The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06
0. H. Berry & Go.
VESTHIM GRiNITE COMPANY.
The Property Transferred Into the Hands
of Irn.tees.

on November 10Th a deed OF trust
was filed in the clerks Office of Chester
field county containing the assignment
Of the valuable property Of the West
ham Granite Company of Virginia 10
Colonel Henry Douglas, Of Baltin re'
and Mr.. Charles i. Williams, or llch-
mond. The transfer included an tne
real estate owned by the concern, com
prisng the large quarries Just above
Richmond ON the Chesterfield side OF the
river. the quarries on the petersburg
road a short distance from Manchester.
and land and buildings In Manchester
opposite Rockets, also, the machinery.
wagons. horses. mules, tools, and, In
fact. everything owned by the com
pany
The liabilities of the company are csu-
mated at $4,000. and it is thought that
the property transferred ought TO sell
for n sufficient amount to pay all claims
against the company in fun.
only one quarry has been operated by
the company. the one on the James river.
where upwards of one hundred men have
been employed. This quarry has been
worked for some time, and has yielded
splendid results ,.. s>Es>l.& s-Ac
Under these circumstances. it may
seem surprising that the company was
forced 10 make deed Of trust Just at
this time when its prospects seemed the
brightest. The stock of the Westham
Granite Company was almost entirely
owned by Colonel r. Snowden Andrews,
of Baltimore. The stock not owned by
Colonel Andrews himself is In the hands
Of him family. his SON Mr.. Charles 4.
Andrews. having a considerable block
Of It, Colonel Andrews became embar-
raised through the stringency Of the
times and was unable 10 raise money to
meet his obligations. On the Board Of
directors Of the company a number OF
vacancies had occurred by death, which
had to be filed in order to authorize
the deed OF assignment.
The cOmUlnVs Offices are I'm this CITY
over the First National Bank, and Mr..
Wyatt G. Grady, the general manager
has been with the concern for twenty
six years.
Colonel Andrews made an assignment
I'm Baltimore on Friday for the benefit
Of his creditors and his WIFE, Mrs Mary
l.. Andrews, Joined him in the deed. He
has property on North avenue I'm Balti-
more valued at $4,000 Messrs. Douglass
and Williams are made the trustees. ana
are 10 give bond I'm the sum of 10000
BESIDES his property in Baltimore and I'm
Chesterfield county, Colonel Andrews
owns about 1000 acres Of land IA Flor
ida.
The cause Of Colonel Andrews assign
ment I'm Baltimore is said to have been
the embarrassment of the Westham
Company. but this seems hardly plausi-
bic. when IL is known that the Quarries
were a source Of considerable net profit
perhaps as much as $4,000 annually.
Colonel Andrews had valuable contracts
I'm Baltimore for street paving from
which he realized a handsome revenue.
Tho Quarrics viii now be sold They
have been appraised as high as half
q million dollars. bat IL Is hardly proha-
BILE that under q forced sale they will
bring that amount. Inasmuch as Colo
mel Andrews has given up all this pro
pcrty. IL VIII sell. no doubt for more
than II viii require TO meet his oblca-
tions. II is believed that his entire
liabilities are embraced in those given
Tor the company.