Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-08-05
Prof. Grimsley Makes Statement to
Baltimore & Ohio Officials.
CEMENT MATERIALS ABUNDANT
Large Tracts OF Rich Land Offer Splendid
Location for Cement MiIls---WIlat an
Expert Geologist Finds In County.

the United States for cement mills.
can be supplied for the rotary kiins
for about $3.50 ton at the mill
Cheaper fuel can be Supplied from the
Cumberland mines for power or boiler
use
Tracts Of land containing limestone
aud shale can be purchased at the
the Baltimore 81 Ohio railroad main
line. aud within one or two miles OF
this road. thus locating mill "a
miles from Wash ington. 100 miles
from Baltimore. and 2l0 miles from
Philadelpia. The freight per barrel
of cement {400 pounds) to Baltimore
aud Washington would be about 90
oents. The cnst of manufacture at
Martinsburg would be about 10 ceuts
including office aud selling expenses,
wear and tea- CT machine ", which
would place this cement in Bal
timore or Washington at cost Of 90
cents per barrel, where it is nov SELL
ing at retail for SO. 20.
| In addition to the cement manufac-
ture. comparatively small addition
expense would add crushing capacity
for ballast rock and rock for use in
the steel works OF Pittsburg aud Balti-
more. The screenings would be avail
able for concrete. The high. grade
rock could be burned into lime, which
would reach wide market. as lime is
now shipped from Pennsylvania aud
New York Into this stats aud into
Pittsbnrg and Baltimore. 1t Is esti-
mated that the cost per bushel OF
burning the lime would be about s
cents. and it would bring Is cents
per bushel +. o. b.
LOCATIONS FOR PLANT.
There are number of good trf cts
of land with large acreage OF shale
and limestone situated on or near the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad In this sec.
tion, whi,t can be bought vt fair
price, aud in some cases part of the
purchase price could be paid in the
cement company.
The Rutherford tract of 600 &C res
Is south of the town OF Martirshuro,
and would be reached by switch
from the Baltimore q Ohio. 1t con-
rains the bigh-grade lime in a belt
probably $50 feet wide; also the shaIe
apd Ia .~aIa - Is..xo
The Tabler-C lohsn tract would be a
mile from the railroad. reached by
switch. and is located about five
miles north OF Martinsburg on the
Opequon creek 1t contains lime
stone and shale in large body
adapted for cement
The Nicklas Pauldiug vanMetre
tract of 500 acres comes down to the
main line of the Baltimore g. Ohio
railroad. and has fine exposures OF
shale and limestone in hills where o
l00-foot face could be opened. The
belt of hiRh-grade lime is 800 feet
wide, and there are good deposits of
dolomite on this tract. 1t borders
the Opequon. giving good water
supply aud drainage.
About seven miles north Of town is
the Corsuch- Hutzler tract OF good
limesotne. aud shals near at hand |
CEMENT MILLS IN STATE.
AT the present time there IL bot one
Portland cement mill in the state,
located near Rowlesburg, on the Bal
timore & OHIO, with daily capacity |
OF 800 barrels. The plant is RAINING
day and night and making fine
qualify of cement. sold especially in
the Philadelphia market.
The nearness OF Ma.tinsbara toI
eastern markets. the abundance and i
high character. and nearness together.
OF cruds materials for cement manu-
facture. the wafer supply OF the i
OpequoD, the good drainage OF quar-
ries to BIZ opened, the availability of Il
electric power. the transportation
facilities OF the Baltimore & Ohio.
the opportunity TO manufacture lime,
fiux and rock ballast as side interests, /
all combine to make this section an
ideal location for large cement in
dustry.
COST AND PROFITS.
A plant Of /. 200 barrels daily capa-
CITY would probably cost ct this place
$500, 600. ard 600 acres OF lana about