Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-02-06
The old Spar Companies Merged
Into q New Organization.
New and Improved Machinery to be
Erected at Marion.

nuOr spar INNING companies
which have been mining and ship
ping huor spar from Marion,
Crayneville and Mexico were mer-
ged into new organization. The
deal has been in process of CON-
pletion for some weeks, and Sat
urday the matter was consummat.
ed. The articles of incorporation
were signed and filed according to
the laws of this State, and officers
elected. The Fluor Spar Co. and
the Porter Hudson Co. we're
merged into The Kentucky Fluor
Spar Co. The capital stock of the
new organization is 100000, and
every dollar of the stock has been
subscribed and paid for. The stock
holders are j. Q. Porter an d Wal
ter G. johnson of Paris, Tenn, ;
David b., Thomas b., and VIM. A.
Jones, of Chicago; Nelson II.
Snow of Mineral Point, Wis; p.
5. Maxwell, H. A. Haynes, ]. w.
Blue, G. s. Num- and Harry Wat
kins of Marion. The officers are,
p. 5. Maxwell, President; II. A.
Haynes, Secretary; Harry Wat
kins, Superintendent of Mines.
The Chicago people and Mr. Snow
are connected with the Mineral
Point Zinc Co., which owns and
operates one of the largest zinc
ore reducing plants in the coun-
try; it might be mentioned that
Mr.. VIM. A. Jones is the present
United States Indian Commits
sioner; Messrs. Porter and John
son and Watkins have been the
chief factors in the old Ky. Fluor
Spar Co., which has been operat-
ing the Memphis, Yandell, Holly,
and Beard mines in this county
for the past three years, This
company also owned the spar mill
at Marion. The other stockhold-
ers are we'll known local capital
lists and spar miners, and were the
stockholders of The Fluor Spar
Co.. which for a year has been OPP
Grating the two Hodge mines, the
rabb, the Wheeler and the Brown,
Ill producers of commercial fuor
'par. The union of these two,
With this roll of stockholders,
makes this financially a strong
organization, composed of men of
veil known business integrity and
commanding position in the CON-
nercial world; and, furthermore,
t puts under one management
md in the hands of experienced
men, the greatest fuor spar pro-
Iucing properties in the country.
Under the new management the
'ittsburg sale Office has been dis
and all the business of
he company will be transacted
rom the Office at Marion. The
ompany plans to increase the ca
'acity of the plant at this place at
t early date. New and improved
will be put in. In adj
ition to the grinding and wash
ng of huor spar, which has been
one by one of the old companies
Or two years past, machinery for
ne separation of spar and lead
ill be added, and lead as we'll as
par will be marketed. Improve
lents will also be made whereby
le lower grades of spar will be
endered of commercial value.
In addition to handling the out
ut of its own mines the company
roposes to make a steady local
larket for huor spar, purchasing
par in large or small quantities .
the car load or by the wagon
'ad. 1t also goes without the
lying that this company will open /,
ew mines wherever opportunity
lords, and, as the veins cut and
'oss-cut this section for miles
'oppd it may be safely predicted
I'd. the curr,nt year will witness
le coming of new life and great