Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-08-03
The Maryland Wood Fiber and Supply
COmDany of Cumberland

Company of Cumberland
This company was organized in the
latter part Of 1908 and incorporated under
the Laws of Maryland, with capital
stock of $50, 900.
The stockholders are Andrew J. Will
lison, Lawrence ID. Wilson, George
Jones, Olin Gerlach, Guunett Bros,
George n. johnson, Thomas G.. Dillon,
Uriah Jones. George 5. Wilson, c.
bud Hooking, Edward Wilson and G.
ID. Willard, with the following Board of
Directors Thomas Ct. Dillon, DIN Ger
ZACH, Lawrence d. Wilson, Ohn Gun
nett, George 5. Wilson, George n.
johnson, Uriah Jones, G. bud Hooking
and c. ID. Willard Officers:
PreNdent-Olin Gunnett
Vice PrcudtHt-George y. Johnson
Secretary oud YreaMurcr-Thomas c.
Dillon
This company purchased from the
Cumberland Paper Company their en-
tire tract of land and buildings, the for
mer consisting of about 49, acres,
located just above the Narrows on Wills
Creek. The main building is of brick,
425 feet long and 100 feet wide, part of
which is / stories high.
The company, on August 18th under
lllt sui pei ' lSlpll VI NItblSt N. Johnson,
began dlsmanthng the interior of the
building for the purpose of manufacture
ing wood-tiber wall plaster, and COM
pleted the improvement about March /,
1906
The main part of the building under
went many changes. 1t was one-story
high and contained the digesters for the
Paper Company, ana now contains four
floors of good height, built so strong that
they will carry 600 tons of material.
which it is necessary for the company to
carry.
The first, or ground floor, is divided
into five rooms, the northeast half di-
vided into two rooms The north room
is occupied by boilers, engines ana sand
dryers, with the necessary machinery to
drive them. The south room is used for
wood storage and contains the wood Der
machinery.
These machines are wonderful pieces
of mechanism. They take the wood as
1t comes from the forest and with Il
number of saws the wood is tibered or
shredded ready for the plaster. The
machine makes $500 revolutions a
minute.
The northwest side of the ground
floor contains the mixing machinery
and is also used for storing the finished
product, bags, etc
The second floor contains the mixing
hoppers, wood fiber room and raw ma
terialS.
The third floor is fitted up with sys-
tenn of bins for storing raw materials
and is used for general storage.
The fourth, or top floor, is used as a
dry-saud storage.
The entire floor space is II, 900 square
feet, not including the Car-shedS and the
coal and sand bins-nearly double that
OF any other plaster plant III the United
States.
In the center of the main building is a
large Ceiler freight elevator, which is
used for handling the product, and Will
carry three tons.
The entire building is fitted up with a
system of bucket-elcvator and schutes
to convey the materials to their re-
speCtlve places
The entire first floor is solid concrete
and cement, which keeps the buildings
very cool during the hottest days.
The water supply is provided for by
| cisterns and wells, which are inside the
building
The company has two railroad sidings
which run into the building, all under
cover.
The daily capacity OF the plant is 60
tons.
The plant is fitted up with the latest
and most up-to-date machinery on the
market. In short, this company has to-
| day the largest and most modern wall
plaster factory i'll the United States,
something that the people of Cumber-
| land and vicinity ShoOl6 he prnu6 of