The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-03
A PROMISING INDUSTRY.
The M. j. Grove Lime Com
pany's New Plant at Ste.
phen's City in Fine Work
ing Order and Making Good
Lime.

Lime.
About six months ago, the NJ.
j. Grove Lime Company, extern
sive manufacturers of wood
burnt plastering and finishing,
and agricultural lime, whose
main office is at Lime Kiln, this
county, established a branch of
their business at Stephens City,
Virginia, eight miles south of
Winchester, under the manage.
ment of Mr.. E. ID. Grove, mem.
Der of the company.
After an exhaustive examina.
ton of the land in that vicinity
and a complete and satisfactory
test Of the limestone, found in
abundant quantities. work was
start ID on the large kilhs and
necessary outbuildings. Ground
was broken for a quarry near by
and sidings put in by the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany, whose tracks pass within a
few yards.
A recent visit to that place has
confirmed all the glowing re.
ports sent to the company from
the manager, and shows how
ability and business acumen can
transform apparently useless ter
ritory into one of productive
wealth.
Stephens City is one. half mile
from the station of that name.
At the latter place is the railroad
office, a large milling plant and
the NJ. j. Grove Company's lime
kilns. These kilns are of the
modern wood burning kind and
OF the latest pattern. Four of
them are now complete and it is
the intention of the company to
add others as business increases.
The kilns are large double
end affairs, with tall smoke
stacks, and turn out pure
white lime, suitable for fl II e
plastering and finishing purposes.
Very little coal is used, and that
only to increase the combustion
of the wood. The fuel is fed into
fire boxes at the side and the in
tense heat transformers the stone
into lime without direct contain
inatiOn of foreign substances, as
i'll the old method of burning
with a layer ofcOal and a layer of
stone. Enormous quantities of
wood are used and the results
amply justify the trouble and ex-
penSe.
The situation of the quarries
is most convenient, giving a
SHORT haul to the kilns and an in
creased output of stone with or
binary effort.
1t is the intention of the com.
pany to erect a large derrick to
hoist the stone direct to the kilns
and thus do away with the haul
ing i'll carts, as the grade is very
steep and horses suffer greatly in
warm weather.
Arrangements for the handling,
barrelling and shipping of the
lime are complete in every detail
and several carloads are sent
away daily. When everything is
in complete working order, the
present output will be greatly in
creased and the number of work
men doubled. About forty men
are now engaged with relays for
night and day work.
The company has at its com
mand about fifty acres of land
with fine deposit Of limestone.
The plant as it stands now repre-
sents a large amount Of capital
and more will be invested.
The company has three other
concerns in active OperatiOn-one
at Lime Kiln and two near Fred
erick. Wood burnt lime is made
at these plants, and also a large
amount of agricultural lime.
Mr.. Edward Grove, manager of
the new plant lives at Stephens
City with his family. Previous
to their taking their residence
there, they lived in this city,
where he was manager of the
Frederick branch of the company.
His brother, Mr.. j. Harry Grove,
is now manager of the local con.
Germ.