The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-07
THE CORNERSTONE LAID.
Progress on the Standard Butterine
COmpa Factory.

! An occasion that marks. perhaps. the
opening Of a new era in the business life
| of the District of Columbia, was the laying
OF the cornerstone of the Standard But
! terine Compsny's factory. at Langdon. yes
terday afternoon. For years Washington
and the District of Columbia has been re-
garded as a non manufacturing locality.
/ The new enterprise marks the downfall OF
the prejudice against manufacturing in
tsrests that has prevailed for so long.
The Standard Butterine Company is the
largest manufacturing concern in the Dis
trict Of Columbia and was organized un-
der the laws of West Virginia last Decem-
ber by a number of business men who rec
| ognized in Washington an excellent loca-
tion for butterine plant The concern has
a capitalization of 81. zoo. .0G0. and .se plant
now under process of construction at Lang
don will cost, when completed $500. 900.
The officers OF the company are Walter o..
wilkins. President; DR.. Harrison Crook,
Vice President; G. A ]. Scott. OF Norfolk.
Secretary and Thomas l. Donnelly. Treas
urer. r. A johnson is Chairman OF the
Board of Directors, which consists of the
above named officers and Arthur S. Will
kns
The Standard Butterine Company had
issued number of invitations for the
ceremonies attendant upon the laying of
the cornerstone and a special train on
the Baltimore and Ohio road carried two
cars full of guests. many CT them ladies',
to the company's plant. which is diret Il !
opposite the station at LangdCn. When
completed the plant will include five
buildings. one of which, the main build
ing. is now in process of construction.
The best machinery procurable will te
installed Besides the main building
there will be erected by April power
house. laundry. a stable fer tee ac-
cOmmodation of 200 milch COWS. and an
office building. Speiden & Speiden are
the architects and George C. Hough the
builder. The plant VIII begin opera
tion January 1. and when running at its
full capacity, April l. will employ up
ward OF 200 men and women, and Will
produce monthly 100000 pounds of
butterine.
E. S. Parker. President of the Metro
politan National Bank. superintended
the scaling of the cornerstone. in which
were placed the usual list of articles,
including copies of the daily papers and
names of the officers of the company.
Speeches appropriate to the occasion
were then delivered from a stand taste
fully decorated with the national colors.
Mr.. r A. Johnson, Chairman of the
beard of directors. introduced Mr.. E. S.
Parker. who congratulated the public and
the promoters OF the enterprise on the
launching Of the project, which seemed
destined to great success.
Mr. Henry E. Davis was the next speaker
and said he was glad to note that the
prejudice against butterine was fast dis
appearing and the prejudice against manu-
featuring interests in the District was
also vanishing. fa
Mr.. Johnson introduced. as one of the
legal buIwarks with which the corpora
tion had surrounded itself, ". ]. Lambert,
who spoke a few, words of congratula-
tion.
George C. Hough. the contracting
builder, briefly described the buildings
that were to be erected. and after those
present had been thanked by Mr.. Johnson
for the interest manifested the party
proceeded to the station, where they took
the train for the city.
In the evening an elaborate banquet was
given at Rauscher's. Covers were laid for
large number Of guests. among whom
were: John NJ shag. OF the New York
Stock Exchange; William Person. Jersey
City, N. j.; J. ]. Ingram, Lynchburg, Va:
j. Warren Wheeler, Philadelphia; G. A. ].
Scott, Norfolk, Va; Arthur 5. Wilkins,
Norfolk, Va.