The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-08-11
INDUSTRIAL NEWS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


One OF the promoters Of tie Susquehanna
Electric Power Company said the other day
in Baltimore that there had been no develop
ments later than several months ago in the
proposed scheme to harness the falls in the
Susquehanna river at Conowingo except thpt
the Continental Trust Company, of Bali-
more, had agreed to finance the proposed
work under certain conditions. The Cont
mental Trust Company has engaged engineers
for the purpose of examining the work, and
If their report is favorable it is proposed that
construction upon the plant, or plants for
there will be three will begin some time next
month. This examination is now being
made, and the connection OF the Continental
Trust Company with the development Of the
new enterprise depends upon the character
OF the report which the engineers will make
within the next few weeks. 1t is proposed
to expend about $4,000, 600 upon each plant,
the money for which will he raised by an
issue of S12,000,000 Of 5 per cent. bonds.
There will be similar amount of stock.
The United Railways and Electric Company,
OF Baltimore, has entered into verbal agree
ment with the promoters to use electricity
furnished by the Susquehanna Electric Power
Company for lighting purposes and motive
power for the operation Of the street railway
system.
There has recently been much activity at
the Providence Paper Mills, this county. The
system for lighting fire at the mill is about
completed, and ut recent test stream could
be thrown at any point in the different build
ings The force Is sufficient to throw n
stream over the main mill. Fred Strickland
has been made manager of the boarding
house at Providence. succeeding John Fisher.
The b. & o. II. Il. has erected a warehouse
at Singerly for the use of the Megargee Paper
Company, of Philadelphia. which is the chief
sales agent of the Providence mill paper.
The canning season in Cecil county. will
open IN in about two weeks, and the owners
of the different canneries already have men
at work getting everything in readiness for
the starting. Since last year there have heen
several new canneries erected, and nearly
every one OF the old canneries, which could,
have had lager acreage Of tomatoes planted
for this season. The cannerics in this
county, it is estimated. will give employment
TO from 700 to 800 people from the next six
weeks.
The canneries in the upper section OF the
county are preparing for the canning season
which will open in short time. c. A. An
drews, of Harfor! county, is preparing his
cannary ut Conowingo. John Whclan is fit
ting ont his cannery at Gakwood and Edward
Kirby, Of Conowingo is busy in the same
way at Haines' Station where he canned last
year.
W. L. Robinson will start his cannery at
Singerly in about two weeks He has con
tracted for about fifty acres Of tomatoes and
expects to do n good business this season.
IL addition to his cannery he will conduct a
general warehouse business Of which Miller
Magraw, formerly with George W. Biles, will
have charge
The Elkton Shirt Factory, after an idlcness
of several weeks. resumed work on Tuesday
morning. Mr.. Arthur Birkhead, the manager
Of the factory, secured several orders for
eiderdown garments while in New York re-
Gently.
A meeting of the subscribers to the capital
stock of the proposed silk mill in Elkton,
will eheld in Council Hall, Monday evening,
August 13, at eight o'clock. Definite action
will be taken In regard to the enterprise.
Schooner Brooks has arrived Mt Elkton,
from North Carolina, with 1GO, 600 cypress
shingles for Keys & Miller Lumber Company.
She encountered rough weather and lost
40, 0OO shingles from her deck load.
The pulp mil. at Elkton is closed down this
week undergoing extensive repairs. large
quantity of poplar wood has been received at
the wharves at the pulp mill this week.
The Cecil Telephone Company expects soon
to get through Port Deposit by an arrange
ment with the Electric Light Company there.
The piers under Conowingo bridge, are
being painted and repaired by NJ. F. Nc
Dowell, of Port Deposit.
Oliver Jones, of Elkton will go into the
milling business having leased the Red Mill,
Just west of Elkton.