Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-16
$3OO,OOO
Plant to be Built
By Soda Ash Company
at Barberton.
Company Will Have Two
Large Plants.
One Hundred Houses to be
Built This Summer.
Soda Ash Company Making Contracts
to Rent Houses.
Especial Correspondence.)

| Barberton, April l6.-At Il meeting or
the Columbia Chemical company stock
Holders, held IN Pittsburg recently,
it was decided to erect another Soda
Ash plant alongside Of the one now
being put up, at cost of S300,OOO.
This Is not rumor, but fact, and
means much in u commercial way for
the Magic City.
The Columbia Chemical company
owns about 400 acres of land and there
fore will not need to purchase more
land for their second plant. Work
the present one is ready for opera
ton. Tho company will also start
very soon TO build 100 new houses.
OF the 10 houses and lots the Land
company had at the first of the year,
Ii have been sold. The 80 remaining,
which arc now rented, if not sold be-
fore October 1, will be rented to the
Soda Ash company, at an advance
rental, n contract to that effect having
already been made.
Mr.. q. G. Barber left Sunday for
New York city and will sail Wednes-
day for Europe with Mr.. j. *. Robin
son and family. Mr.. Barber stated
Saturday evening that he didn't he
: lieve the question of II location fop
Wilkofsky Bros proposed steel plant
would be settled before he left New
York
Easter was observed here yesterday
in the usual manner Special services
were held in many OF the churches
and the decorations were beautiful
The services at the First NJ. II. churcf
last night were under the direction OF
Mrs. II. II. Baker "Christ, the Lord
Has Riscn," was sung by the male
chorus with soprano obllgotto, and
"Onc Swcetly Solemn Thought by
the ladies' quartcttc, were well re
ccvcd The duet, "rhe Lord Is Ny
! Light" by Mrs. H. II. Baker and Mr.
J r. n. Vnncss was highly appreciated
Mrs. Bakers rich, clear soprano voice
was heard To excellent advantage anc
!, Mr.. Vapess proved himself n favorite
= X. g. Casson accidentally got his
+ right hand caught in a machine at th'
- Siirlug Boiler works Saturday after
noon. Three fingers were cut Off II
the knuckles and another att he frs
II ioint. He was removed in Durants am
/. bulancc to DR., Belford's office, where
his injuries were dressed. In the
y evening he was taken to his home II
Manchester,
Mrs. Caroline Ciene, aged 20 years
3 months and 26 days, died at he
6 home in Loyal Oak, Saturday night
of heart disease. Burial in Appl'
Creek Tuesday.
The 9.year-old son of Mr., and Mrs
John KreIghbaum, of New Portage
died Sunday evening Funeral Tues
day at . o'clock AT the residence.
4 son was born To Mr.. and Mrs
IL. a. Fritz Monday morning.
Mrs. II. Mcrrlcll viii entertain th
D Music Study club Wednesday. Th
topic will be "Greg."
Ira Humphrey is home from n tril
/. to Southern Ohio.
Chns. LcInnrd, who has been II
birmingham, Ala, Is home for fey
days visit.
/ q. Ransom and Clarence Metzgel
of Mt Vernon, are here on business.
| Miss Marie Evans visited friends II
\ Doylestown Sunday.
| Louis Warner spent Sunday in Mas
sllon.
| Akron people Mt the Inn Sunday wer
Mr.. aud Mrs. \. b. Sibley, Mr.. an
| Mrs. II, b. Dodge, A. &. Barnes, /
iJ. Sohn, Miss Maggie Filby, II. W
Geddes, Miss Leola Immler, G. W
Clemmer, Miss Lucy Nj, Rowe, Mis-
Mary A. Long and ID. *. Paige.