The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-05-25
REVIVAL OF AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY.
Organization OF a Milling Company Myers
Mill in Westminster and Two al
WilliamSpOrt Purchased.

+. II. Darby. of Wiliamsport, Nd. and H.
s. Roberts. Samuel Roop and Theodore +.
Euglar. of Westminster, have formed com
pany under the name of the ''Undine Milling
Company, and have acquired the Westmin-
ster CITY FIGURING Mills, formerly owned and
operated by W. S. Myer Il Bro, the two Oar
by Touring mills and elevator at Williams
port. Nd. and an elevator at Charlton, five
miles from WilliamspOrt, on the Cherry Run
extension of the Western Maryland Railroad.
f. II. Darby is the President and General
Superintendent of the Company and ii. ).
Roberts Secretary and Treasurer. The CAPT
tai of the company is about $4,000 and the
principal office viii be in Westminster.
The Darby Mills and elevators are running
to their full capacity now, and the Nestmln-
ster mill. which is one OF the best equipped
mills in the country, will be painted and the
machinery put in thorough order. Work will
be commenced at once, and it is expected the
mill will be ready to be started by July lst.
The capacity Of the combined mills will be
about $50 barrels n day. and the company
starts with hattering prospects The Darby
mills have not been able to fill all orders, and
the company has an offer to take the whole
output Of all the mills.
The company will make but three brands,
those now made at the Darby mills. which are
the Thistle Down. 'Edgemont and one
lower grade. The Thistle Down Is the export
brand and the Edgemontis the best family
grade for domestic markets. There Is full
demand for the lower grade also.
The starting Of the Westminster mill.
cooper-shop and elevator is the best enterprise
for this city and county that has been started
for a long time. Its influence vii! be felt IN
all parts Of the couuty. The company expect
to pay o price for wheat that none can be-
shipped from here at a profit The mill wall
make Westminster an attractive wheat market.
and farmers from all parts of the county will
bring their grain here. Farmers generally
deal where they sell. and Westminster bust
ness houses viii experience largely increased
business. The mill. too. will give employ
ment 10 from twenty-five 10 thirty men. Ia
the employment Of labor, preference will be
given 20 home people who are competent, bat
necessarily some will have Ia he employed
from other places Some of these will have
families. and will have 10 have houses 10 live
iu. and Viii Srcnd their wages here for living
expenses.
The starting Of this industry viii stimulate
the establishment Observation-Disclosures. Already
a creamery and ice cream factory is being
talked 81. and the people are ready To take mp
any enterprise for the employment ot women
that will promise even meagre returns.
Westminster did NOT ST down during the
laie tiuaneial depression aud beUai The hard
times Her citizens acre active and niade
business. Some ncw firms. ot voGlg men.
hranched ont ia tine stores, advertised iIher
ally. and III The aiUaeiions of large stocks
and inw prices brought people herr 60 buy
from long distances. 4 wholesale sjor" was
started and 80 IS doing business 81 the rate at
about 500. 600 "a year.
An ice factory was established and u S
great success An electric lighi plant Eas
built. and this Is soon 10 be uesrly doubled iu
capacitv. About $4,000 have been suh-
scribed to an electric rai!road. which now !,
being actively pashcsl 4 telephone can-
pany has been organized. Il has hull' lines ben
this city and 10 other points. aud sill ssou
have lines to al parts 81 the county.
When finished the service throughout she
county viii he complete. Altogether West.
minister has done remarkably sell. and
further progress is near AZ hand. The electric
road viii be built and this viii gave the town
an impetus that viii START & rapidly forward