The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-10

on having made successful start and Of
fered his services as secretary of the COM
pany without compensation. and also offer
ed to devote his leisure time to the super
intendency OF the factory. only asking that
at the end of the year. II his services were
considered satisfactory. he receive some
honorary testimonial to that effect.
However. upon the organization OF the
company. on the 22d of February. 1909. the
following officers and directors were chos-
en-: Directors-Robe-t Brent. Nicholas
King, Michael Nourse. William Cranch.
Charles Jones. Samuel IL. Smith, John p.
Van Ness. Thomas Munroe. and Joseph
Huddleston. Robert Brent was elected
president. Samuel H. Smith and Michael
Nourse vice presidents. and Thomas Carter
secretary.
In November. 1909. the question was
whether the company could succeed in get
ting a start, and a series of resolutions
was adopted at 4 meeting of the directors.
in which the opinion was expressed that
the success OF the institution depended
upon the prompt payment OF the INSTALL
ments due upon the stock subscription.
and requesting the president of the COM
pany to have prepared and published a
statement Of the financial condition of the
company. Accordingly. the secretary and
treasurer. Thomas Carter. under date of
November 90. presented statement OF the
condition OF the company. in which II was
shown that there had been 400 shares sub
scribed, and that the amount OF money
paid in was si,414. of which 81 ,32010 had
been paid out.
OF this latter sum $500 had been paid
for carding machine. and s222 for billy
of forty-four spindles and a jenny of
sixty-six spindies. One bale of cotton
had been purchased for S5l.64 In order
to compel the payment OF the installments
due Il was determined to put In operation
a rule OF the company by which delinquent
subscribers forfeited their rights and in
terests in the company. so that all of
those who. by the I'D of February. 1910
had not paid in nine installments should
lose their interests in the company. An
election was held the same day for nine
directors and a secretary. The factory
was located on Greenleaf's Point. The
company continued in operation for
eral years. and in 1872. as the records show
John Gardiner was secretary.
The FoxaIl Foundry was one of the best
known institutions in this city in the early
days. 1t was eStablished-in 1900 by Henry
Foxall. At this foundry were cast most OF
the heavy guns used in the war of 1s12-15.
Previous to coming to Washington Mr..
Foxall had operated in Philadelphia, in
partnership with Robert Morris, the great
hnancier Of the Revolution. a similar in
stitutlon called the Eagle Foundry" The
guns made at the Foxall Foundry were the
first bored guns made in this country, and
many of them were trans ported by oxen
teams to the lakes. 1t is said that the guns
used by Commodore Perry In the cele-
brated battle Of Lake Erie were furnished
at the Foxall Foundry. and transported in
this manner.
After Mr.. Foxalrs death the factory
passed into the hands o: Gen. John Mason.
and for some time afterward was known
as the Columbian Foundry. In 1913 an
addition was erected at its eastern end,
and In this eastern addition were cast
most OF the heavy guns used In the Mexi-
can war. After the close of this war. the
building was used a distllery for some
time. and early in the fifties il was con-
verted into a Touring mill
There was situated on Rock Creek
about ne-fOurth of mile from George
town, in the early part OF the last CEN
fury. some structures known as the Fed
eral Mills These mills had four pairs of
stores. capable of manufacturing into
flour fifty thousand bushels of wheat in
season. They were the property Of John
f. ROWS up to the time OF his death, in
lSl2. What became of the property after
that 1t Is Impossible to ascertain.
In December. 1910. Philip Pyfer ir..
commenced the manufacture of hides on
Pennsylvania Avenue. opposite the Cen
tire Market. Anyone by calling al this
establishment could be accommodated, ac-
cording to the statement of Mr.. Pyfer in
his advertisement. with hides of any
kind on the lowest terms imaginable"
John Helmer also dealt in hides in the
early day. and was located opposite DIR.
Thornton's residence. About the same
time. according to the newspaper adver
tisements. blanket mandatory was eS
tahlished in Georgetown by Elkanah Cobb
and Daniel Bussard and Company.
John Achmanp also about this period
acquainted the population of early Wash
lngton with the fact that he had been
regularly brought up in Europe TO the
making Of engines" He carried ON the
manufa cture of fire engines in this city
Tor several years. commencing in 1872. He
mad fire engine in Frcdercktown. Md.
Of the following description: The box OF
copper. the pumps of brass. and the rest
OF the engine. except the carriage. OF iron.
1t c@uveys tho water through tube three
fourths OF an inch In diameter 100 feet.
through hose l0i feet in length, then
with II tube one-half inch in di2ineter II
was conveyed seventy feet" He took out
letters patent for his new invented hre
engine and offered rights for sale.
There were many more bold pioneers OF
trade whose names are deserving OF meh-
ton in connection with the history Oh the
carly Gays of this city. but full recoun-
tai OF them and OF their various aEoca-
tions, To be at all satisfactory, would re-
Gure a volume Of no small dimensions.
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