyed by
Charles Fl. ShInn, Sheriff, by deed dated March
10Th, 1891, and recorded in Book 2S9 of Deeds,
page 6l9;
freight yard at Mount Holly TO and upon the
Westerly side of said Mill property, with trestle
etc. All stock, supplies and coal are unloaded
direct from the cars into the Mill and the manu-
featured product loaded into cars upon the prem
ises above described. The Rancocas River is
tide water stream navigabe for boats suitable for
the carrying of coal and other supplies.
Buildings at Mount Holly
consist of brick building three stories high, with
tin roof so feet by 226 feet, containing Elevator,
&C.; attached thereto is brick building two
stories high, 40 feet by % feet also a two story
brick building % feet by s. feet; also two story
0rlCk building 40 feet by 40 feet; also an engine
room 40 feet by AZ feet, and a two story drying
room Al feet by 10 feet; communicating with these
buildings is the main weave shed of brick, with
metal and glass roof, 10 feet by 208 feet also
frame store house 80 feet by IS feet; also a large
frame weave shed of about 80 feet by 100 feet;
also one story dye house. SO feet by " feet.
The Mill is lighted by both gas and electricity,
and heated by steam. There is also an artesian
well on the premises
Machinery in Mount Holly Mil, &c.
The said Mill contains one Wetherill Corliss
Engine, estimated three hundred and fifty horse
power, with sixteen foot drive wheel and
Boilers, all complete shafting, counter shafting.
pnlleys belts, hangers, etc. One hundred and
thirteen body brussel carpet looms, rs Crossley
make, "a Smith make, and Bats make) all COM
plete and in first-class condition, nearly quite
as good as new, including two beams with each
loom also two hundred and tWenty-seven extra
empty beams, 70 Buffalo skin buckets, one sec
ton Butterworth drying machine with engine
complete; one Royal repeating and stamping
machine; three plate stamping machines three
steam plate stamping machines, Lamb make !;
three ButterwOrth drying machines, one OF cans,
one of cans and one of Is cans four t6 iron
drum spooling frames with swfts attached for
spooling lutte and Cotton two Lever and Grundy
cop winders, 40 spindles each three II iron drum
spOoling frames three 16-drum brussel spoOling
frames three l8-drum brussel spooling frames !;
two 10 drum piece winding frames one is drum
piece winder; one l0-drum piece winder; 100
spindle twist machine one7 drum Butterworth
starching machine with ereels complete three
drum Butterworth sJarching machines with creels
carpet measuring machine two Butterworth
carpet rolling machines two Curtis s. Marble
shearing machines three Butterworth beamiDg
machines one Shaun q Uhlinger steam lacing
machine one Shaun & Uhlinger card punching
machine one Royal card punching machine
three securing boxes two whzzers twenty
seven dye kettles 1912 dye poles; one dyeing ma
chine with three sets of poles complete, together
with dyes and dyeing apparatus; about one mil
lion brussel spools.
One room completely fitted as a MACHINE
SHOP with stationary engine and planer; two
drill presses, one ID foot, inch lathe two small
lathes, emery wheels, GRIND stone, full set of ma
chinist tools and equipments for three men also
a CARPENTER SHOP with bench, vises tools
and supplies of all kinds also BLACKSMITH
SHOP with two forges one anvil, and a fnll set of
tools and supplies, together with large quantity
of iron suitable for use in the Mill a STORE
ROOM containing belts, brussel and velvet wires,
loom pickers picking sticks, tail cord, bolts. set
screws, washers, shuttles, reeds and heddles a
fully equipped GLUE HOUSE with tools and
tanks one Hyatt filter, four steam pumps, 5000
weight of castings, partly finished fourteen COM
pete sets of three shot Wilton changes for Cross
ley looms and about ten parts of sets about two
thousand castings of assorted sizes, suitable for
use in the Mill, together with all other machinery
parts, supplies and repairs to be found in car
pet mill of over one hundred looms about twenty
burling tables. DESIGNING ROOM, containing
table, desks, chairs. paints and paint brushes.
OFFICE FURNITURE, consisting of fire proof
safe standing desks, rolling top desks, typewriter
machine and desk. &c.